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Climb And Dive Timer Revue
John Rist:
I decided to install my Climb and Dive timer in one of my Cavaliers. Even though the Cavalier is a profile ship all of the electronics and the battery are under a hatch cover. I have 3 Cavaliers. This is the oldest one and I had removed the KR timer for use in another ship. See DCN_7549
I was able to orient the Climb and Dive timer per the instruction sheet by adding a 1/16” plywood platform. That is pins facing forward and the unit facing the pilot. The JST connector leads were connected to two of the motor leads by inserting them into the female half of the bullet connector. The male half of the connector was then inserted into female trapping JST wire in place. I have done this in the past with the KR timer motor lead and it eliminates the need to solder this connection. The JST connector leads sense the motor RPMs and do not carry heavy current. Therefore the above way of connecting the works well. See DCN_7551.
In order to see the LED and be able to get to the touch pin I cut a hole in the hatch cover. I also extended the length of the touch pin to make it easier to access through the cover hole. See DSC_7553
I did an initial test run with the prop removed. Every thing seemed to work as it should. Next I will set up the Bluefruit Connect app on my smart phone and finish setting up my Climb and Dive timer. More to come as time goes on.
Frank Donnelly:
I received the timer last night. It was really easy to assemble. I used a 25 watt iron and had it built in about 10 minutes. The instructions are very clear and comprehensive. I programmed it using the app via Bluetooth and did some bench testing. I have included a video of my testing. Next step is to get it mounted on a plane and do some actual flight testing.
Paul Taylor:
Frank this is a great video and very informative. Thanks for thanking the time.
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Brent Williams:
Frank, did you perform a bench check to also verify that it accounts for inverted flight and an accompanying throttle increase based on the outboard wing roll?
Tim Stagg:
Frank,
Thanks for explaining everything, interested in hearing your progress in flight testing and what your thoughts are in relation to our other timer
Tim
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