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Batts are here. Will pick up Friday, Venom 5000 / 100c water cooled.
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Where did u source those from and how much if u don't mind me asking?Proboat Voracity-E 36" , Proboat Zelos 36 Twin , Proboat Miss Geico 29" , Traxxas Spartan, Fightercat Daytona, ZondaComment
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Hey guys, I use my local hobby shop BC Shaver hobby's out of Victoria BC and they deal with Horizon, Tower, ect.. anything I order is usually here within a week. The Venoms are from Horizon Hobby and are around $200 a pack, Good thing I am divorced cause no way the X would let me get 8 packs. $800 bucks for 5 min of bliss, and I would pay twice that anyhow. I am a GoPro freak as well so I promise lots of vids.Comment
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Well I appreciate a little piece of mind from somebody who's been there. Thank you for that. However I am even more upset after looking it over the boat more thoroughly I've found that even the motor mounts have fractures almost all the way around and I'm beginning to wonder if there was a bad batch because there are far too many flaws for this to pass QC for Horizon Hobby. Like I said I'll be waiting to see exactly what happened but as of right now I'm waiting for them to decide whether or not it's being shipped back which I would assume undoubtably would be the case.Comment
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So this is what I'm talking about. My hulls have these definite glue beads running along the seams inside the hull. If I run my hands along the inner walls of the hull they're plain to feel.
Not the prettiest looking job I admit. Done very late at night. But I have strengthened both sides of the hull with a fairly heavy weave carbon fibre tape and West Systems epoxy with slow cure hardener. Won't win any awards but should do the job. I also laid a sheet of 4 oz fibreglass matting across the inside of the upper deck and down onto the walls for extra strength in that area.
Put some epoxy in in the sponson tips and tunnel nose using KFX's water bucket method he describes in the Zelos 36 thread to prevent heat warping. Worked a treat.
Then I sourced some high density flotation foam to replace the PITA styrofoam flotation block. I shaped a piece to fit inside the tunnel nose as well for extra support and glued it there. Then I shaped these two main blocks to so they would fit snugly between the floor and the top deck and glued them in place, also for extra strengthening should the boat flip again. The boat feels a *lot* more solid now.
In the process now of reinstalling the motor tray and cooling lines.
Jesse: It sounds to me like your boat has suffered a rough transport leg somewhere along the line. That cracking in the paint & fibreglass , plus the cracking around the motor mount could very well be from getting thrown around on a loading dock someplace. Had a hull from Hobbyking once that was badly damaged on arrival. They blamed transport - and actually refused me warranty. Long story but I ended up fixing that hull. Cool Zelos jump by the way :-)
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So after sending probably 45 pictures total they have agreed to replace the hull, sending me a replacement as we speak. Great job horizon! After a few buyer's remorse moments it should get squared away.Comment
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What seems to be the best prop for acceleration & decent speed that will be good to my lipos, the stock 48 has a ton of cavitation but efficiently uses all the mah available , & the 52 seems to not allow full use age of the lipos but pulls a decent 60mph top speed.Comment
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Just got back into rc boats with a traxxas spartan and the bug bit me bad. So my 48 just came in and I'm stoked about the quality of this boat. My question is I have a bunch of traxxas 5000 25c 3 cell batteries, if I adapt them to the ec5 connector will this boat run on them? Also I can get some of the venom water cooled 5000 100c batteries for a good deal are they worth it. Thanks.Comment
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I definitely wouldn't run the 25c batteries. My 50c batteries drop pretty good under power and I'm running 8s 2p with Dynamite reactions. Those 25c batteries don't stand a chance.Comment
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25c isn't enough for that boat. I'm not to fond of water cooled lipos. More water hose complication. Possible leaks. Then it takes longer to install and remove the batteries. Water goes everywhere in the boat when you disconnect them. I think it's more a gimmick for inexperienced people that know no better. If your setup is correct then your batteries don't need cooling.32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) wasComment
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I'll second that. It's completely counter to how batteries work as well. Cold Batteries equals more voltage drop under load. That's why the car racers, etc., always tried to warm them up prior to use. You know, the same reason your car is harder to start in the winter. It's a REALLY BAD idea, that results in puffing packs, etc.
Better to just buy the right cells and setup the boat properly.Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."Comment
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Second hull just inspected and found numerous issues. I'm not sure if my standards are just too high or if this manufacturer is going downhill. Sloppy glass work, loose fibers, hardware mounting holes look to have damaged glass & not fully drilled, stress cracks on the edge right side by canopy, & the paint is covered in dust particles that dried on it. Oh how I love these rtr!
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