G-Money's ballast systems

[KonaKing]

That is a good Idea. Do you know how much those cost?

I could also create a circuit here at work to measure the current through the pumps and when there is a drop it would trigger the switch to turn the pumps off.

If we have enough guys it would be very cheap, it cost almost the same to do one or 200 circuit boards.

$20 0r 30 for the press switch and the timer relay should not be much more. I would have to look and see what is available, The timeing relay may be the most. But all it has to do hold long enough to be head pressure and close the switch couple of secs max

[eks]

A pressure switch like the on you shower pump. run it through a holding circuit for start up. once the pressure drops pump turns off simple

That is a good Idea. Do you know how much those cost?

I could also create a circuit here at work to measure the current through the pumps and when there is a drop it would trigger the switch to turn the pumps off.

If we have enough guys it would be very cheap, it cost almost the same to do one or 200 circuit boards.

[KonaKing]

how about a pressure switch.

A pressure switch like the on you shower pump. run it through a holding circuit for start up. once the pressure drops pump turns off simple

[talltigeguy]

Backwards Scoop?

I assume that you already had the scoop and just wanted to be sure to use it? The mushroom through hull I have works fine, and I suspect it is significantly less costly than a full scoop.

BTW, I have an extra 1 7/8 inch scoop through hull if anyone wants it. It is the same one in my ballast install thread.

So the ballast puppies can suck water in from a port on the top of the sack right? So you do not need to have but a vent and a fill line on the sacks, correct?

Aren't there some reliability issues with the ballast puppies?

[KonaKing]

how about a pressure switch.

[eks]

We are working on that....

I work with a few EE guys and we can put some electronic device to measure the current to the pumps, once the water is gone, the amount of voltage going to the pump should change and this device would automatic switch it off.

Just an Idea we were discussing yesterday. They will check to see how much it would cost, theirs guesstimating was around $50.

[G-MONEY]

It looks very clean!

One question on emptying the sacks, how do you know when to turn off the pump off when emptying the sacks since you never see that the pump stopped pumping water out?
Does it have a automatic off when it runs out of water?

We are working on that....

[G-MONEY]

Just curious, what is a system like that worth?

Not having to fill each sac individually with one pump over the side......






Priceless

[G-MONEY]

How many lbs of ballast are you adding G?

We are adding 400# in each locker and the bow sac.... 1200-1300#

[Jason B]

Nice. You look a little too "eager" with that drill though...a big drill and a wry smile are a bad combo

[Bibbs]

Just curious, what is a system like that worth?

[eks]

These pumps are capable of 50 gallons of water in four minutes. 8.5 X 50 = 425 lbs of water. By the time you stop get your boards down put on your board on and get in the water the sacs will be full or close to it. And in reverse the same thing for emptying the sacs. 3 to four minutes max and with the sacs G has I would guess about 2 or 3 minutes and he will be ready to go. We put a vent port on each sac because I was told if we did not these pumps will rupture the sacs in no time.

It looks very clean!

One question on emptying the sacks, how do you know when to turn off the pump off when emptying the sacks since you never see that the pump stopped pumping water out?
Does it have a automatic off when it runs out of water?

[SPBFAN]

These pumps are capable of 50 gallons of water in four minutes. 8.5 X 50 = 425 lbs of water. By the time you stop get your boards down put on your board on and get in the water the sacs will be full or close to it. And in reverse the same thing for emptying the sacs. 3 to four minutes max and with the sacs G has I would guess about 2 or 3 minutes and he will be ready to go. We put a vent port on each sac because I was told if we did not these pumps will rupture the sacs in no time.

[Matt Garcia]

I will be in Dallas early this summer. Are you close to there?

Yep. I live about 20 minutes from downtown Dallas, then again everything is 20 minutes away. Hit me up when you get in town I'll take you out on the RZ2.

[SPBFAN]

Cool. Want to drive down to Texas and do mine?

I will be in Dallas early this summer. Are you close to there?