BlueRobotics T200 & Thruster Commander Final Test
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2018
- More of the same... thought I would show my entire setup and teardown process plus a bit of fishing. I did lower the thrusters by 1.5" and the kayak seems a bit more responsive.
Almost 3 hours of filming condensed down a bit over 7 minutes. Still too long ;-) - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Can you show how fast it goes without speeding up the footage?
Don't have anything meaningful... I have gone back to a single thruster mounted on the transom using a servo for steering. Bottom line is a single T200 is more than adequate to push my 10' kayak around a small lake. Normally troll at just over a 1 mph. 2.5 mph is where the draw on the battery starts to become significant. I have a 25 amp/hr LiPo battery.
Both my single transom mounted T200 and dual T200 "skid steer" setups are not practical on large bodies of water especially when dealing with wind and/or currents. I would never go anywhere I couldn't return from with my paddle.
Hi Phil,
Man! this is the only kayak I know of that can spin donuts. Ha Ha
Looked like a beautiful day to be on the water.
John
Great video and ideia...
nice video thanks!
How fast would you say you could go with these Thrusters?
Speed is a function of the kayak's max hull speed which for my 10' kayak is about 4.6 mph.
Having said that, with the major limiting factor is my battery capacity. Speed vs current draw are NOT proportional. I can cruise all day at 1.5 mph and be drawing about 3 amps in total for both trusters. Step it up to 2.5 mph and now I am drawing about 9 amps.
I am using a LiFePO4 Battery: 12V 25Ah battery
www.batteryspace.com/lifepo4-battery-12v-25ah-300wh-50a-rate-with-led-indicator---replace-sla-12v-20ah-lighter-weight-and-higher-capacity----un38-3-passed.aspx
What is the case you are using for your electronics?
Pelican 1300
@@PAKOREGON Thank you! Good to know
Hi Phil, thanks for the video. Are you using a PWM to increase the battery run time? Have you thought of adding a solar panel to your system?
The BlueRobotics T-200 thrusters I am using have brushless motors and are controlled by their ESC which is programmed to provide forward and reverse.
bluerobotics.com/store/thrusters/t100-t200-thrusters/t200-thruster/
The ESC uses standard RC signaling.
I am using a BlueRobotics Thruster Commander to control the two ESCs/Thrusters in my setup.
bluerobotics.com/store/comm-control-power/elec-packages/cmdr-r1-rp/
Here are some photos of my Thruster Commander controller watertight setup.
www.flickr.com/photos/pakbikes/albums/72157692730930134
I have thought about adding a solar panel to my system but my 25 AH LiPo battery is more than enough to keep me going for several hours. I typically will be trolling at less than 2 mph and the current draw is only a couple of amps.
Nice vids very helpfull. I was thinking set up same sistem for my spearfishing buoy . You can see in my vids. I was using minn kota 34 lbs but t200 will be better for my project. I think to use 12.8v 100ah lifepo4 battery. 2 t200 Will consumpt 30ah hour at max speed right? Remote control to go left anda right you just stop one of them without servo engine. I realy lise your vids
You should be able to "skid steer" just like I am doing. You will need a BlueRobotics Thruster Commander. bluerobotics.com/store/comm-control-power/elec-packages/cmdr-r1-rp/
You will need so way of waterproofing the thruster commander as well as the ESC and other electronic/electrical stuff. All kinds of ideas here: www.flickr.com/photos/pakbikes/albums
Speed vs current draw is NOT linear. You will not need to draw any where near 30 amps. I am guessing you will draw somewhere between 5 and 10 amps in total. You biggest issue is your "hull speed" where in your case is going to be very low. Search on "hull speed" for more info. Your setup is a "displacement hull".
This looks like it's a scene from PUBG.
How much run time are you getting with two T200 thrusters and the one 25 Ah (300 Wh) LI pack?
This might help. There is a PDF in the folder that shows speed vs current draw.
Note that these numbers are on a calm day. Wind and currents will greatly affect the current draw.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1phoqJeH1RGRDbN88OSWxxR_ECe7vXFJ1?usp=sharing
Test #3 Link to one of my videos
czcams.com/video/haw-QuCNty0/video.html
Hi Phil,
This is Test #2 of the URL link.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NL_rI-YslP-Qf8zn7R67SHq_bwqC-g9w?usp=sharing