Just A few notes: my impression of Chinese product quality Many people currently think of product from China as a knockoff and/or rubbish. I think this will change. I heard recently that China is patenting more stuff now than the rest of the world is. It doesn’t mean it’s good […]
For some micro code development I wanted a simple serial terminal on another machine; something like Teraterm or Hyperterminal, but not windoze. I’ve had far too much trouble in the past with windoze and serial comms, and I want it to run USB to serial cables without fighting with stupid […]
A couple of weeks back mid evening I noticed that our fridge was a bit warmer than usual. A few tests showed that the thermostat was off and the control knob inside the fridge had no effect. I wired a lead to the compressor and ran it for a while […]
The first one This is my experience with this T tail 2 meter span balsa/ply ARF electric glider kit from TopRC. I flew it for probably 3 or 4 months before the wing joint failed in flight and it fell onto the golf course. I didn’t want to repair it […]
For about 4 years I have been using a simple 6-channel Dynam 35MHz RC transmitter. I have recently setup my Turnigy 9X transmitter for 35MHz, so now I can use the programmable features. Some time ago I modified the 9X to operate at 433MHz, fitting a antenna socket in place […]
I’ve noticed recently that my 35MHz RC range is down to about 300-400 meters. I thought this can’t be right as I’ve had this same kit out over 800 meters. At least with 35MHz it’s easy to tell when it’s going bad, you can hold the transmitter up and turn […]
FPV HawkSky close call from PMB-NZ on Vimeo.
Problem Using the laptop instead of the main PC I needed to refer to an email attachment. No problem, open Thunderbird and find the email. The attachment is a.bmp file; no worries, double click to open it. Problem; Thunderbird doesn’t know how and offers 2 options, “open with”and “save file”. […]