Sunday, August 19, 2018

RC ELECTRIC AIR BOAT VIDEO TEST RUN 8/17/18


Short YouTube video follows.

My electric RC air boat was finished this past week and we took it out for its first test run. Always a crap shoot when putting a scratch project design like this on the water for a first run. 

I/we found out that the electronic speed control unit was overheating and shutting itself down in the process. This meant much less power to no power at all. An engine and system that ran excellent on the bench with open hatch cover, overheated when closed up. 

Some boat hull modifications seem in order. Never had full power for long enough to run the boat to find out exactly. 

*   Relocating ESC outside the boat for better cooling.
*   Moving center of battery location towards the transom. 
*   Rounding bottom chines to minimize water splash in turns. 


Son's air boat (air boat #2) is progressing with rudders installed and working mechanical linkage. A few more weeks before this one test runs. 

 YouTube test run video.
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 Just hobby boats this week so short post. Thanks for the visit.

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One thing for sure, change is constant!


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