What's your R/C floogleheimer ??

[FastEddy]

hook that baby up then!

I dont have a T-Maxx any more :shrug:

 

[Lessen]

oh... well, I suppose that creates a problem. heh, oh well.

 

[FastEddy]

When I get rid of reverse on my Revo I may see if I can adapt it.

 

[olds97_lss]

I thought that since these little r/c engines make so many rpm's that one could design a CVT style transimission to utilize the broad band of centrifugal force to constantly change gear ratio's.

I like it.

I think RC snowmobiles use it don't they? Or do they just use a belt to connect the track to the CB?

It wouldn't be that hard to do if your a machinest of any sort with the tools to cut the pullies, install a pressure spring, remove transmission, make it a center shaft like a buggy.... Just use the wide belt technique that they use on 1:1 snowmobiles and the old commuter 3-wheeler.

That's a good one Lesson!

My only good ideas were to use a maxx bumper as a skid/roll bar on my maxx roof, use a rubber grommet behind the rc-solutions spring steel skid to absorb impacts better (although, i did it on my savage too and no longer break bumper mounts!) and use hose clamps whenever possible.

Maxx bumper on roof/rear tower:

Grommet thing:

 

[Zaytri]

Everybody gets an idea every once in a while. What's is/was yours?

Hehe.. I took my Ofna Z10 and attached a class D model rocket with a time delay fuse.. :boxing: Took off.. First Gear.. Second Gear.. :devious: Rocket went off and since I didnt think to align the rocket straight with the chassis... The Rocket boost forced the car to steer hard to the right... :shrug: WOT into a curb with a 1/10th sedan looks kinda pretty when set to the bright light of the setting sun :arrr: The display of flying plastic and various other materials seem to glisten in the sun! :hammer:

 

[retarded pilot]

i dont have any idea / skill to implement it but id LOVE to see some sort of computer / electronic fuel injection on nitro 2 strokes ....whoever comes up with that will not have to worry about money anymore, and nitro rc will really take off

oh to dream

 

[digger]

A buddy that I fly with hooked a little model rocket up to fire off a plane once. Actually worked pretty well. Used an extra servo to trip a switch.
We have took the same plane and tied little flares and firecrackers to it. A long piece of cannon fuse with 6 or 8 things tied to it. Light the fuse on the ground and take off. That is fun, till the engine dies on takeoff.

 

[CorradoPsi]

my floogleheimer

maybe this winter ill add a 3rd servo to my boat for onboard trim adjustments.

 

[Revo Rancher]

I wonder if MaxxFx is going to have a floogleheimer pull his GMC Jimmy?!?!?

 

[sweetdiesel]

I made some braces to beef up the RCS cage on my Savage. They keep the cage from bending and twisting during bad landings. I also made a pipe holder because the stock pipe hanger would allow the exhaust to vibrate against the cage.

v1 and v2

pipe holder

I'm also working on a set of adjustable engine mounts for a special RCNT member that will allow him to use a pullstart engine on his MBX5.

 

[Lessen]

That's a good one Lesson!

thanks man!

corrado- yeah, that definately was a good idea

 

[kx250ryder]

I have heard that boats use a third channel for fuel mixture. Why hasn't anyone adapted this to a car? Imagine having a new generation radio that tells you temps to go with it, then you could tune your car on the fly, without ever stopping. You could even neutralize that annoying leaning out that happens as your fuel level gets lower by richening during the race. I guess I can't really call that my floogleheimer (reminds me of a german car brand or something) though because I suck at fabrication.

 

[Monster_GT_Kid]

there is such thing its called sensor by nomadio http://www.nomadio.net/default.asp?ilevel1=2&iLevel2=38

 

[Plaidfish]

but that radio doesn't allow remote adjusting of the HSN.....does anybody know if there is a radio w/ an analog 3rd channel or are they all just on/off.....

 

[sweetdiesel]

That should be the next invention, a 2nd trigger to control that third channel. You could locate it right underneath the first and use your middle finger to pull it.

 

[Plaidfish]

I was thinking if there's a 3rd analog CH then there's no reason you can't have a remote HSN micro servo to fine tune while running......

 

[sweetdiesel]

I see what you mean now, so a knob on your transmitter would suffice to make a small fixed adjustment on the fly.

 

[Plaidfish]

yeah...I've always wondered why they don't have that already.....in fact if I felt like dumping an obscene amount of money into it and could find a small enough O2 sensor I can rig up a small controller w/ a PID loop to do that adj automatically......would be pretty pricey to make one but can be done......as far as what popped in my head reading this thread I was just thinking one of those bendy screwdriver extensions locked to a micro servo and held onto the existing HSN and limit the EPA of the micro servo so you don't adj too much in one shot.....maybe just 3hrs total transit.....then a roller adjust on the Tx......actually very simple add on.....and if you wanted you could take end stops out of servo and make it a 360* rotation and be able to adjust to any thing from the stand......if anyone here takes my idea I want 20%....LOL

 

[sweetdiesel]

I agree, one of the manufacturers should have thought of this for the racers. Would the receiver would need to be re-worked to allow the third channel servo to move incrementally and not just off and on, or is that controlled by the switch in the controller?

 

[Plaidfish]

probably in the Tx.....there might be an A to D converter in the Rx for each channel but I doubt it...the same processor for CH-1 & 2 could probably be used for 3.....even if the limit is in the RX you could always go to a 4CH RX.....all they'd need is an 8bit processor to get the job done.....that would still give 255 incriments af adjustment......the trick is getting a Tx that handles the 3rd channel as analog.......I'd hate to have to get a $500 heli controller just to make this happen......