RE: miss geico no binding!
this happened to me with my brushless shockwave last week... could not figure it out for the life of me so i took it in to the local shop I have here in delaware... turned out it was a bad deans connector on the battery ..not sure if this helps, just thought i'd throw it out there.
Posted on: 5/12/2012 5:13 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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4S set up going into my shockwave..need prop advise.
I have had the proboat shockwave for 2 years now and really enjoy the boat... i am currently running 2s and have upgraded the esc to 120a so that it is now ready for the set up... its been a while since i've talked props with anyone and im a bit rusty on the details I used to remember.. I have a octura 3 blade on there now (not sure of the pitch)... currently, I gps'ed the boat at 48mph with my current set up which is fun... just looking for some more! so whicvh octura or grimracer proprs would guys recommend for the new 4s set up? thanks
Posted on: 5/12/2012 5:11 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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HORRIBLE CRASH!.. what to do now!
Well.... im new to RC draging and today was the first day i took my megatech darkthunder out into a VERY LARGE, WIDE OPEN parking lot to get a couple runs in... and so the worst possible scenario happens.. throttle gets stuck.. WOT! .. it was a big parking lot.. but none of them are endless, of course... ANNNND she hit the curb at about 60mph...head on!! the front wing and front part of chassis are completely bent upwards. All other parts are intact (which is a miracle in itself). However, this car is discontinued so I was thinking... should I just get another chassis from one of the better known drag car companies? and swap my parts from the megatech over to the new chassis? I was looking at grandmotorsports.com, rccarkings.com, teamwalbern.com, and randersonengineering.com any opinions on any of these.. I purchased the megatech as my first dragster to get my feet wet with this particular style of RC.. however did expect to fall in and almost drown right away..lol help the newb out here guys! thanks, Jeff
Posted on: 2/13/2012 3:56 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: Newbie to RC Drag
[quote]ORIGINAL: maggio Not sure of really anywhere to race there , I live in Southern MD and there is a guy that sets up on sundays at a local fire house for test and tunes , But I honestly never really go there. I try and go to national event and reginal races up and down the east coast. The nats are usually 3 day events and by the 3rd day you have had enough racing to get your fix till the next event. You need to check out www.imdra.com that forum is more up todate on all the rc drag racing that goes on. [/quote] Hey i signed up on the imdra.com site and it said that I need to be approved by a moderater before my account is activated and that I would receive an email when this occurs. I did this last week and still have not received any email?
Posted on: 1/30/2012 8:10 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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A few questions regarding tunning.
Being new to this I have been having a few issues tunning my car. I know tuning these motors is an art in itself that developes with time and experiance, living in delaware its a little colder here now and my car has been bogging down when I give it throttle. Can anyone give me some assistance as to which way to adjust my air/fuel screw and my curb idle screw? Thanks so much, Jeff
Posted on: 1/30/2012 8:01 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: Newbie to RC Drag
[quote]ORIGINAL: maggio Not sure of really anywhere to race there , I live in Southern MD and there is a guy that sets up on sundays at a local fire house for test and tunes , But I honestly never really go there. I try and go to national event and reginal races up and down the east coast. The nats are usually 3 day events and by the 3rd day you have had enough racing to get your fix till the next event. You need to check out www.imdra.com that forum is more up todate on all the rc drag racing that goes on. [/quote] yea i figured they werent very common... but thanks ill def check that out..
Posted on: 1/25/2012 9:12 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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Supercharging a motor?
Very interested in the concept of supercharging RC motors. I am very familiar with how they function on a normal vehicle, however, just was wondering if it had similar function on RC motors? Can any RC motor be supercharged? the reason im brining this up is becuase I recently bought a megatech dark thunder and noticed that RB innovations had a supercharger kit for it! does this actually function to the point where it is noticable?...cool concept either way..
Posted on: 1/25/2012 9:04 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: IDEA: rc truck with trailer to haul dragster!
