Electric outboard throttle test

[johns78c]

i tried out my 150hp merc in a bin full of water like that - as soon as i put it in gear the bin was completely obliterated and about 100 litres of water went everywhere!

[DumHed]

@johns78c good job! :P

[couvidan]

@johns78c HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. maybe use a dumpster. they work great for large engines

[theapothem1]

nice

[theapothem1]

more details on the motor how many watts, hp? thanks

[EngineWhisperer]

@theapothem1 the motor was originally rated at 3hp (continuous industrial duty)

It can put out 20-30hp peak depending on the controller.

This setup was putting out a max of about 4kw (6hp)

[electrique527]

Hi, nicely done!

What kind of motor is this? It looks like one from a golf cart?

Richard

[EngineWhisperer]

Hi,

it's an Advanced DC 6.7" motor, very similar to a golf kart one. I think this one was used in some industrial application

[edeleachtvoudigepad]

how much throttle did it give? on battery or 22ov? is it rendable?

[EngineWhisperer]

I was running it on a battery pack of about 40 volts.

This went up to full throttle briefly, which gives about 3000rpm at the motor.

It was then put on a boat and driven around :)

[maddox0110]

Very interesting way to waste batterypower and heat up a motor and water.

But I dig it.