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Get a bigger scooter vs dorking up a working one...


ScottBonis@ao*.co* wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I'm looking for experience or opinions on an idea before I take off half
> cocked and possibly do something dumb.
>
> In exploring new a cave, it looks like my buddy and I may be overreaching the
> limits of the battery capacity of the Mako's we'll be using.  I'm thinking of
> using a 3/4 inch aluminum plate in the nose of the scooters so we can drill
> and tap holes for water tight electrical pass throughs.  The wires from the
> motor and the battery would be brought outside the scooter body and connected
> together with a wet mate connector.
>
> This is so when the battery gets too low, I could hook the batteries from a
> light canister onto the motor and keep on going.  The motor is set for 24
> volts and I could easily wire the two batteries in a waist canister in
> series.  The Mako batteries are 17 Amp-hours @ 24 volts and each waist
> canister would be an additional 7 Amp-hours @ 24 volts.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks for your time.  Take care and safe diving,       Scott
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