Upgrade motors for King of Shaves

[BILL OXIDEAN]

What kind of battery setup are you thinkin? I have the 380-9xls in my e.k.o.s. but have always wanted to upgrade to 540's.

My first tug was gonna be with some 50c 5200 2s packs one for each side..

[Jeff Wohlt]

Bill, you staying with the stock cables? I have better ones and better couplers to hold the power.

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Bill, you staying with the stock cables? I have better ones and better couplers to hold the power.

I was gonna' PM you about that..
I just went into the strut because it had a failed bearing.

I upgraded to some Boca Bearings, and got to thinking about the cables, and couplers.
I will definitely be using you..

Wait, that didn't come out right, I'm sure you don't appreciate being "used"

I'm gonna need some rather short 5mm to 130 aluminum couplers. If you machine 'em especially for the king of shaves, I suggest tapering the motor end to accomidate the output hole in the motor mount. That way it can recess deeper for more support and truer running

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Its in there!

Well, I got 'em in.. 2 Novak HV motors. They're different winds otherwise I'd be runnin' 'em tomorrow.
new style adjustable timing HV motors coming soon..

It feels great to have the opportunity for you guys to see how I go about things. This boat is different like me, and I feel we're a fun combo lol!!
I feel good about the glassed in steel motor mount anchor idea. It could eliminate the need for a front support guilatine on longer motors.

[Jeff Wohlt]

I was used for 15 years but she is gone now...LOL

Yes I make them to fit the length they need. Sure I can taper them at that end but never have yet.

[BILL OXIDEAN]

The best way to describe a king of shaves is someone took a gamma ray and shrunk the real boat down to 1/16 scale. Never have I seen a boat with so much detail especially rtr.
Its a concourse winner out of the box

I'm not a product "fluffer" just a serious appreciator of quality models. Anyone who owns one or has really taken a look at the thing would agree..

[Jeff Wohlt]

Bill...pm me a measurement of the space from the motor to the stuffing tube...I may have a better idea for you for a coupler. How long is that motor shaft sticking out ?

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Bill...pm me a measurement of the space from the motor to the stuffing tube...I may have a better idea for you for a coupler. How long is that motor shaft sticking out ?

Will do..

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Steer me in the right direction..

Ok boys, Airtronics wanted me to try a hot new servo in their 2010 line.
Its a low profile job with GOBS of torque for its size, remarkable speed and pinpoint accuracy.

Venom radios are excellent but we will be upgrading this boat to all Airtronics plugs, wiring, and componnents

[BILL OXIDEAN]

I'm now back from Kauai and have been notified that a box comes from Novak today!
Let's see what we've got, we may be running her soon!!

[forescott]

I thought I would post some speed results on my ekos. I ran it today on a new pair of turnigy 5000mah 35-45c 3s lipos. I was replacing my venom 5400mah 20c lipos I originally purchased with the boat. I wanted to run 3s instead of 4s to test out my new cooling and get a little more run-time with less heat. Still using my CF-40's I got her up to 46.2 mph on garmin gps! I thought this was very fast for 3s considering I only got 36mph previously on my ammo 2700's with the same props and old venom packs!

[C-Mac]

Nice results forescott. what model of garmin are you using?

[forescott]

I use the forerunner 101. I like its small size/low weight

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Thanx for the update Forescott! Yes that IS fast for 3s.
How was the torque? did it launch "snappier', did it hold its speed in the corners?

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Carpet

Ok boys, back to the project at hand, what I've done here is a procedure I call "carpeting"

After removing the battery tray, and all of its epoxy residue, i wiped the glass center pod down with solvent to get a clean mating surface, then carpeted the whole belly pan with velcro.

I like going this route at first to give me versatility in component placement for CG.