[PSUBS-MAILIST] Personal_Submersibles Digest, Vol 44, Issue 38

Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles personal_submersibles at psubs.org
Sun Feb 5 00:57:31 EST 2017


Hello Frankie, my name is Douglas Suhr, I am Snoopy's current owner. I
would encourage you to ask questions directly on the list so that you
have the benefit of the entire PSUBS community, but if you wish to
email me privately, my email address is spiritofcalypso at gmail.com I
would also recommend reaching out to Alec Smyth at alecsmyth at gmail.com
because not only was he Snoopy's previous owner, but he is responsible
for much of the handiwork that makes Snoopy more than the stock
standard design (live rudder / handheld thruster control box, saddle
tanks, etc.). ~ Doug S.

On 2/4/17, Frankie Bowman via Personal_Submersibles
<personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> Snoopy k250? does anyone have the contact info for the new owner of snoopy
> I need you contact him so I can get some info for my k250 build
>
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>>    1. Re: Lifting equipment (Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles)
>>    2. Re: co2 scrubber (Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles)
>>    3. Re: co2 scrubber (Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles)
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>> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2017 13:36:35 -0800
>> From: Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles
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>> From: Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles
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>> From: "Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles"
>>         <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion
>>         <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] co2 scrubber
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>> Yes. For the chemical reaction to work properly, the air needs some dwell
>> time against the scrubber media. This may be specified in the media
>> datasheets. Regardless, if your fan is too strong and you're blowing tons
>> of air through it, you may just dry it out while scrubbing really
>> inefficiently.  If you slow it down, you give the CO2 time to react and
>> the
>> bed gets more efficient. This is one of the reasons why radial flow
>> scrubbers have an advantage - the surface area is huge, so the actual
>> flow
>> velocity through the bed is minimal in comparison to an axial flow
>> design.
>> You only need enough airflow to remove CO2 faster than you produce it,
>> and
>> ideally to process the entire air volume in your cabin a few times an
>> hour.
>> Slow, large diameter fans will be more effective than a high speed but
>> small fan, and probably easier on your batteries too.
>>
>> Sean
>>
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>> On February 4, 2017 2:38:32 PM MST, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> >Is there such a thing as to TOO much air flow through a scrubber ??
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Brian
>> >
>> >--- personal_submersibles at psubs.org wrote:
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>> >From: Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles
>> ><personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> >To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion
>> ><personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> >Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] co2 scrubber
>> >Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 09:34:40 -0600
>> >
>> >Brian, see
>> >http://www.ntz-filter.com/Radial_Filtration_versus_Axial_Filtration for
>> >picture which is worth at least a hundred words.
>> >
>> >
>> >Cliff
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 11:36 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles
>> ><personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
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>> >What is the difference between a Axial scrubber and a radial ?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Brian
>> >
>> >--- personal_submersibles at psubs.org wrote:
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>> >From: via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> >To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion
>> ><personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> >Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] co2 scrubber
>> >Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2017 16:29:34 -0600
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>> >Started life with axial scrubber but now use radial design.  Has worked
>> >much better for me.
>> >
>> >
>> >Cliff
>> >
>> >Sent from my iPad
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>> >On Feb 2, 2017, at 1:06 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles
>> ><personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
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>> >Thanks' guys, that helps.
>> >
>> >Cliff, I assume you have an axial scrubber
>> >
>> >Hank
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>> To ALL,
>>
>> I went all out. Build a new pole building with overhead crane. Runs the
>> entire length of my building. The pole shed is 42 foot by 60 foot.
>> After reading all the e-male you guys pass back anf forth, I figured that
>> if I am going to spend a small fortune I might as well do it
>> right. Also bought new equipment, lathe, vert. mill, even an old
>> blanchard
>> grinder. Heading out next week for a five week vacation, when we return
>> I will be starting the building of my submarine, IREX.
