[PSUBS-MAILIST] McQueen K-250 Milestone

[Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles]

Good to Hear Steve. I love reaching those milestones myself and know the
feeling you are talking about.

Rick

On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:19 AM hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> It is always nice to hear about progress. Congratulations Steve
> Hank
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 16, 2020, at 2:50 PM, Steve McQueen via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > All, today I feel like I have reached another significant milestone on
> my project, and sometimes the "celebration" of posting a status update is
> all the reward we get : )
> >
> > Seven and a half years ago I started rebuilding an older K-250 from the
> bare hull up. Today I started testing the electrical systems (HP air
> systems have successfully been tested). It was rewarding to see the battery
> monitoring system, depth sounder, aft thruster actuator, interior lights
> all come to life as expected. The general electrical system seems healthy.
> >
> > Later today I will try the thruster controllers. If I have a problem, it
> will be here. I am experimenting with "inexpensive" eBay controllers and I
> am emotionally preparing for a hardware failure. Maybe I will be presently
> surprised. If things go well I am on track for having enough operational
> systems to start my in water testing this year. Even if I have to rework
> the controllers I should be in the water next year for sure.
> >
> > I am really looking forward to joining the "operational" sub guys.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
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