Topic: Nearly a Viking Funeral (Read 9319 times)

Stavros · « **on:** April 12, 2009, 07:04:31 pm »

These are pictures of nearly a fire at LLanberis lake.This boat was new to the gentelman who owned it and had just bought it that morning at a local club down the coast fro £240 he was ripped off big time,now why do I say this well heck simple.No fuse to protect the esc,esc to small for the motor,he was told it would run for at least 4 hrs.How the heck can it when the motor in question is a MFA850 that draws supposedly 13amps when powered by a 12v7amp gell cell NO WAY ON EARTH.
he was going to take it back and ask for his money back....cant see it myself

Stav(very annoyed with conmen)

andyn · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2009, 07:08:36 pm »

Can't quite see what's going on there mate...

Stavros · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2009, 07:36:05 pm »

cant you see the lack of fuse and burnt out esc

stav

Shipmate60 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 12, 2009, 07:38:07 pm »

Which ESC?

Bob

Stavros · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2009, 07:41:39 pm »

Mtronics

Stav

Shipmate60 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2009, 07:43:03 pm »

What boat is it?
Any pics?

Bob

Stavros · « **Reply #6 on:** April 12, 2009, 07:44:39 pm »

Huntman 40 ins sorry no pics as only took damage

Stav

SteamboatPhil · « **Reply #7 on:** April 12, 2009, 08:44:19 pm »

The wiring looks a tad to thin a gauge as well
Still at least he's still got his boat

Shipmate60 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 12, 2009, 09:00:38 pm »

Stav,
Just tell him to rewire it and use one of the MMB motors on 12 volts.
Job Done!!

Bob

Stavros · « **Reply #9 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:04:29 pm »

NAH 24v is the way to go defo

Stav

dan · « **Reply #10 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:07:58 pm »

the same thing happened to my Mtroniks speed controller, but the only difference was i had a fuse in place.

was the boat bought at a shop or privately

Stavros · « **Reply #11 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:10:21 pm »

Bought privatly

Stav

DARLEK1 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:32:18 pm »

Looks like one of the old Mtronics there Dave, the new ones have thermal cut outs and all sorts, I had a bad batch of the old ones a couple of years ago, connect power and poof!
The new ones I have been getting lately have all been fine up to now.
Paul...

andyn · « **Reply #13 on:** April 12, 2009, 10:58:28 pm »

I see now, when I looked earlier it only showed the first photo

fullboat · « **Reply #14 on:** April 12, 2009, 11:10:44 pm »

Not related to this particular event but do you blokes take into account motor stall current when choosing ESC ?

andyn · « **Reply #15 on:** April 12, 2009, 11:13:07 pm »

I do now after I blew a 25amp fuse in an ESC for 15amps max...

Stavros · « **Reply #16 on:** April 12, 2009, 11:22:16 pm »

Quote from: fullboat on April 12, 2009, 11:10:44 pm

Not related to this particular event but do you blokes take into account motor stall current when choosing ESC ?

This boat was bougth off a member of another club and was ready to run BUT obviously the guy who built it did not know what he was doing let alone the poor pensioner who bought it,and now has to spend yet again to get it right

Stav

Bunkerbarge · « **Reply #17 on:** April 12, 2009, 11:52:25 pm »

I once had one of those ESC's go with a massive bang on the work bench as I was testing it. Frightened the life out of me it did and I've also had two burn out in a model, fitted with a fuse.

I'm not to sure what the issue is here though, I agree that there should be a fuse in the circuit but if there had been what difference would it have made? The ESC would still have fried. The fuse would have protected the rest of the circuit from any surge in current but it looks like he has been lucky anyway and there is no other damage.

All he has to do is fit a new speed controller and put a fuse in line and he's away again. If he buys an Electronize it will come with a fuse already fitted so it couldn't be much easier. I suspect that the original owner did not expect the ESC to do what it did and sold it in good faith. His only crime is not fitting a fuse but that doesn't make him particularly rare and that wouldn't have stopped this from happening anyway.

steamboatmodel · « **Reply #18 on:** April 14, 2009, 02:16:49 am »

. When you buy a secondhand boat it is like buying a used car, you ether have to check it out yourself or have someone you trust check it out. I wonder how long the boat had been sitting around not being run? Does the shaft turn freely? I let my son try out one of my old models once without checking it out first, the oil had gelled around the shaft in the tube. It started to run then slowed down and blew the fuse.
Regards,
Gerald.

regiment · « **Reply #19 on:** April 14, 2009, 02:17:36 pm »

i brourt a 25 amp m sonic esc from ?? received it saturday 12 april .. sunday connected up to a 6 volt sla battery result no flashing red or green lights just a burnt finger when it went up in smoke have sent it back today the outcome goodness knows good job it was not in my boat at the time

keef666 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:14:09 am »

i know this post is a bit late, but in m-tonics defence their after sales service is 2nd to none,
i wouuldn't use any other, and with there plug and play { which i hope was my idear] they just get better. and no i don't work for them
keith

barryfoote · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:16:12 am »

Quote from: keef666 on April 28, 2009, 08:14:09 am

i know this post is a bit late, but in m-tonics defence their after sales service is 2nd to none,
i wouuldn't use any other, and with there plug and play { which i hope was my idear] they just get better. and no i don't work for them
keith

Obviously not seen ACTion in action then!!

DickyD · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:20:17 am »

I've used several of the Mtronics plug and play and they are excellent.

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Stavros

andyn

Stavros

Stavros

Stavros

Stavros

dan

Stavros

DARLEK1

andyn

fullboat

andyn

Stavros

Bunkerbarge

steamboatmodel

regiment

keef666

barryfoote