>> Jerry
>>
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>> Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2017 1:26:47 PM
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>>    1. Lifting equipment (Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles)
>>    2. Re: K-350 plans (via Personal_Submersibles)
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>> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2017 12:20:44 -0700
>> From: "Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles"
>>         <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org
>> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Lifting equipment
>> Message-ID: <d6cdeb09-3323-4197-8f5b-0129fba59803 at email.android.com>
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>> A question for those of you building in your home shops, garages or
>> yards:
>>
>> What, if any, lifting and handling equipment did you buy or build for
>> manipulating your sub? I'm talking about A-frames, chain hoists, cranes,
>> block & tackle, roller frames / pipe rollers, engine lifts or other
>> contraptions to enable you to handle and manipulate the heavy pieces. For
>> those that completed a build, what would you want to have if you had to
>> do
>> it again?
>>
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>> From: via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>> To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K-350 plans
>> Message-ID: <15a0a98333f-58f5-7fa8 at webprd-a44.mail.aol.com>
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>> Hey guys,
>>
>>
>> I just want to let you guys know I received the K-350 plans yesterday!
>>
>>
>> I need to now just take some time and look through them and start writing
>> down the modifications I want to do.
>>
>>
>> -Ludwig
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.
>> org>
>> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion
>> <personal_submersibles at psubs.
>> org>
>> Sent: Wed, Feb 1, 2017 11:23 pm
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K-350 plans
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>>
>>
>> Sounds good Alan
>>
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 6:47 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Rick,
>> I am just finalising the design. I took a semi- finished  light to a
>> lighting expert friend today, who is going to analyse the LED for the
>> optimum
>> amperage. He says that finding the LEDs sweet spot will enable it to run
>> cool
>> enough for me to go with an acrylic lens rather than glass as I had
>> intended.
>> Will keep you in the loop with regard to progress, but shouldn't be too
>> far off.
>> Alan
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
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>>
>> On 2/02/2017, at 3:26 PM, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey Alan,
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the input! Do you have any construction pictures of the lights
>> and housings or just a finished picture?
>>
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 12:16 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Rick,
>> the lights I am making are 80mm diameter x 70mm long.
>> There is a 100mm flange for mounting that also holds the lens in.
>> So it will fit in to a 80mm diameter hole & bolt or screw to surrounding
>> material.
>> The LEDs are 80W at 105 lm/W, so 8,400 lm. However I may not drive them
>> that
>> hard, depending on how hot they get in water.
>> I am building a 1 person sub similar to Cliff's R300 & will be having
>> two arranged like car head lights + 1 either side, 1 looking backward
>> & 1 slightly longer as a spot light.
>> I may use the same design as navigation lights, with colored lenses &
>> just
>> back
>> off the power to them.
>> Cheers Alan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  From: Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles
>> <personal_submersibles at psubs.
>> org>
>>  To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>>  Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2017 10:32 AM
>>  Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K-350 plans
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey Cliff
>>
>>
>> That's quite a makeover! I agree, when I bought my plans, it seemed I was
>> having to call Ketteredge a lot for clarification and would of welcomed a
>> cleaned up set.
>>
>>
>> On another note, I am getting ready to fabricate all my external light
>> housings and would like to hear from anyone who is using LED lighting in
>> their housings as far as how many lumans they are and what diameter they
>> are etc.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 5:44 PM, Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Spent a couple of months last year working on the design of a modified
>> K-350.  I found he original K-350 plans to be pretty weak. Changes made
>> were:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Removed aft external motor and prop and replacedwith two fixed Minn Kota
>> 101 thruster with kort nozzle like I have on the R300
>>
>> Replaced vertical thrusters with two fixed MinnKota 101 thrusters with
>> kort nozzle
>>
>> Propulsion and depth station keeping all fly by wirewith joystick control
>>
>> Move air tanks (two 100 SCF aluminum scuba tanks) outside hull old
>> location of mainpropulsion motor
>>
>> PLC for control of all systems (same as R300)
>>
>> HMI and joystick on mobile to permit operationfrom prone, sitting or
>> standing position.
