First boat, Delta Force 35" Pirate

[millzee]

pwm should be set at 8(the lowest)

What is your pwm set at?

[rearwheelin]

Water cooled capaciters would had been perfect !

[millzee]

I've been calling around trying to find some caps to replace the swallen ones and I found I can get another sf240hv for a reasonable price here in Oz, I will need another speedo down the track so should I get another and use it to get this boat running how it should or should I wait and get a cc hydraIce 240? I'm just a tad worried about the sf240's.

[millzee]

I've ordered a few t180's for my learning and burning, I'll try fixing the sf240hv when I get a chance but from what a few guy's say, these should do the job for a few runs.

[Grazacind]

Mate did you get your t180's from hobby king. They have a pretty good deal going. Dont run them above 5S though.

[millzee]

Mate did you get your t180's from hobby king. They have a pretty good deal going. Dont run them above 5S though.

Yeah, $77 each so I got a few, I was planning 6s with the 1717, have you had them fry?

[Grazacind]

I have yes they go up in a ball of smoke. If you run 5S they are pretty bullet proof. Have you got any idea of what amps you are pulling. I use the eagle tree system when I tune the boats. Best 150.00 I ever spent. It gives you all the data you need and more.

Do you have a good variety of props too. I buy mine with the thoughts of using them on all the other boats ie. props that come in CR pairs.

Cheers mate and let us know how the t180 goes.

I am in the process of designing a 44" carbon/kevlar mono with a planning plank. All being well no turn fins as it will be a saw beastie. Running a MHZ scorpion 5035/760 on 10s.

[keithbradley]

Ive found the SF240HV's to be pretty tough myself, but I think you should get the Castle ICE just for its datalog features. They can log all the current you can pull. Having the datalog will help you figure out why you had problems with the SF240.

[millzee]

I have yes they go up in a ball of smoke. If you run 5S they are pretty bullet proof. Have you got any idea of what amps you are pulling. I use the eagle tree system when I tune the boats. Best 150.00 I ever spent. It gives you all the data you need and more.

Do you have a good variety of props too. I buy mine with the thoughts of using them on all the other boats ie. props that come in CR pairs.

Cheers mate and let us know how the t180 goes.

I am in the process of designing a 44" carbon/kevlar mono with a planning plank. All being well no turn fins as it will be a saw beastie. Running a MHZ scorpion 5035/760 on 10s.

I do have a few prop's, x440, x442, x445, x447, x448, x450, x640, x642
Good luck with your build, sounds great!

[millzee]

I may have found a few contributing factors to the wet running, I'll put a few close up pic's of the transom, I think the trim tabs are up too high and that rudder is an anchor. I pulled out the original rudder I bought for the boat and it's tapered (the set back was 5", too long) as to the one on the boat that I replaced with the 4" set back which is streight. I have drawn a line where I'm thinking of cutting it, is that close? Also, I have only ever used the program card so I loaded the swordfish program onto the computer and played with the settings, set the timing to medium and LVC on auto and the rest default. Then I re-calibrated the tx with the esc and once done gave it a few pumps to see if it all worked and it seemed to scream a lot harder than before, the hull actually moved around on the stand a little and I only squeezed 1/2 throttle quick punches, maybe I'm dreaming hoping it's somthing this simple but it was definatly more alive than b4.

[Rich]

Defiantly cut the rudder, looking at it now it seems too long but thats me. I agree, running the esc at 6s is way too much even for a high end esc its hard. If you use the t180 get the etti cap bank I posted for you it will help get rid of the heat on the main caps. The reason your sf240 got hot was all the built up current from the hull running wet (ask me how I know..). Once you get that hull out of the water it will be awesome. My Mean Machine had the caps bulge on 4s2p because it wasn't running free. Once you fix that it will be all good.

[johnson22456]

I have been running 3 seaking 180's all on 6s without any problems. 2 in my hpr with neu 1521's, and 1 in my df33 with a neu 1515 turning x648-x450. Just don't use the bec. Don't be afraid to run the 180 on 6, it shouldn't be a problem.

[Rich]

I have been running 3 seaking 180's all on 6s without any problems. 2 in my hpr with neu 1521's, and 1 in my df33 with a neu 1515 turning x648-x450. Just don't use the bec. Don't be afraid to run the 180 on 6, it shouldn't be a problem.

What are the kvs of all three of those motors and do you have any data to share for millzee?

[johnson22456]

What are the kvs of all three of those motors and do you have any data to share for millzee?

There in my sig.

The 1515 is 1500kv and the 1521s are 1860kv. What kind of "data" are you looking for. I thought the question was he wanted to run 6s on the 180 and you told him not to.

[Rich]

I was thinking amp draw for the df 33 and the HPR. This way he would be more comfortable about the sf240 and the t180. I agree with using a separate rx pack and not using the bec on the t180.