"..............some of the touch screen electronics (auto-altitude,
auto-depth, go-to-depth - electrical monitoring, etc.,) are not inherently
expensive as board stacks, but we spent a ton of $ developing the circuits,
testing, debugging, etc.,..........."
I must say Phil, that I find this statement both encouraging and, scary at the same time! :)
Joe
From: Phil Nuytten <pnuytten@compuserve.com>
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
To: "INTERNET:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] SCUBA Limits
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:02:57 -0400
>Message text written by INTERNET:personal_submersibles@psubs.org
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>Hi, Brent:
> Thanks for the imput - you'd be surprised at how many 'floor
>sweeping' offers we get (G). Yeah, It would seem reasonable to make the
>other components of DW2000 available to shallow hull kit buyers - but my
>sense is that the stuff we use is, for the most part, way too expense to
>put on a shallow sub (e.g. thrusters at $10K plus, each -4 req'd). On the
>other hand, some of the touch screen electronics (auto-altitude,
>auto-depth, go-to-depth - electrical monitoring, etc.,) are not inherently
>expensive as board stacks, but we spent a ton of $ developing the circuits,
>testing, debugging, etc., - maybe some middle ground there and in the dual
>life support packages, also. My thinking was to make the hull available
>with generic, removeable penetrator plates (2) (just like DW2000) and then
>you can wire and plumb to suit your wallet. Use $200 modified trolling
>motors, depth sounders for sonar, and the usual el cheapo route - also
>making sure that you're sacrificing only capability, not safety. (Man, I
>could write a book on the cheap way to do a sub!) I guess one of the
>advantages of a kit and an optional component list is timing (can't afford
>that foot controller now, but when I get my Xmas bonus . . .) and
>compromise ( love that pneumatically-operated soft ballast exhaust, but,
>Mama Mia! too much bread . . .I'll stay with manual valves) Anyhow, just
>some Saturday morning thoughts - Time to get off my ass and get down to the
>shop to work on the mold plug for the new EXOSUIT boot - very radical
>'swimming' method, but a lot of work on the prototype.
>Regards
>Phil Nuytten
>
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