matta757
11-23-2009, 04:55 PM
Hi everyone,
First off, let me say how excited I was to find this forum and I am hoping that maybe someone from this wealth of knowledge can help me out with this question.
I am building a 757/767 throttle stand. Currently, I am using the Saitek Proflight Throttle Quandrant (2) to use the speed breaks, throttles and flaps. However, since I am building with wood and the throttles are quite heavy, I was looking for an alternative and more stable way to complete the setup. I saw some posts on here about "sliding pots" and did some research on potentiometers and feel that these are probably the way to go.
So I was wondering if anyone can offer me advice on what kinds to get, how to setup and program them, and also if it would be possible to use them for the thrust reversers inside my wood throttles. Also, should a slide pot be used for the speed brakes and flaps as well, or is there a better type?
Again, this is all uncharted territory for me, so any help you can offer would be amazing. I have posted pictures of my in-progress throttle stand (currently with the Saitek throttles) as a reference. Thank you in advance!
Regards,
Matt
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/thumbs/throttle31.JPG ('http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/throttle31.JPG') http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/thumbs/throttle21.JPG ('http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/throttle21.JPG') http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/thumbs/throttle11.JPG ('http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/throttle11.JPG')
First off, let me say how excited I was to find this forum and I am hoping that maybe someone from this wealth of knowledge can help me out with this question.
I am building a 757/767 throttle stand. Currently, I am using the Saitek Proflight Throttle Quandrant (2) to use the speed breaks, throttles and flaps. However, since I am building with wood and the throttles are quite heavy, I was looking for an alternative and more stable way to complete the setup. I saw some posts on here about "sliding pots" and did some research on potentiometers and feel that these are probably the way to go.
So I was wondering if anyone can offer me advice on what kinds to get, how to setup and program them, and also if it would be possible to use them for the thrust reversers inside my wood throttles. Also, should a slide pot be used for the speed brakes and flaps as well, or is there a better type?
Again, this is all uncharted territory for me, so any help you can offer would be amazing. I have posted pictures of my in-progress throttle stand (currently with the Saitek throttles) as a reference. Thank you in advance!
Regards,
Matt
http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/thumbs/throttle31.JPG ('http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/throttle31.JPG') http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/thumbs/throttle21.JPG ('http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/throttle21.JPG') http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/thumbs/throttle11.JPG ('http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/500/throttle11.JPG')