Building your OWN single stick radios...!
12-21-2007, 06:25 AM
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Dan,
You obviously know your radios as I gave an old WE SS Tx. to a friend of mine and he used the stick assembly to change his Hitec two stick to single stick operation, including changing the throttle control to the conventional position on the right end side locaton. He says it works great! Looks like a viable conversion for those who desire a computer
SS Tx. but can't find a good Ace Micropro 8000.
I fly a Micropro SS Tx. and think one of the dumbest arrangements is the throttle trim above and parrallel to the throttle, itself.
Flying electric, I have confused myself by jumping on the trim lever by mistake thinking it was the full throttle!!! Just old age catching up!!!
You obviously know your radios as I gave an old WE SS Tx. to a friend of mine and he used the stick assembly to change his Hitec two stick to single stick operation, including changing the throttle control to the conventional position on the right end side locaton. He says it works great! Looks like a viable conversion for those who desire a computer
SS Tx. but can't find a good Ace Micropro 8000.
I fly a Micropro SS Tx. and think one of the dumbest arrangements is the throttle trim above and parrallel to the throttle, itself.
Flying electric, I have confused myself by jumping on the trim lever by mistake thinking it was the full throttle!!! Just old age catching up!!!
12-21-2007, 06:37 AM
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Dan,
You obviously know your radios as I gave an old WE SS Tx. to a friend of mine and he used the stick assembly to change his Hitec two stick to single stick operation, including changing the throttle control to the conventional position on the right end side locaton. He says it works great! Looks like a viable conversion for those who desire a computer
SS Tx. but can't find a good Ace Micropro 8000.
I fly a Micropro SS Tx. and think one of the dumbest arrangements is the throttle trim above and parrallel to the throttle, itself.
Flying electric, I have confused myself by jumping on the trim lever by mistake thinking it was the full throttle!!! Just old age catching up!!!
Dan,
You obviously know your radios as I gave an old WE SS Tx. to a friend of mine and he used the stick assembly to change his Hitec two stick to single stick operation, including changing the throttle control to the conventional position on the right end side locaton. He says it works great! Looks like a viable conversion for those who desire a computer
SS Tx. but can't find a good Ace Micropro 8000.
I fly a Micropro SS Tx. and think one of the dumbest arrangements is the throttle trim above and parrallel to the throttle, itself.
Flying electric, I have confused myself by jumping on the trim lever by mistake thinking it was the full throttle!!! Just old age catching up!!!
I agree on your opinion of the throttle trim position for the MP8K single stick. I fly both the single stick and dual stick.
When ever I get around to the next firmware upgrade to the MP8K I am thinking of allowing control assignments so you can logically move the position of the controls. As you know the MP8K alows the trim controls to be moved by simply moving the plug inside the xmitter, but that is a physical change and you are limited to the trims only.
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When ever I get around to the next firmware upgrade to the MP8K I am thinking of allowing control assignments so you can logically move the position of the controls. As you know the MP8K alows the trim controls to be moved by simply moving the plug inside the xmitter, but that is a physical change and you are limited to the trims only.
When ever I get around to the next firmware upgrade to the MP8K I am thinking of allowing control assignments so you can logically move the position of the controls. As you know the MP8K alows the trim controls to be moved by simply moving the plug inside the xmitter, but that is a physical change and you are limited to the trims only.
Thanks for that tip of changing the plug location inside the MP8K as I hadn't given that a thought to remedy the factory trim control position. I'll look at that situation and perhaps change the position to another more user friendly location.
I hope other SS fliers out there shrug off the "friendly abuse" I have experienced from other much younger fRC fliers who don't seem to comprehend the merits of SS transmitters. As I respond : Too bad you can't find one and/or afford one"!
12-21-2007, 01:32 PM
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ORIGINAL: flicka5
Dan,
Thanks for that tip of changing the plug location inside the MP8K as I hadn't given that a thought to remedy the factory trim control position. I'll look at that situation and perhaps change the position to another more user friendly location.
I hope other SS fliers out there shrug off the "friendly abuse" I have experienced from other much younger fRC fliers who don't seem to comprehend the merits of SS transmitters. As I respond : Too bad you can't find one and/or afford one"!
ORIGINAL: iflyj3
When ever I get around to the next firmware upgrade to the MP8K I am thinking of allowing control assignments so you can logically move the position of the controls. As you know the MP8K alows the trim controls to be moved by simply moving the plug inside the xmitter, but that is a physical change and you are limited to the trims only.
When ever I get around to the next firmware upgrade to the MP8K I am thinking of allowing control assignments so you can logically move the position of the controls. As you know the MP8K alows the trim controls to be moved by simply moving the plug inside the xmitter, but that is a physical change and you are limited to the trims only.
Thanks for that tip of changing the plug location inside the MP8K as I hadn't given that a thought to remedy the factory trim control position. I'll look at that situation and perhaps change the position to another more user friendly location.
I hope other SS fliers out there shrug off the "friendly abuse" I have experienced from other much younger fRC fliers who don't seem to comprehend the merits of SS transmitters. As I respond : Too bad you can't find one and/or afford one"!
