<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello Friends,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Cliff and I have a joint R&D project this winter to adapt higher performance lip seals to the Minn Kota 101. The seals themselves are custom made by Parker and have a lead time of several months. We haven't received them yet, but at least according to Parker's specs, they should enable 101s to become 1-atmosphere thrusters to pressures that exceed typical PSUBS depths. They also should minimize friction under pressure, compared to the stock seals. We'll keep you guys posted...</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Alec</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 23, 2023 at 6:56 AM James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Im just thinking out loud here all, so this could be a stupid idea.<div><br></div><div>Has anyone made or modified a normal trolling motor to be inside a pressure can?</div><div><br></div><div>I was just thinking about the possibility of doing so? Put a normal Minn Kota or similar inside a can with some sort of heat transfer layer in between the motor casing and the inside of the can. Then pass the shaft through a high pressure shaft seal? Something like this.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://ahpseals.com/product/vs-rs19a-2/" target="_blank">https://ahpseals.com/product/vs-rs19a-2/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Would eliminate a lot of the pressure compensating issues, but then i suppose have its own complexities.</div><div><br></div><div>Any thoughts?<br>Regards<br>James</div><div><br></div></div>
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