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by daliad100
Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:15 pm
Forum: Featherweights
Topic: Speed controller design
Replies: 7
Views: 29614

Re: Speed controller design

I forgot about the Darlington's, they were the only way I could stop the 555 timer that I was using to simulate the output of a servo in yenka from releasing virtual magic smoke as soon as I turned it on. So a rewire of the relays, up the value of the mosfet's gate resistor to decrease it's 'on' spe...
by daliad100
Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:39 am
Forum: Featherweights
Topic: Speed controller design
Replies: 7
Views: 29614

Speed controller design

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uFec7Rw0mlo/TiVhr7ZXLqI/AAAAAAAAAJw/np9crPX5bJs/s640/ESC%252520OF%252520DOOOOOM.png I think I've come up with a way to add relay reversing to this plane esc. What I would like to know is can anyone see anything wrong with it that could make it not work, break or b...
by daliad100
Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:28 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 35 - Pontefract - 17th July 2011
Replies: 385
Views: 243057

Re: AWS 35 - Pontefract - 17th July 2011

It was a cheap rc car so no real chance of saving it.
by daliad100
Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:59 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 35 - Pontefract - 17th July 2011
Replies: 385
Views: 243057

Re: AWS 35 - Pontefract - 17th July 2011

Unfortunately my fleaweight, I smell failure, has a gearbox full of glue so can no longer enter :(
by daliad100
Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:36 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: New Robots- Continued
Replies: 665
Views: 378949

Re: New Robots- Continued

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AgU35JaY5Kg/Thyr4UhNePI/AAAAAAAAAJs/OscJM9KwfpY/s400/P1107122007017.jpg My new ant for the AWS: Weight: 152g atm but I can still cut down the rather huge m5 bolts holding the front on and shorten some wires Armour: 2mm welded ABS main shell, 2mm shower pump metal ...
by daliad100
Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:19 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 35 - Pontefract - 17th July 2011
Replies: 385
Views: 243057

Re: AWS 35 - Pontefract - 17th July 2011

New batteries and motor mounts have arrived so I'm entering something. What that something is I don't know yet... Also Everyone who wants a place at the table at the restaurant say Aye and I'll book the appropriate number of seats. Simon If you haven't already booked count my dad and I in for that.
by daliad100
Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:16 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: I trump your ... with my ...
Replies: 90
Views: 65864

Re: I trump your ... with my ...

I trump your google chrome settings with the Internet browser I wrote in about 5 minutes (it's essentially internet explorer but less rubbish)
by daliad100
Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:50 am
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: button modding
Replies: 9
Views: 6031

Re: button modding

Ah, now I get it. Try hooking up the button across the top terminal on the switch and either of the other two terminals.
by daliad100
Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:00 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: button modding
Replies: 9
Views: 6031

Re: button modding

Assuming that when the switch is up the throttle is cut you put the button anywhere along either of the two wires currently coming from the switch
by daliad100
Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:53 pm
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: button modding
Replies: 9
Views: 6031

Re: button modding

Wire the button in series with the switch so that the switch has to be on and the button has to be pressed.