New Seacraft Go! DPV

[Jai Bar]

On the Go, the camera mount is on the operating handles, smack in the middle, so it is above and and near the leading edge of the
shroud.

I tried both locations. Near the shroud is more noisy, and also one gets the front handle visible in the video, unless pointing the camera upwards at an angle.

In the front the view for camera is better and less noisy, but it affects too much compass that I've mounted in front (the go's body is short, almost everywhere except the front the batteries affect the compass).. Anyway, ended up completely removing the camera.

 

[Jollymon32]

I tried both locations. Near the shroud is more noisy, and also one gets the front handle visible in the video, unless pointing the camera upwards at an angle.

In the front the view for camera is better and less noisy, but it affects too much compass that I've mounted in front (the go's body is short, almost everywhere except the front the batteries affect the compass).. Anyway, ended up completely removing the camera.

Don’t know if you saw the video I posted, near the end you can see the compass mounted on my Go. Have you seen an effect on the compass with the compass mounted there? I simply don’t have the runtime to have noticed anything. But when we were going out it was pointing due east and conversely returning it was pointing West.

 

[stuartv]

Don’t know if you saw the video I posted, near the end you can see the compass mounted on my Go. Have you seen an effect on the compass with the compass mounted there? I simply don’t have the runtime to have noticed anything. But when we were going out it was pointing due east and conversely returning it was pointing West.

Test it yourself. Rotate your scooter 90 degrees at a time and confirm that the compass points to true North in all positions.

Check it with the motor off. Turn it to full throttle and verify the compass doesn't move, then turn it off again. Then rotate 90 degrees to next position and repeat for that and the 2 remaining possible positions.

 

[Jollymon32]

Test it yourself. Rotate your scooter 90 degrees at a time and confirm that the compass points to true North in all positions.

Check it with the motor off. Turn it to full throttle and verify the compass doesn't move, then turn it off again. Then rotate 90 degrees to next position and repeat for that and the 2 remaining possible positions.

Thanks! Will try that tonight. Ill post what I find with pictures of where the compass is installed.

 

[TMurrr]

Thanks! Will try that tonight. Ill post what I find with pictures of where the compass is installed.

Thoroughly looking forward to hearing the results
I run a digital compass (Garmin X50i) on the DPV for this very reason

 

[Jollymon32]

Here is the scooter with the compass mounted on the case.

 

[Jollymon32]

As for the test:
Pointed due north, powered on, ran full throttle, powered off. No movement on compass.
Rotated 90 degrees, ran test, no movement. Rinse, repeat, same result, no movement on compass.

Based on that I can safely assume that the compass that I have is not affected by the motor or the magnetic fields of the prop.

 

[Jollymon32]

Thoroughly looking forward to hearing the results
I run a digital compass (Garmin X50i) on the DPV for this very reason

Digital compass does not pick up and use magnetic forces to tell direction? How does it do it otherwise?

 

[hedonist222]

Anyone know why this wrap I got would not stick to the Go!?

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It literally peeled off with no effort.

 

[j0rd1]

A rough estimate, we do weekends 3-4 dives of about 4-4.5 hours / 6-7.5 km and left with ~3 battery indicator leds (out of 9).

Sometimes, we squeeze another dive at slow speed and get battery to the last indicator, so about in total 5.5 hours and 9 km. Never tried to extend more, I'd hate to finish the dive towing the thing behind me.

I can confirm those numbers after using the DPV for about 80 dives.