Horizon Insider Tech Talk: How To Wire Your Pro Boat Miss GEICO Zelos 36"

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Horizon Insider Tech Talk: How To Wire Your Pro Boat Miss GEICO Zelos 36"
Need help figuring out the wiring on your new Pro Boat Miss GEICO Zelos 36" Twin Brushless Catamaran? In this edition of Horizon Insider, we examine the latest addition to the Pro Boat line-up and focus in on the wiring. More specifically, we show you how to run twin 3s packs vs twin 6s packs as there are several different ways to achieve the correct (or incorrect) cell count!
Oh, and this video also applies to the original Zelos 36" Twin Brushless Catamaran RTR!
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[@jonspikes4935]

I ordered mines it arrives tomorrow! I can't wait 👍👍👍

[@SebastianLong]

A lot of what you said is covered in the manual. At least for the Zelos. I can't vouch on that as far as the Miss GEICO, but would imagine the manuals cover the same things. I was wondering if I could run two 6s packs in parallel and you answered that. I don't think it's the best idea with the weight. When I purchased my Zelos, I bought two 6s packs for it. I already had a plan to run one pack at a time thinking they were wired in series together. When I got it out of the box and seen the adapter, it made me very happy I could run two packs separately. Two ESCs running off one pack would make for short run times, so I was excited. It is nice to know that there is still that option to run two 3s and still get 6s from it out of the box. I personally won't run anything lower than a high mAh 4 cell battery in this boat. If I wanted slow, I'd buy something slow. The Zelos speed is perfect to me and capable of more out of the box with the right prop. The things that kept me from buying the Miss GEICO was the price and the design. Just wasn't for me. I can get the motors and props out of the GEICO and make my Zelos the same, but I would have to remove nearly all the decals on the Miss GEICO to get the look that's right for me, leaving it drab in styling. I've only run my Zelos twice and I've already changed out the top bow sticker with a large skull vinyl instead. The decals running down the side I like and will be staying. Anywho, my batteries are actually meant for a plane, but are still the c rating, high mAh, and in a 6 cell for a good price. I run Admiral Pro 6s, 50c, 6000 mAh packs in mine. I bought the same boat for my brother because (just my luck) it went on sale $150 less than I bought it for two weeks earlier. I already had plans on buying him the Sonicwake, but got the Zelos for the same price. I bought for him the Admiral Carbon 70c, 6s, 5100 mAh batteries.

[@tonybega2118]

I want to run the 6s 5000mAh 100c and i want to run 4 in parallel is this fine to do?

[@andreabetti9018]

Hi, please ask a question, I have a 32 inch catamaran, I would like to power it with a single engine, the question is: in which position should I fix the engine and the two batteries to find the right center of gravity?

[@VetteWay2Fast]

Good vid but would like to know why the 3s lipos need a series connection and then split up to each esc while the 4s+ lipos don’t? Also is there a procedure on starting it up, like does it matter which esc is turned on first?

[@aaronzdanz]

So I have a home made hull. Wanted to use a similar configuration to what comes with the Geiko in terms of motor/ESC/batteries. I have two 150A ESC's. When I hooked them each up to a 3s Lipo everything worked fine. But I wanted more power. So I tried 6s Lipos. I plugged the first 6s Lipo into one of the 150A ESC's and Pfft! Spark and smoke. The connector was fried. Might have also fried the ESC. What happened?? Please help!

[@rraphamonkey8312]

How ist the new V2 Miss Geico? New shell or some other new parts? Worth the upgrade? Thanks

[@az954rr]

What are the differences with the V2 lime green Miss Geico versus the V1? Or are all the lime green Miss Geico Version-2? thanks

[@capt.barbossa3479]

What would be a good lipo charger to charge the 4s, 5s,& 6s different brand/type of batteries....?

[@kbb935]

Do you know what specs it is on the motor coupler for this model? I've try to find some info about it. Because I need to order parts for mine

[@jeancoetsee2786]

Can we run it on 2 2s batteries?

[@LuisLPRCs]

Great Info! I'm really thinking of getting this boat. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jonspikes4935]

I just got the Velos and the decals had air bubbles in them when i took um off the paint came off 😣😣😰😰😢 thanks to Horrizon tech support they gonna fix the problem 👍👍👍😊😃

[@uwekessner7394]

I also bought one, must say looks beautiful on the outside, the inside of the hull leaves a lot of quality open, a lot of air and open pieces of fiberglass, very poorly finished on the inside, treated it with Kevlar so that the hull has its strength and pressure plates applied at the rudder and suspensions made everything water-tight. a lot of work but it pays off, it should all have been good in this latest version 2020 but is not the case. With an unboxing video, the inside Hull processing should also be looked at. The quality of the polyester Hull inside is definitely not quality worthy.

[@vikvargas2118]

Yes. This is a 6s boat. Think about it. It has 2 motors. Unlike rc cars has 1 motor. It’s 6s battery per motor. I recently got this boat and let me tell you. Super fun super fast. Sucks run time is less then 10 minutes. On 2 6s 5000mlh. But the cool thing I found out that doesn’t mention anywhere is that unlike other boats with 1 motor when your battery dies and it cuts off, this boat has the other battery that may have some juice left just enough to bring it back to shore. I had another boat with 1 motor and everyone knows when your battery dies it cuts off. So your either going for a swim or you have a way to retrieve the boat. Also with one motor running you have to run it very slow cause the boat with turn in circles with one motor running. Lol

[@brunokaparc]

Bonjour quel batterie 6s utilisez vous? Avez vous un lien? Merci

[@MaxPower-zp7wy]

Why not just not use the series cable if it adds resistance to run two 3S packs. Why can you not just run two 3S packs in the first place to each ESC ?????? are the esc not receiving the same amount of power either way ????? it seems to me it's two 3S packs whether you run the series adaptor or not. What am I missing ?????

