Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] motor seals

[Jon Hylands <hylands@ibm.net>]

On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:54:19 -0700, "Gary R. Boucher" <protek@shreve.net>
wrote:

>      The trolling motor shaft has a seal but it would not be necessary in 
> this system.  The trolling motor would have on its shaft two magnets 
> mounted say one to three inches from the center of rotation, sort of like a 
> "T" with the magnets on the ends of the top of the "T" if that makes 
> sense.

Note also that if you decide to go with a magnetic coupling, you are no
longer stuck with using trolling motors. You can use pretty much any kind
of motor you want... Of course, you'll have to do something for a
propeller, but it shouldn't be too hard to find or make one.

Later,
Jon

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