Re: Hangkai on a dinghy - was > Re: [electricboats] Connectors question for electric outboard
Guys, this is what I'm saying. We gotta make our own. I'm out of loop on the newest raw motors. If you guys can point me toward a 4-5 kw motor the rest isn't that hard other than the 90 degree
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shredderf16
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Re: Hangkai on a dinghy - was > Re: [electricboats] Connectors question for electric outboard
Navy3 and 6s will come close but max out about thereSent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network.
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63urban
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Re: Hangkai on a dinghy - was > Re: [electricboats] Connectors question for electric outboard
You won’t get 10 knots out of an epropulsion. It’s good for 3-4
-Steve
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steve sawtelle
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Re: Hangkai on a dinghy - was > Re: [electricboats] Connectors question for electric outboard
John and Steve,
It'll be interesting to be sure. One of the many reasons I'm building the dinghy is that after 20 years of owning and riding around in RIBs someone always gets a wet butt, usually
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shredderf16
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Re: Connectors question for electric outboard
" Is there a difference in contact metal between the blue vs gray Andersen connectors?"
None.? The contacts and housings are available separately:
https://powerwerx.com/
The contacts are usually
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bobkart
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Re: Hangkai on a dinghy - was > Re: [electricboats] Connectors question for electric outboard
I have the epropulsion equivalent to the torgueedo on my Pocketship and a small pontoon boat and it’s great on both. However I saw a youtube video where they were running the epropulsion on a small
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steve sawtelle
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Hangkai on a dinghy - was > Re: [electricboats] Connectors question for electric outboard
Jerry,
FWIW:I've tested my 10' West Marine RIB dinghy with both a 24V Torqeedo T2 and a Hangkai 48V 1200W electric outboard.? Both of these are rated at approximately 4hp equivalent(?).??
My
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john
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Re: Connectors question for electric outboard
I would go through Anderson connectors every few months on my dinghy, what final worked extended use was Trolling motor connectors, they are made for this exact environment. Provided you can find
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James Sizemore
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Re: Connectors question for electric outboard
I don't know...I've used Anderson connectors on boat projects on Lake Travis - 200 miles inland, and freshwater environment - and had no problems.
Maybe my learning here is that I can't leave bare
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john
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Re: Connectors question for electric outboard
Is there a difference in contact metal between the blue vs gray Andersen connectors?
I have used 50a Andersen with gray shells on my boat and also on my 1920 antique electric car for a very long
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Myles Twete
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Re: Connectors question for electric outboard
John,
I'm building a 12 foot cat dinghy out of foam and glass. About 120 lbs. I also have the Hang Kai 1.2. Hopefully will have the boat running by end of summer.
I'm probably going to go with
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shredderf16
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Re: Connectors question for electric outboard
Hello,
XT60 connector have gold flash conatct plating (good for salt environment ?) but no IPxx specification...
Take a look at the IP68 SBSX75A serie connector :
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Thierry
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Re: Connectors question for electric outboard
Revisiting this question:
I'm using an electric motor and battery for my dinghy.I've used Anderson connectors (100A and 50A) - and they're fine electrically.But the 50A blue Anderson connectors
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john
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For Sale: Used LiFePO4 battery cells
Available now, I have twenty-two (22) lightly used but 5-year old CALB SE200F (200Ah), LiFePO4, 3.2v (nominal) battery cells for sale.
I just completed discharge capacity tests on all of these units,
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THOMAS VANDERMEULEN
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Shout Out to West Mountain Radio
The folks at West Mountain Radio are great to work with, and they have some pretty interesting products.
Who, or what, is West Mountain Radio you ask?? And what do they have to do with electric
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THOMAS VANDERMEULEN
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Re: Throttle control head
I’d suggest sticking with 48v. That’s what I have on my 12m Sunshine.
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Reuben Trane
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Re: Throttle control head
We are also on a catamaran, 36' 10ton wildcat , and I agree there's not much out there about catamaran hull efficiency, props ect. I'm torn between voltages bc the dual 48v motor is more the enough
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Houston
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Re: Throttle control head
As a follow-up regarding the gear reduction - it seems to me the formula used by Thunderstruck is very much aimed at monohulls...I'm not sure how many large cats they've sold kits to.? Having 2 hulls
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Eric <sailawayvlog@...>
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Re: Throttle control head
Hey Matt,
My plan for the pack is x32 Eve 280 or 304 3.2v cells - x2 16-cell series run parallel as a single pack, so roughly 600 amp hours @ 48v (28.8 kw hours) shared by the two motors.? Our house
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Eric <sailawayvlog@...>
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Re: Throttle control head
You're welcome.?
On second thought, maybe bidirectional doesnt make sense. I was thinking (not thinking) you would still have alternators to charge the 12v, duh. Is it possible to reconfigure your 12
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Matt Foley
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