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    which servos do you use? and which gear?

    Hi,

    obviously servos with 360° rotation are verrry expensive and probably you can control a normal gauge in a B737-800 with a normal servo and the correct gear, but where do you buy this gear? or do you have different approaches to this problem?

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    Re: which servos do you use? and which gear?

    Marc

    Here is a link to building a brake pressure gauge using a servo

    http://www.737ng.co.uk/djb/brake_pressure_gauge.pdf

    The gears can be obtained here or just do a search on the web

    http://www.technobotsonline.com/inde...ategory_id=189

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    Re: which servos do you use? and which gear?

    thank you very much! can you tell me how many degrees the hitec hs55 can turn? so that I can buy the adequate gears...

    Marc
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    Re: which servos do you use? and which gear?

    Servocity.com they have everything you need to get full movement

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    Re: which servos do you use? and which gear?

    Marc

    From memory (not to be trusted!!) the servo moves around 180deg when used on opencockpits boards. When making the pressure gauge I think I used a 2:1 gear ratio. It is always better to have some movement to spare, especially as these servos get a bit jittery when approaching the full extent of their movement. Of course, the greater the gear ratio then the more chance of the needle appearing jittery. Try it and see

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    Re: which servos do you use? and which gear?

    hi, I can't find the right gears on servocity.com could you give me a direct link?
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    Re: which servos do you use? and which gear?

    Hmm 360 deg servos very expencive?

    I would not say. as found today on ebay for prices 5-9 $
    Even purchassed one to play arround with

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    Re: which servos do you use? and which gear?

    Quote Originally Posted by yoss View Post
    Hmm 360 deg servos very expencive?

    I would not say. as found today on ebay for prices 5-9 $
    Even purchassed one to play arround with

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    http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...sacat=See-All-
    just found these becuse ot your tip thanks

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    Re: which servos do you use? and which gear?

    You need 48P or better for smooth operation. Beware of cheap servo's!!! They don't center the same or go to the same spot every time. You get what you pay for, cheap servo, inaccurate gauge movement/positioning. You don't need a 360deg or 180deg for that matter.
    http://servocity.com/html/48_pitch_p...ore_gears.html
    http://servocity.com/html/48_pitch_p...nion_gear.html
    http://servocity.com/html/pinion_gears.html
    http://servocity.com/html/servo_mount_gears.html

    Rob

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