OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE TEXAS TIMERS BRUSHLESS MOTOR TIMER
Brushless motors are very different from the more conventional brushed motors that have been around for over a hundred years. They rely on a three phase power signal to run and control the speed. For our model airplanes, this power signal is provided by a electronic part called the Electronic Speed Control, abbreviated ESC. The ESC does all the heavy lifting, but it has to be told what to do and when. This is where the small board we call the Texas Timers PLSR1 comes into play. For Free Flight we have two motor states. Off and Full Speed ahead. So, depending on whether the Micro E timer is on or off, the PLSR1 sends the appropriate coded signal to the ESC so it can have the motor do what we want. There is actually a small microcomputer in the PLSR1 that does all this complicated stuff. For us, we just tell it whether we want the motor on or off and it takes care if the rest along with the ESC. The weight of the Micro E with wire connector and the PLSR1 combined is only 10.9 grams. This is a Plug and Fly system with no soldering.
SO, JUST WHAT DOES THE TEXAS TIMERS PRODUCT DO?
You set the Micro E for the motor run time
you want. This time is fully selectable just as it is with the gas version
called the Micro I. Any time from zero to about 20 seconds. No complicated
blinking lights, switches, or computers to set the time. Just do it like you
are already familiar with. And, you can see the time just by looking at the
scroll and disk position, exactly like you do it now with your gas or glow
timer.
You light your fuse or start the viscous DT
timer
You hold the Push Button in for at least 1
second, and when you release it, the motor starts instantly at full speed.
You trip the Micro E just as you would any Texas Timer and launch.
Now jump on your bike and start chasing! Ahh, the wonders of electric flight.
HERE ARE A FEW BONUS FEATURES
We have a safety feature so that just
accidentally touching the Push Button would not start the motor. You have to hold it in for at least one second before the motor
will start. You can hold it in as long as you want after that.
If after starting the motor, you change your
mind about flying. Maybe the wind shifted, you realized your DT was not going,
you don't like the air, etc. Simply tap the Push Button and the motor stops
instantly. Your timer setting is not changed. You just hold the button in for
at least a second and you are ready to go again.
The motor will not start if you have not set
the timer.
Opps, you launched and forgot to trip the timer. No fear,
after 25 seconds, the PLSR1 will automatically stop the motor. A potential
flyaway has been averted.
We have put all the electronics inside the fuselage, away from rain and fingers. Everything exposed is rugged and durable. The timer used is one with many years of proven history of reliability and accuracy. In fact, the gas version is our highest volume product worldwide.
THE COMPLETE BRUSHLESS MOTOR TIMER SYSTEM.
(Not shown is the included wire and connector on the timer, and the
included ply piece for the PLSR1 push button, or the optional ply mounting
frame for the timer and the optional slide switch for the battery circuit)
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