buyers beware !!!!!

[bruce]

Jan will not warrant all of his products........buy from offshore...

[osprey21]

Interesting 1st post care to explain?

[wizard122]

Don't know what you are talking about

Really you need to back that up with something because I have dealt with Jan on many occasions and never had a problem. He has always been very help full and fare we me.

[domwilson]

Eh...Ah...Welcome to the forum?

[Jeepers]

Jan will not warrant all of his products........buy from offshore...

apparently your really new to this hobby.......

I have ordered tons from Jan at Kintec Racing excellent service all the time. My favorite place besides Offshore Electrics.

[Doby]

Um,,,,, Bruce, when making accusational statements like that, you should provide some facts about your comments, otherwise it sounds like a 12 year old whining for no reason.

[bruce]

I am new to Boats. I bought a SV-27 and wanted to upgrade for more speed. I bought a cooling part, motor, props, servo, flex cable etc exceeding $500.00 in parts. Just went crazy ! Upgraded to Seaking 90 amp. esc. Plugged speed control in and ran it for about 5 seconds and it shut off. I returned the part back to Jan. HE returned the part back to me un-opened. After several e-mails back and forth he made it clear that he would not warranty it and that I needed to return it to Seaking in China. His last e-mail response to me said to sell all of my stuff and collect stamps instead. I started out having a good rapoor with Jan, and being new to boats that he would have at least tested the defaulty part

[Rumdog]

What was your "upgrade" setup? Motor, cells, prop?

[archuraas769]

ive used kintech multiple times n the worst thing they did is forget to ship my bullet nut but i got an emediat refund, ur set up was prolly all wrong, give em another chance

[wizard122]

Sounds like a 12yr old to me.

[m4a1usr]

I am new to Boats. I bought a SV-27 and wanted to upgrade for more speed. I bought a cooling part, motor, props, servo, flex cable etc exceeding $500.00 in parts. Just went crazy ! Upgraded to Seaking 90 amp. esc. Plugged speed control in and ran it for about 5 seconds and it shut off. I returned the part back to Jan. HE returned the part back to me un-opened. After several e-mails back and forth he made it clear that he would not warranty it and that I needed to return it to Seaking in China. His last e-mail response to me said to sell all of my stuff and collect stamps instead. I started out having a good rapoor with Jan, and being new to boats that he would have at least tested the defaulty part

What voltage were you running the SeaKing 90 at? It shouldnt have smoked right away. Not sure if you were using the BEC function but using the BEC with more then 3S can lead to problems. As far as buying a bunch of "make my SV27 better" parts you need to be carefull in selections. If you bought a water cooling mount its wasted money no matter who makes the claim to its usefullness. The amount of heat it can remove is so small its not even worth bothering with. A fan blowing thru the motor removes more btu's.

The stock servo is weak but its not so weak as to not work effectively. 44 inch oz. is still plently. If anything buy a Traxxas 2075. Its digital, its water proof and has almost 3 times the torque. Plus its $18.

At least you know where you stand now with Kinetic. Dont bother going back. Stick with Steve here at OSE. And ask questions now that you are here on OSE. There are many experienced FE boaters to get your information from. And it wont cost you a cent. Just take the time to explain what you need and what you have. You will find this place worth your time.

John

[Diegoboy]

I have worked with Jan (RiverRat) for many years since 2007. My first communication with him is with this post...

WOW what a great thing. I can only dream of such a good score.
Just for that I offer any free machining Diegboy wants.
I also offer any machine work to any board ops at a rate of $1500 per hour, and thats damn special.

With that, I asked Jan to modify 2 SV27 stingers, He did so very well & fast and not once aske me for anything, not even shipping. During this time, I was not a moderator, I was an OSE member like the rest so don't think he did this because of Board status.
Recently, I sent him my Baby Freya hull and 2 stingers I got from Germany. These stingers don't fit the hull without serious modification. Jan machined the struts as requested, including boring the 4mm struts to 3/16", and shipped them back to me (including the hull) with absolutely NO CHARGE! Again, not even the charge for shipping her back to me. That transaction costed him money, and not once did he ask for anything. Almost 3 years had past between these events, and he is still the same kind person as before.
Jan is a another great person I have had the pleasure of knowing on this forum, and never had the pleasure of meeting in person.

Thank you 1000 times Jan!

I suggest you change the tone of this thread to the issues you have and not the character of the other OSE member. (Please see the MEMBER BASHING rule)

[Doby]

He built a motor mount for my 1/8th hydro for free about 2 years ago........good guy to deal with as far as I'm concerned.

As far as your controller lasting about 5 seconds.....while that can happen sometimes, usually its a result of user interface.

[Flying Scotsman]

I have bought from Jan, very good service.

Did you contact him prior to returning the ESC, as a return authorisation number is required by almost all companies.

Douggie

[RiverRat]

Hello to all the OSE members.
A big THANK YOU to the members for your support. A special thank you for the members that e-mailed me about this thread.
I must apoligize for not stopping in to often but with all the great info an knowledge in here there is not much more I could offer.
Before I respond, fogive me this could get long but I will do my best to keep it short.
So grab a coffee, beer or soda and sit back and read some untold FACTS. Just the truth nothing but the truth. From the beginning.