Tenshick mini startship

[Jca3417]

Just bought a new mini startship... Ran 3times. Boat will only do 25mph. Im running it on 2200mah 30c eflite pack...dosnt want to rev up in the water...motor an battery is hot...ecs is warm..any ideas??? Boat is stock bye the way

[SweetAccord]

Make sure the drive shaft has a 2mm gap between the strut and drive dog as it may be binding when the wire drive winds up. Does the battery show it's full voltage when it's all charged up? You didn't mention if you are using 2s or 3s?

[Jca3417]

Yes i have a gap... Im running it on 3s.. An the battery is fully charged... I notice the motor was hot a the battery.. The ecs was cooler then battery an motor.. Im trying to figuer out how to reporgram the ecs with the radio..

[SweetAccord]

Yes i have a gap... Im running it on 3s.. An the battery is fully charged... I notice the motor was hot a the battery.. The ecs was cooler then battery an motor.. Im trying to figuer out how to reporgram the ecs with the radio..

PM user sailr he is the owner of MiniCat Racing. He can help with the programming part. Still stumped what is your issue. What size prop are you running? Where do you have your battery located, maybe the balance is too much back and can't get on plane? It needs to be in the manual's recommended location or it may drag when running.

[Jca3417]

I have stock prop on it.. I talked to him but he is on vaction now wont be back till tuseday... I have moved cg all over the place on the boat.. I think i got into the program mode on it an have the wrong settings.. He told me u can reprogram it bye the beeps.. Just trying to figur out wht the beeps mean.. Can find no where on the net tht tells me.. Im not new to boats. Im just new to electric side of it.. I do fly electric planes an program them bye the beeps but i have instrutions on them.. Just woundering if anyone knows with these tenshock ecs speed controls wht each beeps mean an wht part there programing.. I gusse this is how u learn it..

[SweetAccord]

The stock prop is good. Check that the drive line is free and not binding. Be sure it's lubed also. Can't think what else maybe the issue outside maybe your radio throttle is not at 100 or 120%? I don't have the newer ESC and I don't use the one mine came with anyways as it was only a 30A and I replaced it with a 35A. Maybe some may help you with the programming. Do you have another ESC you can use/try as a test?

[SweetAccord]

Any news on this?

[Jca3417]

Nope nothing i cant belive i cant find nothing on the net.. About programing it

[rickwess]

When I emailed with Jim about getting a program card for the new Tenshock 40A ESC, he said one was not available.

[Jca3417]

I could program it off the beeps. But i dont no wht the pattern is on the beeps.. Instructions dont tell u..

[ray schrauwen]

E flight batts aren't too great for boats, just fyi. They are mainly for planes and very low C rated usually.

[Jca3417]

Its a 30amp discharge should be more then enuff for this little boat...

[Jca3417]

The esc needs to be reprogramed...i have gotting into the programing part of it..i cant belive there isnt anything on it..everyother esc had it in the instructions...is tenshock cheep????

[ray schrauwen]

Just contact Sailr, he will help you out.

[SweetAccord]

Tenshock is considered good quality.

Funny Jim could not help but there is a program card. http://tenshock-motors.de/Tenshock-B...-401-Car-Motor

In addition I find these instrunctions for their 40A ESC: http://tenshock-motors.de/mediafiles...0%20MANUAL.pdf