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Post by rem2007 on Nov 21, 2007 1:03:48 GMT 1
hey gents have been busy designing a river patrol boat as a funproject which a mate is helpng me do the rc install so that i might learn the proper way to do things. and i was wondering , seeing as how i do alot of that these days ( at least i'm not wandering yet!) if someone with the expertise could clear up a few concerns about electrics for me. as i am a more tactile learner, perhaps a diagram would help. so could anyone illustrate and explain in very simple laymans language the need for and position of a BEC in a simple 2 channel 1 motor and rudder set up. cheers in advance robert
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Post by markus on Nov 21, 2007 18:58:29 GMT 1
BEC means Battery Eliminator Circuit this means supplying the receiver with 5 volts by a (BEC capable)speed controller instead of using a separate battery pack fot the receiver's power supply. drawing shows a BEC setup, receiver is supplied through the 3-wire flat cable by the controller..
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Post by rem2007 on Nov 21, 2007 23:38:47 GMT 1
thank markus, i know you are probably quite busy these days entertaining executives from amati and hachette , but as always you are congenial and informative. what is the condenser for on your drawing prior to the motor? its little drawings like these that assist my feeble mind to comprehend. perhaps i should have paid more attention in tech classes back in the 70s, but there were to many good gigs to go to in toronto. cheers mate
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Post by Mark on Nov 22, 2007 6:12:08 GMT 1
The condenser (aka capacitor) is there to supress interference from the motor. Motors generate a lot of electrical noise, which could interfere with the radio control and cause the servos & speed controller to act erratically. The condenser suppresses this electrical noise.
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Post by markus on Nov 22, 2007 10:10:49 GMT 1
The condenser (aka capacitor) is there to supress interference from the motor. Motors generate a lot of electrical noise, which could interfere with the radio control and cause the servos & speed controller to act erratically. The condenser suppresses this electrical noise. well explained !!! markus
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Post by rem2007 on Nov 22, 2007 10:34:11 GMT 1
ok, i understand that, but is a condenser absolutely essential in every rc boat? I know with your set up it will be and that will be the way I go, but do I need a condenser in every boat i build, by the way the lifeboat project died when it fell off my workbench...looking at the slipway vosper kit. and thanks to mark as well, hey you two aren't reated are you?...lol robert
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Post by markus on Nov 22, 2007 16:02:57 GMT 1
ok, i understand that, but is a condenser absolutely essential in every rc boat? robert absolutely essential if you don't want to lose control of your boat in the middle of the pond...! markus
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Post by eric on Nov 22, 2007 22:51:00 GMT 1
Hey Robert, sorry to here about your lifeboat, My President crashed to the floor yesterday, and snapped off the bow where the figurehead will sit, but it is salvagable, i think....so I know how you feel!!
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