[@HOBBYMOE73]

Hi guys I have an 29” miss hi on running on 4cell I have a problem when I press throttle fast it cut off ? But if I press the throttle slow it works fine, that’s in the water but if the boat is not in the water the boat works on both slow throttle and full throttle I have made sure all batteries are fully charged . Please if you know what’s wrong let me know , ps: I have the pro boat esc programming card , I tried everything many thanks

[@horizonhobby]

What is the "C" rating on the batteries?

[@HOBBYMOE73]

40C i have been using them all the time ?

[@horizonhobby]

@@HOBBYMOE73 40C is borderline and is likely the reason for your issues. We recommend a 50C minimum.

[@HOBBYMOE73]

Horizon Hobby Hi oh I see many thanks I’ll try other batteries then and will see ? Thank you

[@TomYearg]

Is it smarter to run two 5S packs instead of 6S to put less strain on ESCs

[@williammclemore7467]

I run two 4s packs 5000mah 50c and the boat flys

[@rraphamonkey8312]

do I have to program the ESC before the first run (have 2 3S lipo, and will later add with adapter 4x 3s lipo). so plug the lipo and run or plug programing ESC and than run?

[@alexkorn6036]

No you do not

[@mam362]

only one of my escs powers up and responds to the reciever when i try hooking up two separate batteries to each esc. not sure what to do here. also, oddly, the green light flashes when setting the throttle range calibration on only one of the escs

[@horizonhobby]

Email our Product Support team using [e-mail].

[@92SMIF]

I dont understand any reason to run the two 3s with the series configuration. Does that help with the run time? They seem to have the same mah.

[@horizonhobby]

It is for people who only own 3S packs!

[@MaxPower-zp7wy]

Can't we just wire up a 3S on each esc ? why do we need series adaptor ?​@@horizonhobby

[@sulevvorg7983]

Thanks very cood info 🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🥰

[@jonspikes4935]

I keep hearing of bubbles in the hull now is that the inside are outside?

[@alexkorn6036]

Inside but not all of them have it. I got lucky with mine

[@SixShooterRC]

Is this Boat self righting??

[@horizonhobby]

No, it's a traditional style fiberglass hull.

[@edrhee23]

Hi how do you connect the (4) 6s packs or (4) 3s pack in parallel and series ? Are those two combinations are allowed ?

[@SixShooterRC]

@@edrhee23 ask Horizon Hobby not me LOL

[@edrhee23]

Six Shooter RC that’s meant to be for them Buddy 😊

[@FarmerFpv]

@@edrhee23 He just explained that in the video. He also said watch his video on series and parallel connecters lol. You should probably watch the video again. 😉 lol

[@kiyomiswan4871]

can it use 4s x4 100C ,with parallel adapters?

[@MaxPower-zp7wy]

You want 16S, better off buying TFL Genesis Twin Motor Twin Prop, each motor can run 15C = SO technically the Genesis is a 30C boat. You might pay a bit more for it though LOL.

[@zacarias5443]

What about maintenance ! Please make a video please

[@jaycevessier7554]

Grease your shafts after every run and oil your motors. That’s it

[@surfside75]

Hello jayce. I have a land locked 4wd Losi Baja Rey Raptor, do I have to oil my motor and if so how would I do this?

[@jonspikes4935]

I'm thinking of getting this boat any suggestions?

[@jonspikes4935]

Getting this boat next just hopefully the outside of the hull doesn't have bubbles and all that. That's to much money to be spending on a rc product and the decals are hull has bubbles are defects something like that!!!

[@FarmerFpv]

I wonder how many customers hit 200 mph and or let out the Magic Smoke on 12s. This video was made for a reason possibly customer service calls! 😂 lmao

[@EmilWilkensRC]

I dont see your logic behind running 3S in series (6S) having a lower speed potential compared to running two 6s packs in “parallel”... if overall battery capacity (kWh) and specs are similar, then there should be absolutely no theoretical difference between the two. Besides the assumption of power loss through your series splitting harness and loss through the additional connectors as part of this explanation, it is a somewhat misleading statement?

[@markpulling12]

Me too ,Ive been doing rc for many years and don't see the point in the harness / lead thingamajig Take the harness out and just simply run it on 2x 3s ,2x4s or 2x6s ...simple :)

[@FWJosh43]

@@markpulling12 for some people I think it's cheaper than 2x 6s straight up but that's just me

[@pointvillage16]

I want to run 4 6s packs. I have 2 6000 50c and then I have 2 6500 100c. Can I mix different ratings of batteries?

[@scaleaddicted]

Not Good..., never mix different mA/h and "C" rate!!!

[@tylerstewart7284]

Re-release a new version of this boat

[@MR.TOYBOX]

Listen up!! Can you guys please make a medium size Brushless Boat with rubber inflatable sides all the way around? Tons of fast boats in the real world with the inflatable sides to scale from. The reason it would be a top seller is the fact it would be compatible and safe to run balls out in the swimming pool without damaging the pool. Especially us with inground pools with the vinyl liner. Summer is almost over so get to work.

[@brianmartins5322]

I have a inpulse

[@jakekovacevic3435]

So it’s technically speaking a 12s boat

[@horizonhobby]

Nope. Hence the reason for this video...

[@surfside75]

Technically it truly is a 12S boat when each esc hence prop in water is handling straight 6S batteries plugged into each. I'm a newbie and I can see this. Bro at HorizonHobby do you even boat😂

[@matthewschultz8462]

If each ESC is 6s than this is a 12s boat. Why are you creating this confusion?