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  1. Tim Herschbach
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    Bumpy Stepping Motion (2 Dof Flight Chair)

    That is one solution. The phidget motors I bought have the planetary gear but they're brushless and I'm not getting into that. Good luck with the...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 26, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  2. Tim Herschbach
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    Bumpy Stepping Motion (2 Dof Flight Chair)

    I finally got the attention of a friend who is a guru all things electronic/mechanical and he says that this motor isn't going to ever run...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 24, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  3. Tim Herschbach
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    Bumpy Stepping Motion (2 Dof Flight Chair)

    Last night I measured the voltage going to the motor while it was running at slow speed and it oscillated with the sine wave between +/- 0.6v. If...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 24, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  4. Tim Herschbach
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    Bumpy Stepping Motion (2 Dof Flight Chair)

    Thanks for the input! I'll consider improving each of these, but firstly, the problem lies with the motors with or without load, so it's not a...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 23, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  5. Tim Herschbach
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    Bumpy Stepping Motion (2 Dof Flight Chair)

    Just an update. The new motors are brushless and way too low power anyway, so that won't work. I'll be sending them back. I'd really like to find...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 23, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  6. Tim Herschbach
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    My first build. Another budget flightsim 2DOF rig.

    Well crap.
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 22, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Projects
  7. Tim Herschbach
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    My first build. Another budget flightsim 2DOF rig.

    Something like a steering rack:
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 22, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Projects
  8. Tim Herschbach
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    My first build. Another budget flightsim 2DOF rig.

    40+/- I've shortened them from 65 to 55 and it made no perceivable difference. Are they not the same as the wheel chair motors? I saw that they...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 22, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Projects
  9. Tim Herschbach
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    My first build. Another budget flightsim 2DOF rig.

    I coulda sworn I saw they were 300 or 350 internal rpm somewhere, but now I don't see it. *sign* Well, I wonder what the ideal solution is. I was...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 22, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Projects
  10. Tim Herschbach
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    My first build. Another budget flightsim 2DOF rig.

    Thanks, unfortunately I mostly fly ga... straight and level, so it feels like stair steps. :( I also use a FFB yoke and buttkicker, but it's not...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 21, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Projects
  11. Tim Herschbach
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    My first build. Another budget flightsim 2DOF rig.

    Is that the Lebois Srt80 diy kit? I could see myself going that route. Not sure I want to do that much reconfiguration though.
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 21, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Projects
  12. Tim Herschbach
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    My first build. Another budget flightsim 2DOF rig.

    Tean, did you find a solution? I've got the same motors and the same problem. They step significantly (feels awful in flight) and I'm pretty sure...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 21, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Projects
  13. Tim Herschbach
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    Bumpy Stepping Motion (2 Dof Flight Chair)

    Tried swapping ibt2, no change. I hope changing to these new 56:1 motors will make everything buttery smooth. I noticed the new motors have a...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 17, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  14. Tim Herschbach
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    Bumpy Stepping Motion (2 Dof Flight Chair)

    Ok, after much effort, I got flypt going and sent a slow sine to the motors without a load. Here's the video. I tried Kp from 150 to 300. I tried...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 14, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  15. Tim Herschbach
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    Flypt Mover not moving motors

    I found the issue with the motors not moving, I had the actuator bit set to 8 from trying things earlier. Changed it to 10 and now they're...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 14, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  16. Tim Herschbach
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    Flypt Mover not moving motors

    Update: I found that the Send string has changed from all of the other versions so I updated it. Now I have a "connection" between the Rig and the...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 14, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  17. Tim Herschbach
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    Flypt Mover not moving motors

    I believe I have serial output set up correctly, and it looks like it's connected? I have a sine wave looping to the rig which is animating...
    Thread by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 14, 2025, 2 replies, in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  18. Tim Herschbach
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    Bumpy Stepping Motion (2 Dof Flight Chair)

    I'm making some progress, discovered 3d view and tool tips so I could actually create the rig. I've got a sine wave going to the 3d view of the...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 14, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  19. Tim Herschbach
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    Bumpy Stepping Motion (2 Dof Flight Chair)

    I've tried just about every combination of settings I can think of. While I'm waiting for the new motors, I'm working on figuring out flypt (and...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 14, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
  20. Tim Herschbach
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    Bumpy Stepping Motion (2 Dof Flight Chair)

    Thanks so much Ronan, I wasn't aware of that function in Flypt. I couldn't find ANY documentation on how to set it up however, other than the...
    Post by: Tim Herschbach, Feb 13, 2025 in forum: DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ
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