Death by Shockwaves !!!

[Mich. Maniac]

just read maggster thread a couple down. you should do what he did. these are nice hulls and he did the best thing for the boat. that should answer all your questions. unless you keep it stock even then I think someone simply replaced solid shaft with flex and that seemed to help as well

[evofan74]

yeah I like the way this boat handles. Betetr than the EX handles.

[evofan74]

here are the pics

[evofan74]

Here are the pics of my setup. Other than the Trinity Chameleon 19 turn motor everything else is stock.

[Rex R]

to answer the question...the shaft may have been lubed at the factory, the proper question is how long ago was that? :) sounds like you need to pull and clean the shaft, then relube. likely you should plan on lubing the shaft before each day of running. example; I pull, clean and allow to dry all my prop shafts after each days running, then the next time I run the boat I lube and reinstall the shaft(s)

[evofan74]

ok will do thanks rex.

[NorthernBoater]

The Traxxas Titan 550 would not work because they run on 14 volts.

[evofan74]

Very True Nothern Border. I had a brain fart. The stinger 540 that's in the regular Villain was the one I weas thinking of

[mocars2]

evofan74 - so what happened - this is like reading a book and the end is gone???

[mocars2]

Piranha2 - so what happened with your boat. come on guys always come back and give us the final chapter of your situation.

[Piranha2]

I have had very little luck with the SW26 and 7-cells. The boat will run 2-3mph slower on the 6-cells but at least there are no problems. On 7-cells the boat gets erratic. The ESC especially gets overheated quick. Was the output shaft of the motor too long? Because mine was binding against the output shaft. Make sure you have a little room between the thrust washer, output shaft tube and the motor/shaft coupler. Also seems that your motor is a little high in the mount. Just recheck it. I tried a Monster Pro in mine and it wouldn't even spin. I lube my shaft after every run. Actually will rust in 1 day if you don't. I have run my SW26 for about 12-15 times now and it is definitely slowing down. The 7-cells are killing the motor prematurely. I've added twin coolers for the motor so it helps a little. Shorten all wires as much as possible too. ESC still cooks though. The driveline is the weak link in these boats. Motor, ESC, shaft and strudder. I have to get my new boat up to speed then I'm going to tweak (BL) the Shockwave. I will keep you posted.

[mocars2]

Ok - Let me put my 2 cents here. I have a sw26 old version, coverted it to a surface drive. have run 6-7-8- cells in it , used the Johnson motor 63706 550ish drill motor - so I know this boat a little but the newer version is a bit different.

on your motor with the double coils - are they covering the air vent of the motor - if so , don't do that.

Now on 6 cells the boat works OK - esc and motor staying pretty cool. I can't remember which prop you are running stock or the purple miss bud but it doesn't really matter in your case with the heat, but the miss bud is faster.

So when you hook up 7 cells, motor gets real hot and so does the ESC so lets just think about that if I have it correct. Just by adding 1.2v it changes everything.that doesn't make sense does it.such a slight change. motors and esc get hot for too big of a prop, too much draw maybe because of binding but you said everything is smooth so my best guess is there is something wrong with your 7 cell pack. are the 6 and the 7 cell packs the same? If so can you make your 6 into a 7? do you know anyone who has a 7 you can borrow? have you run your shaft on a flat surface to check it - I had a bad one and didn't notice it until I did that but when a bent shaft is there - there is usually vibration.

So I think it's your batteries

[Piranha2]

my SW26 cost me $99......she is my rescue boat and nothing more......I might mess with it over the winter but that is just for fun.

[mocars2]

I can understand making it into a resue but with burning up escs and motors - what's in it right now? What batteries do you have right now and the MAH? Did you fix that cord on the on the one pack?

[Rctothend]

If you are using the stock prop, try a smaller prop (x431or y431 plastic props) the stock one is probably too big to use with the car motors especially with 7 cells.