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« on: February 19, 2026, 08:24:14 AM »
Tom, it seems like these are questions that you will be able to answer yourself better than anyone else, once you have the model in hand.
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« on: February 19, 2026, 08:23:26 AM »
Hi Tom, the ability to set the endpoints is there so you can make sure the servo does not try to move beyond its physical limits, which might damage the servo or the recoil/elevation mechanism. So yes, I would think it's important to adjust the endpoints to your particular setup.
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« on: February 12, 2026, 07:17:29 AM »
As I said above, it is not worth it.
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« on: February 10, 2026, 11:00:28 AM »
The delay option that is present in OP Config does not delay the barrel recoil - the barrel recoil occurs immediately, if you have a delay set, then that is the delay between the time when the barrel recoil occurs (immediately), and when the light/sound/track recoil will occur.
So that will do what you are proposing, except it sounds like you want the light/sound to occur immediately, and then the track recoil to occur after the delay. If that is the ask, then I'm afraid I don't think the effort is worth the trouble.
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« on: February 09, 2026, 03:14:01 PM »
Tom, the setting for what I understand you to be proposing is the same as the one I have already mentioned: Delay between recoil and light/sound.
If you want this to be 400mS, just set it to 400.
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« on: February 08, 2026, 09:46:19 AM »
Hi Tom, I'm afraid I don't know the answer to that question, as I have not personally used the DasMikro boards. I can only suggest that you will have to try one to see.
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« on: February 08, 2026, 09:45:14 AM »
Hi Tom, if the track recoil/sound/and flash do not occur when the barrel recoils, then you can synchronize them using the option dedicated for that purpose in OP Config: "Delay between recoil and light/sound" on the Motors tab, under the Mechanical Barrel heading.
This will not change the track recoil when receiving an IR hit, which will continue to occur the moment the hit is received. I am not inclined to add a delay to that one.
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« on: February 05, 2026, 10:58:23 AM »
Yes... yes, I can.  And that's just the person to be working on this project!
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« on: February 05, 2026, 10:56:37 AM »
Thanks for letting me know, and glad it works!
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« on: February 04, 2026, 03:00:30 PM »
I'm sorry to say that reference went right over my head! I'd say the real 31337 is the guy who knows hacker-slang better than I do. But maybe in two more posts I'll reach your level. 
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« on: February 04, 2026, 11:44:54 AM »
Hi Wankel,
I've added an option for track recoil on IR hit received, you'll see a checkbox for it in OP Config on the Driving tab under the Track Recoil setting.
It's important also to keep in mind, that the track recoil will only occur if your tank is stopped - whether when firing the cannon or receiving a hit. If either of those things happen while you're driving around, there will be no track recoil. This is to protect the model's geartrain.
This change requires you to update both OP Config and the TCB firmware to the latest version (v0.94.04). This particular change will also delete all the settings on the TCB, so before you update the firmware you should read your settings into OP Config, then flash the firmware, then re-write your settings.
I've not changed the light sequence for IR hit, that is more work than I felt like doing, sorry...
Finally, I don't have a TCB or model to test these changes on, so if you could verify that the track recoil works when it receives an IR hit, I'd appreciate if you'd let me know.
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« on: February 04, 2026, 11:39:05 AM »
You mean thanks "Jürgen"! Here are a couple threads I found on RCGroups about the same issue that Jürgen has mentioned: Taranis QX7 / X8R wont bind. Help!Qx7 & X8R not binding - both international versionI have not kept up with all the developments in radios and receivers the last many years, so I don't have any recommendations to give you. I'm sure there are many options, but as usual, Google is your friend. Things have certainly got a lot more complicated from the old days when you just had to have a matching crystal. For model tanks all this extra complexity is overkill, but I guess it's the only option nowadays.
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« on: February 02, 2026, 12:12:24 PM »
Congrats Fox on your milestone! Although I know the difference between a working experiment and a full solution is probably still 90 percent of the total effort, yet getting the experiment first to work is where the talent and genius come in, and where success is most gratifying to the engineer.  Your comment about "hours of non-stop cacophony" brought back some good (or maybe traumatic) memories.  If I recall correctly I think 8-bit sound at 22Khz is what Benedini used, and I agree that is more than adequate. We are far more constrained in terms of quality to the condition of the original recordings themselves, the relatively tiny size of the speakers that can be used in a model, poor accoustics, etc...
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« on: February 02, 2026, 11:49:40 AM »
Hi Tom, that is not a bad suggestion, however I do not have time for further development on this project, only ongoing support and bug fixes if any are found.
Several years ago when Torro decided to produce the TCB they asked me to create an effect where the smoker "sputters" on startup, and this was implemented (and is still active). It occupies about the first 2 seconds after startup, and the basic idea is something similar to what you propose, but the way it works is that the smoker speed is alternated between max and off for brief intervals, to create "sputtering" or "puffing." It is not terribly effective, because most of the available hobby smoker designs are not reactive enough to make short, abrupt changes in speed very evident.
At any rate, there are no doubt all kinds of various smoker embellishments that could be experimented with, but I am going to leave those for others to work on if they have the desire and ability.
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« on: January 31, 2026, 12:50:44 PM »
Hi Cali,
Here's the original picture. There are a few minor differences between the version that was produced by Hobby King and the board as it exists today, but no new components that are polarity sensitive.
Looking at the picture you posted all the important pieces that need to go a certain way (ICs, LEDs and diodes) do appear to be in the correct orientation so I think it looks good.
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