Minicat Velocity Cat-New

[Dustin Sontag]

I agree in it being over kill, but it was on shelf here in the shed so it went in. Better wet than collecting dust I say!

And yes 66,600 free rpm.

[sailr]

You will blow the Samurai motor in less than a minute if you try to run it on 12S. No warranty on anything over 4S on that motor. I still can't believe the velocity motor has held up at 6S.

I forgot to enclose the instructions with your Samurai. You can download them here:

http://minicatracingusa.com/images/instruct/samuraiinstruct.pdf

[sailr]

We are down to two Velocity Cats. They are being discontinued. We will continue to have parts for them.

A new series of small cat and mono will be coming in later this summer. Totally new designs. They will be the "Dominator" series.

Also a new mono, the "Flash V-28", will be added later this summer. 24" (hull length) 28" including rudder, etc.

Stay tuned for news!

[Dustin Sontag]

keep me posted, Im working on a collection. :)

[electric]

Sailr, I have to smile over here, I have seen you having this same conversation over and over on the amp/c rating issue. Seems like no one seems to want to believe you...even though you have been selling the boats for years now and know exactly what works and does not work. Keep up the patience. Maybe you just gather all the other links that are just like this one and post them for those who are new to the boat. Best of luck....kinda like the movie Groundhog Day...

[sailr]

Haha. Thanks. Yeah, everybody but me knows everything. Oh well!

[Dustin Sontag]

Thats how it goes man, lol Wife just called said I have a box from Florida at the house.....


Wonder what it could be.... :)

sailr what would you recommend as a motor upgrade? i will be running min 6s 2p. But they are tiny 1350 mah so they are only a couple of oz heaver than my zippy 3s 2500mah pacs. Im not looking for run time, i want all out drag speed. Will be running it on 3s 2p in parallel at first light with my hk 120a esc.

[sailr]

6S may burn up the original motor but not sure. Never tried it. Not sure what to recommend. I don't think a NEU 1515/1Y will fit in the boat. Maybe try one of the Leopard motors of similar physical size as the original motor. With your setup you're only going to have 2700mAh! Whatever you put in the boat will probably be drawing around 100A as it is a submerged prop. Hope you don't want to run long! That setup will give you about 1.6 minutes. You'll need at LEAST 40C packs to be able to deliver 108A continuous.

[Phaleronic]

Looks like I stirred up a hornets' nest. :P

I'm really digging the boat Jim, thanks again! I would like a bit more topend on the cat, what do you recommend? I'm still running the 3s 2200mAh packs. I did put some decals on the boat, but I will need to redo them since they're off and I didn't have my good knife to cut them with.

[Brushless55]

I will post a video of my little v-Cat when I get the drive line issues sorted (self created).

I will say.. It is fast. Mine is almost too fast.

I am running the following:
ESC 120 amp
Stock 3000kv 2 pole motor (no heat issues)
6S 45-60c 1350 mah
stock prop
Best speed on radar was 64 mph (no where near WOT), next pass i twisted the stock drive line when I went WOT at 55mph. It held for 3 days of test/ tune / play.
Video coming soon.
Due to my addiction i also picked up the last Samurai. I will tinker with it and see what come up. Im thinking 12S and a hydra HV 240.........

Love to see that video!

[Phaleronic]

Love to see that video!

Me too :)

[sailr]

The boats are designed around certain parameters including how many cells, prop, etc. We have never tried to hop one up as they run great right out of the box! Have you tried moving the battery back just slightly, like 1/4-1/2"? That will bring the bow up and possibly give you more speed but it could also cause it to get airborne and flip more easily. I really can't recommend anything else. 35-40mph is pretty fast for 17"!

Looks like I stirred up a hornets' nest. :P

I'm really digging the boat Jim, thanks again! I would like a bit more topend on the cat, what do you recommend? I'm still running the 3s 2200mAh packs. I did put some decals on the boat, but I will need to redo them since they're off and I didn't have my good knife to cut them with.

[Phaleronic]

The boats are designed around certain parameters including how many cells, prop, etc. We have never tried to hop one up as they run great right out of the box! Have you tried moving the battery back just slightly, like 1/4-1/2"? That will bring the bow up and possibly give you more speed but it could also cause it to get airborne and flip more easily. I really can't recommend anything else. 35-40mph is pretty fast for 17"!

I haven't moved the battery around, I'll give it a shot, thanks Jim.

[Phaleronic]

Moving the pack back a half inch didn't do much. Anyone try different props on this boat?

[Phaleronic]

It's that time of season again. :)