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Showroom 6DOF Stewart AC Servo Motion Helicopter Build

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by GettinBetter, Apr 15, 2024.

  1. GettinBetter

    GettinBetter Magna Merchant Gold Contributor

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    Good idea, I'll poke some ratios into my spreadsheet to peruse. I'm not going to change anything yet, till I've tried existing, but it's a good option. Thank you.

    "No need for Bass..." too late, it's already on my pile of bits to fit. I didn't like the idea of the gearboxes trying to create high frequency vibes. It's an awful waste of precision engineered gears.
  2. GettinBetter

    GettinBetter Magna Merchant Gold Contributor

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    So....my four pulleys turned up and I was dissappointed, at the weight of the box. So the concept I'm going to apply is that I'll turn all the hello parts into something resembling swiss cheese.

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    In that I make holes in every part that I can, as long as it doesn't detract from the visual look of the helo. The pulleys for instance can be both hollowed out by dishing both sides and then create holes through the web that is left, that should by my reckoning, reduce each pulleys weight by half, after all it's not like they have a great load on them.
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