<div dir="ltr">Scott are you sure those motors only pull 15 amps? It seems very little for a stonking big piece of hardware like that, but maybe the motor inside the can is smaller that one would expect. Consider the 101's also run at 36 volts but pull three times the current. Anyway if the current draw is correct you would have no problem running them off the standard MK controller. You could even run both of them off a single controller, although you would need some switches or relays to reverse them independently. But the MK controllers are cheap, so maybe just provide each thruster its own speed control.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br>Alec</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Alan James 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"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>Scott,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>thinking more about it. That Kelly controller requires a separate reverse contactor & reverse switch.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>(they sell them)</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Also you need to buy their connectors to connect to the computer to program it. The wiring diagram</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>is for a key start, which is a solenoid switch, so you have to work out how to wire it differently if</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>you don't want a key start.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span> You sound like you are within the parameters of a MK 101 motor controller. I am not familiar</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>with it but Cliff & Alec are. I believe you can just plug in the right joystick with spring to centre</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>& get forward & backward on that same axis. The MK sounds like it would be a lot simpler to set up.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Alan</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Scott Waters via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><span class=""><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> <br> </span><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 19, 2016 9:08 AM<div><div class="h5"><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kelly controllers<br> </div></div></font> </div><div><div class="h5"> <div><br><div><div>
<div>No, they are Kitteredge originals</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Scott Waters</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div style="color:rgb(87,87,87);font-size:85%">Sent from my U.S. Cellular® Smartphone</div></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-------- Original message --------<br clear="none">From: Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> <br clear="none">Date: 05/18/2016 3:53 PM (GMT-06:00) <br clear="none">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> <br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kelly controllers <br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><span>Scott,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>are they Minn kota motors?</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Alan</span></div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 19, 2016 8:29 AM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kelly controllers<br clear="none"> </div> <div><br clear="none">Thanks Alan<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-Scott Waters<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> -------Original Message-------<br clear="none">> From: Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kelly controllers<br clear="none">> Sent: May 18 '16 13:45<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Scott,<br clear="none">> I would say something like this item.<br clear="none">> <a href="http://kellycontroller.com/kds36100e100a24v-36v-mini-brushed-controller-p-270.html" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">http://kellycontroller.com/kds36100e100a24v-36v-mini-brushed-controller-p-270.html</a><br clear="none">> Kelly will give you advice on choosing a suitable controller & they<br clear="none">> normally respond the<br clear="none">> same day. They say the controller should be 2-3 x the power of the<br clear="none">> motor.<br clear="none">> When I bought my Brushless motor controller I found I couldn't<br clear="none">> reverse off a joy stick.<br clear="none">> They had a joystick port but just for forward control. I was required<br clear="none">> to pay more to get the same<br clear="none">> unit programmed to do this. It is a bit ambiguous how they word this<br clear="none">> option in the manual.<br clear="none">> I saw those Pisces subs on Oahu a couple of years back as has David<br clear="none">> C. They were having<br clear="none">> funding problems at the time. There are normally turtles in the water<br clear="none">> by the wharf & a hole off<br clear="none">> to the left that has some resident reef sharks. The guys will point it<br clear="none">> out.<br clear="none">> Cheers Alan<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> -------------------------<br clear="none">> FROM: via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">> TO: Personal Submersibles General Discussion<br clear="none">> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">> SENT: Thursday, May 19, 2016 5:42 AM<br clear="none">> SUBJECT: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kelly controllers<div><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> I am looking for a motor controller for my two side thrusters. I<br clear="none">> currently have it on a off/on switch and it blows fuses from the<br clear="none">> spike. I have a variable controller for my rear thruster that works<br clear="none">> well. The motors are 14.5 amp each and are 36 volt.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Thank you,<br clear="none">> Scott Waters<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > -------Original Message-------<br clear="none">> > From: Alan James via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none">> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">> > To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion<br clear="none">> <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">> > Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Kelly controllers<br clear="none">> > Sent: Apr 29 '16 15:34<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> ><br clear="none">> > Alec,<br clear="none">> > one thing that wasn't obvious with my KBS mini controller purchase<br clear="none">> > was that if you want to run forward / reverse off one axis of a<br clear="none">> > joystick,<br clear="none">> > you have to specify this option. It costs you an extra $26- & is a<br clear="none">> > software change they make. 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