----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 3:41
AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] link
Hi Norm.
Hmmmm. An interesting possibility converting it
to ac. However I would then have to reconvert it back to dc again. You see, my
wiring will come from my battery pod on the keel
up thu the sub and into my cockpit where it would
go into the pvc pipe I would use to house the dimmer switch and inverrter you
speak of. Then it has to go from my dimmer switch
to the motor. So in order to convert from dc
to ac going into the dimmer switch as you described, I would also have
to reconvert it back to dc after it left the dimmer switch going to the
motor.
That now makes an inverter for dc to ac, then a
inverter from ac to dc, plus the dimmer switch itself. Quite a lot of bulk to
fit inside the pvc pipe that I was hoping to keep as small as
possible.
Of course I could put the first inverter in the
battery pod with the batteries so that the dc coming from the batteries was
converted to ac before it even left the pod. But I would still have to have
another inverter for ac to dc either enclosed in
pvc with the dimmer switch, or else enclosed in another
waterproof/pressureproof container before the electricity reached the
motor.
Thanks for the idea though. Sounds like if I used
one for dc to ac and then one for ac to dc it might work. But I hope I
can find something less bulky.
Bill Akins.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 5:51
PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] link
Bill,
One of the easy ways is buy an
inverter, (DC to AC) and then use the dimmer switch.
However, remember power concerns, size the inverter and dimmer switch for
your load/loads....ie motor/motors max load. You'll still have to make
them water proof.
Hope this helped.
Norm P.