Tuesday, July 19, 2011

[Electric Boats] Re: Sevcon PMAC failures

 

With money :) (bought the harness from TS)

-Keith

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "ptwin54" <ptwin54@...> wrote:
>
> When you replaced your Millipak with the Gen 4, how did you adapt the
> 20 pin connector to the 35 pin connector?
>
> --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "aweekdaysailor" <aweekdaysailor@> wrote:
> >
> > BTW - the PMAC has been replaced by the G series. I had mine (G) programmed by Thunderstruck to reduce the braking force* - and got almost -2amps continuous last weekend on regen - albeit in 35kt winds... (~100watts nothing to sneeze at - and remember I'm the regen skeptic). It also allows for a fwd/rev throttle (no separate switch) which is nice.
> >
> > -Keith
> >
> > *my theory was that the prop was generally stalled due to golfcart braking program - and so you had to spin it so fast as to negate the regen potential
> >
> > --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Tom" <boat_works@> wrote:
> > >
> > > As an owner of a Millipak PMAC controller I am concerned about the failures that have been reported to this group.
> > >
> > > I understand that some of the failures have been preventable (corrosion issues, incorrect wiring, etc). Thanks to the group members that have reported these failures, it benefits the EP community.
> > >
> > > I would like to know if anybody has had a Millipak PMAC controller fail in a correctly installed and previously reliable installation. I don't mean a controller that shuts down or cuts back output to protect itself, I mean a "suddenly failed and now is only good for a doorstop" type of failure.
> > >
> > > Anybody have one die without cause?
> > >
> > > -Tom
> > >
> >
>

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