On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 21:21:52 GMT, (John Crighton)
wrote:


Hello Paul,
since you are not keen on dead bug construction here
is a couple of websites that talk about Micron radio
control kits.

http://www.micronradiocontrol.fsnet.co.uk/

http://www.norcim.fsnet.co.uk/

I am sure there are other kits around, maybe someone
else will mention some.

Radio Control Models & Electronics magazine is still
around. Years ago there were lots of construction
projects. I don't know if the magazine still caters for
the do it yourself enthusiast. Decades ago it did.
http://www.hhc.co.uk/pages/show/entr...record_flag/59
You could enquire from them about build it
yourself radio 40 MHz radio control systems.

Here is another site with an article on interference and
servo connections and lots of other good stuff. Shows
your airtronics/(sanwa) servo connections.
http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/hobby/hints.htm
No need to change servos with a different receiver.

Thanks for the pointers, John. They are duly noted!

Back to your interference problem. Is your operating
channel frequency smack in the middle of the 40 Mhz band?
If so, maybe you could try a different set of crystals, so
that you operate as far away from everyone else as
possible. Or simply just borrow a different set of crystals
in case there is a weird mix going on, just to eliminate
that possibility.

We've recently got wise to that one and I've ordered a pair of xtals
from the *last* channel of the band. That's what we'll be running with
come the last week in August, when we're due up for the next filming.

How did you go with Win's soft start motor controller?

Currently under construction...
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