<div dir="ltr"><div>Looks like it could talk to Minn Kota motor controller via RC controller.</div><div><br></div><div>Cliff</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 9:13 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4777"><span>Cliff, Hank,</span></div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4915"><span id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4967">I am excited about this little item</span></div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4818" dir="ltr"><span id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4823"><a class="m_-5734770780262123445enhancr2_6da2a9ef-b1f8-edf8-6107-9a7d93af1669" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4822" href="http://www.astroflight.com/rcpwm2v" target="_blank">RCPWM2V PWM to Voltage Signal Converter</a></span></div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4828"><br></div><div class="m_-5734770780262123445yahoo-link-enhancr-card m_-5734770780262123445yahoo-link-enhancr-not-allow-cover m_-5734770780262123445ymail-preserve-class m_-5734770780262123445ymail-preserve-style" id="m_-5734770780262123445enhancr2_6da2a9ef-b1f8-edf8-6107-9a7d93af1669" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;max-width:400px" dir="ltr"> <a class="m_-5734770780262123445yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4837" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)!important;text-decoration:none!important" href="http://www.astroflight.com/rcpwm2v" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <table class="m_-5734770780262123445card-wrapper" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4836" style="max-width:400px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4835"><tr id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4834"> <td width="400" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4833"> <table width="100%" class="m_-5734770780262123445card-info" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4832" style="background:rgb(255,255,255);border-width:1px 1px 3px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224,228,233) rgb(224,228,233) rgb(0,0,0);max-width:400px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4831"><tr id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4830"> <td style="padding:16px 0px 16px 12px;vertical-align:top">  </td> <td id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4829" style="padding:16px 12px;width:99%;vertical-align:middle"> <h2 class="m_-5734770780262123445card-title" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">RCPWM2V PWM to Voltage Signal Converter</h2>  <div class="m_-5734770780262123445card-description" style="color:rgb(153,153,153);line-height:15px;font-size:11px">The RCPWM2V is a device that converts a standard hobby RC signal (1-2ms pulse) into a proportional analog voltag...</div> </td> <td class="m_-5734770780262123445card-share-container"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </a></div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4838"><br>It plugs in to a radio control receiver & outputs 0-5V.</div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4865">You would just need a RC transmitter & receiver (under $100-)</div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4916" dir="ltr">& one of these units ($30- per thruster) to add remote control to </div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5035" dir="ltr">your submarine thrusters. Very handy for trailer launching. You probably will</div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5022" dir="ltr">have to program in a few things on the RC transmitter but any</div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5021" dir="ltr">kid you know that's in to RC could do it. I am trying to order a </div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5085" dir="ltr">couple to try out but the firm is Californian & only export after email</div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5092" dir="ltr">consultation & approval.</div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4988" dir="ltr">Alan</div><div class="m_-5734770780262123445qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4801"><br><br></div><div class="m_-5734770780262123445yahoo_quoted" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4869" style="display:block">  <div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4868" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4867" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4866" dir="ltr"> <font id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4882" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 2, 2016 12:27 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] speed controller<br> </font> </div> <div class="m_-5734770780262123445y_msg_container" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4873"><br><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438"><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4872"><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4871" dir="ltr"><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5068">MINN KOTA FORTREX MAIN CONTROL BOARD PN# 2264054 24/36V , <a id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5067" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINN-KOTA-FORTREX-MAIN-CONTROL-BOARD-PN-2264054-24-36V-/371716842908?hash=item568c0ce59c:g:VxAAAOxyXDhSpea4&vxp=mtr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINN-<wbr>KOTA-FORTREX-MAIN-CONTROL-<wbr>BOARD-PN-2264054-24-36V-/<wbr>371716842908?hash=<wbr>item568c0ce59c:g:<wbr>VxAAAOxyXDhSpea4&vxp=mtr</a></div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4870"><br clear="none"></div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4874">Easy to wire.  Two wires from battery connect via 1/4" spade connectors and 10 AWG wire.  Two wires to DC motor again connected with two 1/4" spade connectors.  IF you use the potentiometer that is on the board, that's it.  When the potentiometer is in the centralized potion, the motor is off.  Pot is non linear so lots of control at low speed.  If you want to control through a PLC, all you have to do is cut the leads from the pot and have the PLC send a 0-5vdc signal.  0v is full one way, 2.5V is off and 5vdc is full the opposite direction.  That is it.  Very easy to wire.</div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_4875"><br clear="none"></div><div>Cliff</div></div><div class="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438gmail_extra" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5099"><br clear="none"><div class="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438gmail_quote" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5098">On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 6:09 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438gmail_quote" id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5097" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div class="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438yqt5725306146" id="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438yqt72789"><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5096"><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478045199246_5095" 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 id="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438m_1721648794453278501yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478041619259_2776">Hi Cliff,</div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438m_1721648794453278501yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478041619259_2776">One time you posted the part number for eBay for the speed controller you use.  Can you re-post that, and do I need to be an electrical engineer to hook it up ;-)  </div><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438m_1721648794453278501yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478041619259_2776">Thank you Cliff</div><span class="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"></font></span><div id="m_-5734770780262123445yiv0799090438m_1721648794453278501yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478041619259_2776">Hank</div></div></div></div><br clear="none">______________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