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Highly
efficient and powerful – Torqeedo presents the
The most powerful 24 V outboard on the market
With the thrust force of a
6 HP combustion engine, the Torqeedo Cruise is the emission-free alternative
for sailing and motor boats with displacement of up to three tons.
Equipped with the latest torque technology, an optimized drive train and an
optimized propeller, the Torqeedo Cruise is not only the most efficient but
also the most powerful 24-volt outboard available on the market.
The Cruise gets its energy either from lead batteries that have been
connected in series (normally two 12 V batteries) or from the Torqeedo
Power, lithium-based batteries.
When using lead batteries within the power range of the Cruise, the
efficiency of a drive is important for two reasons. On the one hand, an
efficient drive converts the used energy better into propulsive force. A
high efficiency of the drive additionally ensures that more battery capacity
is available for consumption:
The more efficient a drive is, the more it prevents the effectively
available battery capacity from being reduced due to unnecessarily high
power intake.
Due to the
extraordinary efficiency of the Cruise, it wastes comparably
little energy but its input power of 2,000 Watt is
challenging to the lead battery supply. To compensate for
the high-current characteristics and the loss of capacity of
lead batteries concomitant to this, it is recommendable that
you purchase lead batteries with comparably „good“ high-current
characteristics as well as high rated capacities (ideally
4,800 Wh, i.e. two times 12 V / 200 Ah or higher rated
capacities).
Background information on the voltage indicator :
The Torqeedo Cruise 2.0 is designed to
work with a nominal voltage of 24 volts in the form of two connected-in-series
12-volt batteries. When using new lead-gel batteries, the actual measured
voltage depicted in the voltage indicator should range between 27 volts in a
loaded state and 20 volts in an almost empty state.
The voltage range between full and empty batteries, however, depends greatly
on the batteries used. For this reason, the use of the voltage indicator as
an indicator of the charge state of the connected batteries requires some
getting used to, and is imprecise. If the batteries are not to be included
in a more complicated measuring system, however, the voltage indicator
remains the best indicator for calculating the remaining residual capacity
of the batteries; hence, it is integrated in the Cruise
models.
Cable set
for Cruise 2.0
The cable
set for the Cruise 2.0, available as an optional extra,
allows for a simple and safe connection of the motor. The
cable set is comprised of high-current resistant connection
cable with 35mm2 cross-sectional area, highcurrent plugs, a
main switch, a fuse, battery connections and a battery
connection cable for serial connection of two 12 V
batteries.
The cable set allows the motor to be connected to batteries
up to 3 m away from it. A 2 m cable extension is available
for larger distances.
legal mentions - Copyright
Jean-Pierre Masquelier
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