the future of boating is here

[ozzie-crawl]

not sure if anyone has posted this before,i know its showing cars but the application for boating should still work

http://www.horizonfuelcell.com/hobby_rc.htm

[wakeboardfusion]

looks expensive. I wonder what voltage it puts out

[Ub Hauled]

not nearly powerful enough yet... it'll get there eventually.

[ozzie-crawl]

well remember its a 1/10 car that they claim has a top speed of 50 mph for up to 60 minutes. remember not long ago lipos didnt have a very large c rating but as demand became stronger lipos got better

[LiPo Power]

This is very cool.....
Wait and wach it will grow......
This speed and about 1 hour of run time that is impressive...... Wont get this time on my DF out of LiPos...

[video200]

if we are to run for 1 hour at the time it wil realy put the motors and esc`s to the test

[hydromaddicted]

Good to see an actual working proto instead of a bunch of hot air.

[AndyKunz]

It's still hot air. Read carefully. They have a 4Ah battery pack in the car. The fuel cell can only provide 30W, so it's slow-charging the LiPo. It's a charger, not the primary source.

Fuel cells take a while to come up to power, and are better for constant loads. They don't do well with high transients like a model application is.

What these guys did is a perfect application for fuel cells - low rate charging w/o having to unplug your pack.

Andy

[properchopper]

if we are to run for 1 hour at the time it wil realy put the motors and esc`s to the test

Excellant observation !

[ReddyWatts]

Looks like it runs at 8 volts and 3.75 amps (30 watts) without battery assist. Dont think its ready for FE.

[ozzie-crawl]

well i thought it was rather interesting, and the future applications that may come of it.
but from the response i mite just change the title to bag the sh*t out of this and post your negative comments here

[domwilson]

I think this has potential. Don't let the bad comments stir you. I remember when I first posted about these cheap chinese batteries... http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ead.php?t=9394

Look at what people have to say now...

http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ad.php?t=12618

[wolf IV]

well i thought it was rather interesting, and the future applications that may come of it.
but from the response i mite just change the title to bag the sh*t out of this and post your negative comments here

LOL!!!! Don't take offense brother, everbody has opinions and they all matter. we all want the same thing here, fast boats.. oh , and no polution. GREAT FIND...

[ozzie-crawl]

hey dom i remember that first thread you linked to very well, read what the guy from post #12 has to say

wolf it wasnt that, no were did i say throw away your lipos and lets go hydro
didnt say it was for fe just for boats, but some decided they would jump on the "its no good for FE " wagon.
no it isnt applicable yet for fe, but the possibilities are there for the future.
how nice would it be to have a 60 inch cat that could run at 70 mph for 60 minutes
methanol cells are another possibility in the future if the demand is there.
how many people wouldnt touch lipos when they first came out as the C ratings were very low, now because of demand we have cells that can deliver huge amps

[wolf IV]

hey dom i remember that first thread you linked to very well, read what the guy from post #12 has to say

wolf it wasnt that, no were did i say throw away your lipos and lets go hydro
didnt say it was for fe just for boats, but some decided they would jump on the "its no good for FE " wagon.
no it isnt applicable yet for fe, but the possibilities are there for the future.
how nice would it be to have a 60 inch cat that could run at 70 mph for 60 minutes
methanol cells are another possibility in the future if the demand is there.
how many people wouldnt touch lipos when they first came out as the C ratings were very low, now because of demand we have cells that can deliver huge amps

UMMM?? LET ME THINK"big cat 70 mph for 1 hr"... hmm.... YEAYA!!!! sighn me up!! HEY, it all started when the "world was still flat"... Exploration baby!!! soon eneph!!