mini rio help
First of all does anyone know how to get ahold of Aquacraft? Their website has no contact info. that I can find. Second of all where in the world can I find a nylon prop nut for my Mini Rio? I ordered some flex shafts w/drive dog and it didn't come with prop nut, I just about flipped, couldn't believe it. That would be like ordering a new car and only coming with 3 wheels. I appreciate any help , thanx rick
Posted on: 6/6/2009 2:57 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: flustered!! need help!!
Thanx Tim, check your e-mail. RICK
Posted on: 5/28/2009 11:30 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "MRC Charger Product Support (i.e. Super Brain, etc)"
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FLUSTERED, need help!
i'm usin nicd's right now until my lipo's come in. this dischargin , chargin, cyclin , tryin to figure out volt's, amps, mah,. tryin to figure out which order to do what, at what rate, how long is it goin to go before it blows up etc. This is great i can't wait till i get my new $300 worth of lipo's and blow them up along w/ my home and whatever else i got invested in chargers etc. HA HA!!!!! this sucks i don't know what the hell i got myself into w/this hobby but i thought it was going to be a blast. but i'm getting discouraged real freakin quick. I thought i did enough research but i never had a clue it would be this in depth or i wouldn't have ever got into it.Of course i've never been accused of being the sharpest knife in the drawer either.I need help please,goin lipos and have a sb 989 charger w/LBA 10 balancer,also have a thunder ac 6 charger and the balancer that come w/ it . thanx,RICK
Posted on: 5/25/2009 11:19 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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flustered!! need help!!
i'm usin nicd's right now until my lipo's come in. this dischargin , chargin, cyclin , tryin to figure out volt's, amps, mah,. tryin to figure out which order to do what, at what rate, how long is it goin to go before it blows up etc. This is great i can't wait till i get my new $300 worth of lipo's and blow them up along w/ my home and whatever else i got invested in chargers etc. HA HA!!!!! this sucks i don't know what the hell i got myself into w/this hobby but i thought it was going to be a blast. but i'm getting discouraged real freakin quick. I thought i did enough research but i never had a clue it would be this in depth or i wouldn't have ever got into it.Of course i've never been accused of being the sharpest knife in the drawer either.I need help please,goin lipos and have a sb 989 charger w/LBA 10 balancer,also have a thunder ac 6 charger and the Link this word and every other one like it in our forum to YOUR Website! balancer that come w/ it . thanx,RICK
Posted on: 5/25/2009 11:17 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "MRC Charger Product Support (i.e. Super Brain, etc)"
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RE: 989 balancer & connectors
so ur sayin u can charge 2 lipo's at same time as long same cell count right ? now what kind of adapter do i have to get if i was 2 do this?i'm goin 2 use deans plugs. i hear guys talkin about chargin in series, parallel & all that, can u kinda explain that 2 me when u get a chance i appreciate it guver?? RICK
Posted on: 5/22/2009 9:53 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "MRC Charger Product Support (i.e. Super Brain, etc)"
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RE: 989 balancer & connectors
hey guver , i pickin up what ur puttin down now ,ha ha!!! i see the little green charger plugs have little screws on them so i know what ur talkin bout now... you say u can put possibly 2 leads in green connector, is that so u can charge 2 batt's at once??? got my lba 10 balancer ordered 2 day , took about 10 different web sites to get 1 they r all sold out everywhere. hey i'll probly need help figurin that out too, lba10 i mean,sure u wanted 2 hear that ,lol!!!! thanks a million guver, it is so cool 2 have someone take time out of a busy schedule 2 help out a friend.....hae a good one man!!! RICK
Posted on: 5/21/2009 6:19 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "MRC Charger Product Support (i.e. Super Brain, etc)"
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RE: 989 balancer & connectors
thanx guver, i got ya figured out now,i already ordered deans plugs. i see i'll probably be makin all kinds of adapters & universals and whatnot,oh well.. I got my sb989 yesterday, i see it comes standard w/tamiya charger plug,so can i cut it off and add a deans conn??thanx 4 your help!!! RICK
Posted on: 5/21/2009 1:48 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "MRC Charger Product Support (i.e. Super Brain, etc)"
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RE: 989 balancer & connectors
