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Old 03-31-2004 | 06:26 AM
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Getting into Micro flight is, to me, a bit overwhelming. I haven't yet found a post that details how this stuff is setup, so I'm going to ask some questions (forgive me if they've been asked before).

You start with a receiver, lets say it's the RFFS-100. I see the E and R, I am to assume those are the actuator drivers? Assuming so, I would take my actuator connectors and just plug them into those holes (and if I need to reverse it on my Tx)? Ok, now for that row on the right. Is that for three pronged connectors? If so, I guess one goes to the battery and the other to the motor. This Rx will send current to the actuators without me having to add another circuit, right?

Lemme ask about the actuators. How does the magnet not touch/scrape the coil? I mean, does it float inside the wire coil or something? What keeps the magnet inside the coil (as in, why doesn't it fly out the side)? What type of wire is used, so I might could make my own? Does the wire have to be coated/insulated, or can it be bare wire?

About the battery - do I have to connect the Li-Poly cells to a board, then connect the board to wires? I'm just wondering how you go from those flat metal cell "tongues" to wires that plug into your Rx.