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
*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
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