s it possible to make it without the motors? If so , which parts can I leave out? And in the instructions it looks like you need the motor to connect the Hall effect sensor and the gear.
Hi Logan, good question and one i get asked alot. This design is much better than v3 and i would recommend this over it any time. Yes you can make it without the motors easily. The pots are on seperate shafts so by not fitting the steppers it has no affect.
I would highly recommend putting a 2 steppers in the throttle levers. They dont need wiring, but these give a grreat friction feel to the levers even unpowered. Thefriction increases the faster you move the motor.
You could i theory not bother with the trim steppers, or parking brake servo. Chnage the hall sensors for pots and this would save you a small fortune. A arduino micro pro could be used for the anagolue joystick board, saving even more money over the leobodnar.
If I used pots instead of hall sensors would they fit, and would some spare steppers I have from an old 3d printer work? And how do the steppers get power?
Hi Logan, good question and one i get asked alot. This design is much better than v3 and i would recommend this over it any time. Yes you can make it without the motors easily. The pots are on seperate shafts so by not fitting the steppers it has no affect.
I would highly recommend putting a 2 steppers in the throttle levers. They dont need wiring, but these give a grreat friction feel to the levers even unpowered. Thefriction increases the faster you move the motor.
You could i theory not bother with the trim steppers, or parking brake servo. Chnage the hall sensors for pots and this would save you a small fortune. A arduino micro pro could be used for the anagolue joystick board, saving even more money over the leobodnar.
I hope that helps, Kind regards, Karl