[quote]ORIGINAL: maggio If you look on Ebay in the R/C section you can find some nice Trailers for real good prices. [/quote] Had no idea there was such a thing!.. thank you
Posted on: 1/25/2012 8:44 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: witch one is faster??
on a broom.... lol
Posted on: 1/25/2012 8:42 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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Newbie to RC Drag
Hey guys, new to RC drag, however, have been around RC EVERYTHING my whole life, primarily having boats and a few cars. I used to drag my real truck, which was a trailblazer ss, until I coulld no longer afford to keep up with the contant repairs... THEREFORE i figured this was a much cheaper (relativly speaking of course) alternative to keep doing something I really enjoy! anyway.. I recently purchased a megatech darkthunder. I figured it was a good way for me to start and get the feel for things. When I first found out about RC drag racing I couldn't believe there were actually mini tracks, christmas trees, etc! glad to become a member of the RC drag community and looking forward to breaking things (already too familiar with that part so im good to go!) I am lost, however, in terms of having a place to run?? I live in northern DE and have never heard of anything around here.. but then again i've never really searched. Any ideas? Thanks, Jeff
Posted on: 1/25/2012 8:40 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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IDEA: rc truck with trailer to haul dragster!
IM sure im not the first to have brought this up... Im new to the drag scene and have just purchased a slightly used megatech dark thunder to get familiar...not new to the rc scene however. I was thinking that it would be awesome to have an rc pick up truck or big rig with some sort of trailer (enclosed or flat bed) to haul the drag car. I realize this is out of the question for all of you 1/4 scale guys as you need a full size pick-up to take your cars anywhere lol... Tamiya has some really cool big rigs, as well as, their realisitc looking "high-lift" kit pick-up trucks... these however are WAY to much $$$ (for me at least).. bottom line.. just wondering if anyone has any experience or ideas in creating rc trucks with trailers to haul their dragsters... thanks.
Posted on: 11/8/2011 11:57 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Drag Racing"
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RE: Almost lost my Shockwave Today!..video!
i think i am going to get the cheap RC boat from harbor freight and make a PVC craddle on that. I dont want to go through this again...
Posted on: 11/10/2010 6:37 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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Why does my drive shaft keep coming lose on my Shockwave 26?
Every time I put the boat in the water, i get to run like 2 mins before having to fetch the damn thing bc the driveshaft keeps coming lose. All I have to do to fix it is tighten the allen screws that keep coming lose that hold the shaft in the end of the motor, however, no sooner do i get them tightened do they losen up again. Would I be safe just putting some loctite on these two screws?
Posted on: 11/10/2010 1:00 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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Almost lost my Shockwave Today!..video!
Took the boat out to the lake today, however, it was a bit windy and choppy....needless to say this is what NOT to do. The boat flipped and I spent 20 - 30 mins fishing it out with the old fishing pole and tennis ball...what a horrible experience. I really thought she was a goner. heres the vid: http://s800.photobucket.com/albums/yy284/jawzss/?action=view&current=shortversionofboatflip.mp4
Posted on: 11/10/2010 12:54 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Fried ESC in my new Shockwave. Owners must read.
[quote]ORIGINAL: sfwhiteside BTW, I do plan on running the pro-boat shockwave 26, and on a 3S 5400mah lipo, but, I will do research, research, research first with the right tools (infrared thermometer, load meter, rpm guage of some sort before I got into deep water (the marina near to me does not have easy access to shallow water, and with the EKOS, man o man did I learn that the hard way) in order to keep the fishing pole and tennis ball in the trunk of the car, instead of down by my feet as I worry about whether I will need it right away... [:D]. Most likely my set up will start off with the stock everything and try my hand with 2S 4000Mah Lipos that I use in my car for racing. Play around with the x's and o's of balance, props, and trim, then experiment with the 3S Lipo, and the Octura 427 (not sure I will go with the X or not as the X has 10% more pitch than the regular 427, (if they are even available, or will I have to custom order, or make one). If they work well and the internals don't get hot, then, and just maybe see if I can get my hands on an 427 3 blade, before moving up to something larger. At some point I will most likely look into some dedicated cooling for both the esc, and the motor independently through the bottom of the hull to assure myself (better to be safer then I was with the EKOS, with the shockwave. happy E-boating guys... I only wish that my pops was still around to enjoy it with me... [:(] it's all his fault anyway that i am addicted! LOL [:D] [/quote] Finally got things running fairly smoothly on the 2s set up, so now I think I am going to upset everything and move to 3s. With my 2s pack and octura 435- 3 blade my temps stayed well within range and I gps'ed the boat at 35mph, which isnt bad. Looking to get into the 40mph range so I am going to be going to 3s and dropping my prop size to a 427x.
