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thanks, I was having trouble with even getting the motor to spin. not sure if it’s because I bought different brands. I had the wires loosely soldered in.
I was thinking the same thing, but because the battery is plugged in, those wiring issues between the motor and ESC drew my attention away.
ok thanks I just soldered those bullet plug things and heat shrink them. Motor finally works but my ESC seems to get very hot not sure if it’s because my motors too big but it gets off even if my motor is not running
Yeah this battery is not for the real thing just a cheap battery, I have a 120A ESC running this motor not sure if it’s enough. When I run it the motor randomly stops and then I’ll come back to it 10 minutes later and it works
you're probably hitting a thermal shutdown. You need a bigger ESC for that motor. The ESC looks to be for 1/10 scale and the motor looks to be for 1/8 Scale. You need something more like a Mamba Monster 2 or a Mamba Monster X to run that motor. Either that or you need a smaller motor.
COOL ! Hope my post is relavant and timely. Your woodworking skills are much better than mine ! I just use power tools to quickly turn lumber into piles of sawdust
Did you consider wood boat kits before jumping to a complete scratch build ? DUMAS makes some good wood kits. https://www.dumasproducts.com/product-category/boat-kits/. You seem to be leaning to FAST SPEED BOAT. There are some fast kit nitros at http://www.zippkits.com. If you get interested in more scale appearing boats look at ships from MOUNTFLEET MODELS https://www.mountfleetmodels.co.uk/ . If you get interested in kit SAILBOATS, look at TIPPECANOE BOATS https://tippecanoeboats.com/which-rc-sailboat-is-right-for-me. I have one of their T-37 racing sloops in my Winter building que.
That ESC is the wrong one for a boat. With the motor you have, you need, at the very least, a 130A, but, 180A would be much better. As for the ESC itself, i would go with a Sea King: https://www.hobbywingdirect.com/products/seaking-130a-hv-v3-esc (this is the 130A), and this is the 180A: https://www.hobbywingdirect.com/products/seaking-180a-v3-esc Yes, i know they are expensive, but, even with a smaller boat the last thing you want is to watch all your hard work go up in flames. You need an ESC that is water cooled the same way the motor is. As for a battery, with that motor, i wouldnt go anything less than 3S, with at least 4000MAH and a 50C rating minimum. Boats and cheap electronics rarely, if ever, mix well. Are you going to run a separate water pump? you're best bet would take the time to go through Off Shore Electrics site, since all they do is RC boats, and look through their tips and tricks: https://www.offshoreelectrics.com/ Their site has helped me immensely over the years with my boats.
