blitzkrieg65

Great work Joe,

Your build is helping me with my all metal Mato Tiger it will have the EL MOD Flex board as well. This new board is going to open up a whole new

level for the Hobby, and give us the ability to run these heavy all metal tanks with all the power we need, plus all the sounds we want. Here are the specs

on what the New EL MOD Flex Board offers.

ThinkTank Tank Module PRO Flex is a high integrated control unit for tank models. This central unit is designed for the ambitious modeller and features wide connectivity for miscellaneous controls. It allows the use of external off-the-shelf ESCs for the chain drive. Thus the power limitation and motor types are only limited by the external ESCs. Even brushless motors may be easily used in association with the sophisticated solutions for tank vehicles provided by ElMod.


Requirements
•A tank model and a common RC-radio and receiver with four to eight channels.
*** •Two off-the-shelf reversible ESCs for the chain drive or one dual channel reversible ESC. ***

Scope of delivery

Tank Module PCB and all necessary cables for use with an RC receiver.

Recommended accessories

•Sound module ThinkTank Blaster
•Infrared combat module ThinkTank CSI (Optional)
•Adapter board for Tamiya® tanks (Optional, only if using a Tamiya upper hull)
•Tank profile programmer for personal computers PC Configurator (Optional)

Details

All key features at a glance:
•Standard servo outputs for off-the-shelf motor drivers for the chain drive offers the most possible flexibility concerning the motor power and motor technology.
•ElMod Physics Engine 2: ◦a driving experience of commanding a 40t vehicle by simulation of mass inert.
◦the maximum speed according to in scale speed of the 1:1 vehicle.
◦two phase acceleration simulates the function of a gearbox: the drag decreases on higher speed.
◦Spin Turn.
◦direct steering simulates the function of chain brakes.
◦speed dependent curve radius.
◦short rest after stopping simulates gear switching.
◦three brake modes: engine brake with a long runout, full proportional brake, emergency brake.

•All turret motors and light element outputs have dedicated connectors.
•full proportional control of turret rotation.
•lifting and lowering of the main gun with a common DC motor.
•connection to different types of shooting devices
◦HengLong air gun.
◦barrel recoil unit (Tamiya® compatible).
◦connection of a muzzle flash (LED or AsiaTam® high voltage xenon flash).
◦Optional recoil simulation with servo motors (one or two barrels) with variable retraction and returning speed.
•control of several types of lighting
◦integrated series resistors allow the direct connection to one or multiple LEDs
◦front light on/off.
◦auxiliary light on/off.
◦brake light.
◦two independent MG muzzle LED flashes.
◦main gun flash by an LED.
•Servo motor control for thee servo motors
◦full proportional elevation and traversing of the main gun.
◦Recoil simulation with anti aircraft gun support (one or two barrels with synchronized shot bang)
◦All servo motor parameters are customizable for each servo (servo reverse, servo speed and movement limit)
◦Smooth movement by 100Hz control rate
•seven presetted tank profiles and a user defined profile (requires the ThinkTank Configurator)
◦german WW2 tank with plastic gearbox.
◦german WW2 tank with reduced metal gearbox.
◦german WW2 tank with 3:1 metal gearbox and Jamara® motors.
◦US WW2 tank with plastic gearbox.
◦US WW2 tank with reduced metal gearbox.
◦T-34.
◦easy to drive fun profile.
•Connection to a common RC-set which allows full proportional drive control.
•Undervoltage battery monitoring (may be used with 2S/3S LiPo batteries).
•Constantly improved and enriched with new functions software may be downloaded for free and transfered to the module (the optional available PC Configurator is required)
•Also operable with NiMh and NiCd batteries (6-10 cells)
•Simple installation within 15 minutes. All other parts and wires are supplied. Only simple soldering is necessary.
•Small size: 74 mm x 54 mm (2.9" x 2.1").



Phil