Re: [electricboats] EV Gavia: Electrical suggestions

I had it working till it caught fire. Quickly put out but the range extender was toast. Yanked it out of the boat. 

It would have been fine if I'd 1) installed outside the boat & 2) tighten the oil drain plugs prior to running. 

During early tests it put out about 3,500 watts max. These units are advertised as having higher output in watts but only at the higher voltages. They ate amp limited. 

If you have a good outside place to mount I'd recommend purchasing a 4kW DELLENT from Tom's Machinery - AliExpress. They replaced broken items. These smaller units come pre-wired with internal electronics. They use the generator as the starter. 

On Jun 18, 2021, at 8:03 AM, aasmith970@gmail.com wrote:



Reuben,

I am interested to know more about your range extender and how it's working.

I have a Newport 28 6000# displacement monohull and have re-powered with a 48 volt 7.5kw air-cooled 3 ph AC motor and what appears to be a fake Savcon controller meant for a large "tour" vehicle. I purchased the Chinese system unused from someone who was going to convert but never finished. I have limited range because of the AGM batteries that came with the set up but 350.00 all in I'm very lucky to have it all running for the second season now. I will be building a Lipo pack out of CALB cells soon, but I would like to have a back up. I rented a small 2000 watt Honda and tried some motoring with it and it seemed to work but is less than ideal and quite stinky to have in the cockpit.

I saw your post and thought that might be perfect for my situation. How does it work? Have you needed it?

Thanks for any input!
Aaron