>>
>> Replaced life support with fully automated designused on R300
>>
>> Moved electrical components into threeelectrical boxes on or near aft
>> elliptical head
>>
>> Added sensors for main and auxiliary batteryvoltage and current, ambient
>> water pressure and temperature, cabin pressure,temperature, and humidly,
>> compass heading, boat roll and pitch, boat altitudeand speed.  Life
>> support
>> system hassensors for CO2, O2 concentrations, O2 tank pressure, mass rate
>> of O2 during O2makeup. Pressure sensor for HP air bank and regulated air
>> pressure.
>>
>> Increased main battery capacity to 400 Ah  which required increasing the
>> battery poddiameter to 16? OD and 47? seam to seam
>>
>> Replaced the main and auxiliary battery banks with 16 OPTIMA
>> BATTERIESBLUE
>> TOP DEEP CYCLE MARINE BATTERY GROUP D34M. 12 for main buss and 4 for
>> auxiliary buss. 8 batteries per pod
>>
>> Widened the spacing on battery pods to 38?
>>
>> Added two additional viewports
>>
>> Added external LED lights
>>
>> Added compass/pitch/roll sensors off R300
>>
>>
>> Changed design of battery pods detachable heads toflange style
>>
>> Redesigned the MBT and VBT controls.
>>
>> Utilize Hugh Fulton pancake style pneumaticallyoperated MBT vent valves
>>
>> Modified MBTs by closing the bottoms
>>
>> lengthened VBT to 18? seam to seam to increasethe volume to 8.75 gals
>>
>> Added compass/pitch/roll sensors off R300
>>
>> Built out boat in Autodesk Inventorprofessional.
>>
>> Drawing package updated, 51 assembly drawingsand 160 part drawings
>>
>> With mods, the current boat weight is 4,707 lbs,without pilot or
>> passenger
>>
>> With mods, the current boat submergeddisplacement  is 4,866 lbs,
>>
>> Buoyancy of boat with VBT and MBT fully blown is5,849 lbf
>>
>> Boat Reserve of buoyancy is 9.2%
>>
>> Cliff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Philippe Robert via
>> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs. org> wrote:
>>
>> Nice for the list ! I can't wait to read all the suggested modifications
>> ans specs !
>>
>>
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2017-01-29 9:22 GMT-05:00 via Personal_Submersibles
>> <personal_submersibles at psubs.o rg>:
>>
>> Emile,
>>
>>
>> I actually already started a list on what I want to improve on the K350!
>>
>>
>> I was actually thinking about having a 1 meter hull dia
>> Improve depth rating to around 300 meters
>> Look into improving the ballast tanks
>> Have the thrusters be controlled by a joystick
>>
>>
>> -Ludwig
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: emile via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.o rg>
>> To: 'Personal Submersibles General Discussion'
>> <personal_submersibles at psubs.o rg>
>> Sent: Sun, Jan 29, 2017 4:47 am
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K-350 plans
>>
>>
>>
>> Ludwig,
>>
>> The K350 is a nice sub and the plans might be a good start .
>> Mind some points are a bit outdated.
>>
>> If I build a K350:
>> -1 meter hull dia  (was 900mm)
>> -improved ballast tanks
>> -dome window in the bow
>>
>> Emile
>>
>>
>> Van: Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-
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>> Verzonden: zaterdag 28 januari 2017 23:36
>> Aan: personal_submersibles at psubs.or g
>> Onderwerp: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K-350 plans
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>>
>>
>> Who should I contact regarding the purchasing of the K-350 plans?
>>
>>
>>
>> I bought the plans at the end of December and still haven't received
>> them.  I also sent an email off to sales at psubs.org around two weeks ago
>> and haven't gotten a reply.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ludwig
>>
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