[PSUBS-MAILIST] McQueen K-250 Milestone

[James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles]

Good work Steve,
Look forward to seeing her in the water.

Regards
James

On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 at 22:33, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Good to Hear Steve. I love reaching those milestones myself and know the
> feeling you are talking about.
>
> Rick
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:19 AM hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>> It is always nice to hear about progress. Congratulations Steve
>> Hank
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Jun 16, 2020, at 2:50 PM, Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > 
>> > All, today I feel like I have reached another significant milestone on
>> my project, and sometimes the "celebration" of posting a status update is
>> all the reward we get : )
>> >
>> > Seven and a half years ago I started rebuilding an older K-250 from the
>> bare hull up. Today I started testing the electrical systems (HP air
>> systems have successfully been tested). It was rewarding to see the battery
>> monitoring system, depth sounder, aft thruster actuator, interior lights
>> all come to life as expected. The general electrical system seems healthy.
>> >
>> > Later today I will try the thruster controllers. If I have a problem,
>> it will be here. I am experimenting with "inexpensive" eBay controllers and
>> I am emotionally preparing for a hardware failure. Maybe I will be
>> presently surprised. If things go well I am on track for having enough
>> operational systems to start my in water testing this year. Even if I have
>> to rework the controllers I should be in the water next year for sure.
>> >
>> > I am really looking forward to joining the "operational" sub guys.
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> >
>> >
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