If you move the trim plugs or change the position physically, don't forget to do the "SETJOYSTICK" routine.
12-22-2007, 01:47 PM
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OLD SCHEMATICS! I have a lot of schematics for Orbits, EK etc, available to those that need them. Cost is nothing if a couple of scanned pages are involved, Kinko and USPS fees in material is lengthy. Tell me what you need:
[email protected].
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If anyone is interested, i have a century 7 (pre jr ) single stick airplane tx with module and charger. not mint but in great shape 250.00 e-mail me at [email protected] or see add on RCU. thanks
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Just for some info.....
Rae Fritz showed me a test gimbal he got from Marv Jensen. It looked like it was made with a horseshoe file. Rae rejected it and does NOT sell anything that Jensen makes.
However, you're right about Gordon Anderson's MS2K
Here's some URL's for more info on single stick...
http://www.bizwebpage.com/SingleStick/ss.html
http://singlestickradio.blogspot.com/
http://www.freewarebiz.com/freeware/GIMBAL
Rae Fritz showed me a test gimbal he got from Marv Jensen. It looked like it was made with a horseshoe file. Rae rejected it and does NOT sell anything that Jensen makes.
However, you're right about Gordon Anderson's MS2K
Here's some URL's for more info on single stick...
http://www.bizwebpage.com/SingleStick/ss.html
http://singlestickradio.blogspot.com/
http://www.freewarebiz.com/freeware/GIMBAL
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ORIGINAL: bizwebpage
Just for some info.....
Rae Fritz showed me a test gimbal he got from Marv Jensen. It looked like it was made with a horseshoe file. Rae rejected it and does NOT sell anything that Jensen makes.
However, you're right about Gordon Anderson's MS2K
Here's some URL's for more info on single stick...
http://www.bizwebpage.com/SingleStick/ss.html
http://singlestickradio.blogspot.com/
http://www.freewarebiz.com/freeware/GIMBAL
Just for some info.....
Rae Fritz showed me a test gimbal he got from Marv Jensen. It looked like it was made with a horseshoe file. Rae rejected it and does NOT sell anything that Jensen makes.
However, you're right about Gordon Anderson's MS2K
Here's some URL's for more info on single stick...
http://www.bizwebpage.com/SingleStick/ss.html
http://singlestickradio.blogspot.com/
http://www.freewarebiz.com/freeware/GIMBAL
Thanks,
Harvey
03-02-2010, 06:26 AM
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ORIGINAL: H5487
Okay, I'm convinced! How does one go about building a single-stick transmitter? I would like get a case and a quality gimbal unit and install a simple (non-computerized) 4ch Futaba circuit board to start. Later, I might venture into installing a more-exotic encoder and RF section but for the time being, I'd like to keep the project simple. I'm an avionics tech (but not a Ham) so I do know my way around a soldering station.
Thanks,
Harvey
Okay, I'm convinced! How does one go about building a single-stick transmitter? I would like get a case and a quality gimbal unit and install a simple (non-computerized) 4ch Futaba circuit board to start. Later, I might venture into installing a more-exotic encoder and RF section but for the time being, I'd like to keep the project simple. I'm an avionics tech (but not a Ham) so I do know my way around a soldering station.
Thanks,
Harvey
Save yourself time and headaches. Get the MicroStar encoder board and a 2.4 GHz deck and go from there. You won't be sorry. Join the MP8K/MS2K group at www.groups.yahoo.com/group/mp8k for support.
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Harvey,
Save yourself time and headaches. Get the MicroStar encoder board and a 2.4 GHz deck and go from there. You won't be sorry. Join the MP8K/MS2K group at www.groups.yahoo.com/group/mp8k for support.
Harvey,
Save yourself time and headaches. Get the MicroStar encoder board and a 2.4 GHz deck and go from there. You won't be sorry. Join the MP8K/MS2K group at www.groups.yahoo.com/group/mp8k for support.
Harvey
03-02-2010, 07:23 AM
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But that's much deeper than I realy want to go (at least at this point.) I'm a simple Sunday flier and have no need for such exotic features that the MicroStar provides. All I want is a simple 4ch radio with a vintage appearance that will go with my 86'' Quaker.
Harvey
But that's much deeper than I realy want to go (at least at this point.) I'm a simple Sunday flier and have no need for such exotic features that the MicroStar provides. All I want is a simple 4ch radio with a vintage appearance that will go with my 86'' Quaker.
Harvey
07-23-2010, 05:37 PM
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I just modified a single stick competition six over to FrSky 2.4gHz. works great. About to go the rest of the way and modify it over to the MicroStar computer encoder. Let me know if you're interested before I send away for parts
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I found a Proline tx box so I am not looking any longer.
Also if you need a tx box built go here:
http://customaluminumboxes.com/
If you need a single-stick gimbal go here:
http://andysrecroomrc.blogspot.com/
Also if you need a tx box built go here:
http://customaluminumboxes.com/
If you need a single-stick gimbal go here:
http://andysrecroomrc.blogspot.com/
