Re: Elevate sevo. [TANKS]

["Michael Kouridakis" <mrdingleberry-at-comcast.net>]

Why not a lead screw assembly with limit switches at the endpoints?  If the
lead screw is geared correctly the elevation/depression of the gun could be
very scale-like.

Mike

PS-- I know absolutely nothing about electronics.  Santa is bringing me the
book "Electronics for Dummies" so maybe I can figure out this stuff myself.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Mahalek" <gmahalek-at-shaw.ca>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: Elevate sevo. [TANKS]


> Hi Marc,
>
> I was thinking about yours and Garnet's ideas.....what about balancing the
> gun and barrel.....and then use a sail winch servo with stainless steel
> fishing leader line in a closed loop(or anchored someway) to control the
gun
> from bouncing up and down??
>
> What do you think?
>
> Grant
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marc en Wendy" <marcmethorst-at-zonnet.nl>
> To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Elevate sevo. [TANKS]
>
>
> > Garnet wrote:
> >
> >> Marc,,, what I have done on my king tiger  #42 ...and leopard number 11
> >> is try to get the gun and barrel balanced...  then you can use almost
any
> >> quarter scale servo... with lots of torgue and easier to set up..
> >
> > I did the same with my StuG, it's perfectly balanced but very bouncy in
> > the field, I'd like a more stabile gun platform. It performs well
though,
> > so no real need to redesign, just thinking.
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Marc
> > Holland
> >
>
>
>
>
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