FE Evolution

[T.S.Davis]

When I was cleaning my old office I found a Schulze 636 and a 336? in a cabinet. Forgot they were there. They'll charge LiPo but not as well as the new Hyperians. Not sure why I kept them. That 636 cost a fortune back in the day. Pushes 8 amps without even breathing heavy.

I swear there were some cells that came to life at 158 degrees. GP4300's maybe.

I still have a box of 1157 bulbs at the house too. I bought a gross of them off ebay. DOH!

[iridebikes247]

First boat was a super hawaii twin trinity "monster marine," motors with a speed switch and a prather prop. Ran a speed switch and 4 nicd batteries, she ripped.

[Flying Scotsman]

I was in the process of building a large scale "Dauntless" hull (took 7 years) and thought to myself how's about a "fast" RTR boat just for fun ....the Kyosho Twin Storm was it....my hands trembled and my heart beat hard at the incredible speed....I was hooked! I then built an H&M Micro Drifter and that was the start of the money pit. I still have that Micro Drifter and it is not for sale.

Douggie

[Doby]

1st time I plugged in LiPos in my SV-27....put the boat in the water, hit the throttle and it almost flipped over backwards!!!!!!......new things were never going to be the same after that!

[T.S.Davis]

and that was the start of the money pit.

My wife thinks it's a black hole from which not even pennies can escape.

[Doug Smock]

Ah the good old days.

[properchopper]

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[JimClark]

Those were good cells back in the Day

Ah the good old days.

[Fluid]

Ah the good old days.

More.


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One of Ed Hughey's Twin 05 motor riggers. All wood, class acts. For those who never saw Ed race, he used a transmitter he built himself in the 1960s. Talk about the old days, this stick radio was the size of a shoebox, with a four-foot antenna! Worked for him.

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[photohoward1]

Ok Found this in the old Archive: H&M Drifter L. Bought from Dennis Whit. (was a single I made it a twin) Twin Aveox 1412 or 36/24/2: (I thinK) 12 cells per side. Schulze 105 Controllers. X447/L and X447/R. Ran it in S Hydro 50mph...24 NIMH 3300 red cells. Screamed until I lost Signal and it hit the bank at full speed. Shot the cells through the sponsons.

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[photohoward1]

Found these old Images. From 2003. (pre Lipo but had Brushless. Hackers, Pletts and Aveox.)

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[photohoward1]

More: from 2003.
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[photohoward1]

Last One.

024.jpg This is Kelly BTW. Lives in Az. now.

This was a Boy Scout camp our club ran at until some old lady kicked us out. (The city bought it and she was a council woman and hated us.) I think she finally died and now I can run there again. We had a 1/8th course.

My P sport Hydro is still on the Bottom somewhere along With Pachmeyers P Hydro. Never found either. Paul's went down rate in front of us too. 20 feet in front of the drivers stand. (He painted it Black.) Not good for a dark pond.