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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 2:07 AM   
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 2:18 AM   
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Here are some pictures of my KingTiger, FYI.

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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 2:22 AM   
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Your speaker is much better than mine.

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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 2:39 AM   
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 2:52 AM   
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 3:09 AM   
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 3:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		Does a Spectrum receiver require power from it's own battery or does the Clarke board provide RX power? I'm just starting to rewire my KT for the Clarke board and I have the power, motors, speaker and volume control along with the switch turned on at SW and my receiver will not turn on (it's bound to the TX, etc).
No sound or action.
I have not hooked up the Apple and IR yet so I have not used the Sony remote to configure it. Do you think that is the problem?
Now, I have to find a simple Sony remote...
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 4:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes the Clark board will power the Spektrum receiver.

You need to install a switch or shunt across the SW. Sounds like you have

One thing you need to be careful of with the Clark board. As soon as you are powered up the tank is ready to run. You don't need to do anything to start the tank, it is just on so be careful you don't have a run away.

If you have no lights on your receiver make sure you got the servo cables the right way around.



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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 4:42 AM   
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Oh - I mailed my mistake back for you to take a look at today.
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 5:32 AM   
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 6:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thank you Clark! You've got a real nice KT, love it! And thank you for creating the TK-20,22. I'll be getting the TK-22 for my Stug III after Christmas.

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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 12:58 PM   
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 2:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm starting to hate anything electrical.
So far: I have a new Tk20.
I bound my receiver to the transmitter properly (and changed RX's to make certain that was not it),
I plugged in the power lead to the board (and checked polarity 100 times),
I plugged in both motors,
I plugged in a jumper to the SW block,
I plugged in the volume control jack from a HL wire loom,
I plugged in the speaker,
and I changed to servo plug ends on the CH1 through CH4 leads from the board to the RX. The servo leads plug into a Spectrum RX with the white lead on top, red lead in middle and black lead on bottom (this is according to the Spectrum information and in testing the leads),
I charged the Main batteries and the TX.
I turned on the tank and TX,
and - nothing on the RX. It seems like it is not receiving any power from the TK20. The speaker just hisses slightly. No sound, no functions, nothing (no directions!).
My questions:
When I turn on the tank and TX, should the RX light up or do I need to use the transmitter to turn on something (nothing works - RX is not lit up),
Do I need to plug in more functions for the RX to work? I hate to reqire everything else if the TK20 is defective.
If anyone has any ideas, I'd really appreciate it!
I might order another TK20 and then send this one back. My DAK battle on Dec. 29th doesn't look good.....
thanks
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 3:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am also using a Spectrum Rx. and if you look on the side of the Rx. it shows you the + and - pins. On my AR6115e Rx. the black wire is negative and is on top. I am NOT an electronics person, but this is working for me right now with my DX6i. Those darn electrons are just to fast for me.

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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 3:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		AND THE ANSWER IS!
"I'm an idiot, I'm an idiot" or was that from The Grinch that Stole Christmas?
Here's what happened:
When I bound my RX to the Spectrum TX, my RX battery was low. It still lit the RX up and flashed - but slowly. I thought the RX was properly bound. I checked another RX and same thing happened.
I had one of those "oh no moments" and ran out to the workshop and swapped batteries.
Sure enough, when I re-bound the RX, the flashing light was much faster and stronger and then went solid.
Hooked up the TK20 to the power, speakers and motors and BINGO - that was the problem!
Now, I'm off to the office in a much better mood.
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/12/2012 8:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Rather be an "Idiot" then do as Dan asked, "Did you let the smoke out of anything?". Have been working with computers from the time you could by 64K memory chips in plastic sleeves to install on expanded memory boards or graphics cards. Wow did I let a lot of smoke out of things I shouldn't have!!! Glad you had just a low battery pack!!!

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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/13/2012 3:00 AM   
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Yes, for now it's just the TK22 boards which will have the momentum.

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A little function is also added to TK22, shell dropping and reload sound enable and disable control as some people like it but some don't.

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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/13/2012 3:10 AM   
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A little function is also added to TK22, shell dropping and reload sound enable and disable control as some people like it but some don't.

Regards,
Clark

Funny you mention this, as I never thought many people would actually dislike that so much that it would need an option taking up memory space just to turn it off ..... but then I talked to someone here on the forum who said they really wish the sound wasn't there ... ... & now you added that option to get rid of it!

