Swordfish or Seaking?

[Kevinlei324]

Swordfish 200 or Seaking 180?

I'm powering a Leopard 4074 on 4s2p.

What would you guys use?

Any other opinions welcome!

Thanks.

[driftah]

all i know is I love my seaking zero issues lol

[Kevinlei324]

all i know is I love my seaking zero issues lol

Do you use BEC with your Seaking?

[JMSCARD]

I don't know about the swordfish either., been waiting to here of folks who have tried them.... but I have 6 tunigy/seaking 180's.... love em' super easy to program with or without the program box... but I use the program box only cause I have so many of the 180's... highly highly recommend the seaking 180's..

you can use the internal bec on 4s.... but to be honest I run rxr packs in all my boats... the esc runs cooler without using the integrated bec, and its just literally habit now for me...

[Kevinlei324]

I don't know about the swordfish either., been waiting to here of folks who have tried them.... but I have 6 tunigy/seaking 180's.... love em' super easy to program with or without the program box... but I use the program box only cause I have so many of the 180's... highly highly recommend the seaking 180's..

you can use the internal bec on 4s.... but to be honest I run rxr packs in all my boats... the esc runs cooler without using the integrated bec, and its just literally habit now for me...

I'm new to this BEC rxr stuff... How is that set up? Do you just cut off the middle BEC wire from the ESC and plug that into the throttle slot on the receiver?

If it's easier, can you please post some pics or links on how this is set up? I would like to reduce the stress on my ESC...

[Rumdog]

The best thing for the esc, and easiest thing to do is- go to your receiver plug on the esc. Pull the red wire from the harness. Now you can plug a receiver pack like you'd use in a nitro car or truck, and plug it into the batt terminal on the receiver. This way your esc isn't trying to power the RX and servo, just the motor.
The BEC on a esc can work, but can be unreliable and leave you stranded if it fails.

[Kevinlei324]

The best thing for the esc, and easiest thing to do is- go to your receiver plug on the esc. Pull the red wire from the harness. Now you can plug a receiver pack like you'd use in a nitro car or truck, and plug it into the batt terminal on the receiver. This way your esc isn't trying to power the RX and servo, just the motor.
The BEC on a esc can work, but can be unreliable and leave you stranded if it fails.

I'm more afraid of my boat flipping over than failing... lol I made a rescue boat from an old brushed boat...

Oh wow... That's... not hard at all.

So, let me make sure I'm getting this right... I want to make sure it's that simple and I'm not going to screw up my ESC. You just gotta plug the BEC to "Throttle" on the receiver, snip the red wire, get a receiver pack and plug that into the "Battery" on the receiver?

[LarrysDrifter]

Dont ever "cut" the red wire.No need to.Just unplug it.And your boat flipping should be the last of your worries.Its kind of the nature of the hobby sometimes if you want to go really fast.

[Kevinlei324]

Does anyone know where I can order a Seaking 180 now? Steve is sold out, and on ebay, the closest place I can order it from is Australia and Hong Kong...

HobbyKing carries an this...
http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...idProduct=8937

Is this the same as the Seaking? They call it Turnigy, and the weight is the same: 165g.
But under the "Free Shipping" banner under the description, it says 273g...

[Rumdog]

https://www.himodel.com

[LarrysDrifter]

I think SeaKing is the original and Turnigy is a re-brand.And www.hobbyhot.com has them also.I got mine from them from china to Missouri in 4 days.

[Kevinlei324]

Dont ever "cut" the red wire.No need to.Just unplug it.And your boat flipping should be the last of your worries.Its kind of the nature of the hobby sometimes if you want to go really fast.

I figured, but I started this thread because I'm looking to REPLACE the ESC I just fried.

I JUST finished my first boat, and we ran out of hatch tape. My dad insisted on Duct-tape (please, no comments. I know it's absolutely, unspeakable retarded)...

On top of that, winds were at 15+ mph. Waves were high. It flipped, and we had to wait for it to drift back. By the time it was back, the hull was FLOODED. Servo is fine. So's the receiver (MR3000). Motor worked fine too (I tried it with my car's ESC.) But the ESC was toast.

Side question:
When I first got my motor, Leopard 4074, the shaft was difficult to turn. But after It got wet, it became noticeably easier. Is this just because that happens in general after a run, or did I toast my motor too?

I took my motor apart to dry it. I also didn't notice this before, but when I push on the shaft now, it sticks out the back (a little).

[Kevinlei324]

I think SeaKing is the original and Turnigy is a re-brand.And www.hobbyhot.com has them also.I got mine from them from china to Missouri in 4 days.

Is that from Hobbyhot.com? and was that standard shipping?

Cause I've ordered stuff from Hong Kong a couple times and they've always arrived 2 weeks, soonest...

[LarrysDrifter]

I figured, but I started this thread because I'm looking to REPLACE the ESC I just fried.

I JUST finished my first boat, and we ran out of hatch tape. My dad insisted on Duct-tape (please, no comments. I know it's absolutely, unspeakable retarded)...

On top of that, winds were at 15+ mph. Waves were high. It flipped, and we had to wait for it to drift back. By the time it was back, the hull was FLOODED. Servo is fine. So's the receiver (MR3000). Motor worked fine too (I tried it with my car's ESC.) But the ESC was toast.

Side question:
When I first got my motor, Leopard 4074, the shaft was difficult to turn. But after It got wet, it became noticeably easier. Is this just because that happens in general after a run, or did I toast my motor too?

I took my motor apart to dry it. I also didn't notice this before, but when I push on the shaft now, it sticks out the back (a little).

My point was not to cut the red wire.And yes my order was from hobbyhot.com to the post office in 4 days with standard shipping.(Two SeaKing 120 amp speedos).

[BHChieftain]

My point was not to cut the red wire.And yes my order was from hobbyhot.com to the post office in 4 days with standard shipping.(Two SeaKing 120 amp speedos).

Hi,
I'm confused on how you remove the red wire without cutting it (which is what I do)...

Do you just pull it out of the connector? What difference does it make?

Chief