For heater pads you could also use a product like this,
http://www.coleparmer.ca/1/1/12941-silicone-rubber-laminated-heat-mat-w-adhesive-12-x-6-180-watts-120-vac.html
This link shows a 180W 115V unit but they come in many voltages and wattages, 12v, 24v, 48v, 10w, 30w, 60w, etc. and will run on DC if required.
They are rubber, flexible, self adhesive, and some are self regulating.
Stuck on the sides of an aluminium mount, they would keep all the metal bits warm.
You could also use them on chargers and power converters to keep the units warm in cold climates.
I imagine they could be used for wind dump loads as well. You could even use them to keep batteries warm.
http://www.coleparmer.ca/1/1/12941-silicone-rubber-laminated-heat-mat-w-adhesive-12-x-6-180-watts-120-vac.html
This link shows a 180W 115V unit but they come in many voltages and wattages, 12v, 24v, 48v, 10w, 30w, 60w, etc. and will run on DC if required.
They are rubber, flexible, self adhesive, and some are self regulating.
Stuck on the sides of an aluminium mount, they would keep all the metal bits warm.
You could also use them on chargers and power converters to keep the units warm in cold climates.
I imagine they could be used for wind dump loads as well. You could even use them to keep batteries warm.
mattelderca
From: luv2bsailin <luv2bsailin@yahoo.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:13:16 AM
Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: Paint for ME0913
I go along the previous comments. I little white "fuzz" on the surface is not serious, though it looks tacky. I like Boeshield T9, though any light corrosion spray such as LPS-1 or 2 or even WD-40 is better than nothing. Just wipe it down once and a while when you do your periodic inspections, and put a little on the power terminals too while you're at it.
Someone was talking about heating the engine compartment with a light bulb or something. I've always though it would be a good idea to mount a resistive heater of some kind on the mount structure to keep it warm when the charger is plugged in. Something like this would work:
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/TMC050500R0FE02/TMC50-500-ND/269981
This example would do 26 Watts at 115VAC and is almost bullet proof.
Jim
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Carel Ruysink" <c.ruysink@...> wrote:
>
> I have seen people using on the motor and alternator of their car (old/young timer) raw linseedoil lightly dilluted with turpentine. It has good penetration, good protection, is invisible and rather well resistant to heat (boiling water temperature).
>
> another 2 cents,
> Carel
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Gunning
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 5:38 AM
> Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: Paint for ME0913
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>
>
> After checking with our technical guys and the consensus is not to paint. Taking the motor apart will present significant problems. Is the motor compartment dry? There is no real significant loss of efficiency with the oxidizing. You can try cleaning and light oiling to reduce the oxidizing. Keep the compartment as dry as possible.
> Mike
> Electric Yacht of Southern California
>
> --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, semicolonsutra <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > My ME0913 has been installed in a wooden boat docked in SF Bay Area. The casing is oxidizing a little bit and I'm wondering if I should paint the enclosure. Does anyone have an opinion about this? And if I should paint it would I then take off the casing and paint it inside and out (the casing not the coil etc)?
> >
> > Any advice would be appreciated.
> >
> > Bradley
> >
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