No telemetry for RC boats ?

[RCKong]

I've been curios about telemetry for boats, and if it works... Seems too me that it would be really beneficial and I'm surprised that nobody In FE boating has addressed this issue. I lost a SF 200 controller a couple of weeks ago, and I'm pissed. I was setting up a SC 40 running a CC 1717 going from a X450 (everything temped less than 100* @ 3 min)I went to a X452 to get more speed, and it did not make 2 laps and let out smoke...If I could detected an overheating problem, I could save my ESC. Are telemetry receivers being kept from us so we can burn up and buy more parts ? I think it is a reasonable question.
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RCK

[oscarel]

Eagletree Seagull works but its expensive. Frisky sells a system that's not soon expensive but they don't have an amp sensor

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[jkr]

Also this German company that uses a data logger for telemetry and i found a 400A sensor.

http://www.sm-modellbau.de/shop/

It isn't so cheap but you can build it your way.

[RCKong]

Well I think we have good people in FE boating like Darrin Jordan, Brian Bauss, Grimm, and others (I hope they get involved) that have enough input with the manufacturers to revolutionize RC boating with out of the box telemetry.

[Diesel6401]

The eagletree system I believe is less then the cost of 1 spektrum telemetry rx. I did use my sr3300t rx in my miss geico for a while and was very nice to have. All I did was waterproof my rx and build a seperate rx mount on the side of the hull to allow the short antenna could exit the hull. Didn't take long. It wouldn't be much effort on spektrums part to convert the sr3300t to mr series. Coat it and extend the antenna and done. I did find that when my boat was far away on the back stretch the telemetry would loss signal then reconnenct when closer.

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[NativePaul]

Datalogging is MUCH more useful to me than telemetry, so much so that I see it as a gimmick. With the size of the lakes I race/run on and the speed of most of my boats if I looked down for a second to read a display I would probably have crashed. Even if I had a huge obstacle free lake that would allow me to take my eyes off the boat for seconds at a time, I would still only be seeing brief snapshots of the info, from my logs I have seen that amp draw can vary from 50A-150A and back to 50A in under a second all while at full throttle, so those few glimpses may be telling you misinformation.

[Diesel6401]

I agree the data-logging provides much better information, I love my eagletree and its something every boater should have inmho. To the OP hifei now has a swordfish 200 plus with built in data logging!

To prevent the need to look down at my radio to catch a glimpse of the temps I just programmed the max temp alarm so that when it reaches that number the radio will alert.

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[RCKong]

nice idea ! I agree looking down while your racin aint cool...

[Insaniac]

Get yourself one of these radios. It has two temp and one rpm sensor input PLUS data logging whereby you can set the logging interval to anything you want...all for about 200 bucks!

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[oscarel]

Get yourself one of these radios. It has two temp and one rpm sensor input PLUS data logging whereby you can set the logging interval to anything you want...all for about 200 bucks!

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Nice but I didn't see where it would record/report amp reading which is crucial.

[runzwithsizorz]

The eagletree system I believe is less then the cost of 1 spektrum telemetry rx. I did use my sr3300t rx in my miss geico for a while and was very nice to have. All I did was waterproof my rx and build a seperate rx mount on the side of the hull to allow the short antenna could exit the hull. Didn't take long. It wouldn't be much effort on spektrums part to convert the sr3300t to mr series. Coat it and extend the antenna and done. I did find that when my boat was far away on the back stretch the telemetry would loss signal then reconnenct when closer.

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I truly believe that Spektrum will one day come out with a marine rx with telemetry. Until then------------------

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9350100/anchors_9350100/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#9350100

http://losi.com/ProdInfo/Files/LOS_SPMSR3300T_ant_length_notice.pdf

[coolmind]

This is also a very good data logger.
http://www.hyperion-eu.com/products/product/HP-EM2-RDU

[RCKong]

Get yourself one of these radios. It has two temp and one rpm sensor input PLUS data logging whereby you can set the logging interval to anything you want...all for about 200 bucks!

what radio is this ?

[oscarel]

This looks like what he was referring to. http://www.airtronics.net/index.php/...telemetry.html

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[RCKong]

Thats a nice setup. I have three tactic radios I use for 9 or 10 boats that I run, and it's a pain in the arse. I've been waiting for a decent radio like this. dual heat sensors will be great for setting up race boats. Logging is good too. I have several CC ESC's with built in logging, but they can't tell you whats going on under the hood of a new boat yur setting up in real time.