Calling Electrical/Electronic Experts

“As a comparison, I have run a 49in Perkasa on a MFA 850 brushed motor with a Mtronik 50 ESC and a Lipo 3s (11 volts). It went like a demon!”

5 posts 8 likes

il y a 10 heures par mjbb1951

Commencé il y a 16 heures par ChrisF

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SAIL CONTROL AND ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS FOR SCALE MODELS

“@AlessandroSPQR Ok then. I wasn't sure from your description of J J Lad's vessel if you could put the machinery under the deck. Your solution would be even l…”

56 posts 118 likes

il y a 6 jours par RossM

Commencé il y a 24 jours par AlessandroSPQR

56 118

Brushed twin and esc stalling?

“@Fishercat Thanks so much for your clarification, Fishercat. It's very useful for me and all naval modelers. As I said, I prefer to take measurements (when p…”

19 posts 44 likes

il y a 6 jours par AlessandroSPQR

Commencé il y a 9 jours par Karoq

19 44

Random Problems Loading Pictures?

“I don’t have the problems discussed here. The problem I do have is after posting with successfully loaded photos & then for some reason editing the post the …”

15 posts 30 likes

il y a 16 jours par Chum444

Commencé il y a 17 jours par zooma

15 30

Sheets and sail winch

“@OldieNewbie Hi OldieNewbie, It would actually be helpful to know which model ship you are building. The challenges vary significantly from one model to anot…”

7 posts 12 likes

il y a 1 mois par AlessandroSPQR

Commencé il y a 1 mois par OldieNewbie

7 12

Bloated LiPo

“@Fishercat Hi Fishercat, Thanks for sharing your experiences with LiFePO batteries. I am very interested in this technology; it is new to me, and I have no d…”

71 posts 140 likes

il y a 1 mois par AlessandroSPQR

Commencé il y a 3 mois par zooma

71 140

Classic Boat RC / 3DP Cornish Polperro Gaffer

Aucune réponse pour l’instant — soyez le premier.

1 post 8 likes

Commencé il y a 2 mois par Chuck

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brushed motor problems

“It sounds like a current overload for the speed controller which may activate a cutout to prevent heating and fire. Look at the current ability of the contro…”

13 posts 11 likes

il y a 3 mois par GrantH

Commencé il y a 3 mois par Bob the boilerman

13 11

Futaba FP-T6nLK transmitter and FP- R105M receiver help

“@VictorC Back again , My system fell down on No 1 on your list. Sitting in a cupboard for all those years and expecting it to work perfectly was too much too…”

31 posts 58 likes

il y a 3 mois par Karoq

Commencé il y a 3 mois par Karoq

31 58

LiPo Resistance Testing

“Storage Charge, Balance Charge and Discharge etc. A Sky D100 LiPo charger can be used to Fast Charge, Slow Charge, Storage Charge, Balance Charge and Dischar…”

11 posts 22 likes

il y a 3 mois par zooma

Commencé il y a 3 mois par zooma

11 22

Flysky Warning

“Wow, 24 channels and 125 model memory - I rest my case! I thought my Tx was good with 8 channels and 30 model memory! As I said, I know that some folks need …”

36 posts 75 likes

il y a 3 mois par ChrisF

Commencé il y a 10 mois par LewZ

36 75

Binding an RX to TX (Tamco)

“Receivers from Spektrum use to have a bind jumper plug I only know Spektrum stuff used it for decades,”

8 posts 9 likes

il y a 4 mois par Hhager2

Commencé il y a 4 mois par EricMB

8 9

Fuse for 12 pole 12-24 volt Hi Torque Motor (as supplied by Mobile Marine Models)

“@Hsailer -As I mentioned, 2 to 3 second shots, just long enough to get an Amperage reading. I have been working and testing motors for over 50 years, snd hav…”

6 posts 9 likes

il y a 4 mois par GregHiltz

Commencé il y a 4 mois par merchant67

6 9

Model boat demonstration at Lac Daumesnil, Paris

“@chugalone100 Thank you”

4 posts 13 likes

il y a 4 mois par alexandre

Commencé il y a 4 mois par alexandre

4 13

XT60 CONNECTORS

“@ChrisF I got mine from AliExpress have a look under RC Car Parts Metal mini Red Soldering Tool Holder Model Cars Drone Marine Welding Tool T plug Connector …”

31 posts 139 likes

il y a 5 mois par Fred

Commencé il y a 3 ans par NickD

31 139

What Engine? Vosper RAF Crash Tender 34"

“@GaryLC By the look of it inside there are no signs of any screw marks or glue marks to show where items have been fitted and then been removed. I would thin…”

10 posts 42 likes

il y a 5 mois par BOATSHED

Commencé il y a 5 mois par Plivez

10 42

Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US

“Hi Stephen, yes, I can see the first messages and photos now. There are some repeated texts in the first messages (that I hadn't repeated) and some small ano…”

583 posts 2,551 likes

il y a 6 mois par AlessandroSPQR

Commencé il y a 3 ans par AlessandroSPQR

583 2,551

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS SWITCHING FROM A MAIN BATTERY TO A SPARE BATTERY, FOR SAFER NAVIGA

“Hi Mirangi, thank you so much for the two links. Unfortunately, the first one doesn't open. Here's the screen I get. However, I went to the Texas Instruments…”

33 posts 64 likes

il y a 6 mois par AlessandroSPQR

Commencé il y a 6 mois par AlessandroSPQR

33 64

Fuse position?

“If the boat only has a single motor then place the fuse between the battery and the speed controller, as close to the battery as possible. The the boat has h…”

5 posts 9 likes

il y a 6 mois par VictorC

Commencé il y a 6 mois par Rogal118

5 9

Adding a Reverse to Forwards Only ESC?

