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Daniel,
I just tested my K-350 at 540 feet. The
Captain recommends testing it at a depth of 550 for an hour to prove it.
If your going to 300 PSI you should fine.
One thing you might look into though. I think
those Minnkota's, or any other trolling motors, are made to run in contact with
water for cooling. I'm not positive but you should look into it before
putting them in the pods. Worst case, you may need water or oil inside the
pods to conduct the heat from the motor to the pod.
Dan H.
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Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 3:34
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Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Motor pods
Hello every one, this time I enter
the forum with another question, I have purchased Minn kota`s motors for my
k-350 and I have modified the motor pods to fit these new motors. Right now
I?m doing a pressure test to the pod, (the pod is empty), to be sure that all
modifications I did works ok, I know I didn?t have to use these pods but I did
it to preserve the original design, you?ll see, I have modified the
motors pods in the inside but I respected all external designs. Also the
motors I bought aren?t very strong (in construction, I mean) so I wanted to
keep the pods because I?m a inexperience pilot and I might hit something down
there, the thing is, that my sub is being built to go down aprox.
100
meters that?s about 150 psi; I?m doing this test at 300
psi with a safe factor 2 to 1, is that enough? I mean I don?t want to
exaggerate with the pressure because my test chamber is very weak and if I
need to go higher I will need to reinforce it. Please let me know what you
think.. Thanks
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