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Showroom 3DOF. A noobs journey to tractionloss. 3x160w Sabertooth2x32 Race/Flight Sim

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    ToNites THANX to

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    thank you for your help and support so far.

    What happened in the last few months:
    - Corona :(
    - For those who have less work since I keep my fingers crossed it will change to the better -> good again !!!
    - For me - I had a lot of duty and the Sim was not that much of a prior concern ...
    - Now I have a little more time and I realized I still have very few idea of what to do ... but I started to build again :) YIPPIEKAYEAH !!!

    As I still do not have any idea how to make the RNR-Chair move mechanically with some chains/belts and my motors ... in contrast to also having even less idea about pneumatics ... I decided to follow @satbranigan and his great build:
    https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/i-made-2-dof-with-recycled-parts-for-150€.11646/ thank you mate for the inspiration what building easy might mean !!!

    This week I had some parts at a blacksmith in my town. Just some cuts, some drilling and a little welding ... and I realized for the money I would have to spend here in Germany for that - I'd rather learn working with metal and welding myself. So I bought some Titan Drills & cutting plates & a little welding-machine & Gloves & Electrodes (and spent still less than I would have had to pay for the blacksmith) ... after a few first tries I realized ...
    ... I can not weld :( ... well not yet ;)
    ... so I start building with less steal for now :) ! ! !

    here is what I achieved tonite o_O

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    with more to come on Sunday and next week ... hopefully !!!
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    Awesome Sunday - 6 hours of good mood & a little blood :grin

    I think the pictures do not need many words ... :popcorn

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    ... more damage to be done during the following week after work :cheers
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    I had the possibility to work on the Rig all afternoon ...

    ... I proudly announce:

    ! TOMORROW WE'LL HAVE A WEDDING !

    I will assemble the structure with the motors tomorrow.

    Things might still go wrong ...
    still this is by far my favorite & most challenging DIY project I ever began!

    My dearest friend - MECKY from Carinthia/AUTSTRIA ... told me so many technical skills when we were doing Freestye Ski Shows across Europe at the turn of the last century/millenium ... also making me dare this build ... THANX MATE !

    ... and I learned a lot lately     :rolleyes:

    Here are todays pictures:

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    Nice Day for a Nice Wedding (almost Billy Idol) ...

    but to tired to test ...

    Tomorrow is just another Day (almost Madness) ...

    Y E S (almost Rockin' ;))



    :popcorn ...

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    The Eagle has landed in my basement ... again too tired to do anything else tonite.

    B U T please keep your fingers x-ed for tomorrow.
    The first time I'll start the engines :eek:
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    YEAH & HEUREKA it is moving.
    It's moving quite the way it should. In my opinion I have to cut the threaded rods and that might give the Simulator a good horitontal neutral Position.
    Somethings for the eyes follows right here
    If you can tell me you think everything is good - that would be great & thanks for your appreciations :)
    I already changed that faulty Max amount.
    I weigh about 110 kg and it kinda works but the PSU I think is shutting down inbetween some seconds. Please tell me how I could handle that in a better way.
    Thank you - and see you around as testing just started.
    Cheers, Yours ARTi :)
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    Just an observation, you need all the torque you can get for a compact design, as there is limited inherent design leverage.

    So it is best to have no more that 40 degrees up and 40 degrees down, as torque is poor past that, with the levers being at 90 degrees to the rods when the chair is level.
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    Oh, OH, NOOOOO, I have to inlarge the Rods.
    I will pick up a long enough threaded rod this afternoon.
    Later folks ;)
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    Hi Noorbeast. Thank you you are right. It is good to know how many degrees I can Tilt without problems. One down point my FlyCarToot has: the levers can only be as now around 3,5 cm. I appreciate any tips. As you saw in my new design I followed your advice concerning the point of postioning the Kardan joint.
    Keep up the great help. Thanx Thanx Thanx !!!
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    :mad: Never underestimate the Power of the Dark Side ...
    going to find some more Steel !
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    Found something to drill holes in :D

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    :grin
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    • ;););)New Day, new steel plate, new assembly and a new idea with that expander for belt tensioning when stepping on the brake.
    • I will Test if the structure is strong enough now. Yaah - must be ;) 3370A2F9-7C2C-4048-A322-805AFA603E6F.jpeg 7A5FA07C-C0DD-40E2-9D5C-EB070A018021.jpeg C9361FDB-158B-4E90-9A8E-FB6C22C06E24.jpeg
    • More News after the Testings :popcorn
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    • Next event sundays family lunch :thumbs
    • Until now - 12:30 - I could arrange the cables though a new cabletunnel I sawed in the electronics-box and I could close it.
    • added many cable ties to get stress of some very tiny and vulnarable cables.
    • Still have to create a box for the ARD.

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    Hi fellows. I appologize for not giving back to you earlier ... but you know ... life is what happens between we are making plans o_O !!!

    I am mechanically ready for the SECOND time now :grin
    Here are the pics of the change of my earlier design.
    I have a triangle of about 30 cm now. I might start testing this afternoon. I am having my holydays - rainy wheather - a couple of beer in the fridge ... perfect testing conditions :cheers I hope you will keep your fingers crossed again. More to tell later!


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    Y I P P I E K A Y E A H :thumbs

    After a little accident and fixing the rods to a nice angle ...

    I just had my first 10 ... 20 ... 333 ?! rounds in LFS.
    Carrrrrrramba that's adictive !!!

    A hug: to anyone helping me on my way to this point !!!

    YOU are GREAT :cheers THANX
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    First racing in lfs :cheers
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    To all the beautiful creators out there who inspired and helped me that far and are giving a helping hand right now @satbranigan @noorbeast @BlazinH . Here is a little wrap up what happened since August ...

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    That is DER GERÄT some minutes before the first real racing test ... it worked great :)

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    I bought a fantastic Seat from a friendly Xsim guy in Munich ... 'put some Barberchair armrests on it I found in the trash ... realizing my Hotas work fine but the cables are way to short :mad:

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    Made the cables one meter longer which took about 3 hours and seemed like I was doing a brain surgery :eek: Now I am a much better solderer than before.

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    Well if I could succeed in this ... maybe it is time for a nice 3rd dof? Ok let's do it ... I ordered what was necessary ... and lets go ...

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    First attempts to find a way I'd do it :cool:

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    Alright somehow like this ...

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    I did my first time welding in my life ... my son loves the equipment :grin

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    Next ... lets cut some more ...
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    ... like this ... ok ...

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    first assembly ...

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    ... I need a groundplate with less friction ... and the same for the wheels ...

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    AND that is my status of today ...

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    The journey will continue :popcorn



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