First, a friend referred to my project as my "Magnum Opus" the other day. It means one's "greatest achievement." I thought it sounded really cool so I think I might letter it on my truck. It will be in red fancy lettering, looking like a signature or autograph, under the window on the driver's door. "S. Christopher" will be in the same place on the passangers door, that way I will always be traveling with "Saint Christopher," the Patron Saint of Travelers at my side.
The other thing is..
I HAVE R/C NOW!
Dad brought home an old Futaba airplane transmitter and receiver, servos, battery packs, and a charger. For those of you who may know something about the equipment, here are the specs:
Transmitter (Tx)
FP-T4NBL "Attack 4"
4 Channel, 72.630MHz (channel 42)
Battery Pack (Tx)
Futaba NT-8JY
9.6VDC - 500mAh
Reciever (Rx)
Futaba FP-R114h
4 channel digital proportional, 72.630MHz
Battery Pack (Reciever)
Futaba NR-4J
4.8vdc - 500mAh
Charger
Futaba FBC-8B(4)
9.6VDC - 50mAh (Tx)
4.8VDC - 50mAh (Rx)
Servo
Futaba FP-S148
Servo
Aristo "Elite-1"
ARI-03-400
The system is currently set up for channel 42, 72.630MHz, which is for air use only and not legal to be used on land or sea vehicles. It will be fine for now for testing and whatnot but the channel WILL have to be changed before I can start making appearances with the truck. I SHOULD be able to just buy a pair of quartz crystals and plug them in to change the channel. That shouldn't cost much.
Either of the servos included will run the throttle, but neither are strong enough for much of anything else.
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