Jetcat I/O Boards
05-30-2006, 02:08 AM
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Jetcat I/O Boards
Mr. Matt/Guys'
Do Jetcat I/O boards produce any noise?? Can it be safely mounted close to servos/antenna/RX. I searched for hours trying to find the answer to this to no avail. The two possible locations i'm looking at for the I/O board in my F-16 install would have it mounted close to one or more of the above mentioned items, so i need to know if there could be a close proximity problem????
Do Jetcat I/O boards produce any noise?? Can it be safely mounted close to servos/antenna/RX. I searched for hours trying to find the answer to this to no avail. The two possible locations i'm looking at for the I/O board in my F-16 install would have it mounted close to one or more of the above mentioned items, so i need to know if there could be a close proximity problem????
05-30-2006, 08:15 AM
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RE: Jetcat I/O Boards
Scott,
I never use them. Just leave a data cable plugged into the ECU (or not) and use the GSU when you need to.
There's not much power going into it, just enough to light the Leds and run the RS-232 interface.
Leave it out. The engine beeps tell you the same thing the I/O board does.
Rick
I never use them. Just leave a data cable plugged into the ECU (or not) and use the GSU when you need to.
There's not much power going into it, just enough to light the Leds and run the RS-232 interface.
Leave it out. The engine beeps tell you the same thing the I/O board does.
Rick
05-30-2006, 03:25 PM
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RE: Jetcat I/O Boards
Don't know if the I/O board produces any noise, but when I was chasing a radio range problem on a P120 powered Kangaroo Bob Wilcox advised me to try a range test with the I/O board and cable removed. In this case it made no difference and I later found the problem to be a faulty receiver. I velcro my I/O board to my GSU instead of mounting them in the airframe.
05-30-2006, 09:12 PM
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Rick,
Thanks, i had no idea the engine did'nt need the I/O board to work[sm=thumbup.gif] That will surely simplify my install.
Matt,
Thanks, I think i'll go Ricks route at first, setting it up without the board, get my antenna location and range checks done and sorted, so she's flyable, then i'll "place it in the spot" i want it in and re-do the range tests. Iff no losses, it can stay, otherwise, it's out. Either way it sounds like a win win.
Thanks, i had no idea the engine did'nt need the I/O board to work[sm=thumbup.gif] That will surely simplify my install.
Matt,
Thanks, I think i'll go Ricks route at first, setting it up without the board, get my antenna location and range checks done and sorted, so she's flyable, then i'll "place it in the spot" i want it in and re-do the range tests. Iff no losses, it can stay, otherwise, it's out. Either way it sounds like a win win.
