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Several of us are running this motor in the older V3 cats. The Veles 3831 motor uses 7.5* timing.Vac-U-Tug Jr (13mph) -
Guys I got your flex cables finished. I ditched the brass drive dog on the first cable I made because I found some more stainless ones. Heading to the post office tomorrow. Let me know how they work out. If anyone else needs one I made theee extras. Pm me.
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Mines broke and lost also, lasted a bit longer though than others on here. PM sent on the upgraded extra flex shaft.Last edited by cboggs; 09-25-2017, 01:00 AM.32" Carbon Rivercat, Veles 29, Voracity 36, M41Comment
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Thanks Travis.Comment
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What type of steel did you use for the stub shafts & what solder to join them, thanks.Comment
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What type of steel did you use for the stub shafts & what solder to join them. Thanks.Originally posted by kfxguy View PostGuys I got your flex cables finished. I ditched the brass drive dog on the first cable I made because I found some more stainless ones. Heading to the post office tomorrow. Let me know how they work out. If anyone else needs one I made theee extras. Pm me.
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Well I'm not certain what steel. They don't rust so I'll say it's probably stainless. Here a link to the ones I use https://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pr...?prod=ose-1381Originally posted by martin View Post
And I use stay-brite silver bearing solder. Same method, solder and stub shafts I use on my other boats running around 100mph and haven't let go yet. Knock on wood!32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) wasComment
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What flux did you use & did you use a torch or soldering iron when joining the shaft & flex. Thanks.Originally posted by kfxguy View PostComment
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Thanks all ordered one.Comment
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I use stay brite - stay clean flux and I use a micro torch to heat it up. Soldering iron (I have a big 80w weller) would take too long.Originally posted by martin View Post32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) wasComment
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OSE has had that cable listed for a while, but the stock has remained at 0. They seem to be low on a number of models.Vac-U-Tug Jr (13mph)Comment
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I'll sell what cables I can till he gets some in. Maybe I shouldn't have invested in all the stuff to do this, was trying to help the Veles guys but ended up costing me money. O well, learned my lesson lolOriginally posted by fweasel View Post32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) wasComment
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I would probably put a 3/16 cable in it if I was going for speed on 6s swinging a big prop but thats just personal opinionComment
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Guys I had planned on shipping your cables yesterday but I decided to hold off. Why? I'm very picky and I felt I could do a better job on your cables. My .187 process is a little different than the .150 process so I decided I needed to make a change with how far the solder comes out the shaft. When I was making the first batch I noticed the solder would wick into the cable 1/4"+ out of the stub and it wasn't flexible right there. So I remade all the cables and was extra careful to not use too much solder. I won't lie, I used up several feet of flex last night experimenting and test until I got it just right. Then when I did, I made up a sacrificial one to test, I chucked it up in my 18v drill on low speed high torque and clamped the other end in the vise. I then tried to break it or make the joint fail. I ended up with a twisted up flex with no joint failure using a little less solder and having a nicer looking flex. Like I said, I'm picky and if I put my name on it, I have to feel good about it. This is what the new ones look like.
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Wow, nice work! I can hit the water with confidence now. Thanks for the attention to detail. Look forward to getting mine.Originally posted by kfxguy View Post
On another note, I contacted Horizon Hobby yesterday and they are sending out an new shaft and prop ASAP. I mentioned the trouble some of us are having and I'm pretty sure they're aware. Excellent customer service as usual, though.
I will try soldering the replacement shaft and it it works out OK, just keep it as a spare.Comment
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