RE: hope 50 mph rc sled
*double post* sorry guys.
Posted on: 3/5/2012 1:35 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: hope 50 mph rc sled
Looking nice sokey! I home my front susp. can look that seamless when I get to it. I'm just making a few more tweaks to the rear before I move on.
Posted on: 3/3/2012 5:43 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Probably close to two feet, maybe 18-20 inches. I'm on the Kenai Peninsula, we have mountains on all sides that block most of the snow. But, a little south of me, in Anchor Point they have 4 foot drifts of pure powder. Lets see, if I took my REV down there, thats 28 scale feet of snow!
Posted on: 2/28/2012 3:13 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Am I the only guy that uses 1/8th aluminum?
Posted on: 2/28/2012 1:18 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Ya, over the past 2 days we just got like 14 inches of snow, and it's snowing outside right now pretty hard! Need to finish this! Oh, and I completely finished the rear suspension, just need to stop out at Morgan's Steel and pick up the aluminum. Next up, motor mount and belt drive, and the track drive wheel. Hurricane-fibers, any tips on this part?
Posted on: 2/28/2012 11:39 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
I thought of that too, but I realized that when the suspension is pushed up, the track goes straight to the drive wheel, and it doesn't touch the swingarm. Although, in the event that does happen I am going to be rounding the edges down so it slides over it. It's easier to see when the suspension is actually mounted, and at the rate I'm going that should be done soon if my supplies can be kept in stock, eg. nuts, washers, allthread, aluminum strips to support the tunnel, and so on. Hopefully, because of my perpetual laziness, one and a half to two weeks.
Posted on: 2/27/2012 2:11 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Front suspension arms done! What do you think, guys?
Posted on: 2/27/2012 10:41 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
OK, holes are drilled in the swingarms, I promise pics will be up tonight! The front suspension peice is done, now I need to get more all-thread, nuts, and washers to finish the rear suspension peice.
Posted on: 2/26/2012 12:58 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Oh, never mind about the aluminum strips. I just had an apiffinany; cut a line down the aluminum so I can move the whole suspension back, like a tensioner system for the track. Anyone follow me?
Posted on: 2/26/2012 12:01 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
of the tunnel to take the stress off the plastic? Thanks guys, Subcaptian
Posted on: 2/25/2012 11:39 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Sokey, I already put the blueprints up, they're on one of my previous posts in an embedded image file.
Posted on: 2/23/2012 8:48 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: nitro mod mxz newbright snowmobile
Wow, impressive. Can't wait to finish mine. The projects been put on the backburner for a while, getting my real dirtbike ready for summer.
Posted on: 2/13/2012 8:50 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: nitro mod mxz newbright snowmobile
How much for the brushless? My REV is kinda on the small side and just wont handle the same. BTW, nice work!
Posted on: 2/4/2012 11:19 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
SCANNER. NOT. WORKING.
Posted on: 2/4/2012 11:17 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Well, I've finalized on the swingarms, just have to build now. Blueprints will be up in a few hours, probably in 5 hours.
Posted on: 2/3/2012 4:06 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Hey, it's not like I'm not happy for you, but this is kind of off-topic. Mods, can that be moved to one of the nitro new bright posts?
Posted on: 2/2/2012 7:18 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Well, I've got an idea for shock mounting, now I just need to fab up some swingarms. I've got the blueprints drawn, if anyone wants to see them.
Posted on: 2/1/2012 11:28 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Thanks for the support man, maybe we can collaborate on this effort. So far, I've been working on a suspension setup modeled on the FAST M-10 system, my only issue being dampeners. For the motor mount and suspension "slides" (Not really slides as the track rests on the wheels). I'll try and get pictures up of my blueprints and cardboard mock-ups. So far, everything looks good, I just need a belt system and short enough dampeners.
Posted on: 2/1/2012 1:27 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
So, a single shock setup isn't out of the question now. Any suggestions for mounting?
Posted on: 2/1/2012 1:11 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Done with the suspension slides!
Posted on: 2/1/2012 11:30 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
*edit
Posted on: 1/31/2012 7:20 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Be like me; use a 540! The power to weight ratio still wont be high enough...
Posted on: 1/30/2012 10:03 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Hey guys, another update; today I'm going to try and have holes cut for the shock mounts and the bolts to hold the slides together. I'm not sure if he's gonna let me because I haven't done my safety tests for this semester yet.
Posted on: 1/30/2012 9:06 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: Skidoo Rev XP snowmobile hop-up
Well, after a long anticipated wait, I bring you all the finished products! One motor mount and two slides for the rear suspension, all 1/8th inch aluminum.
Posted on: 1/27/2012 3:53 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "Unusual R/C"
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RE: 11.1v tether
Well, I wasn't going to pursue it if there isn't one on the market. But, thank you for being understanding and being supportive of this new pilot. I love my helicopters much more than my fixed-wings!
Posted on: 1/24/2012 1:33 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "RC Helicopter Beginners Forum"
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RE: 11.1v tether
Well, the only heli pilots close by are in Anchorage, a three-hour drive from where I live. Even then, I don't see that as being worth the drive, just to ask little questions like that, especially when I'm still in school, weekends are my only option. But, thanks for the support. I appreciate it.
Posted on: 1/23/2012 5:09 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "RC Helicopter Beginners Forum"
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RE: 11.1v tether
Well, I would ask a local person; but unfortunately, I live in Alaska, a state where RC just isn't as popular as in other states. I do have a local flying club, but they're all older guys, set in the ways of fixed-wing, not rotorcraft. You guys are my only good source of info. For the record, though, hovering came pretty easy to me. Something about playing COD:BO online and working up my hand-eye coordination and reflexes...
Posted on: 1/23/2012 9:45 AM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "RC Helicopter Beginners Forum"
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RE: 11.1v tether
Woah Woah Woah Woah... I leave for a day and this happens? I'm not a noob pilot, I have at least twenty stable hovers on a blade CP under my belt. I recently built a HK450GT Pro with full Align 35A ESC and 430L motor, hxt900 cyclics and a 9257 clone servo on the tail with a 401 Futaba gyro (Not a clone) to top it off. I didn't want to charge the batteries midflight, but rather only have the batteries on for weight balancing purposes. Just have the tether plugged straight into the ESC, so no overcharging. I said to have it at 11.1v so the tether would act like a fully charged lipo, not charging the battery while in the air. Sorry for any misunderstandings, I just wanted to see if you guys thought it is already available or makeable.
Posted on: 1/20/2012 10:31 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "RC Helicopter Beginners Forum"
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RE: 11.1v tether
OK, so I'll just make one then. Any ideas on how to regulate the voltage?
Posted on: 1/20/2012 12:12 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "RC Helicopter Beginners Forum"
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11.1v tether
Hey guys, do you know of anyone that makes a selectable-voltage tether station for begginers? Like, if it plugged into the wall, converted 120v down to 11.1 or lower, maybe even higher for a 500-600 size copter.
Posted on: 1/17/2012 2:50 PM by Author "subcaptian" in the forum "RC Helicopter Beginners Forum"
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