Homebuilt ROVs Forum

I look forward to reading your log post, please link to it when your ready to share!

Thanks to all for your ideas and links. Octonaught1: I am using one of the Cat5 cables to send +12v control for relays and PWM to a motor controller for up/down thrust, and the other for analog video and POE so a switch would not help me but thanks for the suggestion. Kjetil: Do you have a larger pi...

Hello all, Has anyone found (or devised) a connector that will allow the tether to be disconnected from the ROV? This would obviously have to be able to withstand pressure. I am not planning on going more that 100' for now. I will only be running (2) Cat5 cables to my ROV, one for control of the thr...

Welcome Danser75! This forum has been incredibly helpful to me, 90% of what I have learned about ROVs I have learned here!

It seems that there are several of us in Central FL. I am north of Tampa about 30 miles just north of Dade City. Hopefully we can be a good resource for each other.

Thanks for the great info! I am thinking about running with on-board batteries, do you think I could have the pot in my control box and my speed controllers on-board the ROV? Is there an issue with having the pot 50-75 feet from the speed controller? I was planning on using cat 6 cable to send the c...

Chas, can you explain how you thrusters are controlled by speed controls and potentiometers please?

That was VERY helpful, thanks!

Derelicte,

What motor controlers are you currently using that you mention in your post?

"The motor controllers I used can run up to 9 a, but they are expensive and only operate up to 16v."

Thanks for the info!!!