The 300 xperiment
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Here is couple of pictures. The lights are SMX150's from Lumishore. They are color change and have a controller for 6 colors, 3 levels of brightness and can rotate colors. They are very bright.
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Will let you know how it works out!
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Interesting break-in RPM, Ron. Mercury's scheduled break-in on a 300XS is 3,500 to 5,500 RPM (3/4 throttle), varying the RPM's every few minutes, no idle, for the first 3.5 hours.
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I hear ya but all of us do not live on a lake!!! LOL.
It takes me 15min to get to the ocean from the ramp. The seas yesterday were running 2-3's. I did vary the RPM to as high as 4000 but it was getting dark.
That is why I am going to the Keys Sunday so I can run around and not worry about idle speed zones and rough seas.
Even at idle I try and get it around 1500rpm or so.
It takes me 15min to get to the ocean from the ramp. The seas yesterday were running 2-3's. I did vary the RPM to as high as 4000 but it was getting dark.
That is why I am going to the Keys Sunday so I can run around and not worry about idle speed zones and rough seas.
Even at idle I try and get it around 1500rpm or so.
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Ron, this is the sticker that would have been on your X's when new. This break in got me thinking I had one of these in the file.I don't think you have hurt anything just dont stay at any one rpm for more than a couple of minutes, especially idle.
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This operations manual would have come with the motors when new. Note the conflict with the break-in sticker in my prior post. (idle times)[[ATTACH=CONFIG]535796[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]535797[/ATTACH]
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Thanks so much for the information. I would love to have a set of the original manuals. I have the service manual but it does not have anything regarding break in.
I did see that it until break in is over the ECU limits the motor to max rpm of 5800. I have read some of the guys say it takes about 15hrs to be able to get full throttle rpm. Does your manual say anything about that?
I appreciate you sharing this.
Hope to maybe go out tomorrow if the weather is good.
Thanks so much for the information. I would love to have a set of the original manuals. I have the service manual but it does not have anything regarding break in.
I did see that it until break in is over the ECU limits the motor to max rpm of 5800. I have read some of the guys say it takes about 15hrs to be able to get full throttle rpm. Does your manual say anything about that?
I appreciate you sharing this.
Hope to maybe go out tomorrow if the weather is good.


