Iceman
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 | | 27 Jul 2010 08:44 AM | | What exactly happened to take it out of commission at Nats? I missed that part. | | Rob A.
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bb26
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| | 27 Jul 2010 08:50 AM | | Two sets of props lost to the deep.Speed was an issue. Either I was going way too fast (20-22) seconds or I was two slow (30 seconds).Also the drag shafs need to be re-installed. | | | Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions. | |
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Stokamoto
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| | 09 Aug 2010 03:52 PM | | Paul you can only get better from here. I'M sure from everything you learned from this NATS the California will come back better than ever. This was your first real build on a poweful capital ship. I got plenty of pics to help. I will be doing up a folder for you of your ship in action, sinking and pits ect and put in pics of systems I saw there that will help you. | | | |
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Iceman
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| | 09 Aug 2010 05:36 PM | | It's a good platform that will only get better as you work the bugs out of it. | | Rob A.
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bb26
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| | 10 Aug 2010 03:28 PM | | True enough. I have started to make repairs. the drag shafts have now been installed. Some servos have been coated with tool dip. | | | Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions. | |
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bb26
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| | 12 Aug 2010 09:42 PM | | The ship will be going out on sunday no matter what the state. | | | Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions. | |
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pamnjay
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| | 12 Aug 2010 10:42 PM | | Awesome Paul, looking forward to seeing it.
J | | | "There it is again...kind of a BOOM sound" -short lived Allied lookout | |
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Stokamoto
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| | 13 Aug 2010 05:25 AM | | Good luck Captain. | | | |
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bb26
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| | 25 Aug 2010 03:47 PM | | We are hoping to get out this weekend. I have shifted the battery trays further back in hopes of evening out the weight. I also have two 1 pound weights I will put into the back. | | | Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions. | |
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bb26
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| | 30 Aug 2010 09:35 PM | | Well after the weekend some more kinks were worked out. a 1 pound divers weight in the back has seemed to get it balanced out nicely on the waterline. I just have to solder down some connections on the throttle switch to make sure they are not coming off. The tweaking is slowly but surely coming along. | | | Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions. | |
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pamnjay
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| | 30 Aug 2010 10:17 PM | | Paul, she looked great on the water! The weight adjust really made a difference.
Can't wait til we get ESCs in her!.
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Iceman
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| | 31 Aug 2010 06:07 PM | | Nice going! Keep the throttle switch as a backup if you go esc. | | Rob A.
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bb26
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| | 31 Aug 2010 08:23 PM | | Thanks Iceman. The more I get it out on the water and into combat, the more stuff I see that needs to be adjusted. But I figure she should be pretty good to go after the end of this season.
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Iceman
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| | 01 Sep 2010 09:34 AM | | I keep thinking that with mine too. I put it out on the water the other day and found three immediate issues that needed to be fixed. That's after battling it for a year already. They say three years is when your boat really settles down. Two more to go.... | | Rob A.
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pamnjay
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| | 01 Sep 2010 11:47 AM | | Unless you refit it, then the clock resets.
I found out the hard way.
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pamnjay
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| | 01 Sep 2010 11:47 AM | | I wouldn't mind getting a couple of Team Delta boards for a throttle backup.
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Iceman
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| | 01 Sep 2010 05:38 PM | | I am always re-doing mine so I think of it as a ongoing process. I use a ESC with a team delta dual relay as a backup with a prewired mag switch as a backup to that. I have them all wired so I can plug out, plug in and they are all tested and working. Redundancy is good in this hobby. Like I told someone last night, if there's a way to break something, we will find it! | | Rob A.
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bb26
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| | 01 Sep 2010 05:49 PM | | Water has a way of doing that. The esc seems to be a good way to go. More back up systems are good. | | | Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions. | |
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bb26
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| | 20 Mar 2011 11:42 AM | | Well the refit of the Tennessee has begun. The balsa has been stripped and sanded down. The internals have been removed except for the motors. The water channeling has mostly been removed. I am considering a different layout of the batteries. Will start by making some different servo trays. | | | Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions. | |
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froggyfrenchman
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| | 20 Mar 2011 04:03 PM | | What was the battery layout before?
And what do you have in mind for the new set-up?
Mikey
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