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Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Electrical connections in the airborne equipment.


From: Felix Ruess
Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Electrical connections in the airborne equipment.
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:06:17 +0200

I mix the rudder in with the ailerons, probably helps but is not needed.

Felix

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Maik Höpfel <address@hidden> wrote:
> We just left the rudder servo on our TwinStar disconnected because we were
> wary of high currents. I don't use the rudder while flying and neither does
> Paparazzi. Note that the rudder is also understood as a failsafe if the
> ailerons stop working, but it's not very hard to land a plane with only one
> aileron working too.
>
> Regards,
> Maik
>
> Am 13.07.2010 10:08 schrieb "Helge Walle" <address@hidden>:
>
> Thanks a lot for the useful advice Poine,
>
> Since everything is already installed I think I'll try the current setup on
> my TwinstarII where the TWOG powers the servos. I will alter the connections
> if I detect any of the problems described in this topic. I'll use a hight
> altitude for the first Auto flights. I am planning a new plane a little bit
> larger than the TwinstarII. On this I will power the servos separately from
> the BEC.
>
> About the ppm board. My understanding of it is as follows. The TWOG needs
> the complete pulse train for all servos in one input signal. To get this,
> I opened my first 35MHz reiceiver and connected to a point where the signal
> was not "demultiplexed" to each servo output. This is very well described in
> the wiki. On my new 2.4GHz receiver this not so easily done. I have
> therefore connected each servo output that is in use to the  inputs on the
> ppm board with short servo leads soldered directly to the board. The board
> then produces the pulse train I collected from the 35MHz receiver. I
> understand there are also some overlap issues between servo signals on the
> 2.4GHz receiver, but this is taken care of by the ppm board.
>
> Regards,
> Helge.
>
>
>
> 2010/7/13 antoine drouin <address@hidden>
>
>>
>> Hi Helge
>>
>> We know for experience that 4 micro servos on the twog supply, on a
>> not too fast...
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