Friday, February 19, 2010

Re: [Electric Boats] Trolling Motor Question

 



Kevin,
 
He has a reverse pitch prop so needs to run the motor backwards to produce thrust in the originally intended direction.  The motors are designed to take reverse thrust for some time but I agree it's better to use it as a pusher, as the designers intended.
 
Denny
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Trolling Motor Question

 

I would like to say yes, but.
If the thrust bearing fails to support in reverse, the long term failure
will be high. I would have to see the engineering drawing for the motor
in question before I would be quick to answer yes. Reversing the leads
will make the motor run in reverse but there is more to the question.

Kevin
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> From: dwolfe@dropsheet.com <dwolfe@dropsheet.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Trolling Motor Question
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 3:22 AM
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> Yes, you just switch the leads to reverse rotation. Put the prop
> on backwards so the "airfoil" is oriented the right way. BTW, APC
> has a 10x6 pusher design.
> Denny Wolfe
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