Lincoln DF TT 2023 - DragonForce & DragonFlite Traveller Trophy event

[@Als1st]

There great these videos nicely done!!

[@davidetama4019]

hi for 3 months my df 95 v2 worked wonderfully using 4 of the best AA 2400 mah 1.2 V batteries and I was sailing for more than 4 hours consecutively but in the last month I'm having a problem with the servo jitter on the sail winch that I can't solve in any way at first I tried to change from the j4c05 2.4ghz 4ch transmitter & receiver to the flysky fs-i6x but that only changed the behavior of the jitter without solving the problem so I changed the sail winch but it didn't help at all the rudder servo works perfectly so I don't see any reason to change it. correct me if I'm wrong it could be that the receiver I used at the beginning used less volts than the one of the fs-i6x so it must have broken for some reason giving me the servo jitter then replacing it with the receiver of the fs-i6x that perhaps uses more volts gave me a similar problem of servo jitters so maybe it would be useful for problem solving to know how many volts the j4c05 receiver uses and how many volts the receiver of the fs-i6x uses but I don't think this is the problem but I tried almost everything to solve it then I wouldn't like to change the power supply and have to take a 6.6 v battery that however has few mah but if I really have to I will do it. I would be very grateful for the help thank you very much

[@modelyachtracinguk]

V2 winch rated voltage is 4.8 to 6. Since you have changed every part of the system except for the batteries, and your batteries when in good condition will only supply 4.8v max I think it's quite likely your problem is with one or more of these.

[@davidetama4019]

@@modelyachtracinguk It would be useful for me to know how many volts the j4c05 2.4ghz 4ch receiver uses and how many volts the fs-i6x receiver uses and also how many volts does the rudder servo use so for example the rudder servo uses 3 volts the sail servo uses 6 and the receiver uses 1.2 I should use a 10.2 volt battery am I wrong??

[@modelyachtracinguk]

To answer your question, yes you are very wrong. Don't use more than a 6v power supply unless you want to fry all your electrics and possibly your boat. Visit a local club and get someone to explain the electrics to you.

[@davidetama4019]

@@modelyachtracinguk calm down it was to give an example the thing about the 10v is a hypothetical thing anyway at the club as you call it, the biggest one in Rome I went there a few months ago and they told me to buy another servo and they even let me try one and it worked well so I said to myself it must be the servo that broke so I decided to buy another servo from Dragon Flight but it didn't solve the problem... it seems strange to me to have bought a replacement servo that was already broken but it's possible... anyway you can't answer me on how many volts the two receivers and the rudder servo use?

[@modelyachtracinguk]

The system within the boat consists of, Battery pack (assume in this case 4 x 1.2v connected in series =4.8v), Receiver, Winch, Rudder Servo & Switch. The battery pack is connected to the switch which is then connected to the receiver. Also connected to the receiver is the winch and the rudder servo. The battery pack supplies 4.8v to the receiver which then piggy backs this connection to both the winch and the rudder servo. All three devices are working at 4.8v. My original suggestion to check the power supply stands. In addition there are two other possibilities I can think of. 1. The power switch or the connections to and from this are failing, this is actually quite common. Easy to check, bypass the switch by connecting the battery pack directly to the receiver, and check for jitter on the winch. 2. The rudder servo is failing and creating interference in the system. Again easy to check, unplug the rudder servo from the receiver, and check for jitter on the winch. Hope this helps.

[@layerdballoonswe]

How do they add the extra decals onto the sails?

[@modelyachtracinguk]

Some are stick-on, some are printed, some are using marker pens. Take your pick.

[@layerdballoonswe]

@@modelyachtracinguk ohh nice thanks for the tips :)