I’ve just ordered a T200 that I want to power a SUP but am finding it difficult to find information on how/where to get an onboard waterproof speed controller to attach to the esc? It seems most options are RC not direct connection. Cheers John

Hi John, Thanks for the post. There aren’t a whole lot of options out there for direct control of an ESC, especially waterproof ones. We usually recommend “servo tester” devices, which will output the right signal, such as this one: Amazon.com: Turnigy Servo Tester : Toys & Games B…

Hi Rusty, thanks for your reply. I’m a bit surprised how hard it is to do this. I sort of thought from the website forums with kayaks and SUP’s listed that a few more of the issues might have been sorted. I have wondered then if an easier solution is to go via RC control which I guess is how most o…

Hi John, I know and I understand your surprise. Almost all of our products are designed for use in robotics, which means that there’s always a computer to provide the control signals. For SUP/kayak, that’s not so practical and usually well out of people’s comfort zones. We’ve been actively working…

Hi Rusty, Again thanks for your reply and yes I would be interested in the switch development. I guess I should tell you a bit more about my project/ideas. I am a 63 years old and retired. I am am normally active in SUP, Windsurfing a little Kitesurfing and Adventure motorcycling. I have been havi…

Hi John, I’m glad you’ve taken an interest in this. There are definitely a lot of opportunities to combine thrusters with board sports. We’ve got a few threads about foil boards on the forum that are worth reading. The main take-away is that the T100/T200 thrusters probably don’t have enough power…

Hi Rusty, thanks again for your thoughts and suggestions. I have looked at quite a bit of stuff on the net and have seen most of that already. But none of them are trying to do what I want to do, they are all trying to make powered boards, which for foiling would need to be quite powerful to contin…

Hi John, Okay, I understand. I think the easiest path forward is to wait for our new product in 2 months or so that will make this easy to do without any programming or electronics work. That video is cool and definitely makes me think this might be possible with a thruster. -Rusty

Rusty, great to hear your thought that the t200 might work in this situation. I am happy to wait a couple of months or so for your direct controller to be available, and please let me know as soon as it is. I would also be very happy to test any development models and give feedback ideas etc if tha…

Rusty, I forgot to add another idea and that is to use a remote controller such as those used with powered skateboards with the benefits of initial ease of building but also improved waterproofing of battery and esc’s by not trying to add external controller. It also then gives options of where to…

Hi John, Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. We’re thinking that for an application like this you’d want to hold a dead-man switch so that if you fall off the board it will stop. -Rusty

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