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Open Panzer Help / Flysky FS-i6S 2,4G 10CH AFHDS 2A Sender

« Last post by kettenpaul on December 26, 2024, 03:54:00 PM »

Hallo Fans
Hat sich jemand mit der Flysky FS-i6S 2,4G 10CH AFHDS 2A Sender befasst.
Wird dieser Sender mit dem OP Configurator funktionieren.(Erkannt werden)
Ist Ja auch das AFHDS 2A Protokoll

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News & Announcements / Re: OPEN PANZER Tank Control Board from TORRO

« Last post by LukeZ on December 18, 2024, 02:44:33 PM »

Hi Fuzzy, thanks for those pictures, that's interesting to see. 

The included cables are exactly the same ones that used to be included with the Hobby King board, so that is good.

The page that talks about the ferrites and heatshrink is the same information I remember from the report I mentioned in the other thread. To be clear to anyone wondering about all these precautions, I take the liberty of informing everyone that these ferrite cores, the whole-board heatsrhink, and the other recommendations about wire routing, are NOT NECESSARY and can be ignored entirely. It's absurd they even have to be included, especially the cores which cost money and are just going to end up in the trash, but this is the state of things in the world we live in.

Their ostensible purpose is not to protect the board itself, but rather to protect your neighbor's pacemaker (as user Bayou so colorfully put it). But if our neighbors have survived carrying cellphones in their pocket and 5G radiation flying every direction all around us, they will probably survive our toy tanks.

(PS: The forum can't accept video files directly, though you can embed YouTube videos. Don't put yourself to any trouble on that account, I appreciate the information you've provided!)
 

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News & Announcements / Re: OPEN PANZER Tank Control Board from TORRO

« Last post by FuzzyJack on December 17, 2024, 03:22:25 PM »

Unboxed this afternoon.

If others are interested I took a short video of the unboxing and some images of the cable set that is included.  Not sure the video will attach here though.

I took a picture of the page that talks about all the wires having to exit at the same end of the board (when the connectors are clearly spread around all 4 edges, that's fun) and the use of the iron ferrite cores to avoid electro magnetic interference.   Those are clunky as hell.    Not sure if this is meant to protect the board from interference or protect everything else from the board.

Either way I don't believe you get any of that with the henglong boards or other manufacturers so hey ho.

I'm also intrigued by the massive piece of heat shrink tubing they supply.  This "must be applied over the whole board".  I get that you want to protect the board but really?  Seems a bit overkill?

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News & Announcements / Re: OPEN PANZER Tank Control Board from TORRO

« Last post by LukeZ on December 17, 2024, 08:04:23 AM »

Right, the VAT that Torro includes would only be for EU deliveries, but to anywhere else they should remove it from the sale price and let the postal carrier (or FedEx in this case) charge you for your home country. So it looks like they did everything correctly.

As for the extra charges from FedEx, I have had the same when importing items into France from outside the EU. It is very annoying, and nearly impossible to get a clear description of what they are doing, but at the end of the day FedEx is just charging you for having rendered you the "service" of charging you VAT and duties. In my view it's basically a scam, as you've already paid for shipping which should include all this. But there's no avoiding it. In my experience DHL is even worse. The best, at least in France, is to have thing shipped through the national postal service, who doesn't add any of this extra baloney. But we can't always choose how a seller will ship.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the board!

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News & Announcements / Re: OPEN PANZER Tank Control Board from TORRO

« Last post by FuzzyJack on December 17, 2024, 12:48:24 AM »

There I was thinking ooh that was easy and the board was due for delivery today when up pops an email from FedEx asking for some money due to the VAT and some import fees.   Bummer.  😂

Naturally being a suspicious person getting emails like that always raises an eyebrow but it looks legitimate.

The Torro page with the price on it says the price includes 19% VAT though so I may need to check what the heck they are charging extra for as it claims to be included..... hmm.

Checked on the Torro website with the language set to English etc and the items clearly state the price includes 19% VAT (screenshot) so I have emailed Torro to have ask.   I'm hoping it's just a cock-up and I get reimbursed but we shall see.

Doh....   Just checked the invoice on the order and all the prices are exclusive of VAT on the invoice so I correctly wasn't charged VAT in Germany and the duties into the UK are correct and expected.

The extra "disbursement" charge of £12.75 and another £4 odd for the FedEx fee (can't see the exact value now) is a bit annoying though.

Plus the currency conversion charged by Paypal pushes the cost up a little more for those in the UK so bare this in mind if you order one.   

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News & Announcements / Re: OPEN PANZER Tank Control Board from TORRO

« Last post by LukeZ on December 12, 2024, 12:33:16 PM »

Of course you should treat yourself!

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News & Announcements / Re: It's all over?

« Last post by LukeZ on December 12, 2024, 12:31:56 PM »

Yes, the extra cables are now included. They weren't when the product was first posted to their shop, but they have since added them, which is good.

There was a report from an "EMV consultant" that discussed the ferrite cores, and other things that were necessary to be done to reduce the risk of electromagnetic interference and potential electro-static discharge. I forget the details of it now, but maybe it is included if you buy a board from Torro. I recall they even wanted the whole board wrapped in heatshrink during operation, which is not very practical.

Anyway as earlier stated none of that is necessary, but it's just one of those differences between selling a German/EU made product versus something from China. 

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News & Announcements / Re: It's all over?

« Last post by FuzzyJack on December 11, 2024, 02:59:07 PM »

Where would you put the ferrite cores anyway?   Power line or motor cables?

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News & Announcements / Re: It's all over?

« Last post by FuzzyJack on December 11, 2024, 11:15:03 AM »

According to the Torro page it does come with 1x Cable set (Item No.: OP-01014).

Which includes some of the cables needed to connect to other components.

At the moment it is going for 125 euro so around £100 UK.   Still a lot cheaper than an ElMod setup when you add all of the bits on top that are needed for a Henglong tank!

They stock the Sabretooth as well so appear to have thought it through anyway.

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News & Announcements / Re: OPEN PANZER Tank Control Board from TORRO

« Last post by FuzzyJack on December 11, 2024, 11:10:16 AM »

Oooh....

I hope LukeZ is getting some royalties from Torro for that!   

I still haven't been able to find the time to play with an Arduino/Raspberry pi alternative so I might get one of these to play with and add a Taigen Sherman sound board to.

It is nearly Christmas after all.  Maybe treat myself.