I charged them with my Triton Jr. and it worked fine. I set it up to its max which is 6V 5A. Shut off when it was done charging. Seems to work fine.
The Triton Charger seems to be doing the job. It automatically shuts down when the battery is charged. The water channelling is coming along slowly but getting there. Rudder servo install also in motion. A couple pics of the channel in progress.
If you add a connection across the ship between the lower sub deck and the upper sub deck, the fiberglas in that area will take less load, and the ship will be stronger.
I think we talked about this before but did we say one coat of epoxy on wood will water seal the wood.
Thanks Snipester Gotta ask another question about chargers. I used my Triton Jr. charger to charge my 6V 12A batteries and it worked fine. Didn't know it shouldn't be charged the way I had it set. I had it set at 6V 5A. It shut off when done. The company that makes Triton Jr. said to charge it at 6V 1A for 12 hours but they forgot that their charger has a 2 hour safety timer in it that shuts it off after 2 hours. So that wont work. djranier Uses the Schmacher 6/12 volt, 2/6 amp charger. How do you set this up? This charge is 2/6 Amps, does it work good? Hate to buy another charger. Maybe I should try the Triton Jr. with 2 or 3 amps at 6V.
Putting in the wood channel sides and a rudder servo block. Thinking of an L bracket to hold the servo forward. djranier Do you think the wood U is a better holder or do you think the L bracket would hold it in?
I would think a U would be less prone to twisting from the torque but it may not be enough torque to really make a difference. Or maybe 2 L brackets, but if you are going to do that it probably makes more sense to just make the U.
How high do you think the U should be? would 1 to 1-1/2 inches be high enough? Would need some long screws to go through the U but thin screws so wood doesn't crack.Ron
I think 1 inch high would be enough, and 1 inch around each side. You could cut down the front edge of the U to 1/2 inch where it gets screwed down.
with that low profile servo 1/2" is probably fine. or maybe 2 1/4" U brackets with about 1/4" in between them. Heck 1/4" would probably be enough, just cut it out of a piece of good 1/4" ply, that stuff is plenty stiff.
Gonna make it and it will surround the end of the servo and the wood mount I made earlier as it wood mount lifts it to the right height. Should be OK . Will post pics tomorrow. Any suggestions on cutting the hull for the dummy prop shafts. should I just look at the plan or do you have a better measurements as we brought the main props back toward the rudder which changed the measurements on the full size plan.
Just install like the plans show, all you will do with those are add drag disks to get yourself on speed.
you can if you want, it doesnt really matter. If you think they look better moved back some go for it.
Do all of the 1/4 ribs get covered with balsa? I see on some pics the ribs have wood on them. If yes, is it a 1/4 square stock?
Yup all your ribs will be covered with balsa on the outside. Are you talking about the wood on the inside of the ribs? Some people put that there to make the ribs stronger, in my boat they are there so I have something to attach the internal armor to. (you can do neither,either, or both) 1/4" square works or 1/4" X 3/8"or1/2" would work too. I just use whatever I have on hand and fits, its not critical as long as there is enough space for the bb to enter.
