Mean Machines New Dress (Thanks Fluid)

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My motor is being picked up this weekend, hope to get it out Sunday , I'm going to detounge my x440 to try first and then maybe take down my m545 to 41-42mm?? Hey Luck did like the 642?
I had to brighten it up as it was very hard to see with the wrap so I got out the exacto knife and started cutting hoping not to cut too deep

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Well installed the cc1515 @ 15deg timing today, ran the detongued x440 and ran a slower 43mph, detongued x642 @ 40mph , I have no clue whats going on ? Bad esc? Maybe not getting full throttle ? Strut 3/16 off table, this thing should be scooting? I've had enough for this year, I had to drive quite a ways to find calm water that wasn't froze, it was the warmest its been today at 45 degF. Looks fast when its going though, tried to take a vid but the batts went dead in the camera.... Not my day.. Any thoughts greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys.

[Luck as a Constant]

Mean Machines New Dress (Thanks Fluid)

Hmm that's odd.
Yeah with the 642 you should be hitting 60.
Gimme the rundown of everything you got goin on. All your equipment and post pics of your strut with the boat on a table.


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Batteries: 2 Zippy Compact 5s 4500mah 35c/45c peak
2 Blue Lipo 5s 5000mah 40c/80c peak
2 Vortex Nano 5s 5000mah 50c/100c peak

Radio: Spectrum DX2E
Spectrum MR200

ESC :Seaking 180A /set at Forward only /5s /low voltage at 3.4 & no protection/ timing 15Deg

BEC: Castle 10A peak

Motor: Castle 1515 1Y

Connectors: 5.5 on Batts/ESC
6.5 on motor/ESC

Props: Detongued x440/x642

GPS: Garmin Foreunner 301 mounted under hatch

The ESC & BEC have been under a few times when in my miss geico..
Batteries tried in various COG.

Here's a strut pic, thanks for your help Luck greatly appreciated.

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I would think with a 40 or 42 mm prop I would try the strut flat on the table. I even run my 645 like that on my Geico for speed. It runs loose as heck but the 642 is good, Solid and straight.

[Luck as a Constant]

Hmm looks like you got the strut rite and everything sounds rite. I wonder what the heck is going on?
Maybe you're not getting full throttle? You should be cranking along...


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[Luck as a Constant]

I would think with a 40 or 42 mm prop I would try the strut flat on the table. I even run my 645 like that on my Geico for speed. It runs loose as heck but the 642 is good, Solid and straight.

Well he set it up based on my mean machine which ran mid 50's on 440 and 60 on 642.
His strut it rite where mine is at....
I gained speed raising it up that high


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I just read the ESC instructions and it says at full throttle the red led should light up on the ESC, going to check that tomorrow, hopefully it does not light up.. Then i'll try the throttle range calibration again. Man I would kill for mid to high 50's

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Well he set it up based on my mean machine which ran mid 50's on 440 and 60 on 642.
His strut it rite where mine is at....
I gained speed raising it up that high


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I would certainly check the throttle end points then. Set them at 120% as it is real common for ESC's not to read full travel at 100%. I am not sure why some and not others even of the same brand.

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Just wanted to say the wrap came out very nice, looks good inside too.

[kfxguy]

Looks good! I like what you did with the wrap

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The LED lights at full throttle as much as I don't want to I may have to buy another ESC ? My boating season is done now.. I would have gone out again but the ESC is showing full throttle..

Thanks for the complements on the wrap too.