<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Cliff, </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>you had to go all the way over there, what a long haul.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span> I am quoting this from advice I had years ago & I think it was from one of their reps.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color:
transparent;"><span>From what I remember, it was the combined heat from the 2 wires in the connector </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>that was the determining factor.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>I will send them an email & post the results.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;">Alan</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande',
sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Clifford Redus via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday,
July 28, 2014 7:48 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK-101 Connectors<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv1938133692"><div><div>We need some clarification on this. I am reading this as this connector will handle 25 amps per pin so with a FS 2 we are probably good.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I have had no time to look at this as in Perth on business.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div>Cliff</div></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv1938133692yqt2782441019" id="yiv1938133692yqt88246"><div><br clear="none">On Jul 28, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote
type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span>Hi Cliff,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>as I understand it the connector amp rating is 25 amps for the 2 pin unit.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>That means 12.5 amps per pin, which is about 1/4 of what you want.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal;
background-color: transparent;"><span>Cheers Alan</span></div><div><br clear="none"></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Clifford Redus via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank"
href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 28, 2014 6:51 PM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK-101 Connectors<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div class="yiv1938133692y_msg_container"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv1938133692"><div><div>I think there is a big factor of safety. You get
the same issue when you look at agency's specs on how much current a 10awg wire can handle. Having said that MK sells there lower units with 10 awg wire. US coast guard would have 6 awg for this current.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>This needs to be looked at but my guess is that this will handle it.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div>Cliff</div></div><div class="yiv1938133692qtdSeparateBR"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv1938133692yqt0389376441" id="yiv1938133692yqt30002"><div><br clear="none">On Jul 28, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica
Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span>Cliff,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>what about the max contact amp ratings on those connnectors?</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>I thought you said you needed something that could take 46 amps.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Alan</span></div><div><br clear="none"></div> <div style="font-family:
HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Clifford Redus via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 28, 2014 4:20 PM<br
clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK-101 Connectors<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div class="yiv1938133692y_msg_container"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv1938133692"><div><div>Jon, a BHB2M to me looks about right. 10AWG pins to match
the 10AWG for the MK-101.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>The port on the MK-101 is 1-1/8 x 18 So it would be easy to machine an adaptor to accept this 5/8-18 male BH fitting.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Can you get a price on these with the Psub discount?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>There probably enough space to drill a 1/16 hole in this machined part and connect a 1/4" Swagelok fitting perpendicular to the axis to connect an air compensation connection if you did not want to drill and tap into body of MK-101.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Cliff<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div>Cliff Redus</div></div><div class="yiv1938133692qtdSeparateBR"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv1938133692yqt6916885341" id="yiv1938133692yqt92166"><div><br clear="none">On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:06 AM, Jon
Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Agreed, but we should take advantage of our SUBCONN discount if we
can. What about this one...<br clear="none">
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Jon<br clear="none">
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On 7/27/2014 6:00 PM, Clifford Redus via Personal_Submersibles
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</blockquote></div></div><div><div class="yiv1938133692yqt6916885341" id="yiv1938133692yqt76989"><div>Since so many of us are using or planning on using MK-101s
either air or oil compensated, it would be nice if we could move
towards a standard connector. These thrusters are 36v with max
current of 46 amps. The lower unit comes with two 10 AWG wires.</div>
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<div>It would be nice if the connector was a male bulk head
connector with two power pins and one alignment pin. </div>
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<div>Could go with an off the shelf connector like an impulse
HDBH-2-MP but these are expensive as rated for depth. In our
case since we are pressure compensating this is overkill. </div>
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<div>For those of you that have MK-101 or MK-80 thrusters, what
type of connectors are you using?</div>
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<div>Like Vance, I am planning to have a spare that could be
swapped out in the field.</div>
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<div>Cliff</div></div>
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