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Open Panzer Help / Benedini Mini and volume control with 9x pot?

« on: April 09, 2018, 10:36:46 PM »

Hi Luke,

So I have my T55A working great with the TCB, and the Taigen sound card, but its spitting out the PIV sounds (....that is all I know of that they have right now). 

I just rec'd the Benedini Mini with the T55A sounds set up for the TCB, and I read that a 3 position switch is needed to control the volume.  Since the 3 position switch on my 9X turnigy is already reserved for engine start/stop....as it is on all of my tanks....is it possible to control the mini sound volume using one of the pots??  Can you recommend how to set that up? 

thanks for any help,  Jerry

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Open Panzer Help / Bluetooth

« on: February 15, 2018, 01:37:41 PM »

Hi Luke,

I would like to use bluetooth, but it seems the ez-link the tcb supports isn’t available, is there other options? Or do you have a source?

Thanks, Jerry

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Open Panzer Help / Thoughts on the Sabertooth 2x12

« on: January 19, 2018, 02:13:52 PM »

Hi Luke,

I thought I'd share some thoughts on the sabertooth 2 x 12 Motor Controller since I now have the tank working well. 

So the tank I have the TCB installed in is a Taigen Panther which I purchased in kit form, with 4:1 gearboxes, 390 motors, etc.  The wheels are ball bearing with no rubber on the circumference.  The gearboxes have bushings, except on the output shafts have ball bearings.  Idler is ball bearing also.  The tracks are really smooth in running, no stiffness in the pins. 

When I first put the tank together I had a IBU2U installed, but the tank would not turn well, especially on carpet.  To do a sharp turn I would have to stop completely so static friction would take effect and help it turn.  Not good if you are trying to battle, or just drive it around.  Since I was having other issues with the IBU2U, and since I got a new 2x12 controller for Xmas, I decided to swap out to the TCB.  After rearranging the internals of the tank to fit the 2x12 three times, I finally got it all to fit inside the tank without the slipring trying to pull the smoker plug off the TCB when I rotated the turret.  Don't get me wrong, the Panther does have a lot of room inside, but the sabertooth 2x12 has large heat sinks to deal with which made things awkward.   I even put a shield between the TCB and the underside of the turret so it could no longer catch up on any wiring, etc. 

Upon driving the tank, it was really transformed.  No more motor whine.  It will crawl much slower even than the IBU2U/IBU2.  And it now turns. 

I think the turning is due to the regenerative braking that the sabertooth has, since if traveling at full speed the nose will actually dive a little when stopping, and it stops fairly quickly whereas with the IBU2 it would kind of coast (built in inertia). 

Just thought I'd share some impressions on the controller hooked to the TCB.  Thanks again for all those involved with the TCB, it is really awesome.

Jerry

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Open Panzer Help / Settings for Airsoft and IR on one tank

« on: January 07, 2018, 03:56:51 PM »

Hi Luke,

So my son, bless his heart, sent me a sabertooth 12A motor driver for Xmas, so I'm back working on my Panther and the Scout will have to wait for a while.  Anyways, I'm having trouble setting the TCB up the way I have been on my other tanks (IBU2, Clark, Taigen).  This includes having both IR or Airsoft available with the flick of a switch on the transmitter.  What I'm trying to set up is:

Normal running is IR, with track recoil, cannon sound, IR flash all happening at the same instant. 

Flipping a two position switch (in this case its channel 5 on my Turnigy 9x) enables the airsoft, which includes track recoil and cannon sound.  The track recoil should be coordinated with the cannon sound and the 'pop' of the airsoft gun sending off the pellet. 

Which settings would you recommend to accomplish this? 

Oh, and btw, the sabertooth and TCB are the smoothest running system I have experienced so far.  This thing will crawl slower than any of my tanks to date....awesome!!

thanks for any thoughts,

Jerry Rude

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Open Panzer Help / Windows 10 doesn't like my TCB

« on: August 05, 2017, 03:58:20 PM »

Hello All,

So I got my TCB the other day, went down and bought a USB A to USB micro B cable.  I pulled up OP, and connected the TCB into an open USB port in my laptop.  After I got the new device installed jingle, the screen went blue and said Windows has detected a problem and needs to reboot, please wait while we gather data.  I unplugged the TCB and then had to turn the laptop back on and everything started back up normally.   I had installed the USB drivers I thought, but not sure since this thing goes into panic mode right after I plug it in. 

Do I have a bad TCB?  or is it possibly something I did? or didn't do?

thanks for any help.

Jerry Rude
Noob at this stuff......