[simpits-tech] Phidgets for sale?

[Cris Harrison]

On 7/15/2011 6:03 PM, Roy Coates wrote:
> On 15 July 2011 18:50, <dabigboy at cox.net <mailto:dabigboy at cox.net>> wrote:
>
>     Ahh yes, a Traumahawk. From your instrument description, I'm
>     guessing you are using "hacked" servos and potentiometers to
>     measure the position of needles that need more than the meager
>     180* or so that servos usually provide?
>
>
> Correct!  I'm using Phidget servo drivers to make em move, and Bodnar 
> boards to read the positions.
>
>     I'm facing the same situation, but I recently found out about
>     winch servos that do 2, 4, or even 8 full turns before stopping.
>     The main problem is acquiring them, the only small ones I found
>     are Chinese specials (ostensibly GWS) on ebay for around $30.
>     If/when I can get some, this will probably be my route. Of course
>     for non-limited instruments like the HSI and (sorta) the
>     altimeter, I'll need to use geared steppers, or just stick with my
>     current glass-cockpit setup for these instruments. My only "real"
>     instruments at the moment are the airspeed indicator and the turn
>     coordinator, the latter being from a real plane.
>
>
> Winch servo's are fairly cheap over here if memory serves but talking 
> to my local RC shop guru, something he said put me off using them. 
> Damned if I can remember what it was though :(
>
> With free access to rapid prototyping gear though, it's relatively 
> painless for us to make custom stuff and the simpler gauges like RPM, 
> Turn/Slip, Vacuum et al will be made in-house in ABS.  I'll post pic's 
> as they progress.
>
> Just ordered a Butt-Kicker too for some subtle 'feeling' in the 
> cockpit.  This is in addition to a powerful sub-woofer bolted under 
> the seat ;-)
>
> The list so far...
>
> 2 Bodnar boards  (pitch/roll/yaw/throttle/trim/carb 
> heat/mixture/flaps/read servo pos/switches)
> 2 Phidget servo boards  (to drive instrument servos)
> 2 Phidget Analogue-4 boards (to drive real gauges such as fuel qty, 
> oil temp etc)
> 1 Phidget Interface Kit  (starter engaged light/tpndr ident light/etc)
> 3 GoFlight panels (most cost-effective solution I could find)
Why dont you buy your radios from ebay?? most of them use ARINC410 2 of 
5 code..
(http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/airinc-410/)
> 1 Bendix King KT96 (dead, gutted, lights up and Ident button/light works)
>
> Roy.
>
>
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Regards
Cris H.
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Enjoy

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