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Offline Tim Wescott

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« on: October 20, 2016, 11:04:54 AM »
Been reading threads about ESCs, again.  I just did a Google (well, ixquick) search on "open source ESC" -- the results were illuminating.  Apparently the "maker" community is not treating ESCs as an off-the-shelf item.

If someone out there is wishing for an ESC that's customized to work with control line stunt -- here's a starting point.
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Re: ESCs
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2016, 01:26:43 PM »
Gee Tim, when will you start making yours?
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Offline Tim Wescott

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Re: ESCs
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2016, 01:53:21 PM »
Quote from: Randy Powell on October 20, 2016, 01:26:43 PM
Gee Tim, when will you start making yours?

Actually, some of the results that popped up looked like things I could just buy and either use with the right tuning, or tweak a bit.

The quadcopters need to be able to control motor speed pretty tightly, and if they're flying 3D they need to reverse direction to boot -- and they make it all work.  The biggest problem is that most aerobatic quads aren't nearly big enough.
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Re: ESCs
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2016, 02:44:31 PM »
Quote from: Tim Wescott on October 20, 2016, 01:53:21 PM
Actually, some of the results that popped up looked like things I could just buy and either use with the right tuning, or tweak a bit.

The quadcopters need to be able to control motor speed pretty tightly, and if they're flying 3D they need to reverse direction to boot -- and they make it all work.  The biggest problem is that most aerobatic quads aren't nearly big enough.
hmmm and aerobatic Quadcopter on control line? Tim, not sure that fits the spirit of the event there, but think about the square corners you could do with that!!
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Re: ESCs
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2016, 04:57:22 PM »
Quote from: Mark Scarborough on October 20, 2016, 02:44:31 PM
hmmm and aerobatic Quadcopter on control line? Tim, not sure that fits the spirit of the event there, but think about the square corners you could do with that!!

Sigh.  Gotta spell it out for the hix from the stix: if it can do aerobatic quadcopter stuff, then it should easily keep up with an Igor Thang.
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Re: ESCs
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2016, 05:14:29 PM »
Quote from: Tim Wescott on October 20, 2016, 04:57:22 PM
Sigh.  Gotta spell it out for the hix from the stix: if it can do aerobatic quadcopter stuff, then it should easily keep up with an Igor Thang.
Hey  I blew right past the ESC question and went right to making a Quad do the pattern,, and I aint no Hick from the stix,, just cause I live in farm land,,
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Re: ESCs
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2016, 11:26:37 PM »
Quote from: Mark Scarborough on October 20, 2016, 05:14:29 PM
Hey  I blew right past the ESC question and went right to making a Quad do the pattern,, and I aint no Hick from the stix,, just cause I live in farm land,,

Given how few trees there are out that way maybe I should have said "stick".
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