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Rudder Position Indicator

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2001-05-12 02:11 in General Discussion
Does anyone have any information on how to build a rudder position
indicator for an inboard power boat?

Thanks for your help.

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-05-12 01:13
    Original Message
    From: <pslive@f...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 7:30 PM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Rudder Position Indicator


    > Does anyone have any information on how to build a rudder position
    > indicator for an inboard power boat?

    I would use a simple 555 pulser driving an RC servo as an indicator. There
    is a simple 555 timer ckt that has its output pulse width set by a pot. The
    pot could be coupled to the rudder. The resulting pulse width sets the
    servo position which could have a pointer.

    Ray McArthur
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-05-12 02:11
    Couldn't you tap into the rudder servos control signal and use pulsin to
    determine the posistion?

    -Steve





    At 08:13 PM 05/11/2001 -0400, you wrote:
    >
    Original Message
    >From: <pslive@f...>
    >To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    >Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 7:30 PM
    >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Rudder Position Indicator
    >
    >
    >> Does anyone have any information on how to build a rudder position
    >> indicator for an inboard power boat?
    >
    >I would use a simple 555 pulser driving an RC servo as an indicator. There
    >is a simple 555 timer ckt that has its output pulse width set by a pot. The
    >pot could be coupled to the rudder. The resulting pulse width sets the
    >servo position which could have a pointer.
    >
    >Ray McArthur
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
    >
    >
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