X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=EasyMotor%2Findex.mdwn;h=aedcfa3f29ab97cf78ea8cdcd41463174df46f81;hb=880f9cd67a0811e71bbfd174abdda6cd7263aef4;hp=0a6746b6233b318e53e6409ba4349562f3b89b29;hpb=0a8d0d19c00370c0e1165b0bb7b47bc348ec5459;p=web%2Faltusmetrum diff --git a/EasyMotor/index.mdwn b/EasyMotor/index.mdwn index 0a6746b..aedcfa3 100644 --- a/EasyMotor/index.mdwn +++ b/EasyMotor/index.mdwn @@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ way through the closure, then drill and tap 1/8 NPT female threads part way through the closure thickness. The hole gets filled with grease and the sensor screwed in. -The first example is a 98mm snap-ring clossure, with the +The first example is a 98mm snap-ring closure, with the sensor and electronics mounted off-center so a 3/8" all-thread could be used -in the center for motor retention in a minimum-diameter-ish airframe. The -mounting bracket for the electronics was bent from a bit of 1/16" aluminum -sheet and screwed to the forward closure with two short 4-40 screws into -tapped and drilled mounting holes. Note the use of an A23 12v alkaline battery -in a holder on the bracket wiht the +in the center for motor retention in a minimum-diameter-ish airframe. This +motor had a small gap between the last propellant grain and the forward +closure, so having the pressure sampling port off-center wasn't a +problem. The mounting bracket for the electronics was bent from a bit of +1/16" aluminum sheet and screwed to the forward closure with two short 4-40 +screws into tapped and drilled mounting holes. Note the use of an A23 12v +alkaline battery in a holder on the bracket with the EasyMotor prototype. These batteries are fine for a flight or two, and both they and the little holders for them are cheap on Amazon and make installations like this fairly easy to put together: @@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ sensor not visible in this photo: This example is a refinement of the 16-gauge steel strap used to form a mounting bracket and harness retention point, this time for a 54mm snap-ring closure. Bdale has flown this setup several times now, and the only down-side is that -it obvious takes up a few extra inches of airframe length. Note the quik-link +it obvious takes up a few extra inches of airframe length. Note also the quik-link wrapped in electrical tape to make sure it doesn't flop down and short against any of the electronics in flight. Note also a long piece of shooter wire that gets fed through a vent hole in the airframe as a twist-n-tape power switch. @@ -70,6 +72,6 @@ The hardware design files are available from ## Availability ## -Prototypes of v2 were built and successfully flown. An initial production -batch is now underway, and we hope these will be for sale around the end of -calendar year 2020. +Prototypes of v2 were built and successfully flown. The initial production +run is back from our surface-mount assembler, and testing is underway. We +hope to have these available for sale by February 2021.