I've just seen you have referred to yourself as having a beautiful face 😂 er... I think I'm on the wrong channel. I'm more into chicks. Good luck with ya helicopter. And no, I'm not interested. Sorry. Good luck thom
You were the inspiration of building my first 737 sim.Now im working on a a320 sim.Really interested of what you're building next.Keep the vids coming.
Good video, I am a retired US Army Maintenance Test Pilot, your mock up is sound. If I were to make it, I would use a setup that I saw and flew that was on the TH55. You would need a 12x12 in base, in the center drill a hole big enough for a roller skate bearing (this is your pivot for collective movement), then take a 1 to 1.5 in PVC pipe cut to length, then at the bottom insert a 6 in dowel and glue it in. Drill a hole 2" from bottom for the bolt to slide in. Now you need a
You need 2 plastic gears, one for the bolt, the other for the potentiometer. Attach so that the gears move in concert with the collective and potentiometer. You could even add a throttle on the collective for the bell type aircraft.
Since Anne Robinson's comment above, I though more about this and Technic Lego sets would possibly offer a really cheap way to make that work. I think I'll need to work on a Mark II for this.
I don't know what they are called but they are pins used to measure the changing voltage (or resistance to that voltage) in the pot as you turn the dial. That change is what the computer is detecting in order to measure the rotation of the axis.
Ok , I think I understand The first one is 5volt in the middle pin is for the Z+ axis and the last pin on the potentiometer is for the Z- axis am I correct ?
Thanks for explaining in plain English! I've watched a few other DIY videos on collective building and they all lost me within 3 minutes! Have you thought about adding a rotating throttle? I presume it could be wired via potentiometer and into the existing board?
Hi Anne. I had not thought about adding a throttle. Until now! I am thinking about using some Technic lego gears to translate the rotation back along the arm. Not sure I have the skills to do that in a clean and tidy way, but it's totally possible. The card can support several axes simultaneously. It's a great idea.
Hello, im planning to build myself a 737 style yoke. I got a couple questions in regards to that Which PCB would be the best for me and what type of potentiometers would i need ? Which one is better, hall sensor or potentiometer ? Do i need only 2 of them for pitch and roll ?
Hi, I'm not sure I am qualified to answer any of that question. I only have experience with the BU0836 cards from Leo. You would need two pots or other sensors as it is indeed a two axis controller. I cannot make any recommendations. You might be better served speaking to Peter on Build A Boeing, or other 737 youtube channels.
hey Nigel, I've been wanting to build a cheap chopper cyclic, pedals, and collective but don't know where to begin, especially anything with that BU0836X card and the pentiometer, It would be awesome if you could do another video explaining more of that and how it is used or connected and for what things. thanks, i'm really interested in your projects
Hi Nathan, I have a few other videos about this card and how it works - you should check those out! I also highly recommend joining MyCockpit.org - a great community of cockpit builders. Happy to help you out in any way I can.
No John, I didn't get any further than this - I left it alone for a while. I'm not set up for flying helicopters at the moment. Don't even have rudder pedals unfortunately.
Hi Adam - yes it definitely will. I tested mine with the Gazelle and it was fine. The game just sees a new joystick with an axis available for assignment. Works a treat!
@@nigelmtb Do you have to write any code so that windows recognizes the card as a joystick? I've been trying to do this with an Arduino Uno clone, but windows only recognizes the usb port.
You lost me at helicopter 🥱
@@MattPike-h6m thank you for upping my views
I've just seen you have referred to yourself as having a beautiful face 😂 er... I think I'm on the wrong channel. I'm more into chicks. Good luck with ya helicopter. And no, I'm not interested. Sorry. Good luck thom
Just off to check out Leo Bonnard board! Thanks for all your efforts.
I took a hammer to all of my arduino crap after finding the Leo Bonnard equipment. It’s a life saver as is this video. Cheers mate.
Thanks very much, glad it helped!
The "long time since you have seen this beutiful face" already deserves a like hahah
You were the inspiration of building my first 737 sim.Now im working on a a320 sim.Really interested of what you're building next.Keep the vids coming.
