Neu/Castles motors, FYI

[Rumdog]

I thought the same, but at 10,000 mah total, running 2p, I get 40c. They hardly even warm up. plus the price was too good to pass up!

[Ub Hauled]

oh, you using them in parallel...
never mind then...

[forescott]

Good Stuff ! Here's my thinking :

Neu 1515 1Y 210.00
Hydra 240 254.95

Total : $ 464.99


Castle/Neu 1515 1Y 169.99
Turnigy 180 [Gold] 79.99
Rico 31 in white 165.00

Total : $ 414.98

I dig my Seaking/Turnigy 180 in my H&M shovel w. 1515 1Y on 4S.

Guess what my next mono + setup is going to be !

How does your boat run on this setup? I want to run the same combo in a thundercat nitro to brushless conversion on 4s. Maybe 5s for speed runs.

[sailr]

You don't change the C rating by paralleling battery packs. The C rating is what it is. You are doubling the available amps, so in your case, you go from 5,000mah to 10,000mah. It is STILL 20C so you can pull 200 amps continuous while with a single 5,000 you can pull 100 amps continuous. BUT, in no case are you getting 40C!

I thought the same, but at 10,000 mah total, running 2p, I get 40c. They hardly even warm up. plus the price was too good to pass up!

[Rumdog]

hmmm, are you sure?

[bustitup]

hmmm, are you sure?

yup
parallel = dbl mah
series = dbl volts

c rating stays the same always

[Steven Vaccaro]

Some manufacturers parallel cells within the packs/shrink wrap. And double "C" rating.

[Rumdog]

I knew that much bustit. I always just thought that paralleling them doubled the "C" rating as well.

[kevakov]

Rum dog, cant wait to see your GPS data with that set-up. I have a Mean Machine FE oredered from the OSE store, and I'm thinking of running the Castle 1515y or the Castle 1518 with a Hydra 240 lv and either 4s or 5s, I'm looking for mid to high 50's from the MM.

[properchopper]

How does your boat run on this setup? I want to run the same combo in a thundercat nitro to brushless conversion on 4s. Maybe 5s for speed runs.

Scott, I haven't (yet) run the Castle/Neu motor, but I have 3 boats running 4S2p with the Neu 1515 1Y ; one of which is with the Turnigy 180. It's a H&M 31" shovelnose hydro & runs low sixties with a mildly cupped M445. The TC with the Castle/Neu 1Y and the Turnigy 180 on 4S2P should be a really nice, fast setup.
See how things go on 4S; start with an X642, then M445, then M545 {lookout!}. I doubt if you'll need to go to 5S

[Rumdog]

I ran her today with gps. Froze my as$ off! Super choppy water and could only hold it wot for a few seconds. Gps showed 55.1 mph! Cant wait to run her on some calmer ater, and on a warmer day. I'll get some vid once the ice melts.

[properchopper]

I'll get some vid once the ice melts.

Ryan, get ahold of some redneck ice dissolver bars [ dynamite sticks] and git' 'er done !! [ make sure you keep the dog locked in the car when you throw them out on the ice! ]

[RIPFENCE]

hahah...ice always has to ruin things..i got a run in on xmas eve it was amazing for living in maine..anyways...ryan do u know if the mounting is the same on all of the castle motors? i am mainly concerned with the 1717 spacing..gotta come up with a rail mount for it

[Rumdog]

Just bought another on ebay. It is the 1515 series. Got it for $111.00. It is going into my rigger when I get her built!

[cybercrxt]

Bought the 1515 Castle on ebay for $116 last week..new! Put it on my Woodstuff 36" tunnel, 4s2p, hydra 240, and the 1515 2200kv Castle..59.3 mph so far on gps, and the temps are almost not even noticeable to the touch!

Yes Propperchopper, I brought it up from 57.3 to 59.3 yesterday! Mike