[NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals

[Atwood, Mark]

Agree on missing the stores and the kits.  That was my introduction to Elec. Engineering and programming which has ended up putting a lot of food on my table over the past 20 years.

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From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Pete Cosky
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals

I used to live at the Heathkit store in Pittsburgh when I was a kid. Never 
used their RC stuff but I did build one of their robots. I miss their kits.
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From: "mike mueller" <mups1953 at yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals


>
> Mark there's a guy Mike --- sorry I forgot his last name that comes to the 
> contests that was an engineer for heathkit. He'll be at the Jim Hubbard 
> this weekend. I'll tell him you had a Heathkit he will get a kick out of 
> that. Mike
>
> --- On Mon, 6/22/09, Atwood, Mark <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Atwood, Mark <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals
>> To: "'nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org'" 
>> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 12:13 PM
>> The old heathkit servos (mine anyway)
>> were kit versions of the Kraft K-15 servos.
>>
>> In fact the whole radio I believe was a Kraft design.
>> -Mark
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>>
>> Yes, as long as they are clean. That is the problem, it
>> depends on contact between two components and the friction
>> wears them out.
>>
>> I remember years ago that the large heathkit (and possibly
>> some Kraft) servos used variable capacitors for feedback.
>> not much to wear.
>>
>> Ok, Jay, how long ago were the "days" you were talking
>> about? :-)
>>
>> Bob R.
>>
>>
>> --- On Sun, 6/21/09, Jay Marshall <lightfoot at sc.rr.com>
>> wrote:
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>>
>>
>> I remember from my days in control systems theory that the
>> analog computers were faster and more accurate than the IBM
>> big iron computers. Analog pots are still cheaper, lighter,
>> and higher resolution than digital encoders – as long as
>> they are clean…
>>
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