fletch51
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My buddy 80 miles away got a new, but discontinued Auquacraft SV27 to have fun with at a retention pond behind his shop. He also just won an ebay bid on another used one for his employee so they can race around at lunch or after work. He also likes it so much he is gonna get two of the SV27R's as soon as he can get his hands on them. He is new to RC boats, yet has some experience in RC cars, And neither of us know very much about LIPO or brushless. So here goes.
Thru my LHS I got him a pair of SMC 8000mah 2S lipo's (with a decent C that i can't remember)and two chargers and put dean's connectors on all. The SV27 ESC wiring is in series so I believe that means it's nominal voltae is 14.8V . Immediately after charging each battery I metered the batteries and they were 8.4V a piece, so in series 16.8V. I then shipped them to him, and he has been amazed at the speed(this new boat had never been run until He got these LiPo's)... However Sunday, He ran it for a while, dunked it once, and continued running and the ESC finally smoked bad. it even melted the plastic radio box.
He is not at all upset about any of this, and is more than willing to get different equipment to make it reliable. The radio box did get completely soaked about 2 weeks ago and He thinks maybe water is why the ESC failed.
I guess I'm looking first for suggestions on an ESC that would be great for this battery setup, and the motor can be changed too if necessary.
Once He gets reliable electronics then we will start messing with handling and props(everything is stock now).
Thanks, Fletch
Thru my LHS I got him a pair of SMC 8000mah 2S lipo's (with a decent C that i can't remember)and two chargers and put dean's connectors on all. The SV27 ESC wiring is in series so I believe that means it's nominal voltae is 14.8V . Immediately after charging each battery I metered the batteries and they were 8.4V a piece, so in series 16.8V. I then shipped them to him, and he has been amazed at the speed(this new boat had never been run until He got these LiPo's)... However Sunday, He ran it for a while, dunked it once, and continued running and the ESC finally smoked bad. it even melted the plastic radio box.
He is not at all upset about any of this, and is more than willing to get different equipment to make it reliable. The radio box did get completely soaked about 2 weeks ago and He thinks maybe water is why the ESC failed.
I guess I'm looking first for suggestions on an ESC that would be great for this battery setup, and the motor can be changed too if necessary.
Once He gets reliable electronics then we will start messing with handling and props(everything is stock now).
Thanks, Fletch
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