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Spoarkfun thrusters????
Posted: Nov 9th, 2011, 7:07 am
by Danny
the generic Rule-looking pumps sold at $15 on sparkfun, are they worth anything as thrusters? I was thinking, since I would like to have 6 thrusters, and the price of pumps has gone up so much lately, that I may try those at first. so, any input on these things?
Re: Spoarkfun thrusters????
Posted: Nov 9th, 2011, 1:59 pm
by derelicte
they are only 350 gph, so if you can live with that, then they appear to be a good deal.
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10455
Re: Spoarkfun thrusters????
Posted: Nov 9th, 2011, 4:57 pm
by Danny
well, I will be using two per side (two port, 2 starboard, 2 foreward/reverse, and then either 1 or 2 vertical thrusters-more like 8 thrusters), so it should work for my purposes.
Re: Spoarkfun thrusters????
Posted: Nov 11th, 2011, 4:26 pm
by sthone
If you're going to convert them to run props (which I would recommend) I would go with the Mayfair Bilge Pump Replacement Motor Cartridge made by Johnson Pump. There's less work needed to convert them and you can get more power for your money.
I've run tests on these pumps which takes some of the guess work out of it for you too which can be seen here...
http://www.homebuiltrovs.com/mayfair750test.html
-Steve
