PiStix Adapters

[snowhack]

The company that made these things is stopping production of them.

Anyone know where I can still get some or if there is an alternative?

Offshore is out.

They alow Airplane ESC to be used w/ pistol radios.

[BrianG]

Everywhere seems to be out. I just emailed the maker to see what they say. I also if they aren't going to make another batch, or new version, if we can get the schematic, part list, and code if it's a PIC.

[snowhack]

They look very simple. I guess they'd easy to duplicate w/ parts .from the Shack.

[BrianG]

I got a response from the maker (Andy). My questions are black, the response is red:

1) Why did you stop making the pistix adaptor? It comes in really handy for us car guys so we can use a pistol grip radio with HV ESCs.

Read this thread, in particular my explanatory post. Perhaps you can convince somebody like Kershaw Design to team up with Offshore Electrics. http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ead.php?t=4894

2) Are you going to make a new version?

Perhaps, if there is demand.

3) If you do not plan on making another batch or another version, is there any way a schematic could be obtained so us DIYers can make our own? Or is it a PIC? If so, the code would be helpful too.

It is a PIC10F20x. Nothing will be released until Dec at the earliest. Another company is considering making them.

4) If supplying the information from question 3 is not possible, can you provide an alternate device that does the same thing?

There is no other product on the market that I know of.

[snowhack]

Nice bit of info...more than I knew yesterday and a little bit of hope on top of that. Thanks!!

[Unsullied_Spy]

Check out Kershaw Designs, the website says they're still in stock.

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

Check out Kershaw Designs, the website says they're still in stock.

they are out of stock now........

[BrianG]

So, anyone want to take a stab at programming a PIC10F20x?

First, I would imagine one has to know what the pistix does. Someone with an oscilloscope can verify this, but I believe it translates the pistol grip radio's throttle pulse range of 1.5ms-2ms (neutral to WOT), to an air ESCs expected throttle input of the full 1ms to 2ms pulses. It probably ignores anything lower than 1.5ms, or just uses a floor of 1ms pulses.

[jayjay283]

It doesnt look like you specifically asked him if he had any, I say this because 7-11-08 I sent him a direct paypal payment for 1 and he wrote me back that he was in Illinois now starting a new job and his stuff was in NJ and didnt have any with him. A week or so later he emailed me that he found a box of them with him in Illinois and could ship them out if I still wanted them, but I had already purchased from Impkatrc. Cant hurt to ask him Andy Kunz andy@montanadesign.com http://www.rc-hydros.com/order-online.html

[BrianG]

Well, sheesh! I'd like to think he would've volunteered that info if he had some. Well, I don't need any right now, so I'll leave further inquiries to those who do.

[jayjay283]

lol I would think so too, but maybe hes a bit thick LOL

[BrianG]

Yeah, some really smart people aren't too good with the whole common sense thing.

[snowhack]

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

Check out Kershaw Designs, the website says they're still in stock.

Originally Posted by azjc

they are out of stock now........

They were out when I posted...I looked everywhere first. Google, Ask, Yahoo, here, etc.............

I e-mailed some of the places on eBay some of these plane controlers come from, its spelled H-o-n-g K-o-n-g, and they just keep sending beep schematics. I don't think they speeky-dee-english.

[snowhack]

Originally Posted by jayjay283

It doesnt look like you specifically asked him if he had any, I say this because 7-11-08 I sent him a direct paypal payment for 1 and he wrote me back that he was in Illinois now starting a new job and his stuff was in NJ and didnt have any with him. A week or so later he emailed me that he found a box of them with him in Illinois and could ship them out if I still wanted them, but I had already purchased from Impkatrc. Cant hurt to ask him Andy Kunz andy@montanadesign.com http://www.rc-hydros.com/order-online.html

Originally Posted by BrianG

Well, sheesh! I'd like to think he would've volunteered that info if he had some. Well, I don't need any right now, so I'll leave further inquiries to those who do.

I e-mailed him direct he said he was out and doesn't know of any substitute or when they may come back on the market.


I read you got one from Impaktcr? Search of their site ended in a spelling challenge.

[jayjay283]

Originally Posted by snowhack

I e-mailed him direct he said he was out and doesn't know of any substitute or when they may come back on the market.


I read you got one from Impaktcr? Search of their site ended in a spelling challenge.

Seems Impakt is out aswell LINK, sorry man those were my only 2 ideas. Time to get BrianG and his oscilloscope going on a new project