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📝 Mixer problem
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle (
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Hi have tried separate bec from another esc with separate battery and battery pack by itself. Both fitted to receiver bind/batt plug. Still the same.
Have ordered a turnigy transmitter now. Obviously Spectrums don’t like mixers.
Have ordered a turnigy transmitter now. Obviously Spectrums don’t like mixers.
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📝 Mixer problem
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Thanks haven’t tried that. Will give it a go
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📝 Mixer problem
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Sorry my explanation not clear. I meant the bec supply coming from the esc on one.I disconnected the the red +ve wire as is normally done when using two esc’s together. So the receiver only receives one +ve voltage.
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📝 Mixer problem
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi am going to try what RN Munich suggests and try switching off mixers.
If no success will just keep the spectrums on boats without mixers.
If no success will just keep the spectrums on boats without mixers.
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📝 Mixer problem
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Must look into manual didn’t know I could switch off mixers. Outputs in all channels set at max motors are identical and fitted on bench have also tried on boats 2 x 600 2 x 400 and two geared motors all identical pairs 2 different kinds of esc’s. Have tried with throttle and aileron, throttle and elevator, and throttle and rudder always the same one motor first and it is always from the esc that is suppling power to bec the other esc has red wire disconnected. I have now tried four different mixers all the same.and followed all the instruction on them.
All work good on the turnigy which has had no adjustments made to it. That is why it must be in the spectrum transmitters as the 6i has the same problem.
Elsrickle is the small village where I was brought up.
Many thanks must get the mixer switched off
All work good on the turnigy which has had no adjustments made to it. That is why it must be in the spectrum transmitters as the 6i has the same problem.
Elsrickle is the small village where I was brought up.
Many thanks must get the mixer switched off
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📝 Mixer problem
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Have set both channels to max both the same motors ok and matching have done loads of tests problem is definitely in transmitter settings
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📝 Mixer problem
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Martin we had a look at that but the two transmitters are totally different and were unable to do any comparisons.
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📝 Mixer problem
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi hoping for some help.
When I connect a mixer to either my Spectrum 6 or 6i one motor always lags behind the other in forward and reverse. This happens on 2 Mytroniks mixers a maax models,
Model warships and one fron China. Have tried on Mytroniks esc and new rain esc same on all. Then tried with friends turnigy transmitter and all work correctly.
So problem is on Spectrum transmitters as far as I can see.
Any help or advice would be welcome before I buy another transmitter
When I connect a mixer to either my Spectrum 6 or 6i one motor always lags behind the other in forward and reverse. This happens on 2 Mytroniks mixers a maax models,
Model warships and one fron China. Have tried on Mytroniks esc and new rain esc same on all. Then tried with friends turnigy transmitter and all work correctly.
So problem is on Spectrum transmitters as far as I can see.
Any help or advice would be welcome before I buy another transmitter
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📝 Alternative Deck Planking
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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The method I use especially on my trawlers is to leave a gap between the planks. The size of depending on the scale, usually I use a piece of thin strip of wood as a spacer. After all decking is down I then smear the whole deck with a dark wood filler making sure it is pushed well into the gap and allow to dry. Then sand it back to the wood. I seal it with 2/3 coats of varnish.
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📝 kelpie
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Springer Tug with fibreglass hull and plastic card deck. The rest of the build I have done on 3D printer using the easy cad part programme just as a fun project to see what could be done on a 3D printer by a beginner.
The Shottel drives I bought and are driven by speed 600 motors, also I bought the 19mm bow thruster. The lights are all working remote using a quad switch from Action Electronics the spotlights can move on mountings and lens are removable for lamp replacement, with the rear flashing beacons coming on when the winch is selected using the aux channel.
The engine sound generator works from the throttle channel and the horn operates on the gear switch. As I have only one loudspeaker fitted below the winch platform the gear switch for the horn also energises a relay which transfers the loudspeaker signal from engine to horn.
Speed controllers are fitted to bow thruster and winch motors.
There is also a photo sensor on the front which brings on the flashing light on wheelhouse roof when a object is within 150mm from it(ie boat to be pushed).
The names on side and rear are all 3D printed letters not transfers. And the wheelhouse roof is held on with magnets for easy replacement of lamps or resistors.
