ovimor
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Scored this, off theBay @£11. Duff... No controller or battery. I'm going to install a centre prop + rudder.... I have an old r/c car and will cobble up Power & L/R rudder 👍 I just really like 'bodging and fiddling' 😎 Piccies to follow...    OVIMOR |
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Last Edit: Oct 23, 2022 9:56:54 GMT by ovimor
Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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ovimor
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Oct 23, 2022 22:56:27 GMT
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And now it starts.... Ha Ha Just popped £3.50 for a LV relay = the toy car motor 'Go' volts will trip the relay for hi Amps, to boat motor 👌  We Will See.... OVIMOR |
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Last Edit: Oct 23, 2022 22:59:09 GMT by ovimor
Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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Rich
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28" of pure..... 🤔Rich
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Seems an odd way of doing it, surely 2 small ESCs, one for each motor would be better? I presume it never used to have a rudder and the propulsion motors steered it? Using a relay will just make it go and stop, and be very uncontrollable surely.
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Last Edit: Oct 24, 2022 7:13:30 GMT by Rich
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ovimor
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We will all get to know when the Utoob goes live.....
The car has a servomotor driving the steering, so I can cobble up my rudder quite simply 👍
*No icebergs, I hope 😮
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Last Edit: Oct 24, 2022 8:24:18 GMT by ovimor
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ovimor
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Oct 26, 2022 15:16:29 GMT
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I have dismantled the RC car. 27Mhz Mini Cooper.
Steering is a cog drive motor, fine for flicking steering on a light toy but may prove too little torque for a powerboat rudder... I'm introducing a big/little reduction cog, to multiply the motor torque into the rack.
Fairly simple jiggery/hole drilling >> all part of the fun 🔨😮
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ovimor
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Oct 27, 2022 21:45:17 GMT
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Boat has arrived, I have stripped everything out.... Good News = the motors are not waterlogged/rusted. Mod to hull (centre prop shaft) next.... 👍😉   OVIMOR |
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Last Edit: Oct 28, 2022 4:35:47 GMT by ovimor
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ovimor
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Oct 28, 2022 20:39:11 GMT
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Dremeld the twin-motor mounts flat to hull. Sanded/keyed surface for a block of wood... To be drilled through at the propshaft downangle... & Epoxied in 👍   I have sorted a rudder, just need to install the RC 'car steering motor/rudder servo' 😮 OVIMOR |
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Last Edit: Oct 28, 2022 20:42:04 GMT by ovimor
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ovimor
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Oct 30, 2022 19:08:12 GMT
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A 'cheese wedge' block, to support shaft inboard, drilled + epoxied into hull.   OVIMOR |
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ovimor
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The rack motor (turns RC car) now has a different gear, matched to a larger one on the rudder post.   The motor goes inside boat & a 'letterbox' will allow the rudder gear through- to mesh. All Coming Along Nicely 👌 OVIMOR |
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Last Edit: Nov 2, 2022 7:44:30 GMT by ovimor
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ovimor
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Props.... 🧐  OVIMOR |
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Last Edit: Nov 10, 2022 7:54:59 GMT by ovimor
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ovimor
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Nov 13, 2022 11:37:22 GMT
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Rejig required (basically a small/large gear ratio needed) for Rudder control... Working fine ✔️🔨  OVIMOR |
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ovimor
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Nov 15, 2022 18:18:55 GMT
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Finally.... Motor mounted/UJ coupling inline. The 'toy car' RC battery tray is glued in (to power the controls). The 7.2V Tamiya is for the drive motor.   ..... Bath Test soon 👍 OVIMOR |
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Last Edit: Nov 16, 2022 8:35:13 GMT by ovimor
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jimi
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Nov 15, 2022 23:57:38 GMT
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Any chance of making your images bigger ? I like seeing the details 👍
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Last Edit: Nov 15, 2022 23:57:56 GMT by jimi
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ovimor
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Any chance of making your images bigger ? I like seeing the details 👍 Hmm.... Seems some appear larger?? You could 'screenshot' page, then stretch/pull.. My YooToob will be 'CinemaScope', don't worry 🤣 OVIMOR |
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Last Edit: Nov 16, 2022 8:01:41 GMT by ovimor
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jimi
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Nov 16, 2022 10:25:37 GMT
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You can right click / open image in new tab, then zoom/stretch but the images must be low res because they lose definition/ go blurry ☹️
The pic showing the gears is a good size, plenty detail 👍
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Rich
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28" of pure..... 🤔Rich
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Nov 16, 2022 11:45:03 GMT
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I concur with the images. It’s not the forum resizing them either. They were just wee to start with.
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jimi
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Nov 16, 2022 12:07:08 GMT
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I think it's down to how it's linked from postimg. The "Hotlink for forums" link gives a bigger image  |
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ovimor
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Nov 17, 2022 23:25:28 GMT
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The boat is now complete.... Tested in the bath. Pulls Well 👍 A YouTube will be coming, showing it on our local Duck Pond....   OVIMOR |
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ovimor
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Nov 29, 2022 19:04:35 GMT
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The 'direct drive', into 3blade prop, is going to fry the motor!! Purchased a couple of Meccano gears (50/25) and will rejigg the drive as a 2:1 reduction.....  Piccies to follow OVIMOR |
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Last Edit: Nov 29, 2022 19:07:57 GMT by ovimor
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ovimor
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Jan 14, 2023 22:39:07 GMT
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Just chucked out a dead battery drill... 18V.
Battery packs totally dissolved... Not used for over 10yr!!!
Motor is in my 'rummage box' now >> might be going in the boat [2x Battery packs on board]
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