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  • OJ racer
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2007
    • 170

    #1

    First Build Advice

    I'm planning on doing my first Fe build with the Delta Force 22" Hydro hull, and I was wondering if anybody had some advice on hardware? I'm looking for speed.
  • SJFE
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Apr 2007
    • 4735

    #2
    The best deal around is in the OSE store. The Solinger hydro hardware system is of excellent quality. For 90 dollars you cant beat it. Solinger Hardware System

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    • OJ racer
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2007
      • 170

      #3
      Yeah, I had seen that setup. Thanks for the advice. I'm getting almost all the parts from OSE. I live like 40 minutes from the store, just waiting for the ponds to unfreeze so I have a place to run it.

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      • txboatpilot
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Oct 2007
        • 1494

        #4
        Originally posted by SJFE
        The best deal around is in the OSE store. The Solinger hydro hardware system is of excellent quality. For 90 dollars you cant beat it. Solinger Hardware System
        I have the Delta Force 22" Vortex!! Solinger is very nice hardware!! You will be happy with it, and have lots of FUN!!
        Nothing like keeping you lipos warm and your prop wet!!

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        • 10gauge
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2007
          • 281

          #5
          Hey Neighbor, welcome aboard! It seems that there's no interest in the Boston area with FE boats. I am glad that there's more than 3 FE RCers now in the metro Boston area. :) The consensus seems to be that the "L" size BL motors with 3S1P to 4S1P LiPos are ideal for the DF22. The senior members on this site are great for advice and practical working knowledge on a wide array of setups.

          Let's hope for an early Spring!
          Mean Machine Cat: 9XL, 4S2P, CC120, M545 (50mph) -- DF22 Hydro: 8L, 3S1P/4500, CC120, x637 (49mph) -- M-1 SuperCat: 1521/1Y, 6S2P, CC240, x447 (61mph) -- SV27 Mono: stock setup, 14-cell/4200, x642 (42mph) -- Micro Scat Cat: 28-3600, 3S1P/2100, Turnigy 60, x430 (41mph)

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          • OJ racer
            Senior Member
            • Dec 2007
            • 170

            #6
            Thanks for the welcome. I just remembered I live near a river so maybe I'm in luck! I I try to get my friend into Fe, but he can't get his head around the fact that electric is faster than nitro.

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            • OJ racer
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2007
              • 170

              #7
              What size motor do you reccommend? OSE has a Feigao 540 L. I saw a vid on youtube of DF22 with a 5000 Kv Bl and it was extreme! do they have a 5000 kv on OSE? If they do I don't have to pay shipping on it!

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              • OJ racer
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2007
                • 170

                #8
                I think I'll go with the 540. I saw a video with that hull made by some Japanese or Chinese guys and it had a big motor. They got a GPS speed of 109 kilometers per hour!

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                • txboatpilot
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Oct 2007
                  • 1494

                  #9
                  Originally posted by OJ racer
                  I think I'll go with the 540. I saw a video with that hull made by some Japanese or Chinese guys and it had a big motor. They got a GPS speed of 109 kilometers per hour!
                  That is 67.5mph!!! That is SMOOKIN!! I run a Feigao 7S on 2S1P lipo, CC125A esc, and s&b x435... I think it does about 40mph, no gps yet....
                  Nothing like keeping you lipos warm and your prop wet!!

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                  • OJ racer
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2007
                    • 170

                    #10
                    Yeah, I found a vid where they say what they run, it's a feigao 540 L 11 turn, 125A 30V ESC, but then the real power probably comes with the fact that they run 8 A123 cells.

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                    • OJ racer
                      Senior Member
                      • Dec 2007
                      • 170

                      #11
                      Check this out:

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                      • SJFE
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 4735

                        #12
                        The 11 or 12L IMO is perfect for a little hull like that. You can go with lower turns but as the speeds get silly the fun factor goes way down. Now how can that be right? Well how fun is it retrieving a boat every 30 to 40 seconds when it blows off?


                        he can't get his head around the fact that electric is faster than nitro.
                        I get that alot when I show my boats off @ work or when I have company. The simple way to explain it is with a question. Ask them if they know of a nitro engine the can turn 30, 40 & 50 thousand rpms? Not very many I'm sure.

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                        • OJ racer
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2007
                          • 170

                          #13
                          I got some more questions after surfing around OSE:

                          Should I use a 10 or 11 turn Feigao 540 L?

                          What kind of turn fin do you recommend?

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                          • OJ racer
                            Senior Member
                            • Dec 2007
                            • 170

                            #14
                            Can somebody help me out here?

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                            • txboatpilot
                              Fast Electric Addict!
                              • Oct 2007
                              • 1494

                              #15
                              I would use the 11-12L on 2/ 7.4V lipos in series for 4S total.... Start with small x430 prop and work your way up...
                              Last edited by txboatpilot; 03-04-2008, 07:06 PM.
                              Nothing like keeping you lipos warm and your prop wet!!

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