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I second that, very simple diagrams and directions would
be a great assitance to me as well.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 10:04
PM
Subject: Re: 1/6th RC Stuart drive
electronics figured out
Ted,
For those of us who have Stuart's....Thanks for getting busy with
them and showing a "slowpoke" what can be done...I for one am ignorant about
the electronics but I can copy a system if presented on a "low" enough
level...
Good Luck,
Kurt (I STILL haven't finished my backyard) Gutbrodt
Lost Wages, NV
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 6:59
PM
Subject: 1/6th RC Stuart drive
electronics figured out
FYI, spent an hour or so this evening and figured out the
Stuart drive
electronics. There's a 22 pin IC on the main board
labeled 8A991AP that's
apparently an RF decoder. I was able to
probe out the pins that enable the
right forward, right backward, turret
left, turret right, MG & cannon
'fire', etc., etc. This'll save
a lot of time interfacing a standard RC
system to the tank as all the
drive electronics can stay stock and you still
get the sound
effects.
Pull the pin(s) positive (high) and you get the resulting
movement together
with sound effects. It'll be pretty simple to
interface to
servos/microswitches. I'm gonna play around with some
logic to see if I can
figure out a joystick mixer. If not I'll
resort to 4 small SPDT relays and
a diode/relay mixer. I might even
incorporate a little RC switch circuit
and 555 timer to toggle the cannon
'fire' sound and resulting brief recoil
(drive motors kick back a little)
AFTER the paintball marker fires.
Anyway, ends up being pretty
simple. I'll post out on my website when
it's
complete.
Regards,
Ted www.foxflier.com
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