another mean machine set up

[bustitup]

ok, try lowered it to 2.8v, because I've also get the same result till I lowered it to 2.8v. See if there is any different.

Mel what are you using to program your 180?.....card or tx
if your using card do you have a pic of it?
here is what i'm using its ver2


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...lenotsupported

[Rumdog]

Holy friggen EFF!!! that is one damn fast mean machine!! that is my idea of sport boating!

[Brushless55]

This video is the reason why I bought my MM !

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

[Brushless55]

Wow! is that CF or black glass?

[bustitup]

holy shoot batman! I just hope you had that thing securely flat on something while that stuff is curing! Nice work, boogieman.

lol...yes I realized before I started that when I set the boat down and something that only supported the tunnel it put a bow in the hull deck

[Jesse J]

holy shoot batman! I just hope you had that thing securely flat on something while that stuff is curing! Nice work, boogieman.

[bustitup]

BEFORE


AFTER

[Brushless55]

I'm looking to do a possible CF remake of the internal...
I realy do like the radio box, totaly water tight..

[bustitup]

Fluid all your points above are well taken and appreciated........I take everyone's points and comments with a grain of salt......I try to take in the knowledge and look at all the different setups and have realized there are many different ways to skin a cat......I had been into rc monster trucks, truggy's and buggies for a few years and have learned quite a bit about brushless rc......the main thing I have learned is FE boats are much different than FE cars....as I have said before, I am a very fast learner but my main weakness is that what ever i run, I try to make it go faster too quickly and burn stuff up but when I do burn things or break things I learn from it and move on.....I will continou to head your warnings and learn as much as I can from you


brushless55...real nice work on that motor mount...looks like you have a nice mm start there......but let me give you a little advice that was given to me from the very start of my mm build...I was told to loose all the old gasser set up i.e. radio box, fiberglass motor mount area...as you can see I didn't listen but now I have new pictures to show you what I did yesterday and last night since Fluid said loose the radio box

getting pics..... be right back

[Fluid]

Sorry but I don't think this thread is about run times!

Sorry but I thought this was a thread about setting up an FE boat, not trying to burn it down. Unfortunately, too many new FE boaters read comments like some of the above and think that their boat should go XX mph, and when it does not they are disappointed. Or if it does run that fast they try running it for ten minutes and along the way POOF....

The FACT is that many FE posts on the Internet are pure BS posted by people with little real experience. Maybe they built a boat, burned up several setups, then when one hangs together for two runs they tell everyone in the world it is safe. Or they parrot something they read and say it is their experience. Or they simply make it up to impress people they will never meet. Believe me, I get plenty of PMs for a great many disappointed folks verifying all the above.

I am not putting any poster in this thread in the above class (so don't go all defensive), but there are a great many lurkers who read this thread and it would be a disservice not to warn them. They may not have the experience to read betwen the lines. Remember that whatever you post on the Internet lives forever.......



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[Brushless55]

Me home made mount!

[Brushless55]

I'm thinking not if you want much run time. Most oval racers get low-50s out of that setup in sport hydros - which have a far higher speed potential than cats do. It depends on how long you want to run, and how long you want your components to last. Mid-40s is good for that hull if you want 3 to 6 minutes of run time. I've had my MM into the low-60s - but not for any length of time and it was not very stable even on smooth water.


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Sorry but I don't think this thread is about run times!

[Fluid]

I'm thinking you should get about 50+ out of that motor when set up right.

I'm thinking not if you want much run time. Most oval racers get low-50s out of that setup in sport hydros - which have a far higher speed potential than cats do. It depends on how long you want to run, and how long you want your components to last. Mid-40s is good for that hull if you want 3 to 6 minutes of run time. I've had my MM into the low-60s - but not for any length of time and it was not very stable even on smooth water.


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[Mel279]

please let me get this straight because I find it hard to believe.......you had the exact same problem I am having with not getting full voltage to the motor?

it seems if by setting the lvc to 2.8 your not going to get full run time out of the potential of the lipo pack if it shuts down at 11.2 volts or am I missing something here?

Yes, Im also having the same prob and takes me few days to solve it. This esc will not give the motor full voltage if the battery is not that good, unless u use a new battery, but at certain time it will go back to the same problem again. That why I've told u to play around with the cutoff voltage, I knw it seem hard to believe but u'll never knw. Give it a shoot, if Im wrong sorry for that, Im just tryig to help thats all.

[bustitup]

Thanks..
I'm thinking you should get about 50+ out of that motor when set up right.
I'm going to start with the SV motor in my MM then maybe move upto a 9XL on 4s, and would love to try a 13XL on 6s..

yes 50+ is what i'm hoping for....it hit 43 so far.....i think i can get there when I get the turnigy 180 programed right and find the right prop