Fuel Gauge doesn't work - Page 2

stabiz · 07-27-06, 07:24 PM

That is true.

(destroying one of your propellers on a subnet doesn`t help either, I was doing 3 knots on flank speed submerged)

irish1958 · 07-27-06, 08:37 PM

Running submerged on batteries does not increase your range, but will probably decrease it. When you surface and recharge, one engine is going full out (the starbord one I think) and the other is driving the boat. You should note a considerable difference in your speed at whatever setting your telegrapgh reads when you are charging and when you are not.

robj250 · 07-27-06, 09:09 PM

I noticed that sometimes my speed in knots was not what it should be sometimes but never noticed when that occurred, whether it was after I surfaced or when I changed direction in a rough sea.

irish1958 · 07-27-06, 11:09 PM

Robj250
Both will slow your boat. When the recharging is done the speed attained will be normal, as it will be when you have finished turning. This is significant if you surface to chase a merchant. If your batteries are charging, you will lose several knots of speed.

Seaveins · 07-28-06, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tycho102

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Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

Or do they switch to something else when they run out of fuel?

WHISKEY! Thins down the mix! Gives us another 50 rpm's!:rotfl:

As for the gauge, I'm with Irish. Check your options.

GAMMEL DANSK is even better Tycho!

tycho102 · 07-28-06, 01:28 PM

That quote was from the movie "Down Periscope". The engineering officer says it.

I thought it was an approprate quote.

07-27-06, 07:24 PM	#16
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	That is true. (destroying one of your propellers on a subnet doesn`t help either, I was doing 3 knots on flank speed submerged) __________________

07-27-06, 08:37 PM	#17
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	fuel Running submerged on batteries does not increase your range, but will probably decrease it. When you surface and recharge, one engine is going full out (the starbord one I think) and the other is driving the boat. You should note a considerable difference in your speed at whatever setting your telegrapgh reads when you are charging and when you are not. __________________ Irish1958 Last edited by irish1958; 07-28-06 at 08:44 PM.

07-27-06, 11:09 PM	#19
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	speed Robj250 Both will slow your boat. When the recharging is done the speed attained will be normal, as it will be when you have finished turning. This is significant if you surface to chase a merchant. If your batteries are charging, you will lose several knots of speed. __________________ Irish1958

07-28-06, 01:28 PM	#21
tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That quote was from the movie "Down Periscope". The engineering officer says it. I thought it was an approprate quote. __________________ My little Silent Hunter 4 repository

07-27-06, 09:09 PM	#18
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I noticed that sometimes my speed in knots was not what it should be sometimes but never noticed when that occurred, whether it was after I surfaced or when I changed direction in a rough sea.