Good video, I am a retired US Army Maintenance Test Pilot, your mock up is sound. If I were to make it, I would use a setup that I saw and flew that was on the TH55. You would need a 12x12 in base, in the center drill a hole big enough for a roller skate bearing (this is your pivot for collective movement), then take a 1 to 1.5 in PVC pipe cut to length, then at the bottom insert a 6 in dowel and glue it in. Drill a hole 2" from bottom for the bolt to slide in. Now you need a
This is great information! Thanks very much. I'll give it a shot and post an update in due course...
Wow - so simple but it works just the same as the ridiculously priced retail collectives. Well done that Man !
Thanks Reg, much appreciated. Obviously this could be improved in look and feel a lot. I just never took it further but at some point I will.
@@nigelmtb Let me know when you go into production and I'll put an order in ! :-)
Nice to have you back nigel!
Thank you!
You need 2 plastic gears, one for the bolt, the other for the potentiometer. Attach so that the gears move in concert with the collective and potentiometer. You could even add a throttle on the collective for the bell type aircraft.
Kenneth Dickerson Any possibility that you could sketch this out? Sounds like exactly what I need.
John
Since Anne Robinson's comment above, I though more about this and Technic Lego sets would possibly offer a really cheap way to make that work. I think I'll need to work on a Mark II for this.
How exciting
Great idea Sir
Nigel,.. I see that the one lead is 5v the other two would u explain what they go to?
I don't know what they are called but they are pins used to measure the changing voltage (or resistance to that voltage) in the pot as you turn the dial. That change is what the computer is detecting in order to measure the rotation of the axis.
Ok , I think I understand
The first one is 5volt in the middle pin is for the Z+ axis and the last pin on the potentiometer is for the Z- axis am I correct ?
Thanks for explaining in plain English! I've watched a few other DIY videos on collective building and they all lost me within 3 minutes! Have you thought about adding a rotating throttle? I presume it could be wired via potentiometer and into the existing board?
Hi Anne. I had not thought about adding a throttle. Until now! I am thinking about using some Technic lego gears to translate the rotation back along the arm. Not sure I have the skills to do that in a clean and tidy way, but it's totally possible. The card can support several axes simultaneously. It's a great idea.
Hello, im planning to build myself a 737 style yoke. I got a couple questions in regards to that
Which PCB would be the best for me and what type of potentiometers would i need ? Which one is better, hall sensor or potentiometer ? Do i need only 2 of them for pitch and roll ?
Hi, I'm not sure I am qualified to answer any of that question. I only have experience with the BU0836 cards from Leo. You would need two pots or other sensors as it is indeed a two axis controller. I cannot make any recommendations. You might be better served speaking to Peter on Build A Boeing, or other 737 youtube channels.
hey Nigel, I've been wanting to build a cheap chopper cyclic, pedals, and collective but don't know where to begin, especially anything with that BU0836X card and the pentiometer, It would be awesome if you could do another video explaining more of that and how it is used or connected and for what things. thanks, i'm really interested in your projects
Hi Nathan, I have a few other videos about this card and how it works - you should check those out! I also highly recommend joining MyCockpit.org - a great community of cockpit builders. Happy to help you out in any way I can.
@@nigelmtb Thanks so much, Ill definitely check those out
Hi Nigel. I enjoyed this and wonder if you ever took your prototype any further, possibly using some of Kenneth Dickerson’s ideas?
John.
No John, I didn't get any further than this - I left it alone for a while. I'm not set up for flying helicopters at the moment. Don't even have rudder pedals unfortunately.
Nigel Doyle Thanks Nigel.
Thank you for the video! Would this work for DCS Huey?
Hi Adam - yes it definitely will. I tested mine with the Gazelle and it was fine. The game just sees a new joystick with an axis available for assignment. Works a treat!
@@nigelmtb Do you have to write any code so that windows recognizes the card as a joystick? I've been trying to do this with an Arduino Uno clone, but windows only recognizes the usb port.
@@Scott.Farkus Sorry for really late reply! No, there is no coding required. The card just shows up as a joystick on your PC. It truly is that simple.