PropNut Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 I built this for A.P. Hill the other day, need to drop it off to him next weekend on my way through his area (wife wants to visit Toronto). Thought I would share some pictures. The panel is using a Leo Bodnar BU0836X controller board for 8 axis and 36 toggle switches. I could have added four more toggles but I thought it was too crowded as it is. I could always send him another sub panel for the side with an additional four toggles to plug in. It is made of 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood (high density multi-ply) painted black with vinyl accents added (I have a 24" vinyl cutter if anyone needs anything cut out). The box is 1/2" and 3/4" cabinet grade birch plywood with birch edge-banding. I designed the axis mechanisms myself, they are the same type that I use in my roll-out drawers. They are using three 10-turn Bourn 10k pots for trims, and eight 3/4 turn 10k pots for anything else that A.P. wants to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Brando Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Very nice work! Those three-turn pots are great - I have one for elevator trimming and it's very exact. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PropNut Posted October 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Sometimes I sort of wish they were three turn, but these ten turn work pretty well, a little more precise but it sometimes takes a lot of turning to get them centered again, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Brando Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Sometimes I sort of wish they were three turn, but these ten turn work pretty well, a little more precise but it sometimes takes a lot of turning to get them centered again, lol. Oh sorry, I misread your OP! 10-turn pots, wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Nice work! Been wanting to build something like that for a spell now. Just been too lazy to research the electronics, and learn what I would need to know. The levers you have in the panel, are the 3/4 pots correct? I'm assuming you can banned them to act as switches also, for games that don't have axis for lets say landing gear/radiator/etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted October 17, 2011 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 ~S~ PropNut sir, Just one word.............awesome ! ~S~ Gell-less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTrooper Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I built this for A.P. Hill the other day, need to drop it off to him next weekend on my way through his area (wife wants to visit Toronto). Thought I would share some pictures. The panel is using a Leo Bodnar BU0836X controller board for 8 axis and 36 toggle switches. I could have added four more toggles but I thought it was too crowded as it is. I could always send him another sub panel for the side with an additional four toggles to plug in. It is made of 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood (high density multi-ply) painted black with vinyl accents added (I have a 24" vinyl cutter if anyone needs anything cut out). The box is 1/2" and 3/4" cabinet grade birch plywood with birch edge-banding. I designed the axis mechanisms myself, they are the same type that I use in my roll-out drawers. They are using three 10-turn Bourn 10k pots for trims, and eight 3/4 turn 10k pots for anything else that A.P. wants to use. WOW this is excellent work David. I know somebody that will be happry Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators fruitbat Posted October 18, 2011 2. Administrators Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAim Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Just curious Prop. How do you tell if those trim pots are centered, like for takeoff and such? Or do you just have to "wing it"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PropNut Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 That is an issue, after you calibrate them you can check their position in the control panel of both IL-2 1946 and CLoD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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