[PSUBS-MAILIST] McQueen K-250 Milestone

[Alan via Personal_Submersibles]

Congratulations Steve, great milestone.
I guess you could have a backup plan if one of the motor controllers failed,
so you could motor back home. Could be just as simple as two heavy duty wires 
with clips to bypass the motor controller. 
Alan

> On 17/06/2020, at 8:50 AM, Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> 
> All, today I feel like I have reached another significant milestone on my project, and sometimes the "celebration" of posting a status update is all the reward we get : )
> 
> Seven and a half years ago I started rebuilding an older K-250 from the bare hull up. Today I started testing the electrical systems (HP air systems have successfully been tested). It was rewarding to see the battery monitoring system, depth sounder, aft thruster actuator, interior lights all come to life as expected. The general electrical system seems healthy.
> 
> Later today I will try the thruster controllers. If I have a problem, it will be here. I am experimenting with "inexpensive" eBay controllers and I am emotionally preparing for a hardware failure. Maybe I will be presently surprised. If things go well I am on track for having enough operational systems to start my in water testing this year. Even if I have to rework the controllers I should be in the water next year for sure.
> 
> I am really looking forward to joining the "operational" sub guys.
> 
> Steve
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