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Ferrysteam

Ferrysteam

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Hi kiddies,
Went to a model airoplane show today in our townhall and bought a futuba RC system for me lawley for £15 brand new old stock.Not knowing anything about electronics,do you think I got a good buy
 
And this.
 
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Servos and switches and battery boxes are worth that!

I've gone 2.4GHz though, £40.00 for a new Tx and Rx (Planet).
 
As I said Brian,I know nowt about electronics so is that better? :)
 
Ferrysteamer , posted your pic , glad to see it :D
 
2.4GHz is the snazzy one that finds an unused frequency automatically, none of this checking for other people using the same frequency or inteference malarkey that you get with the 27MHz and 40MHz set- ups!

Futaba is one of the very best systems out there- that was still a very good price, with the servos etc included! My £40 2.4GHz is a very cheap and nasty one, the Futaba ones are four times that...
 
27MHz will probably suffer from glitching due to the interference from the metal bodywork of the steamer, will probably need a servo smoother to work well. Still, £15 for the servos, battery box and switch is ok. The 2.4 GHz reciever uses the same servos.
 
Steve - 31/10/2009 11:07 PM

Ferrysteamer , posted your pic , glad to see it :D
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Thanks for the help Steve. :thumbup:
 
Doug - 31/10/2009 11:23 PM

27MHz will probably suffer from glitching due to the interference from the metal bodywork of the steamer, will probably need a servo smoother to work well. Still, £15 for the servos, battery box and switch is ok. The 2.4 GHz reciever uses the same servos.
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Thanks Doug :D
 
Are there any threads on RC worth rescuing from GSM (or is it worth those in the know creating a novice's guide)? I've toyed with going RC + battery (particularly after an hour or so of track cleaning) but would like to know a bit more about it before even considering taking the plunge,

Rik
 
ge_rik - 1/11/2009 10:22 AM

Are there any threads on RC worth rescuing from GSM (or is it worth those in the know creating a novice's guide)? I've toyed with going RC + battery (particularly after an hour or so of track cleaning) but would like to know a bit more about it before even considering taking the plunge,

Rik
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I would be very gratefull for any pointers in this direction
 
You might want to try some of the other Large Scale websites for constructive information on battery R/C.

http://www.largescalecentral.com/index.php

http://www.mylargescale.com/

They have specialist forums that should expand your horizons.

I also offer information for battery R/C beginners at my websites.
 
See my article on how to fit R/C to a steam loco:

http://www.gscalecentral.co.uk/boxx/knowledgebase.asp?iid=59&Cat=1
 
Tony Walsham - 1/11/2009 11:07 AM
I also offer information for battery R/C beginners at my websites.
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That looks very interesting and surprisingly cost effective. My only concern would be battery life. I like to set aside a full day for an operating session but from what I've read two hours is all that can be expected from a loco before a recharge. I thinking here of modifying LGB to battery power.

Have I get that right?

Rik
 
The length of run time is dependent on the capacity of the battery pack.
The more MAH the longer the run time.

The higher the voltage the faster the top speed.
It is possible to extend run times for "on board the loco" batteries quite dramatically with a simple circuit for auxilliary batteries carried in a trail car.
 
I intend using energizer 2500mAh batteries,will these be OK? (rechargable).
 
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