Using computer fans blades as thrusters

[puzzler300]

Have you done any pressure testing on them yet?

[timothyalderson]

I havent had the chance yet. Im going to take this ROV out and run it down to 200' when I get it all back together. Im putting a Manipulator and camera tilt etc. There potted inside of their housing and oil filled (At least in the gearbox) so I dont forsee an issue with depth. Cant be any worse then a Bilge motor.

[puzzler300]

I'm going to have to get some. how do they mount? is there an easy way to get it attach to your ROV?

[timothyalderson]

Im using a piece of short tubing with a bolt run inside the round open end on the bottom. I made the new skid out of aluminum. Its actually realy easy to mount these.

[puzzler300]

I will definitely look into these.

[timothyalderson]

Example....

[simpleben77]

can somebody send me a link to those thrusters? I cant seem to find them???

[timothyalderson]

http://www.amazon.com/Manley-16580-Moto ... umper+boat

that's just an example. They have them all over the web and COSTCO has them

[ROVEnthusiast]

To use computer fan blades for powerful thrusters, you can mount them to a rc brushless motor and buy a motor controller for it at a relatively cheap price, making a good thruster:

Link (watch the 3 videos on the page):
http://www.submarineboat.com/building_rov_bart.htm

[fryslan76]

To use computer fan blades for powerful thrusters, you can mount them to a rc brushless motor and buy a motor controller for it at a relatively cheap price, making a good thruster:

Link (watch the 3 videos on the page):
http://www.submarineboat.com/building_rov_bart.htm

It also contains an other useful bit of info the circut of Awni Zaidoon to switch a ROV on and off with a magnet.