“150amp Sea King with Reverse. After many months of trying to persuade my various Sea King “forwards only” ESC’s to also run with a reverse function, I had al…”

24 posts 66 likes

il y a 6 mois par zooma

Commencé il y a 1 an par zooma

24 66

two motors one esc

“Hi all, as far as fuses go I do not use them as I have small boats with about 15 - 20 Watts power and the esc can deal with a stall current. It has never bee…”

40 posts 110 likes

il y a 6 mois par roycv

Commencé il y a 7 mois par Stephen T

40 110

LiFePO4 BATTERIES (Lithium-Iron-Phosphate batteries)

“No problem Alessandro, I had a look back in this thread to see if Duncan had posted something simmilar to me, I found it quite amusing at the time. I will al…”

33 posts 77 likes

il y a 6 mois par stevedownunder

Commencé il y a 6 mois par AlessandroSPQR

33 77

"New" Kid on the Block: Meus Racing?

“The US Navy used the ELF to keep in touch with it's nuc boomers. I thought about renting some band width to run my sub while tracking it on the SOSUS network…”

16 posts 30 likes

il y a 7 mois par ToraDog

Commencé il y a 7 mois par LewZ

16 30

Programming a seaking brushless ESC challenges..

“Sea King ESC. To date I have been very pleased with the power delivery of my various types of Sea King ESC. The power delivery is very smooth and strong, rig…”

21 posts 44 likes

il y a 7 mois par zooma

Commencé il y a 8 mois par EricMB

21 44

8 Channel Transmitter

“I'll cast another vote for the flysky i6x, for the price it's really hard to beat. There are 2 ways to adjust for throttle centring. The obvious way is to ac…”

20 posts 51 likes

il y a 7 mois par JSS4

Commencé il y a 10 mois par Heners2332

20 51

Faulty Spektrum TX

“I've just read from the beginning. I've had dxi6 for many years, well into double figs, I'm using dx8, gen 1 and gen 2, and nx8, with planes, so I know the t…”

15 posts 47 likes

il y a 8 mois par pmdevlin

Commencé il y a 8 mois par EricMB

15 47

HiTech Winch Drum

“If you want to get silly, this is how I did my stays'il winch”

12 posts 28 likes

il y a 8 mois par RossM

Commencé il y a 8 mois par Hsailer

12 28

two or one

“A couple of days ago "Chugalone100" asked, "In a twin-motor arrangement, is a throttle mixer required to properly coordinate differential thrust control, or …”

10 posts 57 likes

il y a 8 mois par VictorC

Commencé il y a 8 mois par Stephen T

10 57

construction Boat Mr Kim film fifth element

“There's certainly some detail work in that!”

2 posts 10 likes

il y a 8 mois par ChrisF

Commencé il y a 8 mois par AlexandreR

2 10

Batteries

“Hi Jumpugly, you're right to continue your research. I first came across lithium batteries about 20 years ago. I first used lithium-ion [Li-ion] batteries an…”

8 posts 30 likes

il y a 9 mois par AlessandroSPQR

Commencé il y a 9 mois par GARTH

8 30

JJC Sound Unit troubles

Aucune réponse pour l’instant — soyez le premier.

1 post 3 likes

Commencé il y a 9 mois par Heners2332

1 3

motor for large paddle steamer. Advice required

“here is the progress on the front deck. Still trying to sort out a place to work on the 3 metre 35kg hull!”

20 posts 85 likes

il y a 9 mois par Hermione

Commencé il y a 11 mois par Hermione

20 85

Waterproof servos

“Eric, there's always the great rc sub guy on youtube! I would touch base with him on his channel to inquire. He def knows his stuff. https://www.youtube.com/…”

7 posts 17 likes

il y a 10 mois par jumpugly

Commencé il y a 10 mois par EricMB

7 17

engine etc etc

“Hi Bob, many thanks for this information, very much appreciated.”

3 posts 6 likes

il y a 11 mois par Guy O

Commencé il y a 11 mois par Guy O

3 6

Sound modules for RCA’s ww2 warship

“Thanks Steve for your reply. I will look into Forge Electronics as a possibility.”

3 posts 2 likes

il y a 11 mois par Javelin1

Commencé il y a 11 mois par Javelin1

3 2

Mixer connections

“I think that with esc's connected the inertia of the motors will eliminate the 'notches'. Roy”

14 posts 30 likes

il y a 11 mois par roycv

Commencé il y a 11 mois par EricMB

14 30

Surpass ESC Problem?

“I programmed the Surpass 150A ESC this evening using the Rocket RC program card that I placed inside the hull of the Sea Commander. No instructions about how…”

9 posts 26 likes

il y a 11 mois par zooma

Commencé il y a 1 an par zooma

9 26

Help Please Graupner 2351 Navy Sound Module

“Guten Morgen Bruce, Found the manual (in German) on RC Groups site. First off- Lead #2 is labelled 'Blitzerausgang' = Flasher output. Seems to be intended fo…”

2 posts 4 likes

il y a 11 mois par RNinMunich

Commencé il y a 11 mois par bruce1946

2 4

Building the Rapier

“Thanks matey, l have a couple of 540 motors, the plans show for single prop...l assume surface piecing....as l said from a dolls house background so need peo…”

3 posts 4 likes

il y a 11 mois par Millwall Steve

Commencé il y a 11 mois par Millwall Steve

3 4

How many revs do you need on a brushed motor for a 32" model

“Nice looking craft, well done and very authentic. Cheers Ian”

5 posts 20 likes

il y a 12 mois par IanL1

Commencé il y a 12 mois par DuncanP

5 20