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[Daveanne]

Many thanks to both of you for your help in getting my servo driven Autothrottle to work as I wanted it to.

I adjusted the movement restiction to 400, which gave me the necessary leaway to steady the movements down and not to much lag to follow the real throttle movements.

I have added a couple of photo's to show the servo's and how I attached them, the phot's show the centre section of the TQ, prior to installing it back in the casing.

If anyone wants more information on how it works and the settings then please don't hesitate.

Daveanne

[Trevor Hale]

I personally would like to thank you all for working to fix this together. this is one thread that will be visited many times I presume.

Thanks to all parties involved.

Best regards,

Trev

[firstinflight]

Many thanks to both of you for your help in getting my servo driven Autothrottle to work as I wanted it to.

I adjusted the movement restiction to 400, which gave me the necessary leaway to steady the movements down and not to much lag to follow the real throttle movements.

I have added a couple of photo's to show the servo's and how I attached them, the phot's show the centre section of the TQ, prior to installing it back in the casing.

If anyone wants more information on how it works and the settings then please don't hesitate.

Daveanne

Can you post a few more pictures that show the other side of the same sub-unit? What is that bigger black piece of hardware on it? Is that a bigger servo?

CPJ

[Daveanne]

Yes they are the servo's, the ones supplied by Phidgets in their kits arn't powerfull enough to move the throttle handles, so I bought some bigger ones form a local hobby shop.

daveanne

[kalz]

Hi Daveanne,

Could you post the jpeg screen shots of the FS2Phidgets configurations for the relay setup. Thanks.

Kalz

[mauriceb]

Yes they are the servo's, the ones supplied by Phidgets in their kits arn't powerfull enough to move the throttle handles, so I bought some bigger ones form a local hobby shop.

daveanne

Actually, these are still available at Trossen Robotics (they used to be known as PhidgetsUSA.com)

http://www.trossenrobotics.com/store...arm-servo.aspx

Maurice

[Perik]

Hi Daveanne

Great thread and I'm impressed what you have achieved.
Over at the B767 yahoo (Level-D) group we are discussing throttle and how to run the Automatic part of it - using Servos or DC-motor.

I have just two simple question for you:

1. What size of servo did you end up with (e.g. 10Kg/cm or more)?
2. Is the servo easy to turn while unpowered?

[Daveanne]

I bought mine form this place:

http://www.modelshopleeds.co.uk/cata...4938ea0d75aa86

Daveanne

[Daveanne]

Hi Daveanne,

Could you post the jpeg screen shots of the FS2Phidgets configurations for the relay setup. Thanks.

Kalz

Here are the two screen shots of my setup, don't worry that one of the variables mentiones PM, (I don't use PM), I used it to connect with the MCP for switching the A/T and A/P on and off.

Someone else in this thread mentioned that a real A/T & A/P doesn't work like that, yes I know that, but its the way I have mine setup at present.

Daveanne

[Daveanne]

Actually, these are still available at Trossen Robotics (they used to be known as PhidgetsUSA.com)

http://www.trossenrobotics.com/store...arm-servo.aspx

Maurice

Thanks for that, on the Phidgets web site they offer the full kit, which is much cheaper than purchasing it from the Dutch shop, but the kit only come with 4 small servo's that arn't strong enough to do the job, however I used one of them to drive my Spoiler lever! however the ones above offered at $44.99 ='s £29.99, which is the exact price of the English outlets one, and no import tax to pay.

But thanks for the link anyway

Daveanne