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Here is the content of the kit.  The motor and driveline are not included and must be purchased separately.  The hull is made out of thick plastic.

You will need some Stabilit Express and Super glue adhesive to build the model.  You will also need some putty to smooth over a few joints, I recommend squadron white putty.

To equip it, you need two standard size servos, a small receiver and ESC.  The ESC specified is designed for 15 amps.  The battery pack needs to be small in size, the battery tray measurements are 4 1/4 x 1 7/8.

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Here is the drive set.  It uses one 500 series motor to turn 2 counter rotating propellers.  It's a smart design and very compact.Click for high resolution image
This is the optional depth controller.  It's a pressure sensor that connects into the dive planes.  It's set to a depth of 50cm but it can be adjusted by a variable resister on the board. 

The pressure sensor uses the relative pressure inside of the hull to compare with the outside pressure.  If you pressurize the hull with the air fill valve it will affect the depth setting.  To cure this problem, the instructions offers two choices.  Either pressurize the hull with the same amount of air each time or build a small air chamber and connect the second outlet of the pressure sensor to it. 

I don't plan to do either unless I see if it's really a problem.

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  Last Updated: 08/08/2008