Chris
Yet again more amazing work that to my shame I don't understand......:sad-face::flushed:
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Andrew
Yet again more amazing work that to my shame I don't understand......:sad-face::flushed:
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I will have my fingers crossed for you at 2pm Chris :thumb2:Comment
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HI Neil many thanks for he crossed fingers an today when my m8 richard came we got stuck into it an after a few heart stoppin moments things dint work but this was due to bad connections as my m8 just wrapped wires around one onother an i said let me solder the wires an he said ok as this was just a jury rigged wireing layout an a test but then when we switched it all on every thing worked lovely
includeing the bow thruster ESC so to sum it all up a big sucsess an no blown fuse or shorts so for tonight im leavin it all as shattered but to morrow i will get up to the man cave an strip all the wires apart but at the same time draw up a wireing diagram for when i do come to fit them all in the ship an richard had a brilliant idea of useing one of the 14 channels to just hit a switch an cut out two motors an see if she runs ok if she does then i will double my sailing time but at the moment this is just a theory so its all :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: UP
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Phew, thank goodness for that Chris.Comment
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Congrats on a big success........I know you were sweating this a bit but looks like all the hard work and blue air paid off.
Tomorrow is another day. Rick H.Comment
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HI Rick cheers for the congrats but all i did was all the donkey work of makeing up all the wireing harness's for the units but the congrats really should go to my m8 Richard as he worked out how to program the R/C binding to the R/X as it was not bound but he did it an also to program the 2 main ESC's for the 4 X motors an also to get the small ESC goin to power the bow thruster.
An i think i'll try to work out how to get Rich's idea working of havin to just hit a switch on the R/C an it will cut out the back 2 motors an just run the ship on just 2 front motors an that will give me double sailing time an if the wind gets up an the ship cant make head way then i just toggle the switch an bring the 2 back motors into play for all ahead flank speed
as that a very good idea he had but it means scrapping all my hard made wireing harness an makin up new ones.
But cant do that till im actually ready to fit it all into the hull as ive at the moment no idea how long all the wireing harness will need to be an also today i will have to draw out a wireing diagram of it all
so that when i do come to fit it all in i will just follow it an all should be ok so great stuff as thats one big worry out of the way an now the next hurdle is just paint sprayin the hull but the wheather is to cold but im thinking of doin the hull spraying in my wooden shed where its faily warm inside but will have a pratice first on a spare bit plasticard to see how the paint forms up an if ok then thats what i will do
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Hi Chris, I've just caught up again. Some fantastic work and I'm so glad for you that the system works. I bet that's an heavy weight off your shoulders.Comment
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HI Ian nice to see you on this thread an YES it is as ive had that R/C for about 3months an the three ESC 's for two months an i just needed my m8 richard to come over to give me his exspertise know how to program these units i might have been able to do this myself but i must admit i just dint have the confidence in myself to do it as there is about £300 quid's worth in these units an i dint want to damage anything just by not waiting a few days till richard could fit me in as he has been busy himself but now every thing is hunky dory AN all ready to go an i have dremt up how to make two of the motors switch of by R/C an then switch back on again whilst having the other two motors running an this is simple idea from me but first must try it before i strip everything down an thanks for having a look see chrisComment
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Hi Chris, really pleased all was sorted with the electrics and electronics. Watching the future progress with interest.
As we previously discussed, I'm still a lover of the old 40mhz system, solid reliable robust and we have been forced down the route of this 2.4ghz which works ok, just not the same.
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HI Tony yea eletric's all now sorted an i went up to my model room an tried out my idea of how i can make it for 2 motors can be turned off by R/C an still have two motors running as on the ESC there is a simple on off switch for the ESC all ive got do is cut off this switch an solder on a knock on switch in place an then fit a servo fitted with an arm that when i flick the step switch
on the R/C the servo will hit the the knock on switch an cut the power to that ESC an that will stop the motors an then flick the switck on the R/C to realese the SERVO off the spring loaded knock on switch an the ESC will then regain power an so the motors will work again
BUT i must be carefull to fit the knock on to the ESC with the main power wire diababled SIMPLE dont know why i dint think of it when richard was talkin about it yesterday but better late than never eh an yea 40 meg was a lot easyier to under stand an yes i liked it better but if some elese comes on your freqency then you are in trouble but with this 2.4 gig it wont happen as if it picks up the same signal from another R/C then my R/C just jumps to another freqency so no worries about that an also in this 2,4 gig favor is that on my motors i wont need any suppresor across the motor terminals
great eh SIMPLE
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Wow that's a great relief!
This is awesome stuff, Chris, I couldn't even begin to contemplate anything like it.
Much respect, sir!Comment
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Great news Chris....Comment
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HI Neil thanks this eletronics is awesome stuff if you dont know what you are doing like i was a couple of days ago i was shivering in me boots at the thought of wirein all this up i knew the basics but on how to do the set up programin well that got me but thankfully my m8 richard did
an thanks for lookin in
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