T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] DC Telecom Generator

Friday, October 23, 2009

Re: [Electric Boats] DC Telecom Generator

John:

Very interesting. I would consider that 48 volt generator to have on board for the electric propulsion system. I'm not sure how much faster it would drive my Thoosa 9000 but, with the Honda 2000 I was able to do around 2.9 knots with the 16 amp limitation of the power supply. 30 amps could allow for a real boost without drawing down the battery bank. Though I do like having the Honda onboard because I'm able to use it to also use power tools for projects, run an ice maker and charge up the 12 volt bank too. In addition to charging and powering the 48 volt bank. Not always at the same time of course. I for one would be very interested in what you find out about this unit.

Mike

http://biankablog.blogspot.com

--- On Fri, 10/23/09, marselectric1 <marselectric1@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: marselectric1 <marselectric1@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Electric Boats] DC Telecom Generator
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, 3:12 AM

I just got back from the Canton Fair in China where I found a supplier of Gasoline DC Telecom Generators. There is one that looks like a Honda Portable Inverter Generator. The unit is rated at 1.6 kw, weighs 50 pounds, and it looks to be very quiet (variable speed type). The output is 52.5 VDC at 30.5 Amps. I am trying to find if they sell them in the USA. They quoted me a price of $1100, FOB China. I wanted to purchase one for my electric outboard testing.
They also have a 2.8 kw, at 48 VDC and 53 amps, but this weighs 180 pounds. I would rather purchase two of the smaller ones and put them in parallel. I will try to upload the product literature to the photos area.

John Fiorenza
Mars Electric LLC