Storage And Care Instructions; Corrosion Protection, Care, Maintenance; Caring For The Battery; Changing The Propeller - Torqeedo Travel 503 S Operating Manual

9. Storage and care instructions

9.1 Corrosion protection, care, maintenance

After use in salt or brackish water rinse the motor with fresh water.
Please spray the contacts about every 2 months with contact spray (e.g. Liquid Evolution
Wet Protect Nautic).
As a result of the selected materials (high quality aluminum, austenitic stainless steel) and
the electrical separation of different materials under the water surface, a sacrificial node is
not required even when operating in salt water.
The surfaces of the Travel motor can be cleaned with normal, commercial detergents. The
plastic surfaces can be treated with cockpit spray.
Except when charging the charging socket must always be covered. To do so please use
the flap provided.
After 5 years of operation the shaft sealing ring must be exchanged. Please contact an
authorized service center for this.
When carrying out service and maintenance work on the motor, always
remove the motor's plug connector to prevent the motor from starting
up accidentally.

9.2 Caring for the battery

You extend the lifespan of your battery if you do not expose it to hot environments for
longer than necessary. A cool ambient temperature is especially important if you store the
battery for longer periods of time.
Comply with the following rules if you are storing your battery for a longer period of time.
Storage for around six months: Charging level when stored 50 %. Storage for a whole
year: Charging level when stored 100 %. If the battery is to be stored for several years the
charging level should be checked once a year in order to prevent the battery from deep
discharging.
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9.3 Changing the propeller

1. Disconnect the motor cable from the battery.
2. Use a socket wrench, metric socket size 17 (11/16" for the US), to unscrew the self-
locking hexagonal nut on the propeller. Hold the propeller with protective gloves (risk of
injury).
3. Remove the propeller and the outer washer from the motor shaft.
4. Pull the cylindrical pin out of the motor shaft and remove the inner washer from the
motor shaft.
5. Reconnect the motor cable to the battery and switch the motor on. Let the motor run
slowly and check at the shaft sealing ring whether the shaft rotates evenly. Take care
that no loose clothing, scarves or other clothing as well as hair can catch in the motor
shaft and be pulled in. In case of damage or if the shaft or sealing rings rotate out of
true, contact Torqeedo Service.
6. Disconnect the motor cable from the battery. Place a new washer onto the motor shaft
and insert the new cylindrical pin into the centre of the motor shaft.
7. Place the propeller onto the motor shaft as far as it will go, so that the cylindrical pin
locks into the recess provided in the propeller.
8. Place the outer washer onto the motor shaft and screw the self-locking hexagonal nut
hand-tight onto the propeller. Hold the propeller with protective gloves (risk of injury).
2. Cylindrical pin
3. Propeller
4. Outer washer
1. Inner washer
5. Self-locking washer
hexagonal nut
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