ej_flys
Leadfoot
Last Activity: 02-20-2024, 03:11 AM
Joined: 12-02-2015
Location: Centreville, VA
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The final version of the RC Glow driver. Video found here: [url]https://youtu.be/d_Pssncz9XY[/url]https://The final version of the RC ...ssncz9XY[/url] -
Hi - I just saw this old post. To comment. The 12 volt battery is to run the 12 volt starter as well as the glow driver but the glow driver is powered through a voltage regulator that reduces the voltage down to 1.5 volts or less. Anything higher will burn out the glow plug wire. It must be below 1.5 volts. The glow plug can draw close to 3 amps.Leave a comment:
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Re: Obsolete capacitor replacement
Redwire,
RC glow engines have a throttled carburetor much different from the COX .049 engine that just ran wide open with no real carburetor.
You start the engine (idle), taxi out (idle +) to take off, take off at full throttle, climb to altitude and then depending on how you fly you will fly around the sky at various throttle settings. Idle to loose altitude and throttle up to gain. Mid+ throttle to stay the same altitude and then idle to land. Once on the ground you may taxi back to your bench or perform a touch and...Leave a comment:
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Re: Obsolete capacitor replacement
Redwire,
Thank you for your review and input. I swapped the 1.2v battery leads around as you suggested and it is now working on my breadboard!!!
Thank you,
Ej_FlysLeave a comment:
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Re: Obsolete capacitor replacement
Hi all,
I'm back - I purchased all the parts but am having issues getting the LMC662 to reset the CA4541 by the diagrams.
I have a 5+ battery connected as the main source and a 1.2v battery connected for the glow plug.
What is supposed to happen is when the glow plug ignites the system will ignite if for about 2 seconds and then stop and test the impedance. If it is outside of what the Op-Amp is set for then it will ignite it again and the process loops until you shut it off.
I have attached...Leave a comment:
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Re: Obsolete capacitor replacement
Thanks Guys for your input. I'll see what I can come up with and hopefully not smoke it. :-)Leave a comment:
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Re: Obsolete capacitor replacement
Thanks for the reply.
Here is the web site with the details.
[url]http://www.aaa.org.ag/members_only/tips/auto_glow_driver_electronic_on.htm[/url]
Here is the parts list that I got from the page:
1 IC timer TI CD4541BE 296-2078-5-ND
1 IC Dual Op Amp National ic dual op amp LMC662AIN LMC662AIN-ND
1 CAP 1uf panasonic Tantalum Capacitor 1uf ECS-F1CE105KGZ P2105-ND
1 CAP Film 0.01uf panasonic ECQ-P1H103 P3103-ND
1 Power MOSFET Int Rectifier IRLZ44N IRLZ44N-DN...Leave a comment:
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Obsolete capacitor replacement
Hi all,
New guy here.
I am trying to build a small RC plane Glow Plug Driver that senses the resistance across the glow plug and can sense when it is cooling down and then heat it up. I purchased one just like this and it works great but the company that made it from the UK appears to have shut their doors.
I found an old plan that was posted in one of the modeling magazines years ago and I am going to give it a shot.
The problem is one of the capacitors is now obsolete.
CAP Film 0.01uf panasonic ECQ-P1H103 P3103-ND... -
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Hi - just posting hello. I have a sony kdl-37xbr6 that is blinking 6 times and does not work.
I'll create a thread for this once I am able.Leave a comment:
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