Hi Karl,
I know you are planning a V4 TQ at some point.
I was hoping I would be able to mod your designs myself, but Fusion is proving way beyond my learning curve for now.
I was hoping to extent the TQ stem down below the body and add an toothed/geared arc that couples with the motor.
(I only started 3d printing at christmas when my wife gave me a sidewinder x1.
Its going really well for last 5 days, only one bad print so far because the bed was not leveled. I've printed a dozen parts so far.)
Anyways,
regarding motorised TQ, I came across these a few years ago when I last attempted to build a TQ.
They are friction based clutch. I successfully prototyped with a direct drive motor via metal gears with the clutch.
I used Pololu Metal Gear motors and a Pololu controller plus these clutches:
Just thought you might be interested in them when designing v4 TQ!
This is a good start for building a motorized TQ, this project is very good and I hope that Karl will build it too and leave us his ideas :-) volume_up content_copy share star_border
Klaus
Hi Guys, The throttle lever motorisation prototype is actually complete. I have managed to get the servo and manual operation to work side by by side where there is never any load on the servo except for the weight of the Lever itself. I just need to get these controls sorted and move onto this project next.
Kind Regards
Karl
Oh wow, that sounds good.Hopefully it won't be long.I can't wait to rape my 3D printer again :-)
That comment made me laugh, my poor Ender 3 printers must feel really seen off, because they have not stopped production since the moment they arrived. This is why im not too upset when they break.
Oh wow. I've just nearly finished all the parts for V3 (its taken 2 weeks). I'm about to do the epic body prints. Should I hold off?
Really looking forward to the motorized throttle!
Will the motorized TQ be a modification of version 3, or a completely new design? Just wondering if I should purchase version 3 and start printing some of the parts (i.e., throttle levers, flaps, spoiler, etc).
Hi Guys, It's a totally new design. The only thing take from version 3 are the handles which are the correct size and dimensions. I will be moving away from the 3d printer and using the CNC and sheet metal tools. This will hopefully be a full, pro version now utilising stepper motors instead of servo's. I'm currently waiting on delivery which have been in the post since November. Once they are here, testing can once again resume.
Good to know. I was really hoping it would be a 3d printed version so most of us can build it at home.
Motorized TQ that sound amazing, but like Karanarora_12 i hope also for a 3D printed Version, to build the TQ at home
G'day all, that sounds great Karl as I have completed my TQ but came to a grinding halt with printer head problems and not finished the TRIM wheel end caps. As I was about to disassemble the TQ to rewire the components with longer wire lengths as some ended up short making connecting them to the Micro Pro somewhat restricted and was trying to sort out where to put it in the housing. I saw that you had modified the stems for grubscrews to tighten on the POT shafts and included a hole for the USB cable to exit from the body so was going to reprint that also. Something I found in you files was that that upper SPD BRK stem hole that the screw goes into from the lower stem was also 4mm too big for the screw to tighten into. Not sure if that has already been identified or fixed at all. And finally what does the TQ secure to in the cockpit as could not find any plans for this and there are no holes in the bottom of the body to screw it down ?