Anchor Winch Hydraulics Upgrade with Chain Shaft Coupler
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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I love that after being an aircraft mechanic for 23 years I'm still learning what mechanical "gadgets" are out there. I'd never heard of a chain coupler before. There truly is solution for everything. You just gotta find it.
20 year machinist here. My FAVORITE coupling. All the others are JUNK!!!
Put some anti-seize on the NPT swivel nuts. A lesson I learned the hard way.
Yes! Particularly that it’s NPT… not NTP.
National Pipe Thread.
Secondist.....what fun 🙂 still in awe of Doug's journey.
Upgrading all the things that were on the "Non-priority" list, pretty well all that can be remembered, hope to be able to do that when I get that old.......LOL
You have a lathe Doug, just cut a o-ring groove in that sprocket to allow the o-ring to stay in place.
MJ
We'll do that on Tuesday.
I love anti seize. Use it all the time and it makes life easier down the road.
What's great about anti-seize is that little jar of his could paint that entire boat twice.😂
Too avoid bristles coming off cheap paint brushes, take super glue and applyit to the top of the bristles at the ferrel and spray with some activator and that will stop bristles from coming out.
SVS, it is always glad to see you doing stuff to your boat. upgrade anchor winch/chain shaft coupler. lv the views.. lv from florida..
This is why i would never want a plastic production boat, i like the way you can just get out the welder and plasma and hack stuff up and re do it , epic 😊
Love the vids Doug. Look forward to a new one everytime. That sprocket cover flopping around would keep me up at night though!
HA! I don't think you'd ever get a wink of sleep on my boat. : )
With that cover it is just Safe enough
The silver Never Seize is not hydrophobic (it can wash off over time), since the chain is exposed to weather you should use the copper Never Seize as it is hydrophobic and will not wash away over time.
Is there a hydrophobic Never Seize that won't wash away with carwash soap? I go through a local car wash and my brakes start squeaking and locking up.
Rodion, that's an entirely different issue, you need your brakes inspected by a service shop
Denso Tape would be the hot stuff to bury that coupling chain with, greasy as all hell but ideal for things like that.
You could wrap a bit of terry cloth over that link and it would bulk it up a bit so it wouldn't wobble or rattle. Maybe smear some anti seize on it too.Still enjoy following you Doug.Happy sails!
You are really fun to watch and listen to. Reminds me of me. Oppps' forgot the XZSE................Take it apart again!
It isn't OCD about the wobbling motor. The flexible coupler is to take the loads off of the bearings in the motor so that they don't wear as fast. Even though you are not running that motor often, since it is taking a heavy load and is hydraulic, having those twisting loads on the motor shaft will shorten motor life significantly as the bearings are not rated or designed to take those loads and the surfaces in such a motor are extremely sensitive to wear from the bearings being damaged. My motors classes for becoming an industrial electrician covered this topic in depth, for all types of motors, including hydraulic.
Also, there are specially tools for putting couplers together when motors are in place, but since you are the design engineer, you can design your installations where you shouldn't need them or simply make your own tools for such a task.
Nah. It’s fine nothing to worry about. Bearings are for men raised by women.
@@jeverich Not sure if serious.jpg
@@KnightsWithoutATable well; I just rebuilt a Hagglunds Mark43 if that gives you a hint to my level of seriousness… ha!
@@jeverich Let's see, I could trust you as some guy on the internet who I don't know about their qualifications or I could trust the 3 instructors I had in that program that each had spent at least 30 years in industrial maintenance and had seen what not putting couplers on motors did to them. They even had some examples that they showed us in class. It sounds like you have been using motors that have bearings rated for those forces. Not all motors are rated to have the shaft take those forces. Even if it is rated to take those forces, a couple will extend the life of the motor's bearing and usually the life of the motor in general. Couplers are not that expensive compared to the benefit.
@@KnightsWithoutATable I was trying to make a joke.
Anyone who thinks wobble is acceptable in a hydraulic motor or pump drive situation is an asshat.
doug look at the rheostat on your welder.= wire speed + voltage nobbs on your welder, there probably worn out, why it keep melting the wirer back
The handfull of the gets everywhere on the chain has me giggling. That'll keep it good!
13:11 if I used that much anti-seize I would look like the tin man by the time the project was over
One drop of that stuff can coat an adult man from head to toe, all of his tools and the project he’s working on! Lol.
I have a chain coupler connecting the generator (motor) on my wind turbine to the blades, I use a
Martin 6018 Cover, Chain Coupling Cover 6018COV, (obviously there are many sizes)
It seals around the coupler and you put 30 weight oil in it to constantly lube the chain.
That might be a solution instead of a ton of grease for this for you
Yours will certainly get more cycles per year.
Doug, you are just the best!
Cool coupler!
Like to see hydraulics used for high torque applications. High Amp DC motors, leads and switchgear are very high maintenance.
Great point!
OMG lol the auto closed captions at 4:02 "[Music] what was it God they're just a little bit apart" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
Improvise, Adapt, Overcome!
Ive been going full tilt on the farm since the weather is nice. I am trying to catch up on your posts
Hello from Siesta Key Florida
We use kopflex flex couplings at work and they are basically the inverse of this design
What solar system equipment and batteries do you have? What size and spec? Having gone off grid myself, there are smart inverters that can put in excess of 80amp easily that might be a good upgrade for your system.
Let's see the sails up. I saw seeker sailing already on another random youtube channel. Why such a long delay?
Videos are released first to $5/month and up patrons.