I have also fitted with two receivers to work from either of my two transmitters for convenience if a rescue is required, while I am sailing with one transmitter then I can use the other. This is easily selected by use of double pole three position slide switch.
Apologies for photos being a bit mixed up.
The Shottel drives I bought and are driven by speed 600 motors, also I bought the 19mm bow thruster. The lights are all working remote using a quad switch from Action Electronics the spotlights can move on mountings and lens are removable for lamp replacement, with the rear flashing beacons coming on when the winch is selected using the aux channel.
The engine sound generator works from the throttle channel and the horn operates on the gear switch. As I have only one loudspeaker fitted below the winch platform the gear switch for the horn also energises a relay which transfers the loudspeaker signal from engine to horn.
Speed controllers are fitted to bow thruster and winch motors.
There is also a photo sensor on the front which brings on the flashing light on wheelhouse roof when a object is within 150mm from it(ie boat to be pushed).
The names on side and rear are all 3D printed letters not transfers. And the wheelhouse roof is held on with magnets for easy replacement of lamps or resistors.
I have also fitted with two receivers to work from either of my two transmitters for convenience if a rescue is required, while I am sailing with one transmitter then I can use the other. This is easily selected by use of double pole three position slide switch.
Apologies for photos being a bit mixed up.
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💬 Re: Final stage
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Martin Will be doing a video later.if don’t get the weather a bit milder might do one inside to show the working parts.
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📝 Final stage
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Have managed to complete the masts and final parts of the build just got a couple of flags to fix to funnel. When the weather gets a bit better will get it in the local lake.
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📝 Puffer
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi jugge I have built the Mountfleet kit of the puffer. Nice kit with fibreglass hull and white metal fittings instructions and plans are also good. Called the Highlander comes as 1:24 scale and 840mm long.
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📝 Arduino Transmitter link up
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi G6SWJ thanks this is getting more complicated for me but am going to give the circuits a try will take me some time to fully understand it all but it’s a great challenge. Have been reading a lot on the arduino site you told me about a lot of help there as well.
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📝 Arduino Transmitter link up
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Stephen thanks your are right on the track I am trying to get too. Will give this a try. I will only be trying it as test at the moment and will work on one led only. As I am totally new to this field I have a lot to learn have only managed to get the default light working so far. But will get onto your circuit first chance I have.
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📝 Arduino Transmitter link up
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Thanks G6SWJ am looking at some leds 4 or 5 on one switch and 3 grain of rice on another not more than 80-100 milliamperes per circuit.
Will check out for tutorials on the net on how to read the PWM outputs
Many thanks Ian
Will check out for tutorials on the net on how to read the PWM outputs
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📝 Arduino Transmitter link up
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Thanks Martin will check it out
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📝 Arduino Transmitter link up
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Am looking into a new project. I would like to use an arduino board to switch lights on and off to start with. Using the stick on the tx in one direction for on and opposite direction for off by jabing it a set number of times for each set of lights is this possible
Or can the arduino be used to programme an ic to do this job.
Is this possible for a beginner with arduino or is it too complicated.
All advice and ideas welcome. Am trying to avoid relays and make my own circuits instead of using action quad switches.
Or can the arduino be used to programme an ic to do this job.
Is this possible for a beginner with arduino or is it too complicated.
All advice and ideas welcome. Am trying to avoid relays and make my own circuits instead of using action quad switches.
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📝 Superstructure
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Have at last almost finished the superstructure, just the mizzen sail and funnel emblem to make and fit. All lighting system done fitted and with multi pin plug for lights and JR plug for d/f motor.
Loudspeaker is for the ships horn. Decking is done same as main deck and wheelhouse done with planking same as forecastle front. Hard to see but small figure in wheelhouse at the helm. Funnel is fitted with smoke generator. Main mast same as foremast made in sections on printer just so both would match.
Loudspeaker is for the ships horn. Decking is done same as main deck and wheelhouse done with planking same as forecastle front. Hard to see but small figure in wheelhouse at the helm. Funnel is fitted with smoke generator. Main mast same as foremast made in sections on printer just so both would match.
