Thank you Capt. Carter,
That's a great explanation of the Torqueedo 1003's systems that was easy for me to understand.
I was looking at the Cruise 2.0 system first and I would like to use it. The weight of the outboard is not bad at 17.5 kg and at £2125 I could justify it. Even the 26-104 lithium battery at 25 kg is acceptable although maybe not the price at £1785.
Does anybody know of other makes of cheaper lithium battery that I can use instead?
I know it won't have the built in GPS system built it but I should be able to navigate my speed over ground and enterpalate my speed/distance with local knowledge and experience.
Maybe I could use a 12v lead or agm battery but I would prefer to use a lithium. But any suggestion are very welcome.
You are all very helpful advising me on this project in South India as we are using this system for the Kerala Auxiliary Maritime Service also to provide a safety boat on the backwater's to assist the emergancy services in maritime emergancy and saftey patrol.
If you ever visit for a holiday please look us up and we can take you out for a spin on the water.
Thank you so much for all the comments so far, it is much appreciated.
Very kind regards,
Alex.
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On 26 May 2014, at 13:38, "Carter Quillen twowheelinguy@yahoo.com [electricboats]" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
I am building an electric dinghy for the Arc and have a T-1003 that I am also trying to adapt with more solar. While Eric is right that the Torqueedo charge controller will not let you put more than 45W into the battery, however there is a way to extend your range with more solar. It's a bit cumbersome and not ideal but it will extend your range with the T-1003, (sort of).You can get a 12Volt charger from epowermarine.com for the T-1003 that can be plugged into a standard battery bank. You can then charge the auxilary 12V battery bank with the larger solar array and use the 12V charger to continuously recharge the T-1003. Like I said, it's a bit cumbersome and less than a great solution but it's the best you're going to be able to do with that particular model.It's too bad that Troqueedo designed the system this way because the T-1003 will push a small dingy pretty good at 250W which can easily be obtained with a lightweight solar canopy over your dink that also serves to keep you in the shade and/or out of the rain. But they did this to protect their battery and you're stuck with this limitation if you want to use this motor.A better, albeit more expensive, solution would be to step up to the Cruise 2.0 which will let you run off an external battery so you can have as much solar on as big a battery that you can fit on your boat.Capt. CarterOn Monday, May 26, 2014 7:53 AM, "73foster@live.com [electricboats]" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Here is the link to a torqueedo shop in Australia where the guy experiments and uses the electric outboards for his own personal use. A discussion about extending the range is carrying on here. http://thetorqeedoshop.com.au/range-extension-options-for-torqeedo-1003-and-ultralight/#more-1648
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