Just received the kit from China with a one piston tank. While some claim the instructions are great, I feel somewhat lost and it takes me quite some time to figure out what is meant by them.
So I think I'll need a lot of help from the community on here if I want to have this build ready for the August event at Carmel. I have built RC subs before so I know the basics but there are some details in this particular model that escape me and thus I'd really appreciate if somebody who has done this build before could help out. I googled the videos online but since Bob Martin put in his own WTC they won't really help me in this case and quite frankly I would have ordered a WTC from him if they were available, but no (and yes, that's a mild criticism to the shifting release date).
So here is my first of what will be many questions, I suppose: I got these cute little electronics with the motors (I supposed they are resistors, but I'm no expert) and I suppose they should be soldered onto the motors' plus and minus poles, but I'd really like to hear from somebody who knows, what to do with them. The manual is completely blanking on them.
BTW: I tested the motors with a battery and they run just fine. So I'm guessing these things are needed to prevent a spike in current or something. Maybe they are not needed? I remember having seen similar ones in a Caswell kit a long time ago.
Anyhow, your help is greatly appreciated. The countdown clock to Carmel is ticking in my head and I'm starting to slowly panic not to be ready for the big event (wanted to be there last year but you all know what happened).
So I think I'll need a lot of help from the community on here if I want to have this build ready for the August event at Carmel. I have built RC subs before so I know the basics but there are some details in this particular model that escape me and thus I'd really appreciate if somebody who has done this build before could help out. I googled the videos online but since Bob Martin put in his own WTC they won't really help me in this case and quite frankly I would have ordered a WTC from him if they were available, but no (and yes, that's a mild criticism to the shifting release date).
So here is my first of what will be many questions, I suppose: I got these cute little electronics with the motors (I supposed they are resistors, but I'm no expert) and I suppose they should be soldered onto the motors' plus and minus poles, but I'd really like to hear from somebody who knows, what to do with them. The manual is completely blanking on them.
BTW: I tested the motors with a battery and they run just fine. So I'm guessing these things are needed to prevent a spike in current or something. Maybe they are not needed? I remember having seen similar ones in a Caswell kit a long time ago.
Anyhow, your help is greatly appreciated. The countdown clock to Carmel is ticking in my head and I'm starting to slowly panic not to be ready for the big event (wanted to be there last year but you all know what happened).
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