<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Hank,</div><div>Yes, was a bit heavy. I will sort that out for next time. But I prefer that to buffooning about trying to get under. Another problem with those 1/2 inch vent lines. </div><div> </div><div>Can you let me know the reversing relays that you use? Thanks</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 21 July 2015 at 16:15, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
James,<br>
Gamma has no speed control on the vertical thruster and that seems to work good. Also if I saw it right, you were still venting air after you were under water. You must be over weight, your gonna end up with an air bubble.<br>
<span>Hank --------------------------------------------<br>
On Tue, 7/21/15, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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</span> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Video<br>
<span> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
</span> Received: Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 8:35 AM<br>
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hmmm,<br>
interesting. Mine are lockable already, I just haven't<br>
got the motor controls on the handles. But I could<br>
probably use them like you describe already. Maybe I<br>
should try it before I change things. I was intending to<br>
remove the PWM controllers and just have relays, with a<br>
simple on\off button on each handle. I think snoopy<br>
had that to start with? I'd have the speed control on<br>
the rear thruster of course.<br>
On 21 July 2015 at 14:09,<br>
</span> Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
<span> wrote:<br>
I've found it a 100% improvement to make those<br>
side handles lockable. You just lock them vertical when<br>
diving and use them purely for regulating depth, while<br>
driving around on the stern thruster exclusively. It frees<br>
up your hands.<br>
Alec<br>
On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at<br>
</span> 9:01 AM, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
<span> wrote:<br>
I didn't realise I was quite so close to the<br>
bottom. With the slight distortion from the bow dome, I<br>
thought I was further off. And, maybe I should be using<br>
the side thrusters but I find them awkward to use due to the<br>
controls not being on the handles. Im going to change<br>
that, probably this weekend.<br>
On 21 July 2015 at 13:13,<br>
</span> Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
<span> wrote:<br>
Ah, great stuff! I love that bow window and the<br>
sub overall is very very good looking and neat as can be<br>
inside. It was interesting how the exterior shots picked up<br>
the sound of your stern thruster whacking its way through<br>
stuff. You can really see how easily the stern props get<br>
tangled up in weeds, and even though you have what's<br>
probably the best faired K350 these boats tend to drag the<br>
stern thruster along the bottom. I thoroughly enjoyed this<br>
video, thanks for sharing.<br>
Best,<br>
Alec<br>
On Tue, Jul 21,<br>
2015 at 5:37 AM, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles<br>
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wrote:<br>
Hi All <br>
<br>
<a href="http://youtu.be/r_uNja9YawI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://youtu.be/r_uNja9YawI</a><br>
<br>
</span><span> Here is a little video of a<br>
dive day I did last week. Its a series of dives stitched<br>
into one, so the continuity isn't quite truthful, but<br>
you get the idea. Only issue I had<br>
was on one dive when i'd left the snorkel valve open.<br>
The poppet valve snapped shut but I still got a face full of<br>
water. More of an insult than a<br>
problem. Kind<br>
RegardsJames <br>
<br>
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