[quote]ORIGINAL: guver I don't think a balance board of any type is going to be compatible with the 989 since balance board have many pins input and are designed for balanmcers or balance chargers. Any balancer (such as the lba10) with a 2-wire input will be compatible with the 989 though. The input of balancer gets hooked to the + and - from the output of charger. For the discharge and charge leads use whichever you prefer , Dean's,powerpoles,traxxas or even tamiya connector if your boat isn't real fast. A lead or adapter can be made from one connection to others as well. Most people seem to prefer Dean's. hope this gets you going somewhat. Try to get all same balance connections if you can. [/quote]HEY GUVER, I understand the first paragraph, but not exactly sure word for word the second paragraph, maybe explain just alittle more in detail for me i'm a little on the waterlogged side ,HA, lol. thanx, rick
Posted on: 5/20/2009 6:12 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "MRC Charger Product Support (i.e. Super Brain, etc)"
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989 balancer and connectors
help please, i'm just about to recieve new rtr boats and ordered a super brain 989 and thunder ac6 chargers. i believe ac6 comes w/ balance board but not sb 989. is ac6 balance board compatable w/ sb989 charger or do i need to get like a Lba 10 balancer seperate for sb 989 chrgr? And also what type connectors do i need for batts. and chargers ? sounds like most people are pretty partial to DEANS plugs. companies that sell Chargers don't seem to tell u what all comes with their chargers.and most batts. don't come w/ connectors,but i can solder pretty good, so i would much appreciate someones feed back as soon as possible. I like to help out as many people as i can on RCU ,so i like the same in return , i know what it's like to be ignored from time to time, but i also realize this is a fast paced world we live in, not much time!!!!!!!!!! HAVE A GOOD DAY!!!!!!!!!
Posted on: 5/20/2009 6:40 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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989 balancer & connectors
I'm about to receive a new RTR boats and ordered a super brain 989 and thunder ac6 chargers. i believe ac6 comes w/ balance board but not sb 989. is ac6 balance board compatable w/ sb989 charger or do i need to get like a Lba 10 Link this word and every other one like it in our forum to YOUR Website! balancer seperate for sb 989 chrgr? And also what type connectors do i need for batts. and chargers ? sounds like most people are pretty partial to DEANS plugs. companies that sell Chargers don't seem to tell u what all comes with their chargers.and most batts. don't come w/ connectors,but i can solder pretty good, so i would much appreciate someones feed back as soon as possible. I like to help out as many people as i can on RCU ,so i like the same in return , i know what it's like to be ignored from time to time, but i also realize this is a fast paced world we live in, not much time!!!!!!!!!! HAVE A GOOD DAY!!!!!!!!! help please, i'm just about to recieve new rtr boats and ordered a super brain 989 and thunder ac6 chargers. i believe ac6 comes w/ balance board but...
Posted on: 5/20/2009 6:39 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "MRC Charger Product Support (i.e. Super Brain, etc)"
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RE: NEW AQACRAFT FE HYDROPLANE!!!!!!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: srt10 No I have two 7.4v batteries in series.......... each battery has a total of 4cells (2 in parallel) 2s2p pack, giving 7.4v per pack. 50 bucks each on ebay.. [/quote]2X RC 7.4v 5200mAh 30C 40C LiPo Akkus Battery Car ... are these the batts u were talkin about on last page?
Posted on: 5/19/2009 1:31 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: !! Official !! Thunder T6 Lipo Charger/Balancer Thread
sorry to barge in on your guys chat ,just have a quick question. I see your talking about the ac6 charger it looks like a good one to me. i'm just getting into rtr boats and wondering is this charger capable of larger lipo batts like 5200mah 2s1or2p 7.4v 25c or maybe even larger ,just curious? thanx for your time. RICK
Posted on: 5/16/2009 11:53 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: SV 27 VS. FASTECH HELP
[quote]ORIGINAL: srt10 The batteies are Max Force 5200mah 30/40c 7.4v I chose the S220 because it was inbetween sizes of what I read that people were using.. and Stainless looks cool I agree, I need a bigger area to run, I want to see 50+ out of this boat.. Maybe today is the day [/quote] thanx and good luck , i hope u get 50+mph. make sure u get video and send it to my thread, i'll probably be sold on ul-1 if this comes out for ya[sm=thumbs_up.gif]
Posted on: 5/7/2009 1:58 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: SV 27 VS. FASTECH HELP
srt10, liked the speed in the video, i bet if u had a bigger pond u could really work up some speed. what brand and size type batt's were they? let me know what times and speed u get out of them. why s220 prop just curious?
