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Title: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: jay on May 26, 2012, 07:23:13 PM

looking for a quad set throttle,something along the lines of how a B17 is set up

any suggestions out there??

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FBjay

Title: Re: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: The Fugitive on May 26, 2012, 08:35:05 PM

CH products has one. A number of guy use them in AH

Title: Re: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: jay on May 27, 2012, 01:15:51 AM

yeah Ive been looking at that one
can you set a separate engine to each axis?

Title: Re: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: nrshida on May 27, 2012, 02:39:33 AM

I think you should build one yourself, all true Jedi build their own controllers.


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Title: Re: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: jay on May 27, 2012, 03:05:30 AM

if i had ANY skill in making electrical devices i would DX

me and my fail sig xD

Title: Re: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: nrshida on May 27, 2012, 03:08:54 AM

The electrical part is trivial, you can buy all that quite cheaply, especially if you want 4 separate throttle controls. You've given me a great idea though, back in three months...

Title: Re: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on May 27, 2012, 03:10:49 AM

Quote from: nrshida on May 27, 2012, 03:08:54 AM

The electrical part is trivial, you can buy all that quite cheaply, especially if you want 4 separate throttle controls. You've given me a great idea though, back in three months...

Raid an army surplus site, buy a genuine throttle body from a decommissioned fighter :)

Title: Re: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: zack1234 on May 27, 2012, 07:53:59 AM

Quote from: nrshida on May 27, 2012, 03:08:54 AM

The electrical part is trivial, you can buy all that quite cheaply, especially if you want 4 separate throttle controls. You've given me a great idea though, back in three months...

 :banana: :)

Title: Re: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: ebfd11 on May 27, 2012, 09:04:37 AM

http://www.simpits.org/articles/throttle_quad/throtquad.html

Here is a God start just add 2 more

Lawndart

Title: Re: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: The Fugitive on May 27, 2012, 10:36:47 AM

Quote from: jay on May 27, 2012, 01:15:51 AM

yeah Ive been looking at that one
can you set a separate engine to each axis?

I'm not positive but I think you can. I know a few guys that have the 38s engines split to two controls.

Title: Re: Hunting for a throttle
Post by: morfiend on May 27, 2012, 07:53:34 PM

Saitek make a 3 axis controller that can be used for throttles,it also has 3 toggle switches that you can map to engines so you can select which engine you want to control.

  Would be eazy enough to map 2 switches and 2 of the analogs to control all 4 engines. This leaves you another switch and analog t program! oh and the switches can be mapped to 2 funtions.

  I have 1 and it's never caused me any problems,I do use a powered hub for all my controls.


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