ORIGINAL: J-MICHAEL
I saw a plane fly over head last night while showing a buddy some of developing hovering skills and noticed the sequence of blinks. Think I need to do that
Eric ~
That was what I was talking about before about me being ''picky'' with a light set-up for purchase... If you look at a real aircraft, I love the crisp bright intense lights, while also the sequence in which they blink. Just looks so cool on our RC's to mimic that... I've only seen a couple set-ups that looked realistic.... Anything less just takes away from the ''hobby grade'' in my picky eyes.
You should really get into making some LED kits for some of these heli's/ planes maybe ? I know your picky, so I know if you got set-up doing that I would probably be your first customer.
(seriously)...
Haha, I will keep you posted!
It's a bit of a learning curve for me, I only meddle with simple electronic circuits. There are a lot of simple diagrams online, but a lot are 'here's what it looks like', and although I like that, I also like to understand the inner workings too, which takes some background learning, which takes time. Although 555 timer ics are even still very simple circuits, I've never built one and am extremely cautious the first time I build anything. Not so cautious that I voltmeter my cat to make sure he's not carrying a charge, but cautious enough. It's all about the journey!
I'm thinking of at least four leds, two for each side, each pair has a steady led and a blinker. That will be the start. Well, technically, a lone blinker will be a start, but I'll get there. I need to figure how complex I really want to make them, for example, if I'm using a 2 or 3 s lipo, I'll need a different resistor for each... to be able to use either or in one connection, I think I'll need a voltage regulator.
Off to figuring out why today's 4-in-1 hack has some serious tail wag issues. Only thing I can mess with now is gain and gyro mounting until I have to rip the darn thing out and resolder.
Take care, all!