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Sponsor |  soopergrape | Jan 2, 2:01am | I've always tinkered with things, mentally. Ever since my King Zor lay in pieces that I had no idea what to do with, I've resisted the temptation to take things apart, until after they were already useless. (Ever since I found the three darts that went with him on Ebay for $$$ it has not been difficult! A rechargeable Zor would not have met that fate, but can you imagine using carbon zinc batteries in your cell phone? He ate them faster.)
To the point: My son received a Havok Helicopter set from the big guy (me) this year. It is an absolutely nifty idea, two indoor remote control helicopters with an infrared led in the nose. They are already controlled by IR controllers, so it is easy to imagine how they simply set up a disruptor signal so that when you are close enough it interferes with the one from the controller. Get hit three times and you land...abruptly.
The problem is with flight control. They have two controls, power/altitude and left/right. They are generally intended to fly slowly forward and turn left or right, with some characteristics thrown in relating to increases and decreases in power. The tail rotor even has a trim toggle on the controller to help stabilize them from time to time.
What I would like to do is to create an automatic trim function so that releasing the L/R toggle brings the craft to a stable hover, or at least into a controlled circling pattern.
Has anyone opened one of these? Are they modifiable? |
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|  csmagor | Mar 29, 7:36am | | Everything is modifiable given enough skill and the right intention. |
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