Now, if only you could add a jumper or dipswitch to turn On/Off the Gun Elevation Servo function on a TK22 too (did you get my email Clark? haha )

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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/13/2012 3:33 AM   
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AND THE ANSWER IS!
"I'm an idiot, I'm an idiot" or was that from The Grinch that Stole Christmas?
Here's what happened:
When I bound my RX to the Spectrum TX, my RX battery was low. It still lit the RX up and flashed - but slowly. I thought the RX was properly bound. I checked another RX and same thing happened.
I had one of those "oh no moments" and ran out to the workshop and swapped batteries.
Sure enough, when I re-bound the RX, the flashing light was much faster and stronger and then went solid.
Hooked up the TK20 to the power, speakers and motors and BINGO - that was the problem!
Now, I'm off to the office in a much better mood.
tjs


i'm not 100% sure .. is everything working now?

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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/13/2012 3:47 AM   
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A little function is also added to TK22, shell dropping and reload sound enable and disable control as some people like it but some don't.

Regards,
Clark

Funny you mention this, as I never thought many people would actually dislike that so much that it would need an option taking up memory space just to turn it off ..... but then I talked to someone here on the forum who said they really wish the sound wasn't there ... ... & now you added that option to get rid of it!

Now, if only you could add a jumper or dipswitch to turn On/Off the Gun Elevation Servo function on a TK22 too (did you get my email Clark? haha )

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Craig,Sure, i already feedback you. Regards,Clark

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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/13/2012 5:04 AM   
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I'm working through it and setting up the functions on my King Tiger. It looks like a great board!
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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/19/2012 3:01 AM   
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Momentum Effect on TK22

Speed ramp up and ramp down is controlled by Momentum effect, not user, even you move throttle stick violently,  the smoother the gear box, the better the Momentum effect you can get, so a 3:1 gear reduction is recommend.

[youtube] http://youtu.be/lRCuMQDSCbU[/youtube]
[youtube] http://youtu.be/46iIelM7x6Q[/youtube]




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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/19/2012 3:12 AM   
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Momentum Effect on TK22

Speed ramp up and ramp down is controlled by Momentum effect, not user, even you move throttle stick violently,  the smoother the gear box, the better the Momentum effect you can get, so a 3:1 gear reduction is recommend.

[youtube] http://youtu.be/lRCuMQDSCbU[/youtube]
[youtube] http://youtu.be/46iIelM7x6Q[/youtube]






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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/19/2012 4:54 AM   
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My electrical saga began with a DB3/TBS/RX18 board from Dan (great support and sympathy). After I burned up several RX18 and jumbled the heck out of the circuit board of the (second DB3), i ordered the Clarke Board in great frustration.

Dan offered to take a look at my mess so I shippped it back (somewhere in transit in Canada now?) and the Clarke Board arrived. With less then a week and a half to go, I started rewiring the KT for the Clarke TK board, installed the metal treads, wheels, etc. and thought I was on target.

Then my fuse started popping (there is another thread about the right fuse to use - I figured it out).

Perhaps the weight of the KT (about 13 pounds now), or a short in the Super Smoker?
Maybe a crossed wire and reversed polarity lurking somewhere?
Maybe I just screwed up the whole dam thing and should go back to crashing helicopters?

BUT - I'm STUBBORN AS HELL!

So, buy 2 BOXES of 10 amp fuses.

Pop - goes a fuse - cut a circuit out (and test it) and install another fuse (will the Clarke board take it?).
Pop - goes a fuse - cut out another circuit (test it) and install another fuse.
And another fuse, and another fuse, and another fuse.

A BOX of fuses and I have no wiring left in my KT.

Now, I'm down to 1 power cable from the batteries to the Clarke board and back out to the 480 motors.
Pop, Pop and Pop.

Take apart every connector and resolder everything!

Pop, pop, pop.

Down to my last 2 fuses.

I swear - my last connector from the motor to the Deans Connector had 1 SHORT STRAND OF WIRE THAT MISSED THE SOLDER AND WAS BARELY/SOMETIMES/SOMETIMES NOT shorting out the whole tank.

YES, the last connector in the whole tank.

Holy **** - my workbench is a messed. Wire everywhere.

But, I found IT!

Now, a glass of whiskey and bedtime.

Goodnight.

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RE: Clark electronics TK20 - 12/19/2012 5:04 AM   
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