Motor Support; Flexible Mounting; Propeller Shaft Coupling - Vetus EP2200E Instructions D'installation

1 Introduction
The quality of the installation is indicative of the reliability of the
whole propulsion system.
Almost all problems which occur can be traced back to faults or inac-
curacy during installation. So it is of the greatest importance that the
points stated in this manual are properly followed and checked.
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Motor Support

All the components of the propulsion system must be properly
aligned to ensure correct operation.
The foundation must be sufficiently rigid to maintain this under all
conditions. When no thrust bearing is fitted, the foundation will also
have to accept propulsion thrust.
When determining the foundation dimensions, allow a free space of
at least 10 mm (3/8") between motor and the foundation.
The mounting surfaces of the motor supports must all be at the same
level. This will prevent distortion of the rubber elements of the flex-
ible motor supports.
The motor must be kept free of bilge water at all times.
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Flexible mounting

The flexible mounting is specially designed for the motor character-
istics; use the flexible motor supports (vibration dampers) supplied.
The vibration dampers must be fitted without tension in the longitu-
dinal direction. Distorted vibration dampers can transmit vibration
and noise to the boat.
The compression at left and right must be the same at both front and
rear. A difference in compression between front and rear is permitted
and is almost unavoidable.
• Place the engine on the engine supports and wait 48 hours before
beginning the alignment. If it is not possible to wait that long, set
the supports so that the engine is 0.75 mm (1/32") too high.
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It is essential that the motor and propeller shaft are in line.
• Check the alignment again when the boat is in the water.
A
Correct adjustment of the vibration dampers can be achieved as fol-
lows:
• Set up the motor so that it is more or less in line with the propeller
shaft, using the adjuster nuts on the vibration dampers, do NOT
yet connect the propeller shaft with the hub of the coupling.
• Lift the motor at the front so that both front supports just come
free of the vibration damper nuts.
• Lower the engine again and adjust the nuts so that both motor
supports rest on the nuts at the same time.
• Repeat this at the rear end of the motor.
• When the vibration dampers have been adjusted correctly, the
motor can be aligned by turning both the adjuster nuts fore and
aft, left and right, exactly the same number of turns.
M10 x 1.0
• Tighten the nuts to the torque indicated.
vetus® Electric propulsion EP2200E, EP2200EH
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ote
B
B = B
A = A
A
80 Nm
(80 kgm, 60 ft.lbf )
B