seaking 180/t-180

[rinski73]

ok this past weekend i fliped my spartan for the first time dry it all up all was good till i put it back in the water and when i did this i xperanced high temps and popped a capacitor and water rusty water at that so this is a warning to all of you that have not gotten your esc wet yet seal the caps with something i would suggest liquid electrical tape or something to protect your caps from getting water in them just a suggestion

[rinski73]

here's a pic of the cap http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

[wilsta67]

lol what batteries an motor are you running??

[rinski73]

1515 turnigy 5000mah 35c

[rinski73]

and no ive never had a heat issue or amp draw issue with this setup its a great combo if you set your equipment right

[wilsta67]

that's why you popped a cap, your motor is to high kv another words a hot set up been there done it lol don't blame the esc if you were to run it on 4s or 5s max with that motor esc be fine.

[wilsta67]

anyone else that knows what there doing will say the same.you live n learn always ask questions it will save you money and heart ache

[wilsta67]

i also bet your batteries are starting too puff/ swell up ??

[rinski73]

ive ran this setupfor over 6 months and never a problem i know what the calculations say very aware of the amp draw never had a problem untill it sank

[rinski73]

no the batts do not swell

[rinski73]

and its been on 6s not 4-5s this setup does work and yes i agree its a hot setup but is a good one fast too

[wilsta67]

ive ran this setupfor over 6 months and never a problem i know what the calculations say very aware of the amp draw never had a problem untill it sank

the caps can last a while and they can pop straight away but one thing is certain they will go eventually and if you replace them the will certainly pop again if you continue to run that set up on 6s.

[rinski73]

i am replacing them with 6 50v caps its all good

[rinski73]

hey wilsta do you still have your spartan if so what you running in it

[rinski73]

my temps have never got over 120 on esc and 90 on motor before it sank here is a video

[wilsta67]

i was running the cc 1515 and T180 on 6s till i popped a cap lol got sick of it and sold it. i now have a miss geico with the same set up run it on 4s and it runs in the high 50,s low 60,s mph

[rinski73]

i thought so was talking to jpriami thats what he said he thought you got got any vids i love those boats there sweet

[wilsta67]

of the geico only in stock form im going out today il take a video of it.
my youtube channel is wilsta67

this is a pic

[rinski73]

sweet mine is rinski73 cant wait to see it run jpriamihas got his running little over 60mph how did you like my 67.9mph vid?

[wilsta67]

sweet mine is rinski73 cant wait to see it run jpriamihas got his running little over 60mph how did you like my 67.9mph vid?

insane great speed. with the T-180 i think there is a board you can buy for it so you can add an extra row of caps maybe worth looking into if your going to continue to run it on 6s

[rinski73]

already on its way ordered it yesterday your boat looks sweet

[wilsta67]

did you end up with all the new castle motor and esc for your boat? that traxxas are replacing the duds with?

[rinski73]

just sent my old stuff yesterday even though im not using it figured might as well get it so i can build me a recovery boat using those components and i might buy a impulse and put it in it ive ordered a 240 hydra from castle for my spartan so i will have my seaking as a backup also

[rinski73]

just sent you a friend request on youtube

[Rumdog]

Rusty water does not come from caps. It popped because the esc is over stressed. Your temps are B.S. You arent re creating the wheel here man. Certain things work. You setup isn't one of them. The water on the esc had nothing to do with the cap failure.

[rinski73]

ok on my next video i will make sure to break out the ol temp gun and show it just for you rum

[wilsta67]

i am mostly into gas boats these days dont use the electrics that often.
actually i still have a spartan the one i built lol i built both these.

[rinski73]

thats pricless love the spartan sticker what r those chainsaw motors lol

[Rumdog]

Where did your post go with the temps listed?

[wilsta67]

thats pricless love the spartan sticker what r those chainsaw motors lol

no there proper water cooled motors for rc boats there a Zenoah 260 pum 26cc 6hp rev to 18000 rpm