<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div><span></span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22754"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22756"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22755">Thanks. Now if I could just fabricate as fast as you, I would be sailing!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22776"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22775">Cliff</div><br><br><br><br><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22757"> </div></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22760" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22759" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22758" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22774"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22761" face="Arial" size="2"> <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> Thursday, May 21, 2015 3:42 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22762"><br><br clear="none">Agreed, that is so sexy and built to perfection.<br clear="none">Hank--------------------------------------------<br clear="none">On Thu, 5/21/15, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap<br clear="none"> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> Received: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 4:16 PM<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Just had a<br clear="none"> look at your R300 modifications with the thrusters mounted<br clear="none"> on therear of<br clear="none"> the sub. Looking really good. I think you will like how it<br clear="none"> performs.http://www.psubs.org/projects/1237684922/mk-101thruster/<br clear="none"> Alan<br clear="none"> From: Cliff Redus via<br clear="none"> Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"> <<a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432235307773_22763" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> To: Personal<br clear="none"> Submersibles General Discussion<br clear="none"> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> <br clear="none"> Sent: Friday, May 22,<br clear="none"> 2015 7:25 AM<br clear="none"> Subject: Re:<br clear="none"> [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Rick, I<br clear="none"> am not a machinist as well. I have a friend who is and<br clear="none"> owns his own machine shop. I outsourced all the machined<br clear="none"> parts to him. I don't remember the total cost<br clear="none"> but there was some setup and learning curve on the first of<br clear="none"> these. I asked him what he thought it would cost to<br clear="none"> machine future versions ;hub(1), stand offs(3), kort<br clear="none"> nozzle(1) and adapter(1) for Subconn electrical<br clear="none"> penetrator). He thought he could do the 6 parts<br clear="none"> for $1500 each. This is still a bit pricey but better<br clear="none"> than OTS thrusters. The problem with this kind of stuff is<br clear="none"> there is not enough volume to drive a lot of cost out by<br clear="none"> going to castings.<br clear="none"> Cliff<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> From: Rick Patton via<br clear="none"> Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> To: Personal<br clear="none"> Submersibles General Discussion<br clear="none"> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Sent:<br clear="none"> Thursday, May 21, 2015 12:34 PM<br clear="none"> Subject: Re:<br clear="none"> [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Thanks<br clear="none"> Cliff,I was very<br clear="none"> impressed on how well you documented the process as it sure<br clear="none"> helps us all.Did you<br clear="none"> machine the SS part that screws into the lower end of the<br clear="none"> 101 yourself or did you have a machine shop do it? If you<br clear="none"> outsourced it, do you remember how pricey it was? I like the<br clear="none"> the concept but don't have the capability of doing it<br clear="none"> myself unfortunately.Rick<br clear="none"> On Thu,<br clear="none"> May 21, 2015 at 3:26 AM, Cliff Redus via<br clear="none"> Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> wrote:<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Rick, I<br clear="none"> updated the MK101 thruster project at the Psub.org web<br clear="none"> site to show the assembled thrusters installed on the<br clear="none"> boat <a href="http://www.psubs.org/projects/1237684922/mk-101thruster/ . The" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.psubs.org/projects/1237684922/mk-101thruster/ . The</a><br clear="none"> next time I pull the thrusters off, I will add a picture of<br clear="none"> the fully assembled thruster alone. I have not added oil<br clear="none"> yet. This is a dry fit only. I am leaning towards doing<br clear="none"> what Alec did with his idea to add the SS set screw to the<br clear="none"> apex of the caps for fillings and to remove air. This is<br clear="none"> a great idea.<br clear="none"> Cliff<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> From: Rick Patton via<br clear="none"> Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> To: Personal<br clear="none"> Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Sent: Wednesday, May<br clear="none"> 20, 2015 9:56 PM<br clear="none"> Subject: Re:<br clear="none"> [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Any<br clear="none"> pictures Cliff?Rick<br clear="none"> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Cliff<br clear="none"> Redus via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> wrote:<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Small Tygon flexible tube filled with oil. No<br clear="none"> holes in housing. On the SS part that screws into the side<br clear="none"> of the housing, I have a 1/4" tubing with Swagelok<br clear="none"> compression fitting. I will connect to this<br clear="none"> port.<br clear="none"> Cliff<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Cliff Redus<br clear="none"> Redus<br clear="none"> Engineering<br clear="none"> USA mobile: 830-931-1280<br clear="none"> <a href="mailto:cliffordredus@sbcglobal.com" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:cliffordredus@sbcglobal.com">cliffordredus@sbcglobal.com</a><br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> From: Alan<br clear="none"> James via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> To: Personal<br clear="none"> Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Sent: Wednesday, May<br clear="none"> 20, 2015 4:17 PM<br clear="none"> Subject: Re:<br clear="none"> [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Cliff,how are you compensating for oil expansion<br clear="none"> due to heat with the KISS method.Are you just drilling holes in the housing<br clear="none"> & using tube?Alan<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> From: Clifford Redus<br clear="none"> via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> To: Personal<br clear="none"> Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Sent: Thursday, May 21,<br clear="none"> 2015 8:43 AM<br clear="none"> Subject: Re:<br clear="none"> [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Actually<br clear="none"> in the spirit of KISS, I am going to start out using oil<br clear="none"> pressure compensation. If I run into any issues, I will<br clear="none"> look at using the air or this hybrid of oil and air with a<br clear="none"> regulator. <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Cliff Redus<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> On May 20, 2015, at 2:30 PM, Alan James via<br clear="none"> Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> wrote:<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Jon,the<br clear="none"> alternative is to follow Hugh's idea that Cliff is using<br clear="none"> & I am going to test out,& put a regulator in the<br clear="none"> system that is set it to around 4psi internal<br clear="none"> overpressure. This means you can fill<br clear="none"> with oil & not worry about getting everylast drop going in, or drilling the housing. You<br clear="none"> will also be able to run it air compensated. There is the safety feature that if you leak oil<br clear="none"> there is plenty of air to replace it.Cliff already has the parts sorted, just put your<br clear="none"> order in:)Alan<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> From: Jon<br clear="none"> Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> To: Personal<br clear="none"> Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Sent: Thursday, May 21,<br clear="none"> 2015 5:47 AM<br clear="none"> Subject: Re:<br clear="none"> [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> How<br clear="none"> important is it to get every last air bubble out? 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