Replacement Box & Electrics for Foil Drive Assist +

Build, Repair & Mod
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I have a Foil Drive Assist Plus. I would like replace the outer Box and the internal electronics(is that the ESC?), basically everything in the picture. Does anyone know where I could get these parts

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cheaper than ordering from Foil drive and shipping from Australia?

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You could try easyfoil.de (or @EASYFOIL.EU). They have their own foil assist product very similar to Gen1 FoilDrive. They don’t list box or esc separately for sale, but doesn’t hurt to email and ask. Also you will have to look into the dimensions see if this would even be possible.

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So basically all you want to keep is the motor?

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Yes :blush:. Remote, battery, motor and controller are all good.

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Housing broken or something? Or just don’t want to take the rest apart?

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Box could probably be ok, it’s let water in a few times, possibly put some locking latches on it. The electrics have an annoying intermittent fault. The controller stays connected and I can see the battery power left on the controller but sometimes the motor just stops spinning. It may stay like that for a few days and then it’s fine for 4 or 5 sessions and then it stops again. Tried another controller and exactly the same.

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Do you mean another remote or another ESC?

  • Take all the electronics out the case, then seal it and stick it in the bath to see where the water is coming in. Then just make sure it seals up properly there.
  • Are the electronics all potted?
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Tried another remote.

I have put the box in water without the battery and no water comes in.

The electronics are all in resin/putty stuff

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If you haven’t already, I would contact Foil Drive support. They really are excellent, and can probably fix the problem for you without trashing your existing stuff I would think. Most likely for free if it’s still under warranty.