VPforce Controls•3y ago

The belts are HTD 5m, 9mm width

Mmechsicko The belts are HTD 5m, 9mm width

kingjamez•4/26/23, 12:33 AM

Yes, I forgot the T, thanks for the correction.

VPforceBot•4/26/23, 9:16 AM

:package:

RHINO #0085 Has Shipped!

Will3D•4/26/23, 10:26 PM

After some advice. I currently have a kit using the largest motors. Using a 5.7:1 ratio I need about 7kg of pull for full deflection at the handle ~400mm from pivot point.

Will3D•4/26/23, 10:27 PM

I'd actually like a little more, and was considering adding a 3:1 gearbox. I'd need to change the small pulley to around 20T or even larger. Which would give me a ~12:1 ratio.

Will3D•4/26/23, 10:29 PM

I use my stick for both fixed wing and helis though, and I would like the stick to fall under it's own weight for helis. eg very little resistance. Guess my question is, how much gearing is too much ?

Will3D•4/26/23, 10:33 PM

Should I use a larger gear reduction and smaller pulley?

Will3D•4/26/23, 10:34 PM

Or should I scrap the whole idea!?

Jon (Bounty_V)•4/27/23, 12:03 AM

when in doubt throw more motors at the problem

Jon (Bounty_V)•4/27/23, 12:03 AM

too much gearing? not enough motors

JJon (Bounty_V)when in doubt throw more motors at the problem

Will3D•4/27/23, 1:33 AM

Well I can’t add bigger motors. So have to rely on gearing. I’d like more power but don’t want to sacrifice the cyclic feel for helis.

kingjamez•4/27/23, 1:59 AM

Personally I'd try single stage at 10:1 first, but parallel motors on a single axis is an intriguing idea.

WWill3D Well I can’t add bigger motors. So have to rely on gearing. I’d like more power ...

Jon (Bounty_V)•4/27/23, 3:37 AM

My answer was more intended to not be taken seriously. Reminded me of this youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BrickExperimentChannel which handles gears and motors extensively and how they solve a lot of problems in their experiments

YouTube

Brick Experiment Channel

I do nerdy experiments with Lego bricks :)

FAQ
Q:Where do you buy your Lego from?
A:www.bricklink.com
Q:Can you give me the building instructions for X?
A:No, sorry. The video description may contain a list of parts.
Q:I see Finnish products in your videos. Are you from Finland?
A:Yes. Kyllä, olen suomalainen.
Q:How big is your Lego collectio...

VPforceBot•4/27/23, 10:57 AM

:package:

RHINO #0088 Has Shipped!

Asdforce•4/27/23, 1:13 PM

The bot seems to be stuck somehow. It's been showing 82 shipped for a few days now.

walmis•4/27/23, 1:44 PM

Thanks, should be fixed now

Asdforce•4/27/23, 2:59 PM

Works now. Thanks and you're welcome :)

Jon (Bounty_V)•4/27/23, 10:58 PM

Getting awfully close to mine

Reed•4/28/23, 2:09 AM

Yup, just got my invoice. Paying tomorrow. can't wait.

Boosted•4/28/23, 5:36 AM

98 more to go for me, lol

Shaz•4/28/23, 1:30 PM

376 Rhinos to go!

376 Rhinos to go!

but I know it will be worth it when the time comes!

Wwalmis I'm starting to think curves with FFB are a bit too complicated. Let's say we tr...

peachmonkey•4/28/23, 3:19 PM

hi, @walmis, how are ya..
wondering if you had a chance to look at the Mossie yet.
Wanted to bring up a following point when dealing with the curves and your comment that small inputs will cause large outputs: Mosquito's full range of Y axis motion (elevator) is very high, to the point where such high elevator deflection actually serves no purpose during the flight/operation of the aircraft. Meaning there's no practical reason for reaching 1:-1, or even 0.5:-0.5. If you introduce a saturation and the ability to make the curves even flatter then it can possibly be a solution for this bird. The main problem here, obviously, is that it'll be a Mossie specific solution only..

peachmonkey•4/28/23, 3:19 PM

superbird1011•4/28/23, 11:01 PM

Does MSFS support FFB? One of my biggest reasons for wanting it is for Reno

SShaz `376 Rhinos to go!` 😭 but I know it will be worth it when the time comes!

superbird1011•4/28/23, 11:02 PM

Jeez thats double mine! I get that @walmis is building them as fast as he can. I’m just hoping theres a way to ramp up production soon!

Ssuperbird1011 Does MSFS support FFB? One of my biggest reasons for wanting it is for Reno

amadeus•4/28/23, 11:10 PM

not out of the box, right now you have to use a third party app, costs a few bucks, and does take a bit of work and configuration to feel good, but not gonna be as good as like, F-14 in DCS or even most of the IL2 planes

superbird1011•4/28/23, 11:11 PM

Still beats my current setup of t16000m fcs i bet lol

amadeus•4/28/23, 11:38 PM

oh no doubt

amadeus•4/28/23, 11:38 PM

and even if you can't get the settings right, you can still just make the rhino feel really nicely dampened in a way that no spring based joystick out there (even with dampeners) will feel like

amadeus•4/28/23, 11:39 PM

like, i'll never want to play a flight sim without the rhino or something equivalent again tbh

TC-Durham•4/29/23, 1:00 AM

Would it be a good idea to set up a profiles channel for us to post each other profiles with the filenames:

TC-Durham•4/29/23, 1:03 AM

{Username}{GripName}{SimulatorName}{ModuleName}{mm-dd-yy}

TC-Durham•4/29/23, 1:07 AM

Durham_VPC_T-50CM2_DCS_AH64D_04-28-23.vpconf6.1KB

TC-Durham•4/29/23, 1:07 AM

Like that?

Ssuperbird1011 Does MSFS support FFB? One of my biggest reasons for wanting it is for Reno

PiNKSH!T•4/29/23, 1:47 AM

Walmis is working on adding msfs2020 support to his telemetry app. So eventually we can just use that which I think will be a lot better than XPForce or whatever other options might be out there.

superbird1011•4/29/23, 4:46 AM

How hard is it to build myself from the kit. I really want to get using an FFB stick and I have the time for a little project. Only issue is that I have very little DIY and electronics experience/knowledge.

Jon (Bounty_V)•4/29/23, 5:28 AM

probably pretty hard if you don't have any prior experience, knowledge, or tools