RELIABLE - Only three moving parts, increasing reliability
EFFICIENT - Three
times more efficient, half the battery consumption
ADJUSTABLE FLOW RATE
- Configure performance to suit your vessel
- Octopus linear drives are available with a large range of stroke and pump
sizes.
- Drives are suitable for boats up to 80ft (24.4m) - 44,000lbs (20,000kg)
- Standard drives are available with the pump either mounted on the ram or
separately.
Patently Better
Octopus offer a full range of powerful, low current consumption hydraulic
linear drives designed for long passage making. An independent comparison by the
University of British Columbia* showed that Octopus piston pumps are three times
more efficient than a gear pump and can be expected to halve the battery
consumption when compared to a competitor’s unit, therefore doubling the
effective range of the autopilot on one battery charge.
The drives are available either with the pump mounted on the cylinder or
mounted separately.
Adjustable Flow Rate
A linear drive that does not have variable flow (unless dedicated to a range
of yachts) will be operating either too quickly or too slowly in 90% of cases.
Autopilot manufacturers get around this problem by adjusting the output to the
pump to compensate. However, this either forces the pump to operate for longer
periods of time which increases power consumption and wear on the parts, or the
pump will operate at high pressure for short periods of time - also putting
unnecessary strain and wear on the system.
Octopus variable flow reversing pumps precisely control the speed of the ram,
reducing battery consumption, pressure, strain and wear on the hydraulic system
Quick Guide
WARNING:
This product can expose you to chemicals including Di-n-hexyl Phthalate (DnHP)
which is known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm, and
Vinyl Chloride which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For
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