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  • hammertime
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2007
    • 513

    #1

    heeelp

    first of all im running the aquacraft system in my cat..... i ran 14 cells on it last night and it was really really fast..... but it has horrible glitching problems.....doesnt on 12 though.....any answers

    also i still cant keep water from entering my boat.....its deff commin in through the stuffing tube...... i have tried everything......any suggestions
    60% of the time... it works every time!
  • avengersteve
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2007
    • 321

    #2
    is it comming in at the transom? i put a bunch of silicone around mine, and use a bunch of water proof greese on the shaft. helped a lot.. i run 15 cells in my sv with no problems... mayber your reciever?
    restoring the collection

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    • lferguson
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2007
      • 202

      #3
      I say BEC.. Are you running BEC?

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      • Steven Vaccaro
        Administrator
        • Apr 2007
        • 8718

        #4
        Originally posted by lferguson
        I say BEC.. Are you running BEC?
        I second that. I just heard from a customer that AquaCraft told them the bec cant handle 14 cells. I will be updating the site to say this.
        Steven Vaccaro

        Where Racing on a Budget is a Reality!

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        • Doby
          KANADA RULES!
          • Apr 2007
          • 7280

          #5
          I ran the Llumar all weekend on 14 cells with no problems,,,might be my Spektrum radio that helps .
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          • SJFE
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Apr 2007
            • 4735

            #6
            I am board with Doby. I run 14 every time I am out. My Spektrum system seems to have no problem.

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            • Drunken Pirate
              Member
              • Apr 2007
              • 39

              #7
              BEC

              Is there something more than a weight advantage to running a Battery Elimination Circuit? I was under the impression that it was bad to use the BEC.
              “A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could only have one book, what would it be? I always say 'How to Build a Boat” -Stephen Wright

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              • hammertime
                Senior Member
                • Apr 2007
                • 513

                #8
                im not sure what a bec is???
                60% of the time... it works every time!

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                • Drunken Pirate
                  Member
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 39

                  #9
                  Hammer,

                  I am as noob as a noob can be with RC Boating and RC equipment. So don't blast me to hard if I get this wrong but I have looked into it a bit.

                  BEC = Battery Eliminator Circuit. Your ESC provides this functionality and it allows you to power your radio receiver using your esc/motor power source. So with a BEC you can eliminate the battery power source just for the receiver.

                  It has uses outside RC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_Eliminator_Circuit (wikipedia)
                  “A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could only have one book, what would it be? I always say 'How to Build a Boat” -Stephen Wright

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                  • hammertime
                    Senior Member
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 513

                    #10
                    oic so if i were to add the seperate aa battery pack to the receiver would this help??
                    60% of the time... it works every time!

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                    • Drunken Pirate
                      Member
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 39

                      #11
                      Originally posted by hammertime
                      oic so if i were to add the seperate aa battery pack to the receiver would this help??
                      Hammer,

                      I am so not the guy to answer this. I am sure someone else here familiar with your model can point out the specifics. But I think you have to do a couple of things.

                      1. Somehow turn off the BEC functionality. If it is with your ESC then there must be something you can do to regulate it.

                      2. Hook up a battery pack according the the receivers manufacturers specifications to the receiver, hopefully with a switch in between.

                      3. Depending on the weight and what you do with the boat I am guessing you might have to place the added batteries for the receiver to stabilize the boat on the correct center of gravity (or this might not matter at all).

                      OR

                      4. Buy an ESC with a BEC that can handle that many cells.

                      Please correct me if I am wrong.
                      “A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could only have one book, what would it be? I always say 'How to Build a Boat” -Stephen Wright

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                      • hammertime
                        Senior Member
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 513

                        #12
                        ok ill give it a shot thanks.......also i have tried everything about the water issue..... i have even put shrink wrap on everything.... its deffinatly commin through the stuffing tube... its a looot of water too
                        60% of the time... it works every time!

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                        • Drunken Pirate
                          Member
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 39

                          #13
                          Originally posted by hammertime
                          ok ill give it a shot thanks.......also i have tried everything about the water issue..... i have even put shrink wrap on everything.... its deffinatly commin through the stuffing tube... its a looot of water too
                          It might be tedious, but do you mind listing what you have done to the stuffing tube, and can you post some pictures detailing the area?

                          You might find more help there that way.

                          DP...
                          “A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could only have one book, what would it be? I always say 'How to Build a Boat” -Stephen Wright

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                          • hammertime
                            Senior Member
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 513

                            #14
                            yes i will.... im goin to do a few things to see if it doesnt work ill post thanx for your help much appreciated
                            60% of the time... it works every time!

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                            • Rex R
                              Senior Member
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 992

                              #15
                              Re: water
                              if you're keeping the boat on plane there should be no leak. think what I would do is; check to see if the water is coming in through the tube or around it. if you have access to a bathtub this should be easy. step 1) pull the prop shaft step 2) fill the inboard end of the tube with petroleum jelly step 3) with hatch off put the boat in the water 4) see where the water is coming in. if you don't find any water coming in either you are correct that its coming up the tube or you have a cooling system leak.
                              Still waiting for my boat to come in.it came in

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