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- From: majland@nork.auc.dk (Anders Majland Pedersen)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: one handed control + a foot
- Message-ID: <MAJLAND.92Oct15010013@tuborg.nork.auc.dk>
- Date: 15 Oct 92 00:00:13 GMT
- References: <Bw34x2.Css@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
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- In-Reply-To: koebrich@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu's message of 14 Oct 92 00: 19:48 GMT
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- In article <Bw34x2.Css@news.cso.uiuc.edu> koebrich@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (koebrich jeff) writes:
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- I am trying to find a control for rc race cars that will work with one hand
- and possibly with one foot. The boy I am helping has little use of his right
- side and he wants to participate in rc car racing (his older brother does this).
- I am nearly ignorant of the hobby but I am an electrical engineer so I could
- make modifications to a control if necessary. The parents are prepared to spend
- up to about $500 for the car and the control. From what I can gather most
- controls are two handed. One idea is to convert the speed control to a
- footswitch. Another idea is to use an airplane control that combines speed
- and direction control on one joystick.
-
- I am hoping that one of you out there in rc land knows of some off the shelf
- control that will help this kid out. Second best is advice on how to modify
- a standard control.
-
- Hope to hear something...
-
- Jeff Koebrich
- UI Div. Rehab.
- 217-244-8265 (w)
-
- I'll watch the news.
-
- This should not be so hard to do. All RC contols (almost) use standard
- variable resisters for the control pins. So "all" you have to do
- is, getting a standard 2-channel transmitter, and then modify one of the channels to use an externel var.-resister. F.ex the pedal from an old sewing
- mascine. Good luck !
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- Institute for Electronic Systems d502i@kom.auc.dk
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- Anders Majland Pedersen AUC majland@aud.auc.dk
- Institute for Electronic Systems d502i@kom.auc.dk
- Aalborg University (AUC) Private majland@nork.auc.dk
- Denmark FTP carlsberg.nork.auc.dk
- 192.38.54.8
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- DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY, AND HOPE IT WORKS !
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