06-16-2002, 11:29 PM
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Mini Sub
Does anyone else have one of these:
http://www.funtecmodels.com/Microsub/microsub.htm
They are a total blast! I was so amazed back when I got mine at how small the motors were - but now I'm wondering if they are BC-G motors? One of mine seems to have failed, so I'm thinking about attempting to replace them with a matched pair of BC-Gs (3.0 maybe!!). The battery cell seems similar too.
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07-10-2002, 08:27 AM
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They look great. I will have to get one for our little pond.
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07-10-2002, 04:44 PM
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I luv LEDs
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Toronto Canada
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sweet... i got a large fish tank at home with Koi Fishes in it. I'll love driving this sub in the tank terrorizing the fishes... haha.... just don't tell my parents or they'll reduce me to the bathtub 
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07-12-2002, 11:36 PM
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TinyRC Pro
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HOLY CRAP ON A STICK! Price: $150 (Average Street Price) thats way too much... it looks like a REALLY cool toy, and i would love to get one, but for a MUCH cheaper price... it would complete my colection of mini motor cycle, car, and sub
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07-13-2002, 02:18 AM
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I paid $109 for mine. I've been in contact with Hitec and they said they are discontinuing it soon! 
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07-13-2002, 03:15 AM
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OUCH! $150.00? Kewl, idea, but WAY unkewl price. I think I'll stay "on the surface". LOL.
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08-05-2002, 11:49 PM
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Genesis soccer!
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i was at the hpi non hpi electric kits foroms and i saw a digi q sub...
i =t looked cool!!
is that a real thing
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08-08-2002, 01:31 AM
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Hi there,
I am familiar with the mini subs. I have never used one, however the LHS I work at has sold them in the past. We had a couple in stock...they sold quickly...then came back quickly. Both of them suffered from motor problems.
I am not sure if this is just a problem stemming from early production difficulties...or if this is common...it happened twice now so i doubt we will be getting any more in for the time being.
Has anyone else had these problems?
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08-08-2002, 01:35 AM
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Yep, as I posted earlier one of the motors has failed on mine, I'm going to return it to Hitec, will keep you posted on their progress.
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08-08-2002, 09:47 AM
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Hulk smash!
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I'm going to fathom a guess that the motors are under too much stress spinning rotors underwater.
Another possibility is depth. I don't know much about how 'heavy' water gets as you go deeper, but I've started reading (with some of the newer subs) that they say it's NOT meant to go more that 20inches down
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08-08-2002, 10:51 AM
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I really should change my title...
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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Quote:
Originally posted by tiny_dealy
Hi there,
I am familiar with the mini subs. I have never used one, however the LHS I work at has sold them in the past. We had a couple in stock...they sold quickly...then came back quickly. Both of them suffered from motor problems.
I am not sure if this is just a problem stemming from early production difficulties...or if this is common...it happened twice now so i doubt we will be getting any more in for the time being.
Has anyone else had these problems?
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I seen those out here for around 5600 yen.
They look cute!
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08-08-2002, 12:25 PM
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Well the interesting thing about the ones that came back at the store was that both of them had a failed left motor....both failed with in a couple hours of first use as well. I will admit a small water tight motor casing with no ventilation spinning in a rather thick meduim *water*, so it has a constant load on it....does seem to me to be a recipy for failure....but maybe it's just me. I love the concept...but since they have not been around too long and the price is fairly high....I would imagine that Hitec finds them more trouble than they are worth with the high failure rate...hense an early halt to production....still though...you gotta love the idea, I hope this does not stop other companies from trying the micro sub concept.
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08-08-2002, 05:50 PM
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Quote:
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Well the interesting thing about the ones that came back at the store was that both of them had a failed left motor....
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Interesting; looking at it face-on, mine was the left motor, but it only failed in one direction is what I can't understand. Oh well, it's off to Hitec now, hopefully they can figure it out!
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06-03-2004, 04:32 PM
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cheaper
at my local tropical marine fish store they are $34$ Canadian
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10-25-2004, 11:58 AM
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Micro R/C'er in Da Burgh
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These aren't the same subs. The expensive ones are proportional. The cheap ones are not.
BAE
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