Category Archives: Electronics

Interesting 2.4GHz story..

No doubt many will have seen the John Smyth’s email. Yesterday one of our club members, Lee Hulme, was flying his Squall EDF jet when he temporarily lost control for a few seconds. Twice. Accompanied by David and George Rea … Continue reading

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It’s 2010..

..and cold! And no change any time soon. Which is actually not that bad all things considered. However, with the cold comes a jumpy mains supply. At least that is what I think. Why? I lost the PC that I use … Continue reading

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Building some competition grade Lipo packs.

‘t Is that time of the year again, foggy and cold outside, nice and warm in the shed. My previous indoor lipo’s are starting to show their age. Some are now in their second season, and don’t have the stamina … Continue reading

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Teach an old Tranny new tricks

My Cockpit SX is not that old, but still.. As my understanding of the 2.4GHz technology grows, so does the urge to go the full way. As you know I like to throw planes now, and I really like the … Continue reading

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Speed testing

The servo speed debate is ongoing, so to satisfy my own curiosity once and forevermore I’ve dusted off the ol’ PIC programmer and started hacking the first Bytes into place. The purpose of this exercise is to produce a gadget … Continue reading

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More about my 2.4 upgrade

As an electronics engineer, I tend to see through advertising blurb and look at the technical merits of products. So it will come as little surprise that glittery switches and general techno blurb don’t impress me much. But then a … Continue reading

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Happy New Year..

2.4 Ghz conversion of a Multiplex 4000, using ACT modules. Continue reading

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