Neil, Try this link for my tank site (not updated for a long time) http://www.angelfire.com/mech/sherman/. And this one for the controllers http://secure.oatleyelectronics.com/product_info.php?cPath=81&products_id=20 6&osCsid=9d8ee84c2e2d01343bacd89272ce62a2
Will let you know how mine go when I get them, (mail takes 3-4 weeks to get to me) Pete www.angelfire.com/mech/sherman -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of neroc Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2011 18:19 To: R/C Tank Combat Subject: [TANKS] Re: speed controler kits Pete , here in the UK we are on the look out for reliable affordable esc`s but i cant find the esc that you list, maybe its my computer but it cant find the controller you quoted, and I cant get your anglefire.com sherman link to work either. this is a shame because Im interested in both. Neil R On Mar 6, 2:00 pm, Pete <[email protected]> wrote: > Frank, > Thanks for that, I have just ordered my C6C (cant find my V1 in > garage/mans land), and will be ordering my controllers shortly, and > will let you know how it goes. > > Pete > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Frank Pittelli > Sent: Sunday, 6 March 2011 02:35 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TANKS] speed controler kits > > That looks like a decent reversible motor controller, which should be > relatively easy to build. I've used similar uni-directional kits from > QKits for speed control of elevate and rotate motors. The MOSFETs > specified in the Oatley kit are certainly sufficient for a 250W motor > and the design is simple enough that you'll be able to repair them if something fries one day. > The added bonus is that they accept servo signals as input, which > makes them useful in more applications. > > That said, you'll only be able to truly determine if it works well by > purchasing one and testing it. If the circuit is designed well, the > FETs will not generate too much heat even after repeated stopping and > starting and the motor "whining" at low speeds will be minimal. > > When using two such single-motor controllers for tank-style steering, > you also need to remember that the radio gear or the C6C will have to > do "channel mixing". The C6C provides tank mixing of joystick > channels for that very reason. Some R/C systems provide mixing, > others do not. For R/C systems without mixing, you can also buy a > mixing circuit to work between the R/C receiver and speed controllers. > > I've used a couple of Oatley products over the years and they all > appear to be good deals. My only problem has been that orders take a > long time to be shipped to the U.S., but maybe that has improved in the last couple years. > > Frank P. > > On 3/5/2011 12:08 PM, Pete wrote: > > I was looking thru my favourite electronic surplus store here in OZ > > and came across this little beauty. > > >http://secure.oatleyelectronics.com//product_info.php?cPath=81&produc > >t > > s_id=206&osCsid=9d8ee84c2e2d01343bacd89272ce62a2 > > > ><http://secure.oatleyelectronics.com/product_info.php?cPath=81&produc > >t s_id=206&osCsid=9d8ee84c2e2d01343bacd89272ce62a2> > > > any thoughts from the technical minded to the suitability of this > > product for use with 250W 24vdc motors (can also be found on this > > site as SG250) and either RC or the C6C?? > > -- > 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 athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- 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 -- 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
