Using the LPB pump as an air compressor.

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  • redboat219
    Admiral
    • Dec 2008
    • 2735

    Using the LPB pump as an air compressor.

    Can you use the LPB pump to recharge the gas bottle then use it to blow the ballast tank? I know you wouldn't get as many "blow" compared to using Propel but you can refill the tanks everytime you surface.
    Make it simple, make strong, make it work!
  • RCSubGuy
    Welcome to my underwater realm!
    • Aug 2009
    • 1768

    #2
    You'd need a huge air bottle. You can't use the standard gas backup canister. You'd also need a solenoid or other valve to seal the tube after the pump shuts off. I bet you'd get 1/8 of a ballast tank's worth of air.

    Not feasible with onboard components, I'm afraid, but I like how you think!


    Bob

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    • Bob Gato
      Captain
      • Feb 2019
      • 826

      #3
      Ha-In Groton (Johan) traveled with a 3000PSI scuba tank to refill the accumulator in his 7ft Beast!

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      • redboat219
        Admiral
        • Dec 2008
        • 2735

        #4
        Originally posted by Bob Gato
        Ha-In Groton (Johan) traveled with a 3000PSI scuba tank to refill the accumulator in his 7ft Beast!
        Wow! You could easily put an onboard compressor on that thing.
        Last edited by redboat219; 09-24-2020, 10:53 AM.
        Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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        • redboat219
          Admiral
          • Dec 2008
          • 2735

          #5
          Click image for larger version  Name:	image_44617.gif Views:	3 Size:	13.9 KB ID:	143806 Just stumbled across this
          Technology - The knowledge and the equipment you'll need to construct and operate your radio controlled model submarine. Table of contents: - Submerging - absolute basics. - Dive planes. - Model types - static divers and dynamic divers - Model submarine ballast systems - The volume of your ballast tank - Sealing the moving parts


          Was hoping to have a system that fits inside a 2" SD.
          Definitely for bigger boats.

          Maybe (a modified version of) this can be used onboard subs.
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          This video is a quick follow up on the 164OB On Board Air Pump with it being demonstrated in a pneumatic system. We hope you enjoy this video and learn some...
          Last edited by redboat219; 09-24-2020, 11:18 AM.
          Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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          • redboat219
            Admiral
            • Dec 2008
            • 2735

            #6
            Originally posted by SubHuman
            You can't use the standard gas backup canister.
            Bob
            Did some rough calculation (Boyle's Law P1V1=P2V2) with the 2" SD. To fit the volume air inside ballast tank into the gas canister would require approximately 60-70 PSI. Way beyond the capacity of the snort pumps ( rated to only 15-17 psi).

            You could use a lower pressure but you would need a bigger storage tank. A smaller tank would entail using a more powerful pump.

            Definitely for those with big boat.
            Last edited by redboat219; 09-25-2020, 08:06 AM.
            Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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            • He Who Shall Not Be Named
              Moderator
              • Aug 2008
              • 12256

              #7
              If nothing else, this is a fine thought exercise.

              David
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