X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=EasyMotor%2Findex.mdwn;h=aedcfa3f29ab97cf78ea8cdcd41463174df46f81;hb=880f9cd67a0811e71bbfd174abdda6cd7263aef4;hp=3cb7ef95d5262ae3dd1c215dac3cf1a1b6ac8740;hpb=ccd093e12011db7d6618b4d99385275c03bb2cff;p=web%2Faltusmetrum diff --git a/EasyMotor/index.mdwn b/EasyMotor/index.mdwn index 3cb7ef9..aedcfa3 100644 --- a/EasyMotor/index.mdwn +++ b/EasyMotor/index.mdwn @@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ sensor screwed in. 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 with 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: @@ -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.