2020-08-17, 07:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 2020-08-17, 07:46 PM by emilecantin.
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(2020-08-17, 07:26 PM)seandepagnier Wrote: do you mean the typical wheel drive system of raymarine? It has a huge amount of friction. I don't think the people who design it are sailing much.
Yeah, exactly.
Quote:but you need to use a brushless controller with sensors.
Why does it need sensors? It seemed to work with a regular "boat" ESC (that has reverse). Is it for over-current detection? I can easily add those on the power input side.
I really like the idea of 3d printing pulleys, but I'm afraid my 3d printer isn't large enough to print the big one. Might have to build it out of wood or something.