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So is anyone actually running this??? Would love some ACTUAL feedback...
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awesome!!! any advice/feedback, etc would be great!!! maintenance advice etc, etc... thanks!!!How do you LAKE it?Comment
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Are you new to FE boats? Its pretty much identical maintenance wise to any other boat. To lube the shaft you have to pull the motor mount which is sorta a pain but after you do it a few times it gets pretty easy. I started running two batteries in the sponsons. It seemed to make it handle better. The stock spot works fine though. It does take some getting used to due to the size of it. Be prepared to flip it a few times learning to do high speed turns! oh, and have at least a few batteries for it. My run times are usually only 4-7 minutes.Comment
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4-7 minutes??? yikes!!! will the 50c battery upgrade help??? what about two of either the 25c or 50c??? I am new to boats but not to RC... love the size of this beast...:) more buying it to cruise around, etc... racing it wasn't my plan anyway...
I can't wait to have this thing in my hands...:)
you got pics on how to wire the two batteries??? that would be great!!!How do you LAKE it?Comment
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The 50C won't make a difference in run time, you would need more mah to get a longer runtime. But, to be honest I wouldn't want to run much longer than that before checking temps anyway. To wire up two batteres you would just parrelel them. Both red wires together and both black wires together. Or, you could run two 3s 7500 venom batteries in series. That would get you 6S with a longer run time...maybe 10-12 minutes. Every time I've taken the big cat out it draws a crowd!Comment
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Sounds really cool!!! Thanks for the advice/info... I look forward to getting mine next week...How do you LAKE it?Comment
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How are you checking the temperature of the ESC/motor??? Thanks again...How do you LAKE it?Comment
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Finally ran this boat today for the first time. How many months ago did I start this thread?? Tried to run it yesterday but I couldnt get the transmitter and receiver to connect. Something funny was going on with the transmitter because the power light wouldnt turn on at first and after fiddling with the batteries got it to turn on but wouldnt connect. Thought maybe I grabbed the wrong transmitter from home because I have two of the same ones. It turns out it was the right one, so I swapped the stock radio for my trusty tactic. Everything checked out good. Went to my local pond this morning and ran it for about 4 minutes on a new zippy compact 6s 25c single pack. WOW, this boats really leaps up on plane and accelerates quickly! no gps but sure looks like the advertised 40mph, if not its real close.
When I pulled the hatch the esc was barely warm, but the motor felt pretty hot, I could hold my fingers against the can for about two seconds. Sorry for the lack of real data and video, but i was by myself this morning, and unprepared. I,m gonna try to get some good video and real data this week, but I plan on running this thing til something gives. My gut says the esc wont last too long running it on 6s, but the motor may fry if I run it too long without letting it cool down. Well see.
The rail spacing is only 3", and the stock motor mount has thick sides that will only allow for something like a castle 1717 cooling can to fit in between. A 56 mm motor will fit, but youd have to get a different mount. I wonder what kind of amps a 1717 on 6s would pull with a smaller than stock prop, say in the 47-48mm range?Comment
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Hey, Good to hear.
The motor is a outrunner right ?
They run a lot hotter then inrunners.Comment
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I forgot you bought one of those boats,
And I got the motor in good shape yesterday.
Great packing on it.
I still am running the stock 60a esc & outrunner 2000kv in my p1 kos mono,
The motor can handle 200f if not more.
Mlne in hot summer temps like 95f runs at 165f with a 5 minute run on 4s,
And on 5s I proped down to a x637 from the x440/3.
And the timing is set at 26.25,
Those motors like high timing on them and run cooler to.Comment
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lenny, can you find out from the guy who has this what id of atomik arc rails are that motor mount attaches too?Comment
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I will try to find out that info.Comment
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