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BrianG · 01.26.2007, 01:17 PM

Thanks! This is the type of thing I do when I have extra time on my hands (and not enough money to make a new BL setup). :027:

Typically, a 555 timer can run from 5v all the way up to 18v IIRC. If you want to make it for steering and throttle, use a 556, which is just two 555's in one package. Since the frequency is not very high (~60Hz), there is not much concern about noise or component placement, so a perfboard works fine. I hate the time it takes to etch my own PCBs; masking, etching, cleaning, drilling. Ugg.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	01.26.2007, 01:17 PM Thanks! This is the type of thing I do when I have extra time on my hands (and not enough money to make a new BL setup). :027: Typically, a 555 timer can run from 5v all the way up to 18v IIRC. If you want to make it for steering and throttle, use a 556, which is just two 555's in one package. Since the frequency is not very high (~60Hz), there is not much concern about noise or component placement, so a perfboard works fine. I hate the time it takes to etch my own PCBs; masking, etching, cleaning, drilling. Ugg.