Hi all,
Can you use those maintenance free battery to run a electric thruster? Kindly advise the dos and dont..
Thanks
Bryan
U dun fish; then how u know got no fish!
if you have some extra money.please try to find a deep cycle battery.i have an extra if you like.
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Originally posted by HANAFIAH BATU GAJAH
if you have some extra money.please try to find a deep cycle battery.i have an extra if you like.sebarau ganu pujaan hati ku 0139495961
You still keeps it? How old is the battery and how much you want to sell it?
deep cycle batts seem to be 3x more expensive than the normal car batts. sure they are more suitable for low amp usage like thrusters but i wonder if they are more economical in the long run? if a car batt can last me a year for example, can the deep cycle batt last 3 years?
appreciate your opinion encik hanafiah.. [8D]
basically any automotive battery can be used for thruster provided you keep them fully charged after each use to retain longer lifespan.
do you know that you can keep the battery charged via your outboard motor? some outboard motor provide charging facility if the motor was equipped with a rectifier..
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Originally posted by wahoo
basically any automotive battery can be used for thruster provided you keep them fully charged after each use to retain longer lifespan.do you know that you can keep the battery charged via your outboard motor? some outboard motor provide charging facility if the motor was equipped with a rectifier..
My outboard Honda BF 15 has a port for charging batteries but I am unable to get the plug to do it. Any advice? Thank you.
Piscator, last time I do some experiment to do the charging with the same outboard but it was not working. the model I was working on was not equipped with additional winding coil (stator) needed to do the job.
for charging battery, the motor must have separate stator installed in the flywheel so that it can generate current which later on was converted to DC via a rectifier to charge the battery.
the stator, however depend on outboard manufacturer. some was pre-installed and some is just optional. Yamaha and Mercury if I was not mistaken, got that stator installed and just need an optional rectifier added to complete the charging facility.
a Tohatsu, however got that charging facility as a standard feature.
in short, any outboard motor with electric starter already equipped with battery charging from the factory, so not to worry about battery charging..
from the last time I’m using a Selva outboard motor, to get the charging available, I need to get an electric starter conversion kit which is very expensive because the existing motor that I had does not allow the stator to be installed due to different flywheel design which does not have any space for the stator to occupy beneath the flywheel
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Originally posted by wahoo
Piscator, last time I do some experiment to do the charging with the same outboard but it was not working. the model I was working on was not equipped with additional winding coil (stator) needed to do the job.for charging battery, the motor must have separate stator installed in the flywheel so that it can generate current which later on was converted to DC via a rectifier to charge the battery.
the stator, however depend on outboard manufacturer. some was pre-installed and some is just optional. Yamaha and Mercury if I was not mistaken, got that stator installed and just need an optional rectifier added to complete the charging facility.
a Tohatsu, however got that charging facility as a standard feature.
in short, any outboard motor with electric starter already equipped with battery charging from the factory, so not to worry about battery charging..
from the last time I’m using a Selva outboard motor, to get the charging available, I need to get an electric starter conversion kit which is very expensive because the existing motor that I had does not allow the stator to be installed due to different flywheel design which does not have any space for the stator to occupy beneath the flywheel
Alamak, mine does not have the auto starter. In other words, there is no stator. Thank you brother.
no problem Piscator… just sharing what I know.
theoretically, the simplest solution is to buy a small 4-stroke engine from machinery shop (water-pump engine) and a car alternator. those 4-stroke engine then can be used to rotate the alternator via V-belt and pulley (similar concept on car) and viola - you got a portable battery charging station where you can put inside your car-topper or at the campsite.
if you need to re-charge the battery, just turn on the engine and you got at least 40A charging power (depend on alternator used) where most proton cars like wira and saga has a 60A alternator.
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Originally posted by wahoo
no problem Piscator... just sharing what I know.theoretically, the simplest solution is to buy a small 4-stroke engine from machinery shop (water-pump engine) and a car alternator. those 4-stroke engine then can be used to rotate the alternator via V-belt and pulley (similar concept on car) and viola - you got a portable battery charging station where you can put inside your car-topper or at the campsite.
if you need to re-charge the battery, just turn on the engine and you got at least 40A charging power (depend on alternator used) where most proton cars like wira and saga has a 60A alternator.
Brother,
Very learned advice from you. Thank you so much. I hope I can be your neighbour then we can sembang sembang in the evenings to tap your knowledge.
I actually have a 1 kw gen set and a Ctek for battery charging.
Any info from you about the new highlux 2.5 with diamond tech and intercooler from Thailand? It seems you can get it in Thailand,Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia except in Malaysia. Toyota still sell you Hilux 2.5 with old engine. I placed a booking and now I have asked for refund. Will consider Ford Ranger 2.2 if it comes to our shore.
I’m sorry bro, I don’t have the info regarding the new Hilux.
Why not opt for Nissan Navara? the power plant is the most powerful diesel engine available in our market for any SUT 2.5L segment. I got a friend who used to drive a Hilux and unfortunately it was stolen last year. upon my racun, now he is very happy with his brand new Navara.. eheheheheheh
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Originally posted by wahoo
I'm sorry bro, I don't have the info regarding the new Hilux.Why not opt for Nissan Navara? the power plant is the most powerful diesel engine available in our market for any SUT 2.5L segment. I got a friend who used to drive a Hilux and unfortunately it was stolen last year. upon my racun, now he is very happy with his brand new Navara.. eheheheheheh
Yes, brother.
Navara, navara, Navara,here we come.
So, I shall refuse to buy Hilux with old engine.
Good to hear that!
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