EKOS clone and upgrade questions.

[LarrysDrifter]

yeah he does. am im trying to sell my heli to pay for that stuff lol

I heard that.I ve had my Hydra 120 in the swap shop for 2 months now.No buyers.

[JPriami]

Yes I have two 3S 5000mAh 45C packs. and I have two 4S 4500mAh 25C turngity nanos in shipping

[JPriami]

is it not good to run the 9xl's on the 3S packs or something?

[LarrysDrifter]

The 10xl's will give you more torque,but youll get more rpm with the 9's.I never had any problem with torque running the 9's in my EKOS.I know your wanting to up grade,but if you can,wait and get the 120 amp esc's.You ll be able to prop up in the future without having to worry about cooking stuff.Sorry for beating you with the 120 thing,but I think youll be happier in the end.

[LarrysDrifter]

Its ok to run 3s with the Fiageo motors,you just wont have much power.You should also run at least a 5.5mm bullet on all connections with your 4s and new motors too.Do every thing you can to increase the reliability.

[LarrysDrifter]

Where did you get your new bearings from?

[JPriami]

no problem.. honestly im pretty PO with this boat. being the esc's are not exactly what they are advertized nor are the motors. and losing the wire drive today sucked on its first run. I am almost thinking I want to sell all of it and just buy the traxxas titan. all I'd want to upgrade on that would be the stut bearing and maybe another prop then be done with it. this catamaran is nice and all but im a little sick of throwing money at it to make it go 50mph. today i decided that if i can just sell my heli and buy the new motors and water jackets that with the new lipos coming and 40mm CF props i will be in the 50mph range and happy. but if I have to spend another $200 on top of the motors to have bigger esc's to get to 50mph safely im thinking i dont want the boat and I could just buy another one that will go 50

[JPriami]

Where did you get your new bearings from?

Kintecracing.. under the ekos section

[JPriami]

Its ok to run 3s with the Fiageo motors,you just wont have much power.You should also run at least a 5.5mm bullet on all connections with your 4s and new motors too.Do every thing you can to increase the reliability.

these are the battery connectors I am using.
HXT 4mm Gold Connector w/ Protector (10pcs/set)

[LarrysDrifter]

You really should be ok with the stock esc's.I like to go overboard on the esc amp wise just to be safe.Forescott's EKOS run mid and hi 50's with the CF 40's on 4s.Plenty fast for "our" hulls.Youll be fine with temps.Just check temps 1st time out frequently then you know you can run it for a good while next time without having to pull in to check temps alot.Twin drives dont pull the amps like a single and create quit a bit less heat in the whole system.Each motor only has to work half as hard.

[JPriami]

did you see cracks in your hull after going over 60mph? if so where?

[LarrysDrifter]

Those connectors should be good enough.That s the same ones I used on mine but without the protectors.They came stock on the motors and esc's.Never had a prob.I need bearings too.Was seeing if you got the Boca bearings.

[JPriami]

i didnt know where to get the boca's. i tried to find better bearing and found some but i wasnt sure about them fitting right. do you know of some site to get ones that fit that are better?

[LarrysDrifter]

Look at the SeaKing 120 thread on the last page.Youll see the hole in the sponson tip.The hull is cracked all over from front to back.Most go all the way through.I think Bill Oxydean has a build thread on his EKOS and he installed Boca bearings in his.He posted a link to the correct part numbers that fit the stock stingers.I think his thread is called upgrade motors for EKOS.Id post you a link,but I dont know how to.

[LarrysDrifter]

I keep getting kicked off line using the hotels internet.Its bullspit.