Stiletto First Run w/New Boat

[ron1950]

just got back from lake......set linear and high lipo cut off in with stock prop......probably ran as fast as it did the other day with the 440/3 prop (got very hot with 440) no heat issues at all wires were barly warm to touch same with esc baily warm with 5 min of running never hit lipo cut off..all and all it was a good time..wish there were more of em to run with here.....cant wait to try new 642 prop ( when it gets here) hopefully no heat with it also and alot more speed.... what ya think darin? will it get hot with the 642 or just warm?

[heli123]

I'm running the x440/3 prop and having good results my deans get a little warm but no problems,all I did was buy the prop and put it on with no modification.I run 2 5000 2s packs stacked in the front for best results,boat is still a little slow but hey it is stock got 41mph!

[ron1950]

how long are u running it for? my wires were touching the plastic battery cover and formed there intdentions in there they were so warm...one deans plug on battery side came unsoldered i have to think it was warm and a bad joint. couldnt get temps as it was stuck out in lake for 20 min or so befored i waded out for it

[heli123]

Just make sure you stop to let everything cool once in a while,I don't run it full all the time.My run time is about 10 minutes total

[ron1950]

i have two sets of batteries the one that got hot has about the same gage wire as the esc..the ones i ran today had much larger gage wires maybe that helped......ill run the 440 again with this set and see...i know the 440 ran much faster then stock prop...waiting on my 642 prop from chuck to give it a try....it works wonders with the mg they say..

[GP73]

I've got a couple of short clips running a Grim Racer 40x52/3 prop, I'm glad I managed to take them before the flex shaft broke.

I'll see if I can post them tomorrow.

[GP73]

Since I'm still waiting for the last packs to finish charging I thought I would post one of the clip on YouTube.




BTW, the size of that pond is about 100m in that direction, by my calculations I'm leaving about 10m or so at each end and covering the rest in about 4secs.

So we have ~80m in 4 sec = 20 m/s = ~45 mph give or take.

Can't wait to see what the x437/3 de-tongued does.

[Flying Scotsman]

I'm running the x440/3 prop and having good results my deans get a little warm but no problems,all I did was buy the prop and put it on with no modification.I run 2 5000 2s packs stacked in the front for best results,boat is still a little slow but hey it is stock got 41mph!

Laddie, that is a big mistake, Octura props must be ballanced and sharpened as documented by Darin. Also 3 bladed props are a bear to ballance
Douggie

[Joern Markset]

Anyone having a vid of a Stiletto running turns?