[TANKS] Re: Marker trigger techniques

2013-10-11 Thread Mike Lyons
RL001 Bazooka Joe uses an electronic marker. A Dimension Engineering PicoSwitch has its relay contacts wired in parallel with the original trigger microswitch which is left in place. After much frustration I found the PicoSwitch does NOT turn on with a full width 2.25ms pulse nor off with a

Re: [TANKS] Re: Marker trigger techniques

2013-10-11 Thread Derek Engelhaupt
*To: *rctankcombat@googlegroups.com *Sent: *Friday, October 11, 2013 9:05:48 AM *Subject: *[TANKS] Re: Marker trigger techniques RL001 Bazooka Joe uses an electronic marker. A Dimension Engineering PicoSwitch has its relay contacts wired in parallel with the original trigger microswitch which is left

[TANKS] Re: Marker trigger techniques

2013-10-11 Thread TyngTech
The Cromwell uses a mechanical marker triggered by a sliding cam pushed by a 12v automotive lock actuator. The cam is mounted to the turret base and is radiused to the arc the trigger makes when elevating. The door actuator is triggered by a custom R/C switch. Advantages to this setup is