[NSRCA-discussion] GWS Servo/Transmitter Tester/Tachometer

[Earl Haury]

Jim

This one works very well, not only reads pulse width at the faster frame 
rates but shows the rate as well. (It does cost more.)
http://www.vexacontrol.com/xciter_details_1.html

Earl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Oddino" <joddino at socal.rr.com>
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] GWS Servo/Transmitter Tester/Tachometer


> Does it measure pulse width out of the newer Futaba high speed receivers? 
> I noticed my Jeti box didn't.  The Schulze ESC didn't like it either. 
> Can't take the high frame rate I guess.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Dec 10, 2009, at 5:31 PM, Ron Van Putte wrote:
>
>> I don't know how many are interested in a combination servo/transmitter 
>> tester/tachometer, but I've been checking out a GWS Multiple Tester 
>> lately and am very impressed with the number of features and the accuracy 
>> of the unit.  You can look at it here: 
>> http://www.gwsus.com/english/product/auxcircuit/mt-01.htm
>> It has a number of ways to check out servos.  You can put it in a manual 
>> mode, which enables you to increment servo motion in 10 ms steps, so you 
>> can take it from 1500 ms (center) all the way to either 1000 ms or 2000 
>> ms (50 steps either side of center).  You can also put it in an automatic 
>> mode and it will swing back and forth from 1000 ms to 2000 ms 
>> continuously.  In another mode, you can start at center, take it to 1000 
>> or 2000 ms and back again to check centering of the servo.
>> It also has a tachometer capability, which I haven't used and another 
>> mode which I also haven't used yet that enables you to look at the 
>> transmitter signal by looking at what the receiver is seeing.
>>
>> I got my unit from BP Hobbies, where the standard price is listed at $25!
>>
>> Yes, it does work with digital servos, at least the Futaba and Bluebird 
>> digital servos I've tried.
>>
>> Ron Van Putte
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