Hi Syper, how did your test flight go over the weekend?
Testing went well, but there are issues to be ironed out as expected. It took about three days (-work & kids) to wire up and get all my soldering done. I was very happy and relieved that all my switches / controls now work from my ammo belt as planned. I’m utilizing a 9-pin D-sub cable that plugs into the jetpacks back panel. The pack features a 12v power supply and main kill switch also mounted on the back panel.
Effects Tested:
All LED Lighting.…………....Passed, I’m using Amber to illuminate the smoke and White for the compressed air blasts .
Smoke Unit…………………..Passed, I flooded my unit two times before I got it dialed in.
Sound Unit…………………...Passed, prerecorded jetpack tack off audio.
Compressed air blasts…..Passed, performed as expected but needs minor plumbing attention, small leak.
Thruster movement………could not be tested sadly.
I’m having issues finding the correct servos. I need a servo that returns to center when you let go of the controls. I’m not sure if anyone make a servo like that and one that small? I’m now toying with the idea of using a stepper motor with kill switch combo but I would prefer the servos route.
At this point I have some minor wiring to do, fix the compressed air plumbing and now hunt down more parts.
Ok Back to it.