need advice

[Slats]

j, my wtc has the wet battery. and that has been a problem. what can i do about that besides buying a new wtc? have a type 7 wtc on order . should i just retire the alfa and concentrate on the 1/72 type 7? thanks, kurt250

Follow David's advice one boat at a time.
The Type 7 WTC will give you a good lesson in learning the ways of a new SD.

j, my wtc has the wet battery. and that has been a problem. what can i do about that besides buying a new wtc?

Short answer is nothing. I think after operating that way every other weekend of summer for a decade, I pretty much covered every conceivable option in terms of waterproofing connections. Here is the "best" way I came up with - "best' means less likely to ingress water. IT therefore remains INFERIOR IME to the longevity of a new SD with no external power connections. Yes a new SD is a substantial investment - but the key word there is INVESTMENT. Its folly to save a couple of bucks on a system that is prone to break down. The questionable longevity of so-called waterproofed connections will cost you time and money.

Here is the "best' approach I have come up with. - But again I don't recommend this over parking a lower weight higher capacity battery in the forward end of the SD. The ALFA turns best when the boat is set up nice and light.



Battery preparations


The white ring is styrene - fill this with RTV silicon


Charging wires that fit the females from the battery. The same male brass lugs penetrate through the WTC end cap. (See my diagram above)

[alad61]

Struth... thanks for that John. I juat learned a new thing or two from you helping Kurt :)

[Slats]

Struth... thanks for that John. I juat learned a new thing or two from you helping Kurt :)

Happy to help

J

[KURT250]

thanks john, may give that a try in the future, but not now. have a lot to learn first. as i read more and talk to fellow members i see how r.c. subs are a whole world of there own. will get the type 7 done first. thank goodness theres web sites like this to help out. thanks to you all. kurt250

[Slats]

Hey no problem Kurt, and I meant what I said about David and Mike.
I have had a couple of minor problems with SDs, and they expedited replacement parts ASAP. They really care about the customer. If you do buy a replacement SD at some stage, you are very much paying for a partnership. I crow on about the SDs for one primary reason:- They work as intended every time.

Best
J

[satlite440]

agreed.. although i havent had any issues with my VIIc driver(got 3 more things to order)it is a true work of art and have roadtested the electronics lightly..wil be hardwireing when my next order comes in..but it was the reading of the support threads that sold me..shane..don't know if i would be much help but as i put the electronics into the s/d i will be learning alot...... and could at leaast let you know what i have done...see page 6 or 7 on my build thread dave put a block diagram in there showing how all the electrics should be hooked up....