Re: TPz-1 A8 Fuchs 6x6 TransportPanzer - Bundeswehr - Build
Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 11:20 pm
Hi,
This posting is to show the electronics.
Lots of room here and nothing fancy. So, what we have are;
- Two Metal Gearbox with 370 Brushed Motor for WPL 1633, connected to L and R engine connectors on TK40.
- Two steering servos
- Clark TK40 control board
- HL speaker
- Flysky FSIA10b 10 channel receiver with S.Bus connector
- DS04-NFC 360 Degree Continuous Rotation Servo for FLW200 rotation
- Vex robotics gear set for rotation
- Micro servo for gun elevation
- Zippy 1800 battery
- Flysky FS16X 10 channel emitter has following Auxiliary channel (6 to 10) settings with TK40 S.Bus. Configuration is a bit complicated to figure out for a wheeled vehicle with a gun turret. I am not that agile with the sticks so maximizing switch assignments of many functions improves user experience for me.
So here is the configuration;
o VRA knob on Channel 5 for steering servos connected directly to receiver with Y connector. Use of VRA Knob as a driver's wheel is easier and more stable than TK40 stick control.
o VRB knob on Channel 6 for gun elevation servo connected directly to receiver. VRB knob is easier and more stable than TK40 stick control.
o Swa switch on Channel 7 (gearbox clutch, lights)
o Swb switch on Channel 8 (engine start, stop)
o Swd switch on channel 9 (switch Up for machine gun 2 used for MG-3 that will be installed at the rear of the vehicle)
o Swc switch on channel 10 (switch Up for machine gun 1 used for GMG automatic Grenade Launcher, Middle for silence, Down for big gun/recoil but there is none on this model)
o Right stick up-down for engines forward/backward
o Right stick right-left for FLW200 rotation
o Left stick unused
The above settings allow for the turret to be operated and for the shooting of the gun while driving the vehicle. Something you cannot do if you keep the Clark settings where you need to stop the vehicle and use both sticks to operate the gun alone. It gets difficult to coordinate the gun with only 2 hands with sticks requiring specific positions to trigger something to happen.
The translucid gun flash will disappear once the resin gun is primed and painted. With a very fast rate of fire of 340 rounds per minute, the GMG 40mm automatic grenade launcher is well represented using the machine gun 1 flash and sound of the TK40 control board.
I always give my model working front and tail lights using cheap $2 pre-wired with resistor RC LED set from eBay China bought by the dozen. Also used for gun flash.
Now, let's finish the detailing of this bad boy.
Regards, Louis
This posting is to show the electronics.
Lots of room here and nothing fancy. So, what we have are;
- Two Metal Gearbox with 370 Brushed Motor for WPL 1633, connected to L and R engine connectors on TK40.
- Two steering servos
- Clark TK40 control board
- HL speaker
- Flysky FSIA10b 10 channel receiver with S.Bus connector
- DS04-NFC 360 Degree Continuous Rotation Servo for FLW200 rotation
- Vex robotics gear set for rotation
- Micro servo for gun elevation
- Zippy 1800 battery
- Flysky FS16X 10 channel emitter has following Auxiliary channel (6 to 10) settings with TK40 S.Bus. Configuration is a bit complicated to figure out for a wheeled vehicle with a gun turret. I am not that agile with the sticks so maximizing switch assignments of many functions improves user experience for me.
So here is the configuration;
o VRA knob on Channel 5 for steering servos connected directly to receiver with Y connector. Use of VRA Knob as a driver's wheel is easier and more stable than TK40 stick control.
o VRB knob on Channel 6 for gun elevation servo connected directly to receiver. VRB knob is easier and more stable than TK40 stick control.
o Swa switch on Channel 7 (gearbox clutch, lights)
o Swb switch on Channel 8 (engine start, stop)
o Swd switch on channel 9 (switch Up for machine gun 2 used for MG-3 that will be installed at the rear of the vehicle)
o Swc switch on channel 10 (switch Up for machine gun 1 used for GMG automatic Grenade Launcher, Middle for silence, Down for big gun/recoil but there is none on this model)
o Right stick up-down for engines forward/backward
o Right stick right-left for FLW200 rotation
o Left stick unused
The above settings allow for the turret to be operated and for the shooting of the gun while driving the vehicle. Something you cannot do if you keep the Clark settings where you need to stop the vehicle and use both sticks to operate the gun alone. It gets difficult to coordinate the gun with only 2 hands with sticks requiring specific positions to trigger something to happen.
The translucid gun flash will disappear once the resin gun is primed and painted. With a very fast rate of fire of 340 rounds per minute, the GMG 40mm automatic grenade launcher is well represented using the machine gun 1 flash and sound of the TK40 control board.
I always give my model working front and tail lights using cheap $2 pre-wired with resistor RC LED set from eBay China bought by the dozen. Also used for gun flash.
Now, let's finish the detailing of this bad boy.
Regards, Louis