what is the size of your Kilo ballast tank ?

[raalst]

I just completed tests of my servo-driven piston tank
for the Trumpeter Kilo.
It can contain max 22 ml = 22 grammes of water.

does anybody have any idea how this weight compares to the
weight of the part of the Kilo above the waterline ??
(I have not found a balance yet which can measure grammes)

what is the volume of an inflated RCABS bladder for the Kilo ?

Thanks in advance !

[himszy]

Well mine will be 80ml

Well mine will be 80ml but as I havn't tested it yet I guess thats no use.

How did you get around the problem of the servos pot? Did you use a linear one?

Any pictures?

Best Regards

Michael

[raalst]

yep.
sorry but I forgot

yep.
sorry but I forgot to add it ]My Webpage[/url].

If details are unclear, let me know and I add them.

to spoil the plot ]www.lemo-solar.de[/url] (look under shop -> "schnappchen St. 50 ct")
interesting shop, that is... (and finally my high school german
lessons are paying off).



Edited By raalst on 1139064437

[nixie]

You did not need to

You did not need to have the angled part to connect to the pot. You could have mounted the pot at the end of the straight shaft and then you would not need to have a plastic coupler to an addittional piece of brass rod.

How did the ballast tank go? Everything working good? It looks a nice job.

[raalst]

Nixie,

I believe you

Nixie,

I believe you suggest to put the pot on the
(moving) piston shaft, with some piece of rod
being swung when the piston is moving ?

interesting idea. only issue I can see is that
the soldered leads will give way if the pot is moved often.
Otherwise, I think it's a good idea â„¢.

somebody else suggested mounting a rotating pot which would
be driven by the piston rod (wheel on a rail idea).

I'll go try it with what I have now, but thanks for the
alternatives.

[mar7ck]

All the talk about the

All the talk about the Kilo has got me thinking about finishing that boat. I am scared that the tube will leak or worse yet delaminate.
Strange construction methods. I blame it on the fact that It was (is) my first attempt at making a large WTC. Its not so much the WTC cylinder as it is the end caps. I hate to redo them when the WTC is 95% COMPLETE!!!