Thanks for that info and link Robert. I wish I had
known about their 400 ft depth motors before I bought my minnkota.
I'm going to give them a call and see if they can
help me with locating a variable speed controller that is
waterproof
and pressureproof for my wetsub. Thanks
again.
Bill Akins.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:18
PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Good source for
ready made sub thrusters
In the process of looking for a source of sub thrusters I
have come across a company called farallonusa (www.farallonusa.com) that, among
other things, produces DPV's for SCUBA use. The nifty thing about
these is that the standard units are rated/guarranteed to a depth of 400
feet, without needing any modifications/reinforcements to their 'out of
the box' design.
After talking with them I found out that they
also commonly produce the same units for use as submersible thrusters by
simply removing the pistol grip controllers and feeding the control wires
out of the unit for the sub builder to incorporate into their control
systems as they see fit.
I am still several months away from my
boat's construction, but I thought some of y'all (who are further along)
may be able to use this info sooner. If you do use it, please let him know
that you are associated with PSUBS so that they continue with
this "customized" product
line.
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Copy of my last email from www.farallonusa.com:
Thank you
for your interest in our product. Farallon has been building under
water propulsion vehicles for commercial and military applications for over
35 years. We currently have the only commercially available DPV
approved for US Navy use.
Your request seems to be an easy one to
fulfill. We already have other DPV's that use external
power sources and control signals so feeding the wires out of the aft
section of the Arrrow scooter would not be hard.
If your interested,
please let me know and I can prepare a quote (I will need to know how many
you would like).
Regards, Phil Poirier P.
Eng FarallonUSA Inc. 5609 Unit-B Power Road Ottawa, Ontario K1G
3N4 (613) 822-1876 (613) 822-3431 www.farallonusa.com
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