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Pilot RC - Electric Landing Gear Controller
Product Details
Description
Introduction:
ELECTRIC RETRACT LANDING GEAR CONTROLLER
Thank you for choosing the Pilot-Rc Electric Landing Gear
Controller. Designed to operate as
easily as possible the electric retract systems in your model aircraft. This particular unit is able to control the
retracts and up to three gear doors.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Operating voltage: 7.4v – 8.4v (Direct from 2s Lipo battery)
Dimensions: 63 x 42 x 16 mm
Weight: 35g
FEATURES:
Controls gear and up to three gear doors
Each of the three gear doors can be individually set to
remain open or close again once retract deployed
Each of the three gear doors can be individually programmed
with servo reverse and end points
The gear door outputs can be set for HV servos (7.4-8.4v) or
regulated down to 6v for non HV servos
Automatic detection of peak stall current for compatibility
among many different retract units
Automatic delay options for gear doors
INCLUDED HARDWARE:
One Electric Landing Gear Controller
Patch leads
WARNING:
Do not exceed the maximum voltage of 8.4v or equivalent 2s
Lipo
Installation and setup :
INITIAL INSTALLATION AND RETRACT SETUP:
Setup a channel on your radio that will control the retracts
Set the channels end point travel to -100% and +100% in the radio
Locate on the Electric Landing Gear Controller the Radio
input marked as “Signal input”, and connect to the corresponding receiver
channel set up in step 1 using the patch lead provided.
Connect the Retract leads to the Electric Landing Gear
Controllers corresponding outputs.
If using gear doors, asure that the “Servo power supply”
switch is set to the correct voltage for your door servos and connect these to
the Servo 1, 2 and 3 outputs on the controller
PROGRAMMING THE GEAR DOORS:
Each of the three gear doors can be setup completely
individually to remain open with gear down, or to close back up again, as well
as setting the end points and servo reverse. To enter the programming mode for
any of the three doors, with the system turned on, press and hold that doors
MODE button for 3 seconds.
The first menu is the servo reverse. This is confirmed by
either the A or B led flashing, (which led will depend on if the servo has been
reversed or not).
Press either the + or – button to reverse the servo. In
doing so, the flashing led will swap from A to B, or from B to A, as well as
the servo itself changing position from one end point to the other
The next menu is so set the first of the two End Points.
Briefly press the MODE button again, and now the A+B led’s will be flashing
alternately.
Change the current end point using the + and – buttons.
Briefly press the MODE button again to continue setting up
the other end point. Now the C+D led’s will be flashing alternatively.
Briefly press the MODE button again, and we can set the door
mode (remain open, or close again once the retract is fully deployed).
If the C led is flashing, the door will remain open while
the retract is extended (v.1)
If the D led is flashing, the door will close again once the
retract is extended (v.2)
You can change between these two options using the + and –
buttons.
Your settings are saved automatically after you stop
pressing buttons for a few seconds
Repeat the above process for as many gear door servos as
needed.
Properties
Manufacturer | Pilot-RC |
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Article reference | PILOTELGC |