Posted on: 5/6/2009 10:09 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: SV 27 VS. FASTECH HELP
[quote]ORIGINAL: srt10 I've had no issues with my UL-1.. I tighned up the water jaket on the motor and no leaks at all.. I does take two packs (14.8v) here is a clip of my UL-1 using a S220 prop, strut at 1", and 5200mah 30/40c packs.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSOzWkoAYU8 [/quote] what type bat packs do u recommend & how much run time do u get out of them?
Posted on: 5/4/2009 5:11 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: what rtr to get?
[quote]ORIGINAL: srt10 [quote]ORIGINAL: sims5hd i looked at the UL-1 nice boat but like u said little unstable at high speeds. How bout proboat fastech or supervee 27 ? IS ul-1 that much more unstable than v hulls cause i really like it? speed wise much difference between ul-1 and v-hulls? ANYONE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/quote] I have both SV27 and The UL-1
Posted on: 5/3/2009 2:00 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: SV 27 VS. FASTECH HELP
[quote]ORIGINAL: acejinx My competitive neighbor bought the Fastech, he has been trying to buy a boat that could keep up with my Nitro SV 27. I had my father in law smoke with with the electric version, so I promply sold the Nitro and bought the electric. Soon (Two poor quality boats sent back to Tower later...) I'll have a straight, stock match up with him and let you know how it goes. And if it goes badly for me I'll proably have a SV27 you can have cheep! :) [/quote]
Posted on: 5/1/2009 6:33 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: SV 27 VS. FASTECH HELP
[quote]ORIGINAL: acejinx My competitive neighbor bought the Fastech, he has been trying to buy a boat that could keep up with my Nitro SV 27. I had my father in law smoke with with the electric version, so I promply sold the Nitro and bought the electric. Soon (Two poor quality boats sent back to Tower later...) I'll have a straight, stock match up with him and let you know how it goes. And if it goes badly for me I'll proably have a SV27 you can have cheep! :) [/quote] thanx, let me know how it goes
Posted on: 5/1/2009 6:27 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: SV 27 VS. FASTECH HELP
[quote]ORIGINAL: SV27dayton Parallel means that the positive terminal from both batteries (in this case each 4S) are tied together and connected to the ESC, and the same with the negative terminals. if you were to wire these in series it mean you'd connect the positive of one to the negative of the other and the other leads to the ESC. This would give you 8S1P in this case. Lots of voltage but not as much capacity. The first setup would be 1/2 of that voltage 4S2P. [/quote] can you run that many cells and voltage in the stock sv27 motor and esc or is that just an example?
Posted on: 5/1/2009 6:25 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: SV 27 VS. FASTECH HELP
[quote]ORIGINAL: SV27dayton I'm not buying those Max amp batteries. But I thought it was important to let you know that the boat is only part of the cost. I'm considering getting some lipos from Hobby city and running them in parallel so that they can handle the current draw of my 8XL cat. If you buy a charger make sure it can charge lipos. They are the future of FE. [/quote] what's parallel. and current draw from what the motor? and do you think that lifepo4 batteries may also be a battery of the future[sm=71_71.gif][sm=spinnyeyes.gif]
Posted on: 4/30/2009 10:28 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: SV 27 VS. FASTECH HELP
thanks disko, sure is a big difference in price on this stuff i'm sure quality has a lot to do with it. some people have bigger wallets than others so that's how we determine what we can and can't buy
Posted on: 4/30/2009 7:41 AM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: SV 27 VS. FASTECH HELP
[quote]ORIGINAL: SV27dayton gold plated? no. It's not uncommon for a good set of batts to cost 100. If you have 3 well that's 300. http://www.maxamps.com/Lipo-5250-74-Pack.htm these are 120 each. http://www.modelrec.com/search/product-view.asp?ID=6863 Here's my charger for 190. [/quote] that looks like a real good charger dayton. Wow this stuff is pretty cashy i hope my wife understands, lol,,[>:]
Posted on: 4/29/2009 11:07 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: ADVICE ON WHAT TO BUY?
