Hi Kim Paul missed the question about "how tight to make the shrouds (side stays). Using what I learned on full size sailboats, I was taught to make the...
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Has anyone tried Hitec or Futaba Digital Sail servos? I have a Futaba winch. It is strong, but not alot of swiing. Comments please. Carter...
I'm a new to S1M and R/C stuff in general and I'm a bit bewildered by the choices in batteries and chargers. I have a hitech 815 sail winch. I'm looking for a...
I've used the Maha chargers for years, and they work very nicely. http://thomas-distributing.com/maha-mh-c777.htm These guys also have good prices on NiMH...
Jon Check out the Sirius charger. I think its one of the best out there... SIRIUS CHARGE turns itself ON when it detects a battery, and OFF when the battery is...
... by ... and ... Hi Jon. Check out BatterySpace.com. I just bought two 5 cell packs 1850 mAh for $15.95. NiMH also. I use these in my EC12 also. Look under...
... packs and ... Hi, Jon....all of us at LaconiaMYC use the NiMh AA batteries from WalMart. The chargers available with them work fine, too. I have one that...
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I have been using a Hitec 715 bb, but it to is quite limited in travel. I understand there is a -(HS-725bb-HRC31725S that has 360 deg. travel) The price is...
Try APAK batteries....they put a resistor into each battery pack that saves the wear and tear on quick charging batteries. The charger also turns itself off...
Hi Jon I've been able to pick up 1800 mah NIMH AA batteries on Ebay for about 1.50 each with shipping. Any commercial AA nicad or nimh charger is safe to use...
Hi Carter The Hitec 715 is adequate for the soling, if you add two 2,2k resistors to the internal potentiometer. Several articles on the net describe the ...
There is no good reason to put a resistor in a battery pack. All it does is reduce the amount of current that the pack can supply as well as serve as a large...
In a message dated 5/6/2004 12:04:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Greetings: You are correct...I have a 4 slot 1 hour charger that pugs into my cars...
In answer to your comment I cut and paste this from the APAK site: "APak Batteries installs a thermally reactive resistor (Thermistor) in each of our batteries...
Were you charging NiCad's when they got hot? Cause that's what NiCads do when they are fast charged. I used to charge my dirt oval car's 7.2 batts so hard [6-8...
We've been lucky this spring in Minnesota and have had some great sailing. Good winds around 15mph. Some days though, the gusts have been up around 20-35! Now...
In a message dated 5/7/2004 8:51:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... No...NiMH's......4 at a time in a charger from Radio Shack...the charger has a slide switch...
In a message dated 5/7/2004 9:28:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... You are Overpowered...and it happens to almost every model yacht at one time or the...
Fast chargers for NiCd and NiMh batteries are delta peak chargers. They way the work is to put a constant current into the batteries and measure the voltage....
In a message dated 5/8/2004 12:38:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Very well stated...thanks, GeorgeE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
What recommendations for maximum rudder angle? Too much and you slow the boat down unless you are careful with the radio stick. Too little and you can't turn...
... handle the 15 ... the gust ... jibe or I heel ... Experience is the only thing that will overcome this. When you're trimmed in and the gust hits, your boat...
Give yourself plenty of throw (40 degrees is about what I have as a maximum), but only use what you need. I rarely throw the rudder over all the way. -Paul ...
Hi Bill When out of water be sure the rudder is in same angle as keel. wiggle rudder stick to see if it favors one side or the other. When beating or sailing...
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