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Showroom DIY 2DOF simulator

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by Erwan960, Sep 27, 2013.

  1. Erwan960

    Erwan960 Active Member Gold Contributor

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    Not yet. I am impatient to see what it will give with them !
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    eaorobbie Well-Known Member SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    @Erwan960 profiles looking really nice now, triple screens ah..... I will get there one day, love it.
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  3. Barry

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    This has just set a benchmark for me. If I can create anything close to this with even one screen I'll be more than pleased with myself.
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    Building/Planning the same kind of setup I am wondering how long is you lever ? center to center of bolt?!

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  5. Erwan960

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    5 cm center to center.

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  6. Raulmerlos

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    Hola soy Raúl, hace poco que me e metido en el mundo del simulador, en el que veo que sois unos verdaderos genios todos, gracias a merchan que es el que esta dándome toda la información que necesito, bueno quería presentaros mi prototipo claro lejos de lo vuestro pero poco a poco y quería daros las gracias por acogerme en vuestro foro, un saludo para todos.
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  7. Martin van Hagen

    Martin van Hagen not trying brings you nothing! SimAxe Beta Tester Gold Contributor

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    Cool rig!!! What have you used as balancing springs underneath the rig, they look like spring scales?
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    @Raulmerlos , nice build, but can you please start your own thread of it. This is someones elses and we appreciate the input , but have it on your own thread

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    agradable build, pero puede usted por favor iniciar su propio hilo de la misma. Se trata de alguien vigilara y apreciamos la entrada, pero tenerlo en su propio hilo
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    very good job :)
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    Siento mucho la molestia, intentare no volver a molestar.
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    @Erwan960, nice sim ! Do you have a link for the 2x Potentiometer PPC27 10k ? Where did you buy them ?

    Edit : As they are 360° pot, does someone knows if they are ok for an Arduino controler ?
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  12. Erwan960

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    If they run on the Jrk they will run on the Ard. No worries.
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    Thank you for the link.
    I did write to them to know the price : "Le montant TTC s’élève pour 4 pièces avec frais de port à 144.48euros."
    ... meaning 144.48€ for 4 pot. So approximatly 37€/unit.
    Outch :think!

    Thx @eaorobbie, for the information.

    indeed, 27€/unit + 12.40€ frait
  15. Erwan960

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    They are not cheap but are deadly accuracy!
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    Great project.
    Should I build a simulator 2 motor type as yours and I wanted to inform me of such expenses according to the budget deal that ho.Mi can you say that you used hardware and software engines etc.. the total expenditure?...
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    Not sure if I missed this in the thread... What is the height of your ujoint or a recommended height to use on a setup like this. Are the springs required in this setup? What benefits do they have?

    Thanks in advance!
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  18. Jacob

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    great sim. lot of good information. I am reading up to build a 2DOF flight sim.
  19. Erwan960

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    I finally found a little time to take care of my new engines. I was able to proceed with inversion of one of the axes.
    First good surprise: the system is in steel, much stronger than the first gear that I had which were all plastic. The system is very difficult to reverse. The cockpit should remain in position even when power is off.

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    Second good surprise : the results obtained by adjusting the settings in the PID. The response time is very good and I did not overflow, even on big race (from 100 to 4000 for example).
    I hope to complete the installation today. More news soon!
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  20. bsft

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    Yes it should stay still. I fitted 60:1 boxes to a mates sim and its impossible to turn the levers, all 80mm of them.
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