WHat would happen if you were to power the idler wheel and make it into a second drive wheel? quicker/more torque. Is there any point?
On May 25, 9:18 pm, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: > Neil, that is exactly the way my door lock actuator is being triggered right > now.... > > Derek > T065 > > On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I myself have burnt out a door actuator or two and one Idea I had was to > > fit a 4 amp use after the battle switch and before the actuator, see pic > > >http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd267/neroc1/?action=view¤t=... > > > This is ok but I have had an idea recently that now also makes the battle > > switch redundant . > > My Idea is so simple I cant believe I or anyone else hasn’t come up with it > > before . I have a toggle switch on my TX so I thought what if I triggered a > > micro switch at mid point of the servo arm swing. See pic > > >http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd267/neroc1/?action=view¤t=... > > > This set up triggers the actuator for a very short while as the arm passes > > through the central part of its swing , the connection time can be fine > > tuned by sanding the servo arm a little shorter. This is the set up for To68 > > and has worked well in tests , I will put a fuse in the system just in case > > since a door actuator is 8 pounds and a 4 amp fuse is 8 pence. > > > I will be very disappointed if your challenger misses even one battle . > > > Neil ` you can do it with a Neil switch ` R --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
