Simple, practical ,heavy and prone to leaks .
On Oct 27, 2011 12:35 PM, <vbra676539@aol.com> wrote:
Simple, practical and HEAVY!!!!!
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From: Smyth, Alec <Alec.Smyth@compuware.com>
To: personal_submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Thu, Oct 27, 2011 6:07 am
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kittredge Motor Housing help
Jon, thanks for uploading all those step by step photos. I'm finding this whole process really educational and enjoy seeing George's simple and practical design approach. Alec The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Jon Wallace Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:47 PM To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kittredge Motor Housing help Thanks to everyone for the good advice. I went out tonight armed with a propane torch (the kind used to solder copper pipe) and used it on the flat head screws holding the motor in the port thruster housing. It was fairly chilly tonight at 45F and the heat worked great. I applied heat to each screw for about 30 seconds and the screws came out with ease. No impact driver, just a good large hefty screwdriver that I finally found after a thorough search of the cellar (I knew it was there somewhere). The electrical motor is sealed in its own metal housing and looks great, so I'm optimistic that internally it is in good enough condition to operate. All I need is three of you guys to show up in my driveway so we can combine your car batteries into a 36v power source. :) Is this the first time that motor has been out of that housing in 32 years?? Could be. I was surprised to see that there was no support for the motor in the fore part of the housing. The mounting plate that attaches to the dog ears welded inside the housing is the only means of support for the motor which weighs in at 25 pounds. The four round head screws that hold the motor to the mounting plate were snug, but by no means tight. I didn't need any heat to unscrew them. Maybe locktite on those when I reinstall the motor? Photos added at: http://www.psubs.org/projects/1234567801/k600portfwdmotor/ Jon ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the US Federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Your email address appears in our database because either you, or someone you know, requested you receive messages from our organization. If you want to be removed from this mailing list simply click on the link below or send a blank email message to: removeme-personal_submersibles@psubs.org Removal of your email address from this mailing list occurs by an automated process and should be complete within five minutes of our server receiving your request. PSUBS.ORG PO Box 53 Weare, NH 03281 603-529-1100 ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the US Federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Your email address appears in our database because either you, or someone you know, requested you receive messages from our organization. If you want to be removed from this mailing list simply click on the link below or send a blank email message to: removeme-personal_submersibles@psubs.org Removal of your email address from this mailing list occurs by an automated process and should be complete within five minutes of our server receiving your request. PSUBS.ORG PO Box 53 Weare, NH 03281 603-529-1100 ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************