Super Capacitor Plane
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Published 2023-12-21
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All Comments (21)
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FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!!!
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It’s beautiful.
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1 to 1 crank to flight time blew my mind! Love Tom's work! ❤
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@TomStantonEngineering : if you can power the R/C electronics independently of the ESC using a Schottky diode and a DC-DC converter, you can keep the electronics alive longer. Unlike batteries, there is no problem with discharging a capacitor to zero volts, so anything from a Joule Thief boost converter all the way up will work for the controls. You set the boost converter to put out > 5VDC and feed power to the RC RX through Schottky diodes from the DC-DC converter and the capacitor pack.
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Tbh this sort of thing is pretty ideal for kids wanting to fly an RC plane. The flight time isn't very long, but that imo is a good thing, gives the kids less of a chance to crash the plane. And the short re-charge time means they can go again and again until they're all tuckered out.
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That whole build is perfection. The functional yet slick look of the plane, the color scheme, the wing build, the involved tech, the crank, the simple fun of flying it, the ingenuity and dedication you've poured into all of this. If this where a kit, I'd be all over it.
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You can add a raft to your print in the slicer to increase the surface area on the build plate. I usually do it for tricky prints with multiple contact points with the plate and it makes a huge difference.
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I am so happy you are able to build these projects and share them with us. Nearly all of the concepts you present are the first I've heard of them, but they are so very fascinating and enjoyable to me, even as someone who does not consider themselves to be a hobbyist of this sort of thing.
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In order to get the prop blades to fold in flight you will need to enable the ESC brake. That way when you bring the throttle to zero the motor will not freewheel, but will physically stop and the blades will fold.
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Theres a Full Bridge Rectifier... Give it an hour and Tom's summoning circuit will bring Mehdi!
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This is so clearly presented... Battery vs supercap with the green and red text, the consideration of volts dropping and need of control while gliding the rest of the way...
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2:54 good god this sounds exactly like the handcrank for powering the lighthouse all the way back in Myst. The memories, man. Good to know they had the sound design on point.
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I am a mechanical engineer and I am always blown away by your videos. Not only your creativity and raw engineering skills which go without saying, but also the extreme level of "clean" all your builds and components have is just so statisfying to watch!
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I don't know about other people, but having both the hand crank generator and the foam plane toy would definitely cut my computer game time in half during childhood. Back then, I lived in the province with lots of plains and farm lands. Would have a blast chasing that thing for miles.
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You are one of these incredible YouTube crafts people who know electronics, understand mechanic principles and casually use a 3D printer like nbd. There's seemingly a few of you. But you are the only one I know who isn't braggy or low key condescending about it. You just seem to love what you do and share it. No narcissism, no I'm-mr.-Meeseeks-look-at-mee needed.
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Makes me even more excited to finish my generator project. Still waiting on the magnets ! But my coils are all wired up and ready. Along with a nice little control board a good friend has made for me to rectify and smooth the output. Beefing it up a little in preparation for a wind setup instead of the hand crank. Then if that works at this scale I’ll planning on making a much bigger version. 👍🏼 keep up the great work, love all of your videos.
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You might need to go to your ESC settings and turn on the brake. That way when you cut the power the motor will stop spinning and give the prop a split second to fold back.
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As a child, I went to an aircraft modeling club, and there we made gliders with a rubber engine. And we also made foldable propeller blades. At the same time, we had a special stopper, which, after relaxing the rubber motor, stopped the propeller blades in a certain “safe” position, after which they folded with a small rubber band along the fuselage.
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That's an awesome interesting piece of kit you've built. If you take one suggestion, for powered gliders, there is an option built into the ESC to control the engine, so that when power is not applied, it actively prevents the propeller from spinning, as the windmilling of it will take away quite some gliding performance as it's eating up a lot of your kinetic energy by means of creating drag. Once again, great design.
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Works well enough to sell it! Great kit there! Thanks for this video, very nice work.
