Aquacraft UL-1 Questions

[Jonny15678]

Suggestion for the servo wire... coil it up & run a zip tie through it - attached a pic (it's old-now use bullets) of one of my boats for an example - then run just what's needed to get to the Rx - attach it to the hull with these... http://www.radioshack.com/wire-tie-m...Price-low-high - to keep it under the rudder pushrod.

They have self adhesive backing, can run a zip tie through either side. Be sure to clean the surface real good first. Denatured alcohol for grease, windex for anything else.

Good luck

Thanks for the tip

[tlandauer]

Now the studder bump system basically tells you when to bring the boat in right? And how noticeable is it?

Always time your run, the stutter is to let you know your lipo is running low, but you are pushing your lipos to the limit and seriously shortening their life.
Your run time on a pair of freshly charged 5000mah batteries should not exceed 4 min. As I said, you will get some experience rather quickly, but your first run should not be longer than 2 minutes, some will even say that is too long.
It is important to leave 20-30% of capacity in the batteries at the end of your run. get yourself a lipo batt. checker like this one:http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...emp-eossentry2
i.e., for a 5000mah battery, 3500 mah should be used, if you recharge it, that is how much should go back in, any more than this means you are pushing it.
the Stutter feature is very obvious, I rarely encounter it, if i do, you will hear my and

[Jonny15678]

Always time your run, the stutter is to let you know your lipo is running low, but you are pushing your lipos to the limit and seriously shortening their life.
Your run time on a pair of freshly charged 5000mah batteries should not exceed 4 min. As I said, you will get some experience rather quickly, but your first run should not be longer than 2 minutes, some will even say that is too long.
It is impotant to leave 2--30% of capacity in the batteries at the end of your run. get your seld a lipo batt. checker like this one:http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...emp-eossentry2
i.e., for a 5000mah battery, 3500 mah should be used, if you recharge it, that is how much sgould go back in, any more than this means you are pushing it.

Alright I'm understanding now. Thanks so much everyone for the help.

[RCBoaterGuy]

Trouble with condoms (aka - balloon's) is they induce condensation.

I take the Rx apart & spray the circuit board with a couple coats of this stuff... http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Liquid_Tape - obviously, you don't want to coat the pins. Attached before & after pix for your review - submerge them & they'll keep on tickin.

Yes, I use TR-624's for my boats - the short external antenna prevents the reception issues I had with the TR-324's.

I also plan on putting the 2.4ghz receiver in a balloon to keep it dry and moister out of it. When I put it back is there any certain area I should place it or just where it was originally?

[Jonny15678]

Trouble with condoms (aka - balloon's) is they induce condensation.

I take the Rx apart & spray the circuit board with a couple coats of this stuff... http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Liquid_Tape - obviously, you don't want to coat the pins. Attached before & after pix for your review - submerge them & they'll keep on tickin.

Yes, I use TR-624's for my boats - the short external antenna prevents the reception issues I had with the TR-324's.

Thanks for the advice

[Jonny15678]

So I just received my prop balancer today in the mail. Whats the best way to properly Balance this prop for maximum performance?


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[Jonny15678]

Alright so I didnt realize this untill I put the cover on the Lipo wires and ESC wires are stopping me from putting the cover on. I've re routed the wires so many times because of clearance issues and getting tired of this. 100_1696.jpg100_1695.jpg100_1694.jpg100_1693.jpg100_1692.jpg

[Jonny15678]

http://www.valuehobby.com/t-connecto...ion-cable.html Would something like this work?

[JimClark]

read here
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/inf...r_Tips_&_Info_

So I just received my prop balancer today in the mail. Whats the best way to properly Balance this prop for maximum performance?


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[JimClark]

get rid of the deans connectors

[Jonny15678]

read here
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/inf...r_Tips_&_Info_

Thanks!

[Jonny15678]

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[tlandauer]

Inbound PM

[Jonny15678]

Inbound PM

So Tlandauer This works much better the ESC and Motor wires may be a little tense but not extremly. And the Lipos fit just fine this way. And the hatch closes. Now how bad is it that the motor wires are this bent?


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[tlandauer]

Not too bad, got to watch and pay attention to the black shrink wrap, its there to prevent the wires from rubbing the sharp aluminum and protect the insulation. If it starts to move around, push it back and use silicone sealers ( caulking variety found at hardware store), I didn't say to replace a new shrink wrap although that would seem to be the most logical step reason being that this bend need as little disturbance as possible. Try not to wiggle it as much as possible when you use the boat. These motor wires are part of the windings from the stator and can only be bent x number of times before it is bad.