sorry guys didn't mean to get you all v'd up. do you guys have a favorite in these 2 RTR's ? i'm just trying to get as many views on these boats as i can. I don't have a clue on what props, battery brands are reliable, what size battery can i go w/out overheating motor, esc. etc. while i'm at it how about chargers that will do EVERYTHING ?????? I know there are threads on all this stuff but just trying to get all i can summed up w/out spending a week at my computer which i don't have time for. Thanks a million for your guys input i honestly appreciate it.[:D][:)][sm=49_49.gif][sm=bananahead.gif][sm=spinnyeyes.gif][sm=thumbs_up.gif][sm=teeth_smile.gif][sm=idea.gif][sm=confused.gif][sm=drowning.gif][sm=thumbup.gif]
Posted on: 4/29/2009 8:25 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: ADVICE ON WHAT TO BUY?
[quote]ORIGINAL: SV27dayton I have an SV27. It's my only RTR. I have the stock motor and ESC in it but most of the rest has been moded in some way. I've gone 41.3 on nimh packs, which is pretty fast for stock. I'm currently building my second boat, (have been for 2 years, on and off[8|]). I would recommend Towwer Hobbies. I don't have alot of experience with them but it seems like they get Aquacrafts attentention if there are any problems. This forum has a general positive opinion of Tower. My SV was perfect when I got it but there has been alot of chatter about quality issues as of late. Get on Youtube and watch some vids. One peice of advice. I have the boat, which I paid about 300 for. But I also have a 180 dollar charger and 300 bucks worth of batterys. It's RTR unless you have the batteries and charger. [/quote] just curious is your charger and batteries gold plated !!!!!!!!!!!!![sm=lol.gif]
Posted on: 4/28/2009 10:06 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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SV 27 VS. FASTECH HELP
new to rc boat hobby,can anyone give some good advice on what to look at ? I'm wanting fast out of the box, brushless, stable in water. what brand is good quality & customer support is relatively important. Under $400 preferably.
Posted on: 4/26/2009 11:07 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: ADVICE ON WHAT TO BUY?
[quote]ORIGINAL: SV27dayton I think you will be happy with any one of these boats. these are all the top RTR's. What he means on the fasttech is that the very back of the hull has a flat ride pad. This is sometimes used to solve some other handling problems in boat design but is considered somewhat of a shortcut. I believe this is why the FT is good straight line fast but people complain about the turning. I've watched the videos and it seems to turn OK and go very fast, probably handle rough water probably better than the SV. For some reason not clear in the forum it's not the favorite, but for a 300 dollar rtr I think it's pretty solid. [/quote] do you own any of these RTR boats ? what kind of setups do you have in them and what online hobby store do you recommend getting them from? I hear bad raps on some of the forums and just want to get from someone reliable. I just moved into a house on a lake so i'm gettin the itch to get one of these RTR's wet if you know what i mean. thanx, rick
Posted on: 4/25/2009 8:01 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: blackjack 26
is it a rtr? i personally wouldn't put nothing bigger than what it calls for which is lipo 3300mah 2s 7.4 v. you'll stat running into motor heat problems if you do, as far as props, octura x642, x647 or maybe grim racer 40x52 3 blade,i'm fairly new to boats also. just an idea for ya
Posted on: 4/9/2009 5:21 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: what rtr to get?
i looked at the UL-1 nice boat but like u said little unstable at high speeds. How bout proboat fastech or supervee 27 ? IS ul-1 that much more unstable than v hulls cause i really like it? speed wise much difference between ul-1 and v-hulls? ANYONE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on: 4/8/2009 5:28 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Looking for a new boat.
good luck !!!!, I posted the same question on electric forum, got 1 responce in a week. so i've been doing my own research in which i believe i got it narrowed down to the rtr super vee 27, or ul-1 hydro both brshlss. sounds like u want to do your own building so i can't b much help to ya sorry. i'm very new to this hobby if u can't tell.
Posted on: 4/8/2009 4:16 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: eeekks ... hope this don't happen!!
pull tape off before paint gets to dry to avoid paint pulling off.
Posted on: 4/4/2009 2:40 PM by Author "sims5hd" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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