200 bucks!
I'm sold...
200 bucks!
I'm sold...
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^^ Turnigy 3s 2200mah packs are like $9 for 20c and $13 for 30c, hardly expensive packs :D
I'm definitely in for a kit/hardware when they're ready!
Me too!
I'll take one too!!! Sign me up!!!
Doug Smock ran the prototype last week end and we were very very pleased with the boats handling ......[they are still driving chevy pick-ups on 20" of ice on my pond..haha] I scaled down The prototypes speed performance a bit to facilitate motor,ESC and battery life and lower the cost...the boat ran very well and I was very pleased with the video.
The ESC however I had picked out left a tiny bit to be desired.....The prototype is going to get run again today with a different ESC and we will know more this afternoon.
The kit from Zippkits is a bit off in the distance.....just how far off and what Joe Petro is going to include in the kit I don't know.Joe Petro of Zippkits will have to answer that.
As soon as we are totally happy with the prototype [and that is looking like it could be later today] we will start doing up the drawings for release.That usually takes 2-3 weeks.
I will also release a bill of materials as to where I bought all the gear for the boat and what the cost was to build.
At that time the JAE design team will be formally off the merry-go-round.....
Note:I built the prototype from scratch in just 4 hours.That included cutting out all the parts with a 30 year old Dremel scroll saw,using a $59.00 drill press and a handfull of sanding blocks and Harbor Freight clamps....what I am trying to say is the boat is very simple and would be a good place to start your scratch building career....
I will take photos and a video of the boat and will release it on Offshore Electrics ,Intl Waters and the Ne-stuff website as soon as we totally like what we see .....
This is the video of the first run.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3nrkzxDss8
Last edited by geraghty; 03-07-2011 at 08:08 AM.
Good to know! Still a good month or two before I'll get any running in up here (Toronto) with the way the weather has been lately.
What motor/esc/battery was used in that video?
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=11177 $12.04
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...idProduct=8935 $9.99
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=12191 $17.81
The ESC just wasn't quite up to the job.....we think there was one bad MosFet causing the problem....there were no heating issues even with no water cooling....I really wanted to not have to water cool if possible....the install and set up would make it much easier for the newbie.....
We were not getting full power to the motor and we still haven't found a real good prop yet.............
like I said,we will know more today.....
Very cool! I was hoping it would be an outrunner in that size and 2200mah packs. I've got a couple of the outrunners kicking around, but 3200kv to match my 3s 2200mah packs.
I think this will be a good first build for a younger relative too, seems pretty bulletproof so far.
I love it!
I have 6 or so 2200mah 3s packs and with the little cost of electronics this is going to kick!!
I might have to buy one of my friends one of these so I have someone close by to race with
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Nice, if it gets 5.5 minutes at that speed on that setup it will be very competitive in the Mini Hydro class which is spreading over Europe at the moment, and I predict it will be a full worldwide Naviga class in the next couple of years.
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I was going to the pond in Atl. today but got up to 20 mph winds. I thought I'd wait until late afternoon to see if the winds died down but it didn't happen.
I talked the Mrs. into going to the local park to see if I could get some more testing done.
It's hard to believe it runs in this crap!! Can't believe the Mrs. agreed to this little trip either. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiBL_vMZmVo
I'm going to get back out this week and do some more prop testing. I'm excited about this thing.
Stay tuned.
D.
PS Rod may not get this boat back!!
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It's really starting to get moving now! Looks like the new ESC is giving the motors full potential now.
Hey this is off topic but ive been looking for you. Is your novak setup a sensored or sensorless design?
see post #40
I have listed all the links to what motor and battery we used....the ESC listed
wasn't filling the bill so we are testing some others....
The ESC you see in the last video was a 80 amp Castle Baracuda [sp] which is no longer made....there was no water cooling in the prototype and it is running with no heat issues.
Not sure about speed Bill. I plan on putting a GPS (somewhere on it lol) when I land on ''the" set up prop wise.
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Doug,
You may want to try an x632. It seems to do well in many of the micro models we've run. Otherwise a Y535 cut down to 32mm may be the ticket. Otherwise, I have a Propshop 3214 you could try if you feel inclined. I also have a Tenshock 32x36 steel prop that might be fun to try. The profile features back-cut to unload. Just let me know, I don't mind loaning to you for testing.
If you get it hooked up with those sizes, I have a Tenshock CNC aluminum P/N TSJ-K4834, 34mm, total pitch right at 48mm. That should break into the low 60mph range if it will handle it.
On our Renegades, we run a V935/3 cut down to 32mm. However, with that high of RPM, I don't think it is appropriate at all. That thing would be doing upwards of 75+mph if it hooked up with that prop. Who knows how hot it would get!
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Sure, let me look. I know in the past, it took me a long time to find.
Here you go: http://www.prop-shop.co.uk/index.php?section=home
Let me know if you want a picture of one of these little guys.
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A Turnigy Push 60 amp esc should do the trick. Not cheap but you get a great esc for the money and I doubt you will need to cool it. It is designed for an airplane but, the Plush esc's calibrate fine with pistol grip.
Thats the esc I would run if and when I make one of these. I've got that little inrunner already kicking around.
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