Taz Titanic

Hi i have just joined to hopefully get some advice on a large rc ship i bought without a handset Or reciever im told it was powered by a 12v car or motorbike battery will a 10v receiver work ok with a 12v any help or advice is much appreciated this is my number if anyone can help I dont no if im aloud to leave details here but here it is incase i can lol 07860678074 thanks

Got RPM

We are not prescient, throw us a bone!

- What is the size of your boat?
- Does it have the motor/driveline/prop installed? What are they?
- Exactly what radio do you have...transmitter and receiver?

A few photos would help, you need ten posts so go to the test forum and post “test” eight times.

https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/test-posting-forum-72/


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Taz Titanic

Thanks for Replying im still awaiting it delivering so not 100% what make anything is it is 8ft long 3ft tall it has 3 motors im told everything is there and all wired up except for the receiver and transmitter an was told it was ran off a small 12v car battery but as it was hand made 10 years ago n the owner died i have little info

Got RPM

That’s not much detail to go on. I’ll assume that the motors are brushed. Unless the ESCs have a BEC (battery eliminator circuit) then you should use a separate receiver battery - this is normal. You didn’t tell us exactly what your radio is. Use what the receiver instructions recommends for a receiver pack.





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Taz Titanic

Can you post pictures on here

Got RPM

Yes, but I believe you need 10 posts first. Go to the “test” forum and post five “Test” posts with “test” in the post, then follow these instructions.

post photos



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Taz Titanic

Thanks mate il do that

mfr02

1. Your query might reach a wider audience who know about Scale boats if its posted in Scale rather than Speed. Different people often speaking different languages.
2. 10 volts means 10 volts. 12 will likely let out the magic smoke. Any 12 volt battery, when charged, will be more than 12.
The receiver will probably run on 5 volts. This can be got either using a 4 cell NiMH receiver pack, (5 cells if you don't mind eating into the designed safety margin) or a Battery Eliminator Circuit, which can be built into the Electronic Speed Control or a separate item to derive the require voltage from the main battery.
3. Motor bike batteries in a model boat are rarely a good idea. On a bike, they are usually in a well vented place. Inside an enclosed space like a boat, acidic fumes are nobody's friend.
4. Leaving personal details on any open forum is never a good idea. Most sites like this have a Personal Message system, where you can swap information freely, but also safely without offering your personal information to any evil guy who will be keen to mess your life up.

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