Posted on: 11/10/2010 8:37 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: trouble with shockwave 26 please help
friedesc would be my guess... it happened to me. I have another stock esc if yuo would like one. I know another member already offered but shoot me a PM if interested. Did you change the prop by any chance?
Posted on: 10/27/2010 7:52 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: harbor freight neptune rc boat
[quote]ORIGINAL: srt10 To me it looks like a $40 boat that would work great to bring in my bigger ones [:D] [/quote] for $40 and some PVC piping i think it would be perfect!
Posted on: 8/6/2010 6:48 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: harbor freight neptune rc boat
i dont have one but thought about getting one and using it as a retrieval boat.
Posted on: 8/5/2010 10:31 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: shockwave 26 brushless build!!
what flex shaft/ stuffing tube did u use? how do you install the new flex shaft?
Posted on: 8/2/2010 4:53 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: shockwave 26 brushless build!!
i just got my hobbywing 120a seaking esc in also.. just ran the boat on saterday and gps'ed her at 34 mph on 2s. Def looking forward to getting that 3s battery in there.
Posted on: 8/2/2010 7:32 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Built a Trailer for the New Traxxas Titan
looks great...once you get the boat the whole set up should look pretty cool.
Posted on: 8/2/2010 7:27 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: shockwave 26 brushless build!!
sweet vid! thanks for the parts list also..
Posted on: 8/1/2010 11:05 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: A few pictures from my run today with my shockwave.
thank you!
Posted on: 7/30/2010 9:59 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: shockwave 26 brushless build!!
sounds good..lets see some pics of her all finished!.. could you do that parts list for me as well when u get the time? I just got the same ESC as you i think..is it the Hobbywing 120a seaking? i just installed mine yesterday and took her out today for the first time since i fried my stock esc. I gps'ed the boat as well and got 34mph on only a 2s, thought that was pretty good. I will be ordering my 3s shortly. How was the install for the flex shaft? was it fairly simple?
Posted on: 7/30/2010 9:08 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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A few pictures from my run today with my shockwave.
Here are a few pictures from my run today. I also finally got around to GPS my top speed and it came in at 34mph, not bad. I just installed my new esc and im going to be ordering a 3s battery so we shall see what kind of numbers that brings.
Posted on: 7/30/2010 5:50 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: shockwave 26 brushless build!!
keep us updated with your build! im def interested in doing this to my own so I am interested to see how everything is going to work out.
Posted on: 7/30/2010 9:55 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Low COst Recovery Boat
I have come accross this issue as well..but lucky for me the lake i run at has a couple of these...
Posted on: 7/30/2010 7:56 AM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: Where to buy?
heres another good site for parts: http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/
Posted on: 7/27/2010 5:30 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Couple of boats to choose from
i have the proboat shockwave and love it. i know you had initially ruled it out but it may be something you want to reconsider if you are looking for a single battery boat. It comes ready for 2s lipo packs but there is also upgrade availability. I personally am in the process of upgrading my esc so that I can run 3s.
Posted on: 7/27/2010 5:27 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: shockwave 26 brushless build!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: blade0604 i siliconed them close. i spaced the rudder assembly out with nylone spacers. all i had at the time. but yea when i'm done i will do a parts list for yal. [/quote] Thanks, that would be great man! I am def interested in doing this to mine as well.
Posted on: 7/26/2010 3:32 PM by Author "JawzSS" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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