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Deanliddle84

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My new boat.
« on: January 17, 2012, 11:36:59 am »
http://www.rctrade.co.uk/radio-control-boats/RC%20Radio%20Control%20NQD%20Highwind%20Electric%20Fast%20Speed%20Boat%20RTR%20757T-065
My brother bought a similar boat which I've asked a few questions about on here but I've decided to buy this for myself.
Just wondered what your guys opinions are? And would putting brass props on this boat make any difference? Cheers again guys.
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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2012, 05:13:48 pm »

No, don't fit anything clever (or expensive) to this boat unless you are planning to radically upgrade it!

The hull design on these boats is actually very nice but the radio and running gear ... 'is what it is', ie. it's not very powerful, efficient or robust. I have one of these, 2 come to think of it and I got half way through rebuilding it before i was distracted!

Good hull, needs a "real" radio, better batteries, proper speed controller & rudder.

Have a look on YouTube for NQD boats, one I saw runs real nice on Brushless motors!
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Nige52

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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2012, 08:27:18 am »
Having spent a lot of money upgrading this type of plastic boat, my advice would be to buy a decent boat to start with, as you'll end up spending more on it in bits and pieces, trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, than it's worth....honestly  ok2
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Deanliddle84

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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2012, 10:30:26 pm »
Cheers guys. Could I at least replace the standard battery (1800mah) 7.2v ni-cd (is this different to ni-mh??) with say a 5000mah?
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Welsh Wizard

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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2012, 10:33:40 pm »
YES you can with NO probs at all,at least it will give you a decent run time


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Deanliddle84

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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2012, 10:41:57 pm »
Thanks. Is my ni-cd battery different to
My brothers ni-mh battery?
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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2012, 11:12:44 pm »
Basically you will not notice the difference.

The main difference is that when charging a ni-cad it should be fully discharged first.

The ni-mh does not need to be fully discharged first.

Hope this helps.
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Welsh Wizard

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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2012, 11:13:24 pm »
Ni Cads if I am right are rather OLD fashioned and have a tendency not to hold their charge and are rather low in amps.The NIMH have a better range of amps and they do hold their charge for longer and are not prone to a memory.


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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2012, 11:15:23 pm »
Hi Dave 
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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2012, 11:24:09 pm »
Again great replys. So can I buy a ni-mh and simply replace my ni-cd or will my boat not take this battery?
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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2012, 11:32:41 pm »
Quote from: Deanliddle84 on January 18, 2012, 11:24:09 pm
Again great replys. So can I buy a ni-mh and simply replace my ni-cd or will my boat not take this battery?


As long as they are both 7.2volts

The more mAh you have the longer the run time.
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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2012, 11:34:21 pm »
BUY it FIT it and ENJOY ................................................NO probs at all changing the batts the terminals are the same


YES IT WILL GO IN YOUR BOAT WITH NO PROBS

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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2012, 11:34:45 pm »
As a direct replacement for powering your boat then NiCd replaced by NimH is fine - no issues whatsoever.  Just make sure the charger that you use is NimH compatible. If it's a slow charger then there should be no problem - a fast charger just needs to be checked to ensure compatibility.

A lot of these NQD boats use cheap radio systems that are not fantastic and can cause interference with other boats on similar systems. just another thing to check if running amongst other boaters.
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Deanliddle84

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Re: My new boat.
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2012, 11:49:45 pm »
Cheers. My boat is 27mhz and my brothers is 40 so hoping they should be fine. There's usually no none else where we go.
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offshore1987

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« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2012, 02:58:08 am »
got one like that in the loft, when there use to be a big chop on the lake it use to be the best 30 mins of fun  :} even more so when no one else had there models on the ruf water  :-))
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