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by Terrence
Nov 17th, 2013, 8:41 pm
Forum: The Mission is Over
Topic: Once again another OOPS.
Replies: 9
Views: 6494

Re: Once again another OOPS.

WHEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeee!
by Terrence
Nov 9th, 2013, 3:01 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi from a new addict
Replies: 5
Views: 2702

Re: Hi from a new addict

Welcome!

I spent 3 or 4 days running around Perth, Freemantle, and Rockingham in about 1980 when my submarine put in to the Navy base there. Good people!

Welcome to the forum.

Terrence
by Terrence
Oct 8th, 2013, 10:04 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from the Rocky Mountains
Replies: 2
Views: 2252

Re: Hello from the Rocky Mountains

Hi Nathan!
by Terrence
Oct 2nd, 2013, 10:06 pm
Forum: Control Systems and Tethers
Topic: arduboat control board
Replies: 3
Views: 3271

Re: arduboat control board

It says that it has a digital compass and I know a compass will work underwater. If you can't engineer a way for the GPS to work you can always use the compass to program search grids, if you needed.
by Terrence
Oct 1st, 2013, 3:57 pm
Forum: Get Your Feet Wet
Topic: Optimum thruster RPM?
Replies: 2
Views: 3036

Optimum thruster RPM?

I understand that the RPM at which a thruster runs depends a great deal on the design of the propeller, but is there an optimum RPM of the motors that I should be looking at for a thruster? Too low of an RPM and I won't get any speed and too high an RPM will be too much, hard to control, and burn th...
by Terrence
Oct 1st, 2013, 2:20 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Howdy all y'all from Dallas, TX
Replies: 1
Views: 1682

Howdy all y'all from Dallas, TX

Call me Terrence. I'd like to try making an ROV that can go 40' deep or more.

Terrence