<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Brian,</div><div>the aluminium is another issue. I had to go with a stock size thick walled</div><div>extruded aluminium tube, that I machined to the correct diameter inside</div><div>& out; & a solid rod for the front & back housings. Not cheap. The Minn kotta</div><div>housings are cast & as such there is a saving in size & material. Then there is</div><div>the anodising!</div><div>Cheers Alan</div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 29/10/2016, at 10:56 am, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477691697365_3269"><span>Brian,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477691697365_3269" dir="ltr"><span>look for the older motors, they have a shaft sticking out the end, 1 inch by about 3 inches keyed.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477691697365_3269" dir="ltr"><span>Hank</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Friday, October 28, 2016 3:52 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv0236521763"><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div>Alan, No doubt there will be issues to solve. There is no face plate on one side since they fit into a gear box/ Tranny. I would like to use aluminum so I don't have to paint it.</div><div> </div><div>Brian<br clear="none"><br clear="none">--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">From: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] motors<br clear="none">Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 07:58:44 +1300<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div>Brian,</div><div>look at the whole package before you get too many of those motors.</div><div>Will you need a gearbox with them? The gearboxes can cost more</div><div>than the motor. Is the motor suitable for putting in a housing? How will</div><div>it mount in there? Will you need to replace the drive shaft through the </div><div>motor to extend it, or replace it with stainless? No doubt you will have </div><div>to take the drive shaft out to machine in Circlip groves as Stops against</div><div>housing bearings, or machining for the propeller .Do you need to replace </div><div>the motor bearings or the brushes?</div><div>The housing for it needs to be in sections that bolt together with O rings</div><div>and with press fit tolerances for the bearings & seals. A lot of work which</div><div>makes a new Minn kota look like a cheaper alternative.</div><div>My tiny 3 hp brushless motors have neodymium magnets & only cost</div><div>$60- each.</div><div>Regards Alan</div><div> </div><div><br clear="none">Sent from my iPad</div><div class="yiv0236521763yqt1153345918" id="yiv0236521763yqt01147"><div><br clear="none">On 29/10/2016, at 7:04 am, Brian Cox 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><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div>Looking good on the motor front ! I think this is going to be an on going deal, I'll have to find a way to repay this guy, since I gave him the last of my honey stash ! </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Brian<br clear="none"><br clear="none">--- <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">From: hank pronk 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">To: 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">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] motors<br clear="none">Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:20:28 +0000 (UTC)<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span>Brian,,</span></div><div><span>Take all you can, they are the toughest motor out there, and get the controllers as Alan said. You can go online to get the wiring diagram. </span></div><div><span>Man that is a score! </span></div><div><span>Hank</span></div> <div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Thursday, October 27, 2016 11:10 PM, Brian Cox 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"></font></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div>This electric golf cart business that is close buy has all these 3 HP dc motors that they just throw into the dumpster. They are usually traded in by customers and the motors are perfectly fine . Talk to them today and they're going to give me three motors for some honey. They literally have 50 to 60 golf carts in their boneyard with motors at any one time, and they are constantly dumping them into the a giant roll-a-way bin for pick up. I may try to work a deal with them to get some more. Most of them are 36 volt.</div><div> </div><div>Brian</div><div> </div><div> </div></div>
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