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3dof---jazzy wheelchair motors---flight sim version

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by stanley johnson, Oct 14, 2022.

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  1. ChuckyP

    ChuckyP Active Member

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    Glad you have some new found ambition! When you get the balance correct you can probably move the linkage out a few holes on the motor arms too. Depending on how much power they have.
    ChuckyP, Dec 6, 2022
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    stanley johnson Active Member

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    Should I mount linkage at an angle or 90degrees? By the way I got everything moved and now my balance seem to be on point, will mount motors tomorrow after I here from you on mounting linkages, thanks for everything
    stanley johnson, Dec 6, 2022
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    Linkage should be 90 degrees with the motor levers parallel to the floor.

    I hope the results are better than before.
    ChuckyP, Dec 6, 2022
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  4. stanley johnson

    stanley johnson Active Member

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    Big Big Big Thanks to everyone who helped me to get this far, I love this rig, still got some tinkering to do and a fresh paint job at the e
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    stanley johnson, Dec 7, 2022
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    You’re flying man! Awesome job. I can’t wait to see the finishing touches.
    ChuckyP, Dec 7, 2022
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    @noorbeast i paid for the 2 years of plugins but all the download links are grayed out and want let me download, is there something I need to do after I purchased it?
    stanley johnson, Dec 10, 2022
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    It takes a little processing time after purchase, @RaceRay can check the status for you when he has a spare moment.
    noorbeast, Dec 10, 2022
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  9. stanley johnson

    stanley johnson Active Member

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    @noorbeast is there any way to take the slop out of my rig, what I mean about slop is the movement of the arms at motor before the motor actually turn, it causes my motors to move trying to adjust for the weight shifts on left of right motor I can feel it
    stanley johnson, Dec 12, 2022
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    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    How bad is it, this is about average: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/wormdrive-backlash.293/

    The longer the leavers the more pronounced backlash is.

    Potentially you may be able to shim the gears in the wormdrives.
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    noorbeast, Dec 12, 2022
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    Looks great, glad you could sort it out. What motors did you upgrade to?
    Dontmocme, Dec 17, 2022
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  12. stanley johnson

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    My first set of motors was jazzy wheelchair, my second set were also jazzy wheelchair but stronger ones but they have a little more lash then I like, my plan is to build me some sfx100 linear actuators to replace my front two motors
    stanley johnson, Dec 18, 2022
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  13. stanley johnson

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    Hey guys I have a question, I built a wind sim using Arduino uno rev3 and Adafruit motor /stepper/servo shield. Like a lot of other people I can’t get simtool and simhub to work at the same time, so I would like to use the parts I already have with simtool dash speed fans, can someone show me how to do that. Also can I add the code that’s been used with setups on here to the same arduino? Do I have to buy another arduino? I’m using simtool v3
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    stanley johnson, Dec 31, 2022
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