I started out building a scooter just for the fun of it. I was hoping to get something to play around with in the quarry when I'm diving doubles. I ended up buying an old Tekna DV-3X, for cheap, to get a motor and a shroud. The 2 hardest things to get my hands on. Also got the inner workings out of it for the reed switches. My uncle got me a short piece of 10" PVC and I made up 2 end caps by laminating PVC 1x12s together. I have some pictures of the progress so far. I have to build the rest of the shroud mounts and then get some batteries to test it out. Hoping to run around 18 amp hour batteries. But will see how big I can go when I set the bouyancy I got o-rings from Mcmaster carr hopefully they are big enough. I will update as I get things done, test them out.
Home made DPV
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Peter_C
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I will be watching for the finished product. Good luck on your build!
lucca brassi
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Nice start! Instead of reed switches I hink it is better to take hall switch.
( much faster , don't glue contacts together , more safe contact (because of integrated smitth trigger , much smaller , work just on one pole normally south , which made installation much simpler)
like datasheet look on UA package
( much faster , don't glue contacts together , more safe contact (because of integrated smitth trigger , much smaller , work just on one pole normally south , which made installation much simpler)
like datasheet look on UA package
divepig2
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That's a great start. I have a project started too. You're right about the motor and shroud. Where in PA are you? I'm in northeast.
I'll keep an eye on this!
Harrison
I'll keep an eye on this!
Harrison
Where are you going to go to test this thing out? Love to see it in the wild.
Floatingtheflats
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Great idea; I am looking forward to seeing how this turns out.
Mr Carcharodon
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Nice. Please do post updates as things move along.
I have the outer shell assembled now I just need to put it in water and find out how much weight it takes to make it close to neutral. Then I can order batteries that will come as close as possible to that weight. Will let you know and take pics when I test it.
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