Brixlcontrol

[Christoffer Ahlfors]

Does anyone have any experience with these units and with their Armortek compatibility?

http://brixlelektronik.de/sender.htm

Cheers,
/Chris

[Armortek]

Hi Chris

I had not come across this equipment until your posting. It really is very impressive and the price tag certainly reflects the capabilities of both the transmitter and responder units. It would almost certainly work with the new Armortek modules, but it might take you months to configure this system to work as you want it. The options and settings are so numerous. If you are a first class R/C engineer looking for a challenge, you could end up with just about the best control and feedback system out there. It certainly is not for someone looking for an "out of the box" solution.

Mark

[Dennis Jones]

I have no idea what they are like but they look very similar to the ones the guys at the Shepton model show on the lorry & truck layout were using.

Dennis.

[Christoffer Ahlfors]

If you are a first class R/C engineer looking for a challenge, you could end up with just about the best control and feedback system out there. It certainly is not for someone looking for an "out of the box" solution.

Well, I figured that it would make sense to treat my Tiger to the best. After all it's for an Armortek model.

They seem to be popular with R/C ships and trucks.

Cheers,
/Chris

[Christoffer Ahlfors]

I finally got myself a Brixlcontrol unit and conducted bench testing of the motion pack with motors attached earlier today. There were no issues at all, just plug, play and joy!

I will report back when I have come further with my build and have some more equipment connected and have done some running.

Nice packaging:


Cheers,
/Chris

[Christoffer Ahlfors]

Thanks Mark for checking the compatibility - this is looking very good!

I made a maiden voyage last weekend. The 2010 Tiger performed beautifully, way beyond expectations.

The motors were very silent, control very precise and slow speed control excellent! I have particular feelings/extreme requirements about slow speed control after my 1/87 model railroading career and this was pure joy! It had probably nothing to do with the radio, but the experience was such a joy, nonetheless.

As with any maiden voyage, there were a couple of mishaps. Luckily, they were of the right kind - easy to correct and attributable only to myself. The first was a rubber tire coming loose. They were "glued" with silicone rubber and I have had issues with old silicone not curing properly. The loose rubber tire jammed itself between the wheels (there are a lot of those on a Tiger I...) to the point that three axles got jammed and the other tires on the same axle were torn loose:

Kent Wiik suggests using slot car racing tire glue. I would use his method if I were to do this again.

This would have gone unnoticed if I had not spotted a tire falling off. The motors are that powerful and the joystick operation that precise.

The second issue I had was a dog mine - despite the very careful charting efforts. How very annoying and what an extremely unsuitable timing for a mine! I get the feeling that that might have been a very prototypical statement...

Thanks,
/Chris