vs-1 fe build

[ozzie-crawl]

thanks kris never thought of that,mite be worth considering as my tunnel has a high $$$ metal gear servo from ebay about $7 worth
these cheap 10kg servos hold up rather well only had one quit after it got dunked a few times,seems to do rather well with my lower leg
some have been in boats over 2 years

[rchippie]

Scott i tried a 1/4 hole on my links & it does not work . I even tried up to a 5/16 & that does not work either.

[ozzie-crawl]

not 100% sure what you are referring to, if its the hole size the steering rod goes threw then mine is 1/4 hole with 1/4 brass tube inside that, this is the reason i made my rods parallel to each other as they dont move closer together or further apart as much.
with your steering the lower leg doesn't have to turn very much, i think i have less than 20 deg deflection each way

[rchippie]

not 100% sure what you are referring to, if its the hole size the steering rod goes threw then mine is 1/4 hole with 1/4 brass tube inside that, this is the reason i made my rods parallel to each other as they dont move closer together or further apart as much.
with your steering the lower leg doesn't have to turn very much, i think i have less than 20 deg deflection each way

Yes that is what im talking about . My rods are very close to the same space apart on the servo as they are on the mount. So i dont need it to turn to full lock in both directions ?.

[ozzie-crawl]

no full lock,just checked mine i have about 18 deg each way from centre and i dont think i use all that while running,out drives are very sensitive to steering
watch ow tight i turn in parts of this video and i am not using full steering.
i always limit my servo throw, but i also use exponential so its not so sensitive around centre
but if i need to turn hard while going slower i still can

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVfsmaZ1PAQ

[rchippie]

no full lock,just checked mine i have about 18 deg each way from centre and i dont think i use all that while running,out drives are very sensitive to steering
watch ow tight i turn in parts of this video and i am not using full steering.
i always limit my servo throw, but i also use exponential so its not so sensitive around centre
but if i need to turn hard while going slower i still can
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVfsmaZ1PAQ

Oh okay . I was trying to get full lock to lock . Thats why mine would not work right . So right around 20 degress .

[ozzie-crawl]

yep 20 deg will be enough

[ozzie-crawl]

made a 30 second video to show my steering

[rchippie]

made a 30 second video to show my steering

It bairly turns . Mine will do that & a tad more with out the links hitting anything . I thought i need all of the steering possible . Im so use to 1/8 offroad . Were you set your steering servo up to full lock to lock . I will have to by a small ppiece of wood tommorow to make a new back panel . Thank so for posting the video . That is very very helpfull.

[ozzie-crawl]

no worries mate, just a pity i had my phone around the wrong way

[ozzie-crawl]

nice one bigwaveohs,
here is one of mine.

[BHChieftain]

motor: UL-1
ESC: 120A Hobby City
LiPo: 5,000 mAh, 30C

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExT1F_mGVXI

Hi Bigwaveohs,
Hey, I recognize that boat! Looking like you have it tuned in nice. I'll be up for some runs late April...
-Chief

[rchippie]

WAAY too much throw...you are going to hook with that much steering on the VS-1!

Yes i know that now . AS i said eairler im new to boats . So i still have alot to learn. Im so use to offroad were you need all the steering you can get & more

[norbique]

motor: UL-1
ESC: 120A Hobby City
LiPo: 5,000 mAh, 30C

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExT1F_mGVXI

Hey bigwaveohs,

Nice vid! What's your speed?

[norbique]

beautiful! how many cells in series?