Hey Doug question why not use that yellow cover and put one of those grease gun fittings and fill it up with grease or whatever you want to pack it with. Also how can I make one of those double chains?
The cover is open at the ends so it's job is to just keep you out of the grease. And I have never make a double chain. Its not just to singles put together, the pins are twice as long. I've seen plenty of them on eBay.
Double chain is double chain, you buy it in what ever size you want, it's very common in industry, you can get what ever you want, biggest iv seen is 6 wide chain
You feeling ok there Doug? You installed a safety cover...
In the Navy, we said "If it moves, grease it. If it doesn't move, paint it. If it starts yelling at you, salute it."
LOL Love it.
Could take an old inter-tube and wrap it around the sprocket / chain and using two hose clamps to hold it place one on end to each hub. It wouldn't last as long as the floppy OEM cover, though.
I just LOVE DOUG’S STYLE,
Question re: arc welding. Does using the welder or plasma cutter on board have any effect to your electronics? i.e radar, nav gear, etc.
I doubt it, but we have not tried welding and sailing at the same time.
@@SVSeeker I can't imagine a use case other than out and out emergency that would make welding underway a great idea.
@@d-rot FUN!
@@SVSeeker That is what I was thinking as well. A long passage under sail and I know that you will just be itching to build, repair, rebuild something...
Yes sir
For the welder issue it sounds like the ground isn't great, take some old battery cable strip it down to the copper and wrap it around what you're welding and clamp the ground lead to that. Fixed some similar issues for me.
Yeah, I thought that too, so I have my C-clamp ground on it.
Welder could have a capacitor failing, causing a weak start. Capacitor failure is pretty common, with the quality available today.
You can also add more capacitors, for more starting power.
Use a multimeter with mf (microfarads) setting, to test the capacitors.
If you have trouble finding a meter with mf setting, they are common in the hvac field.
Now see, I'm such a land lubber that orange collar would drive me nuts... should be able to tack two rods on it to stop the rotation as well as hold it in place 🙂
The chain coupling is in the ridged or grid coupling family and the housing or coupling shell, has shaft seals that prevent the lubricating grease from getting slung all of the deck and prevent water from getting in. This type are very common on industrial motors coupled to hydraulic pumps or compressors.. The rpms of this winch are so low that the “Doesn’t really matter approach works” fairly well too.
Leave the coupling cover off and wrap it with dense tape.
Doug good job bro
Is that a charlynn 10000? You can change the displacement and get more torque or speed depending on what you need. You can keep the old internals for a spare
No, but that is good to know. Thanks.
Get a router for timber put die grinder adapter in two into it. It’ll make your edges straight.
I guess if you’re looking for a “make work” project, you could always build a shroud Instead of that yellow thing. Im of the opinion that anything that moves should be covered. Protects from weather and wayward phalanges.
Someone suggested an inner tube for a cover. I like that.
National Pipe Thread N.P.T
I was watching a video where they were using never-seize and they said it has a bit of abrasive in it. I have not confirmed this
You are going to heat your oil some, don't know whether it is going to create an issue yet. You said the pump-motor had 1 inch ports, and you started reducing from that. In hydraulics, you need to go the other direction. That first elbow needs to be 1.25 inches, any bend needs to be the next size larger, don't reduce the size that comes out of the pump or motor anywhere. Get rid of the quick couplings, probably the worst heat creator in hydraulics, you only need quick couplings on something that is truly temporary, that's not. Why wouldn't you leave that motor on permanently? Like I said, it is going to heat some, but you don't know how much yet. Just remember heat destroys hydraulics. Keep the temperature of the oil at least under 160 degrees.
So far it is working great. Might be an issue if if had to run all day, but 20 minutes is no problem.
Is that 500mt??
Which is better for general home gamer cutting? Plasma cutter or an oxy acetylene rig?
Hard to beat a plasma cutter, but it really depends on what you are doing, and also your budget.
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supper glue the hairs to the brush.
Alexa, speed time up
are you going to keep fixing/upgrading the boat forever for you tube videos or actually go do what boats do?
Are you going to keep going to Walmart to buy crap or are you going to learn skills that will let you build almost anything?
@@SVSeeker No I’m
Serious…. What’s your long term plan?
@@chrisscullynz Keep building, working, helping others, enjoying life, and then die.
i do know how cheap you are you will buy 8 cheap sprockets the buying the right one the first time around would have a plastic cover over the chain too i have a rubber innertube put over that to u have a sail of holes dill out to oil the chains to the innertube covers up the hole from dirt and rain too
Right and somewhere in one of my boxes I have an old inner tube.
Right and somewhere in one of my boxes I have an old inner tube. Thanks
i like your style but open sail man on the bermuda
*NPT
I've watched your channel as you've consistently under engineered EVERYTHING, so why stop now ? you're defect is that in undervaluing engineering science, you've under engineered your boat
I've watched your channel as you've. ...oh shit, you apparently have not done a dam thing. I guess I'll go back to enjoying my under engineered boat. : )
The Internet sure does attract negative Nellies and unconstructive commenters.
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It's coating not paint
Only if Mr Eric is around. www.youtube.com/@mreric7130
why do so many Alexa users not edit out the trigger word from their videos?
...to be considerate to their viewers, or at least put a warning on the video that yours could be activated
Does your Alexa take orders from Doug? That's funny.
Edit it out! Hell, I put it in on purpose. : ) "Alexa add Midget Strippers to the Shopping List"
@@SVSeeker Now that is twice as funny.