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Have you seen this?
Posted: Jan 13th, 2012, 5:07 pm
by manhattan
Re: Have you seen this?
Posted: Jan 13th, 2012, 9:03 pm
by 87TurboIroc
A little out of our budget around here but put me on the gift list!
Pretty cool concept for vertical control. Something along those lines could eliminate the need for a vertical thruster and reduce total current requirements. Maybe counterweights on an arm driven by a worm gear. Would only need 90 degrees of rotation. I think I'd still prefer the precision of a vertical thrust channel though.
Re: Have you seen this?
Posted: Feb 14th, 2012, 8:52 am
by derelicte
that is pretty clever, but it is totally dependent on having perfect neutral buoyancy.
I wonder if they would sell the thrusters separately...
Re: Have you seen this?
Posted: Feb 14th, 2012, 3:19 pm
by manhattan
derelicte wrote: I wonder if they would sell the thrusters separately...
Why??? This new and cheap technology makes magnetic couplers, lip-seals, stuffing boxes totally obsolete.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... nw46tX15ak
Re: Have you seen this?
Posted: Feb 14th, 2012, 4:20 pm
by thegadgetguy
For more power, simply increase the number of hampsters per shaft! Very funny.