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💬 Re: Oceanic refit
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Ian just seen your query. It is the qidi x pro printer that I’m using.had no problems with it, comes quickly from amazon. As this is the my first dealing with it I’m impressed I can set it to print a selection of small model in two different colours at the same time. Have made Nav light board with red inside and black outside by merging the two. Can scale down or up a model to the size required. I work with easy cad it is quite simple to make models on.
Their after sales service for advice in operating it is really good.
I’m extremely happy with mine.
Any other queries let me know I’ll help if I can
Ian
Their after sales service for advice in operating it is really good.
I’m extremely happy with mine.
Any other queries let me know I’ll help if I can
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💬 Re: Deck planking
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Absolutely no staining at all just smear on lightly making sure it gets in between the joints and leave till fully dry, then sand down to planking.
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📝 Deck planking
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Decided to fit planking instead of the printed sheets, and also planked the forecastle entrance. This is held in position with two magnets at each end as I require access to anchor winch. After glueing down the planking with half mill spacing I then coated the gaps with dark wood filler and when dry sanded off to give the caulking effect between planks. Then finished with a satin varnish. Have glued down deck and fitted the bulkhead fillets also most of the fittings on main deck and fore deck.
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💬 Re: Electrics 2
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Many thanks Graham will check it out now
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💬 Re: Electrics 2
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Martin any time at all only too happy to oblige. Enjoy the challenge, hardest part is finding the circuits.
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💬 Re: Electrics
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Maybe when I start trawling
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📝 Electrics 2
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Some of the circuits I built on veroboard board using circuit drawings I found on the net. Steam sound generator is MRW, whistle, single and quad switch are from action.
Voltage regulars I built, drive switching circuitry for pump, smoke generator, d/f and Morse lamp. I built also the cycle timers for d/f,Morse lamp and boiler fire lights.
So I don’t get too mixed up with all the bits. The engine sound, smoke generator, boiler fire lights and water pump come on when prop runs forward or reverse, the d/f and Morse have each got a cycle timer of different times and run only when prop runs forward.
Then the only things I need to switch are the lights on quad switch and single switch for the sound. Motor, rudder, anchor and quad switch are on joysticks so still have a spare channel at the moment.
I would like to make my on quad switch and sound generators but can’t find circuit drawing anywhere.
Voltage regulars I built, drive switching circuitry for pump, smoke generator, d/f and Morse lamp. I built also the cycle timers for d/f,Morse lamp and boiler fire lights.
So I don’t get too mixed up with all the bits. The engine sound, smoke generator, boiler fire lights and water pump come on when prop runs forward or reverse, the d/f and Morse have each got a cycle timer of different times and run only when prop runs forward.
Then the only things I need to switch are the lights on quad switch and single switch for the sound. Motor, rudder, anchor and quad switch are on joysticks so still have a spare channel at the moment.
I would like to make my on quad switch and sound generators but can’t find circuit drawing anywhere.
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💬 Re: Oceanic refit
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Sounds like it going to be an interesting refit, looking forward to it.
Good idea about the printer just recently purchased one myself. Great useful item once you get the hang of designing the parts, plenty items can be made.
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Good idea about the printer just recently purchased one myself. Great useful item once you get the hang of designing the parts, plenty items can be made.
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📝 Electrics
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Various photos here of the electrics. Have fitted some electrical trunking down each side it helps keep the cables tidy. Have also fitted a 20amp 6volt auto relay which is operated by hidden switch on deck which controls all power to electrics. Small 2 amp fuse fitted to safeguard the ancillary equipment. For ease in binding have installed a switch in binding plug link then you don’t have to mess about plugging in and out the bind plug, it will be fitted opposite the fuse holder at top of battery compartment. On the top opening where superstructure fits have a 9 pin socket for electrics in superstructure as well as loose plug for d/f motor supply.( would have liked to fit pc board connectors but not sure what to get so went this route instead.)
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💬 Re: Winch Linkage
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Martin you are dead right mark seven is in my mind, and a dual one pointing bow to stern one side wound clockwise the other anti clockwise
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💬 Re: Winch detail
4 years ago by 🇬🇧 Elsrickle ( Warrant Officer)
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Thanks glad you enjoyed it
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