Re: Next project, some questions... [TANKS]

[Joe Sommer <anvilus9-at-adelphia.net>]

Marc,

At 02:30 PM 12/16/2004 +0100, "Marc en Wendy" <marcmethorst-at-zonnet.nl> wrote:
>Because I'm a novice on the R/C front I wondered if a 4 channel 
>transmitter would be ok for this? I have the Anvilus controller, so in my 
>opinion that needs 2 channels for driving. I need one channel to elevate 
>the gun and one to fire the marker. Right?

4 channels is OK but 6 channels usually does
not cost much more.

With a 4 channel radio, you steer with one joystick.
The second joystick elevates the gun with up/down
and fires the gun with right/left.  However, nudging
the stick right/left to fire can affect your elevate angle.

I have a 6 channel radio for Hetzer #T010 and use
the landing gear switch to fire the gun.  I do not
use right/left on the second joystick.

>Do I need a high torque servo to pull the trigger (mechanical) of the 
>marker or would a regular servo do the job?

I use regular servos for gun elevate and trigger pull.

I considered an S-tank when I built my Hetzer but
the active suspension scared me.

Joe


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