<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8206" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8366">Sounds interesting Hank,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8206" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8367">any pictures?</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8206" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8365">You may be able to fit a frameless DC motor in it,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8206" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8313">or adapt it for DC. Is it brushless, </span>is there any gearing,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8206" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8371">& what horsepower? Oh yeah & what price???</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8206" dir="ltr"><span>Cheers Alan</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8206" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><br>  <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8210"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8209"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8208"> <hr size="1">  <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8207"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 13, 2015 10:07 AM<br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8375"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8374">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] thruster discovery<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8211"><br><br clear="none">Voltage is 220 AC  buy it gets better!  I discovered the bottom end of the motor has a very elaborate  thrust assembly and a rubber bladder for pressure compensation.  OMG  just remove the armature and machine the spline off and screw a prop adaptor on and your done!  <br clear="none">Hank--------------------------------------------<br clear="none">On Thu, 2/12/15, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423776181802_8212">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] thruster discovery<br clear="none"> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> Received: Thursday, February 12, 2015, 2:46 PM<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Voltage?<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> On 2/12/2015 1:43 PM, hank pronk via<br clear="none"> Personal_Submersibles wrote:<br clear="none"> > I have<br clear="none"> just dismantled a submersible well pump.  As I thought it<br clear="none"> is fluid filled and all SS, it seems like it is filled with<br clear="none"> anti freeze not oil.  This would make a beautiful<br clear="none"> thruster.  The output shaft is splined and a simple adaptor<br clear="none"> to a prop and your done, also a thrust washer should go<br clear="none"> in.  The armature rides on bushings, not bearings.  The<br clear="none"> wires are potted and plug into the motor interior. This is<br clear="none"> very interesting and should be explored more.<br clear="none"> > Hank<br clear="none"> ><br clear="none"> _______________________________________________<br clear="none"> > Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"> > <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"> > <a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yqt6499612152" id="yqtfd13506"><br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> _______________________________________________<br clear="none"> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"> <br cl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