Splitting some of my goofy ideas off from the thread about the project for my students.
The four motor EZ.
I have give this some though. This is what I'm going to try. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805659382695.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt
But where will you get your PWM signal? There isn't a place to pull it off the board.
That's true, but a signal is a signal. The signal doesn't have to come from the FC. There are a variety of tiny boards that can generate the signal.
But how do you control it?
I would argue that having a pair of motors working at a fixed 50% (with on/off control) would be useful, we can do better.
We can have a series of steps, like a multi mode flashlight.
How? Using the LED switch. Clicking it on and off cycles through modes like a sequential transmission.
What else? Probably need extenders for the outboard motor leads.
Use case?
I want my B29 to have 4 motors, but instead of building a 4 or 5 channel setup, I am one of these people that see wonder in making work in ways that they were never intended. Like the people that put big block V8's in Ford Pintos, I'm a little bent.
So I set up my inboard pair of motors to take most of the load of keeping her in the air and the outboards are free to provide lots of differential. Cut the inboard motors off after you are lined up for your landing.
This will absolutely work. It might seem like extra work for little gain, but why build EZ planes at all when you do better?
The four motor EZ.
I have give this some though. This is what I'm going to try. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805659382695.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt
But where will you get your PWM signal? There isn't a place to pull it off the board.
That's true, but a signal is a signal. The signal doesn't have to come from the FC. There are a variety of tiny boards that can generate the signal.
But how do you control it?
I would argue that having a pair of motors working at a fixed 50% (with on/off control) would be useful, we can do better.
We can have a series of steps, like a multi mode flashlight.
How? Using the LED switch. Clicking it on and off cycles through modes like a sequential transmission.
What else? Probably need extenders for the outboard motor leads.
Use case?
I want my B29 to have 4 motors, but instead of building a 4 or 5 channel setup, I am one of these people that see wonder in making work in ways that they were never intended. Like the people that put big block V8's in Ford Pintos, I'm a little bent.
So I set up my inboard pair of motors to take most of the load of keeping her in the air and the outboards are free to provide lots of differential. Cut the inboard motors off after you are lined up for your landing.
This will absolutely work. It might seem like extra work for little gain, but why build EZ planes at all when you do better?
