20 pictures of B737 homebuild TQ

[pdg_737]

Hi all,

I added 20 pictures of the building process of my motorized throttle for my B737 flightdeck.
To be found in my album: PDG_737 , keyword Throttle.

Hope it inspires you.

Regardss,
PDG_737

[Joe Cygan]

Very impressive! I'm a huge fan of belts.

[ak49er]

Your craftsmanship and engineering skills are superior, very well done. I hope you continue to post and contribute to this site. Thank-you for your photos.

[fritch]

Outstanding work. Quite impressive design and craftmanship.

[dnoize]

Having flown Peters sim i can add that this is the most impressive 737 throttle i've ever played with !! (except for the real one that is ;-) )

I'm really happy Peter is helping me motorize my real 200 throttle now.

Stef

[Michael Carter]

Outstanding work! Great job on that.

[Matt Olieman]

Extremely impressive!!!! Congratulations on a job well done. And our gratitude for sharing your wonderful work.

Thank you.

Matt Olieman

[Bob Reed]

All I can say is........Wow..........

[themax222]

WOW:shock: It looks like a real throttle:D Can I ask you how did you make the metal parts ? You made them yourself ?

Great work..

Maxime.

[pdg_737]

Thank you, thank you, for your encouraging comments.

Maxime, indeed I made the metal parts myself, except the speedbrake. All parts are aluminium. I am the lucky owner of a small CNC machine. That forces me to translate my sketches in autocad drawings. Sometimes a bit time-consuming, but it has the advantage that it helps discovering any design faults in the first stages of building parts. If I would'nt do that, I always get parts that don't fit or just have wholes in the wrong places.
I think that patience and a steady hand often can compete with a CNC machine. All parts you see in my throttle, could be made by hand. If you make a good drawing first and take your time.

Regards,
PdG_737

[themax222]

Thanks for the answer;) In some months I will mayby start my own TQ. The only big problem is for the metal parts. I don't have any machine or skills to do my own parts.:mad: I don't know if it's possible to give plans to someone who make them for you... I will search and ask to people I know if someone have experience ans skills to help me a bit.

Maxime.

EDIT : Do you have a link to the CNC machine that you're using so that I can see how it looks ?

thanks.

[maliga00]

Nice work!!!!. Congratulations. What kind of motoreductor are you used. Could you explain the transmision and controls ( gears, electronics, etc, etc). Thanks in advance.
Alberto

[pdg_737]

Alberto,

I uploaded a one page word document that describes the way I got my motorized throttle working. I think it answers all your questions.
You can find it in the download library/tutorials.

Regards,
PdG_737

[maliga00]

Thanks a lot!. Did you buy the motor in conrad?, could you tell me te code of it? or its characteristics?. The coupler is any kind of clutch?. When is not energized its not difficult to move the levers?. To many questions, :roll: Thanks
Alberto

[dnoize]

Alberto,

having flown peters sim i can answer a few questions:

Motors from conrad. I will be using the same with different gearing ratio. (1:100, peter is using 1:50, the type is RB 35)

Clutch is from conrad also.

You can move the levers when not powered...but even better: You can also move the levers THROUGH the motorisation because of the clutch. When letting the levers go, the motors will move the levers back to the preffered position by the AP.

Stef

[maliga00]

Its sound great!!!. Thanks for your advice. By the way, how the slip coupling works?
Alberto