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Old 01-25-2004 | 06:23 PM
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spyder0069
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Default RE: On Board Glow Systems

Just built my own electronic on board glow. I use a pic microcontroller and write the code for it. Basically it has a 1 time setup where you set the throttle stick to the lowest position and hit a button, then set it to the position you want the glow to shut off and hit the same button. The settings are saved in eeprom onboard so that they are retained when power is off. It doesn't matter if your throttle channel is normal or reversed because it learns from this setup. The pic runs off the power from the receiver. It runs to a micro 5v relay. The coil of the relay is also powered by the receiver and has a flyback diode to prevent interference. The side that has the glow has a charging jack directly wired in with the battery and then common ground and the positive leading to the plug is switched through the relay. I have less than $10 in parts. Going through power source testing right now. I got some new energizer AA Nimh batteries that put out 2100ma (just 3 months ago you could only get 1800ma's!!) So I am charging one of these up and testing it against my 1500 scr nicad in my regular glow starter. I know nicads put out more current so I want to see if the nimh's will be enough. I may just double two up in parallel to provide more current.