Seaking Boat ESC recalled by factory

[screwball]

is their any word yet on when they will be ready??? i really want a 120

[egneg]

is their any word yet on when they will be ready??? i really want a 120

I gave up on them a month ago after waiting for 2 months. I broke down and got an Etti 150 w/cap bank.

[sailr]

Sorry, no word yet. I'm as frustrated as you are! I'm waiting for a reply from my email to the owner of the factory. I will have 120A and 180A and program box.

[cybercrxt]

I sure hope they get something out soon that works. I just bought an Etti 150 race, and after 2 runs it smoked. Never had trouble out of my 180a hobbywing. Wish I didnt have to use it on another boat project. I also hope OSE will repair/ replace my Etti so I can sell it and wait for the hobbywings to come out again! Mike

[Himalaya]

Seaking 180A, internal BEC, 6S 6.8Ah LiPo, driving a Medusa 36-80-1600KV, Octura X445. Futaba R603 Rx, Futaba S9452 servo.

No problem untill once killed by some tiny drops of water. I silicone sealed all edges and gaps immediately when it came back from Hobbywing service dept. No more issues.

[Tony]

My 180 esc smoked yesterday....

[lomdel]

Anyone heard any news on the release of updated 120A ESC yet?

[sailr]

No. Sorry. Pulling my hair out here!

Anyone heard any news on the release of updated 120A ESC yet?

[sailr]

Question:
I put my SK180 in my 4P mono. I can only get partial throttle even though I did the throttle travel setup. Any ideas?

[Meniscus]

Send it to me, I'll take care of it!

LOL, J/K

Those plates should go out today, no later than tomorrow.

[sailr]

Thanks Ben. Really, any idea about the 180A setup?

Send it to me, I'll take care of it!

LOL, J/K

Those plates should go out today, no later than tomorrow.

[crabstick]

Question:
I put my SK180 in my 4P mono. I can only get partial throttle even though I did the throttle travel setup. Any ideas?

Does it cut or just not go full throttle?

[sundog]

I smoked my 180 last week running a 2300kv KB45l on 6s Rhino 25c 4900ma in my 28" mono jet boat. The caps overheated. Melted the 4mm bullet connectors together. The KB45 'freewheels' now - cooked the magnets. I used cooling coils, but it needed a jacket. Should have checked temps sooner (2 minutes).

Sent it back today for a replacement per RC Model Land. They said not to run it on 6s, that that would be over 28v with fresh lipos, and it's rated at 22.2v (but also says 6s in the literature). Live and learn.
In the meantime, I bought a 150A ETTI Navy Race w/bec, from OSE and a Generic 2800kv 540xl (rated at 110A) from Hobby City to replace the KB45 electric water heater. Now I wonder if I should have gotten the external cap board.

[fenalx]

Sundog,

I think that you were running too high a KV in a 28" mono. I think your hull is more suited to a 1900kv (9XL or equivalent), and a high voltage ESC.

I'm afraid you might cook your ETTI running a 2800kv in a 28" mono, unless you are using a very small prop, Octura X440 or smaller.

[Himalaya]

Even running a small prop, the RPM(25V x 2800= 70,000 RPM!) will cause problems. I only dare to run 1600KV for 6S setups.