WTB Lehner motor, Neu 2230, castle 240HV

[Tommy Gun]

I'm looking for a lehner 3060 to match the one I already have to run in my 60" super cat, or I thought about selling the lehner and running the NEU 2230 (single or twins) and need 2 castle 240HV's

Also lookin for help with deciding on my hardware for the cat, iv never built a boat.
I'm new to the boats iv had on road car and buggys all brushless with cc mmm and my buggy has the tekin rx8 1550kv set up so I know alittle bit about the brushless aspect but I don't know what it will take to move that 60" hull?? I don't know if I even need twins either lehner 3060's or neu 2230's if I need them

this is not going to be a race boat just to play and have fun but I am looking to get in the 75mph range if possible
thanks
I could realy use the help!!
Blake

[RaceMechaniX]

Hello Blake and Welcome to OSE,

I have a new 240HV (box opened for inspection only) with Catle programmer if interested. I'll sell for $395 shipped.

For a 60" hull doing 75 mph in short bursts a single 2230 on 2P will work as long as the wight is kept to a minimum. Twins will easily get you there although either way the power system will not be cheap. You want to look at 10S or 12S with 10,000mAh or more per motor.

Tyler

[Tommy Gun]

thanks for the info and yes I'm interested in the esc, I just got an email from anthr guy that has one nib as well so a long as all goes well I'll have both of these!! Thanks guys

and I under stand about the money side of the power system but what batteries do you guys recomend? I was going to run my turnigy batteries.
4- 6s 45c 5000mah linked for 12s 10,000mah but if I need 10s 10,000mah each? Can I buy a 10s 5000+ mah battery? And if so where?
And also iv been told not to run on 12s (or advised should I say) said that, that was pushing the esc to it's limits and if I went with my lehner motors they wouldn't do good on 12s

And what's your opinon on the lehners? I hve a 3060 and could buy anther and match it? Or should I just sell it and focus on 2 NEU 2230's??

[RaceMechaniX]

Blake,

The 10S or 12s will depend on wether you intend on racing it and whether you want to be covered under NAMBA/IMPBA insurance. 10S is the limit for racing as well as insurance at least for NAMBA. For the Castle's it is safest to stick with 10S power at least for the initial running and tunning. Once everything is solid and you have checked the currents, temps, etc you can try 12S for fun.

I would recommend a 4S pack with a 6S pack to make 10S or two 6S packs for 12S. Buy the largest capacity you can (for Turnigy this is 5800mAh). I would stay away from 5S packs and 10S packs. The 5S packs due to the uneven number of cells have the power leads coming out on opposite ends of the pack which adds to the total wire length if you want both leads to come out one side. The 10S pack is difficult to charge and balance as it will require a 10S charger and a 10S balancer. The only 10S balancer I know of is the Thunderpower unit ($99).

As for motors: The Neu's are very high quality and similar to the Lehner's. If you already have lehner with the correct winding for 10S, I would say get second one. If it's the wrong wind, sell it and buy two Neu's instead.

You might not need 2x- 2230's for a 60" boat. 2x- 2215's or now even 2x- 2217's or 2220's may work better.

Which wind or kv Lehner do you have?

Tyler

[Tommy Gun]

The lehner I have is a 10 turn 3060 2 pole that's all I know about it

[Tommy Gun]

And the only reason I'd like to stick with the 2230's is bc I'd love to eventually build an hpr233 but that's way down the line.... But I can get a neu 2215 for $450 rte now I may buy it but I née to figure out exatly what in going to run bedor I do any more motor or battery buying

[RaceMechaniX]

The 3060/10 is a 700kV motor which is about right for a 10S or 12S set-up. I would get another Lehner for the 60" cat, but for HPR233 you are probably looking at more motor. Most guys who have those I believe run twin 3080's at a minimum. One guy runs twin 3080's for each prop (inline set-up). 2x- Neu 2215/2Y would be a solid set-up and you can use small gas propellers which are easy to find. Likewise the twin 3060's would be a little faster if propped correctly.

[Tommy Gun]

So you do think that The twin lehner 3060 10t's on 10s or 12s would be enough to get my 60" cat up into the 70mph range??

And sorry for all the newb questions I just love all the large scale boats but it seems they are the ones that involve more thought planning time and money lol I can't wait to get this thing goin!!

[RaceMechaniX]

should be very doable assuming the hull can handle it. My conquest running a single 2215 on 10S runs in the high 60's/low 70's for 8 laps on a race course. Twins with enough battery should also be able to do this a little easier.

[Tommy Gun]

Ok now another question I have is has anyone ran the expresscraft 60" super cat? Is it a good hull? And can I get anyone elses opinon on running the twin lehner 3060's in a 60" cat on 10-12s 10000mah each?