[PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn kota Dimensions

Alan alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com
Thu Mar 13 13:19:08 EDT 2014


Thanks Joe,
You won't need scan & solve. Just email the files when I
learn how to use it.
Alan

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> On 14/03/2014, at 2:40 am, Joe Perkel <josephperkel at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Alan,
> 
> You've got some premier tools there at your disposal, very nice! 
> 
> Scan and Solve is more utilitarian than a simple pressure boundary calculator which you have in Cliff's spreadsheet already. What Quicken is to accounting, applications like Scan and Solve are to engineering. Home-builders/designers in all disciplines have a tendency to "over-engineer" individual components with a "more is better" philosophy.
> 
> Scan and Solve will allow you to input known material properties and then simulate expected forces / stresses to failure while analyzing the results. This allows the amateur to design with confidence to minimum scantlings necessary to get the job done with an appropriately determined safety factor. Really cool stuff, I want one! It's on my wish list.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> 
> On Thursday, March 13, 2014 5:07 AM, Alan James <alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Joe,
> I recently bought Orca but won't be touching it till I master Rhino 5.
> I also bought Scan & Solve, which is a rudimentary FEA plug in for Rhino
> that I am told can analyse a hull for external pressure.
> Glad to know there is someone I can annoy if I get stuck with Orca.
> Alan
> 
> 
> From: Joe Perkel <josephperkel at yahoo.com>
> To: "personal_submersibles at psubs.org" <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> 
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn kota Dimensions
> 
> Alan,
> 
> I've been doing precisely that over a number of years. Many vendors from fittings to electric motors provide CAD files. McMaster Carr, is a fine source by the way.
> 
> I have Orca 3d (dedicated marine design) as a plug in for Rhino. Among its virtues is the ability to assign material densities for accurate weight and balance calculations. It calculates volumes based on object geometry so long as the object is a closed solid without naked edges. 
> 
> I don't know if Rhino native can do that or not, (perhaps 5 can ?) it's damn handy for this kind of work.
> 
> 
> Joe
> 
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
> 
> From: Alan James <alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com>; 
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>; 
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn kota Dimensions 
> Sent: Thu, Mar 13, 2014 6:02:14 AM 
> 
> This might be the psub way of the future Joe.
> Have a bank of CAD files to pick & choose from to build your submarine.
> I'll have that hull, those light housings, those electrical connections etc. Put it all together
> then order or send the files off to the cnc machines.
> Alan
> 
> From: Joe Perkel <josephperkel at yahoo.com>
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> 
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn kota Dimensions
> 
> Alan,
> 
> I see you got what you asked for, David was my source as well.
> 
> Rhino 5 huh?, must be nice I have 4. I figure a few more weekends at the intersection with my cardboard sign "Will work for CAD upgrade" should do the trick! :)
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 4:44 AM, Alan James <alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the warning David.
> It would probably be smart using the Minn kota motor controllers if I use the 101s.
> Alan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: David Colombo <seaquestor at gmail.com>
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 8:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn kota Dimensions
> 
> Alan,
> If your going to be using the Minn Kota PWM unit I have that as well. They are a lot bigger than I thought they would be, and since I have 6 of them, it takes some space planning to layout the units and their wires that come factory installed to make the most efficient use of wire lengths, and how to place them against the hull to help take away some the heat that they generate, and to be able to service them. 
> 
> David
> 
> Best Regards,
> David Colombo
> 
> 804 College Ave
> Santa Rosa, CA. 95404
> (707) 536-1424
> www.SeaQuestor.com
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 10:53 PM, Alan James <alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Many thanks David,
> it opened in Rhino 5 OK.
> I spent hours on the web trying to find the specs on that.
> Alan
> 
> 
> From: David Colombo <seaquestor at gmail.com>
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 6:27 PM
> 
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn kota Dimensions
> 
> Hi Alan,
> Here is the Minn Kota thruster elevations. This is an acad 2004 dwg file. You can remove the elements of the kort nozzle as well.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> David Colombo
> 
> 804 College Ave
> Santa Rosa, CA. 95404
> (707) 536-1424
> www.SeaQuestor.com
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 9:32 PM, Alan James <alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com> wrote:
> It looks like I should be able to open a dwg thanks David.
> That would be appreciated.
> Alan
> 
> From: David Colombo <seaquestor at gmail.com>
> 
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 5:17 PM
> 
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn kota Dimensions
> 
> Hi Alan, I have the 101 thruster measured and in autocad 2004 version. I will email you the cad files if can open the DWG file. I had to create the specs to be able to fabricate the ss kort nozzle and mounting assembly.
> David
> On Mar 11, 2014 8:15 PM, "Alan James" <alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Joe or anyone,
> have you got the dimensions for the Minn kota 101?
> I remember you searching for them at one stage.
> I am using Rhino 5 in case you have a compatible file.
> Doesn't have to be incredibly accurate as it is just for
> a mock up.
> Thanks 
> Alan
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