T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Speed control for electric out drives

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Speed control for electric out drives

If the RC car controllers are of sufficient amp rating you could use them to drive the motors and bypass the MK parts. If your MK motors have PWM control - good, if not you are wasting a lot of power at anything but top speed.

My MK 36 Endura used cheapo automotive spade connectors inside which got pretty hot (more wasted power). High end RC car connectors worked much better.

----- Original Message -----

From: Ric Voils

To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:05 AM

Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Speed control for electric out drives

Photos yes I think that would help. My original thoughts we to hot shoe it of sorts.

From: alex <alex04032@yahoo.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 7:36:36 AM
Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: Speed control for electric out drives

I am using two Minn Kota drives, like you, and for remote control have removed the heads and replaced the twist control arm with a small 12vdc motor that I control remotely. So, inside the head is now a motor-driven potentiometer.

Its not obvious how you could simply remote that nicely designed water-proof control pot inside the Minn Kota head, so I kept it.

Then, to operate the motor-driven pots, I use a wireless controller from an RC car. Let me know if you want some pics of how its built inside.

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "rex" <rvoils@...> wrote:
>
> I have two 4.3hp 24v transom mounted drives, I am looking to remove the twist control heads and replace them with a control that can be operated from the steering console. Any suggestions?
> These are submersible minnkota drives.
>
> Thanks,
>

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