<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Brian,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I had something similar, but I had hose clips around the barbed fitting</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">& just took the vinyl tubing off to fill.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">The current system I am building has a small oil reservoir with a filling</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">port & low level sensor in it.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Alan  <br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 5/08/2018, at 2:18 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Alan,         The system I have now ( if you can call it a system)  is I stretch the top of the vinyl tubing with a screwdriver and then I cram a 1/4" copper tube in between the 1" barbed fitting and the vinyl tubing and slowly pour the mineral oil in, that way I get the oil all the way to the top of the tubing.   </font></font><div><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Brian  </font></font><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:</span><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">From: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span><br><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span><br><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] reversing contactors</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2018 13:55:27 +1200</span><br><br><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Brian,</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">is the problem just that the air that the oil is wanting to displace</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">is apposing the oil going in. Maybe pour your oil into a smaller</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">dispenser that you can set up to let the oil dribble, in then leave</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">it & come back in a while.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Alan</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br>On 5/08/2018, at 12:40 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div>
        <div>Brian,</div><div>Cut the vinyl tubing in half and put a cheap plastic irrigation tee in it and thread a plug in.  Get a Tee with two barbed ends and one threaded end.</div><div>I will look into the curtis controller adjustment.</div><div>Hank</div><div><br></div>
        
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                    On Saturday, August 4, 2018, 5:21:26 PM MDT, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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                <div><div><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><font size="2" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Yes !  ,  You have a knack for simple solutions !     I don't see any adjustment on my Curtis controller for changing any output voltage howerver, unless it is inside, and I didn't see anyway to get inside.</font><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Also have another issue,  I have my 1" vinyl  tubing which goes from my thru hulls to my motors, with a junction in between,  I have a hell of a time filling those things with mineral oil.  I was thinking maybe I could drill a hole directly into the vinyl tubing (3/8" ) so I could insert a tube to enable me to pour the mineral oil in there.  But I'm not sure the best way to plug the hole where it won't work itself out.  Any thoughts ?</font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Brian</font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif">  </font><br></font><br><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:</span><br><br><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">To: Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] reversing contactors</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2018 22:01:56 +0000 (UTC)</span><br><br><div><div style=""><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div>
        <div>Brian</div><div>It worked did it?  </div><div>Hank</div><div><br></div>
        
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                <div><div><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><font size="2">These new ones are basically relays ,  the old ones are these cumbersome switches that I'm having a hard time finding space for.   But I really don't want to spend money that's for sure !    </font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Also, thanks for the tip on loosening up the stainless ball valves Hank.</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Brian</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font><br><span style="font-size:10pt;">--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:</span><br><br><span style="font-size:10pt;">From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span><br><span style="font-size:10pt;">To: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span><br><span style="font-size:10pt;">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] reversing contactors</span><br><span style="font-size:10pt;">Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2018 20:46:12 +0000 (UTC)</span><br><br><div><div style="font-size:13px;"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div>
        <div>Brian, </div><div>I agree with Alan,  I am using 4 relays (golf cart style)  and it is perfect.</div><div>Hank</div><div><br></div>
        
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                <div><div><div><div>Brian,</div><div>looks like an upgrade for the old ones.</div><div>If it were me I would stay with the old ones till you get a chance to give</div><div>your motors a thrashing. Unless they are cheap!</div><div>Alan</div><div><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><div><br>On 5/08/2018, at 3:26 AM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Hi All,</font><div style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="">            Thinking about getting these reversing contactors for my motors.  And also remounting all my motor electronic for better access .  </font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.cartsunlimited.net/reversing-contactors.html">http://www.cartsunlimited.net/reversing-contactors.html</a><br></font></font></div><div style=""><font size="2" style=""><br></font></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Now I have the old style switches which are really a pain to deal with.  </div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Brian </div></div></div></blockquote></div><blockquote><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></div><div>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br></div></div>
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