Sunday, June 21, 2009

[Electric Boats] Re: motor overheating



I can go to 130amps on my setup, which exceeds the spec. I agree that having that extra power for short bursts adds a measure of confidence you'd otherwise miss. You could probably rig a stop of some sort that requires over-ride if you are really paranoid about burning the motor.

-Keith

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Colin Girvan <colingirvan@...> wrote:
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> Just a quick question, does anyone set up there motor via prop size, pitch and RPM to reach full temporary amperage at full throttle rather than full continuous amps. The reason I ask is that, for example the mars motor is rated at 6hp continuous and 15hp max but if you limit the power loading to the continuous rating all you'll ever see is the 6hp.
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