Ninjalock- Throttle safety harness
Reading through the forums one day I saw a picture that a guy had posted with a rubberband holding down the throttle stick. I thought to myself "That looks stupid!" The next day I bumped the throttle accidentally and flew the airplane out of the back of the car. I started using the rubberband trick from then on.
That was version 1.
Version 2 looks a lot better and I don't have to replace it every couple 'o weeks. If your radio doesn't have a safety option for the throttle, feel free to copy or improve the design and make one of these for yourself and your friends. Just let me know how it works out for you.
One piece of sewing elastic
Two pieces of shrink tube
One O ring
A little bit of hot glue
One end of the elastic is looped around the handle on the back of the radio, hot glued to itself and then the shrink tubing keeps it secure.
The other end is looped the same way and looped through an O ring.
Hopefully the pictures will fill in the blanks.
Fly safe-
Don't let this happen to you!
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I changed my DX6i "Trottle Cut" button to a switch, now I can
use it as a safety option for the trottle (see into the DX6i menu to activate it).
However, a issue may happen with some ESC, that can
learn the Trottle cut position as a new Trottle zeroed position (if you switch on your ESC with the Trottle Cut set). The Trottle Cut works, but the ESC starts at full speed once you release the Trottle Cut switch.
This issue seem to not happen with Turnigy Plush edition (but do with Hobbyking SS serie).
Hope it may be usefull you,
Overlander
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So, did you actually remove the button and replace it with a toggle switch?
Sounds like an awesome hack.
Have you documented it in a blog or an article somewhere.
Sounds pretty useful for those that are willing to to a little soldering etc.
Thanks for the comments.
Ninja
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So, did you actually remove the button and replace it with a toggle switch?
Sounds like an awesome hack.
Have you documented it in a blog or an article somewhere.
Sounds pretty useful for those that are willing to to a little soldering etc.
Thanks for the comments.
Ninja
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Thanks!
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This is one of those things that, once seen, is so obvious that it is ingenious! I'll be adding one of these to my Turnigy. My neck strap often engages the throttle unexpectedly. Fortunately, no appendages have been in harm's way. Its only a matter of time, though.
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I think because they mix flaps in with the throttle channel...
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This also caused me to re-evaluate my flying wing launch method.
A great motivation to learn one of the side arm launching techniques and a reminder that complacency can be truly dangerous.
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Maybe need to create an updated version...
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