home made tq and yoke

[davemuir]

Hi Ian,
i cut the loom from the ch yoke 3/4 of the way up the columb so that I could feed everything through the top of the right angled part of the yoke then when everything was in place I joined the loom only at that part ,I put in my own potentiometer at the base for pitch and one at the top for roll
easy
regards
dave

[davemuir]

Hi Ian,
I meant to say in last reply that you remove everything from the ch yoke intact- I cut the wires to the 2 grey knobs on the right hand side as you don't need these then when you have everything removed you can see the length you need ,hope this helps

regards
dave

[muffyman]

Hi Dave not knowing anything about electronics all I was going to do is use the components including potentiometers that came with the yoke, I was wondering why you didnt use the potentiometers that came with the yoke? and where I might buy some also with so many wires I am assuming several of each color how did you match up the wires after cutting the loom cheers

[davemuir]

Hi Ian,
When you cut the loom through all you do is join the same wires together with the same colours ,you can use the potentiometers already attached but I decided to use my own because when I was building the mechanical part of the yoke a placed a pot at the lower hinge point for fore and aft as you can see in the you tube video.
All that the mechanical and analogue inputs are from 2 potentiometers , when you remove the ch yoke loom with all bits connected all your interested in is the 2 pots for pitch and roll , the buttons for trim etc are already there you don't have to do any thing with those items .
Regards
dave

[muffyman]

Hi Dave there are 2 questions for you 1 are saying that there are no multipal wires that are the same color in the loom whitch would cause me confusion if there was and 2 since starting this thread I am now considering using a 737 yoke like you have, if I do go down that track instead could you tell me where you purchased your yoke and could you asist with advice in wiring the switches cheers

[davemuir]

Hi Ian,
Basically all your interested in when you remove the ch yoke internals is the loom with the card and 2 pots , the way I connected the lower pot was with knex plastic cogs just eBay the part I placed the small grey knex cog over the pot shaft then the action of the columb going back and forward was connected to a large yellow knex plastic cog when the 2 mesh together then you have the action for the same with pitch and role .
if your on Skype Ian please give me your Skype address and ill give you all the info you need as I'm in scotland and your in Australia -but its not a problem for me.
regards
dave

[muffyman]

Hi Dave my skype id is muffyman1 cheers mate I'll go online now

[muffyman]

Hi Dave my skype id is muffyman1

[davemuir]

Hi all
i would just like to thank everyone for their interest in my home made tq and yoke I didn't realise there would be so much interest, I will try my best to help everyone who needs it-
many thanks
dave

[davemuir]

hi all
just thought i would share a wee idea i have for my next yoke, what ill do is use a spindle from a bicycle wheel I will cut the spokes off then place the spindle in a circular block of wood the block of wood will fit in the top of the yoke all I will do is drill a hole through the center of the wood then cut the block in two, through the center i will fix the spindle in and araldite the two halfs together over the spindle then place the assy in the top of the yoke should work a treat also if you get the shamano hub it has the quick release handle on one side if the threaded bar -drill a hole through this and attach a spring for aileron resistance the rear of the wooden block would also have the pot and 2 knex plastic cogs
regards
dave