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IDLE switch for winches

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:07 pm
by crazykite
Hi all!
I'm going crazy for getting what I'd like to realize with the IDLE switch.
I must use it with the same logic both for the winch of my scaler, and for the windlass of my tug.

For convenience I only talk about the windlass solution:
ID0 : the anchor goes up
ID1 : everything must remain in position, whatever it is
ID2 : the anchor drops

The problem is that with ID1 the anchor does not stand still in the reached position
but the value of the channel associated to the switch returns to zero.
I also tried to delete the "ID1 line" but nothing changes. Same result using ADD / REPLACE.
The channel I'm using for tests is n.7
Yes I know, I could use a POT but for some reasons I prefer to use the IDLE switch

Thank you

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Re: IDLE switch for winches

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:03 pm
by MikeB
You have 0% of CH7, which is 0% !
You need 100% of CH7 on that mix line to hold position.

Mike

Re: IDLE switch for winches

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:00 am
by crazykite
"I also tried to delete the "ID1 line" but nothing changes. " :(

Seems like 3 settings on same channel operate on different "logical sum"

EDIT : setting ID1 to +100% makes EPEE crazy :lol: :lol:

Re: IDLE switch for winches

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:33 am
by ReSt
try the following:
CH7 100% CH7
R CH7 100% HALF ID0 slow(u10:d5) // Replace mix
R CH7 -100% HALF ID2 slow(U10:d5) // Replace mix

Reinhard

Re: IDLE switch for winches

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:08 pm
by crazykite
SOLVED ! :D :D
Reinhard you are a genius ;) :D
Thank you so much

Re: IDLE switch for winches

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:38 pm
by Daedalus66
Just for information. The switch you are talking about has nothing to do with idle. It’s usually simply referred to as the “three-position switch”.

The three positions are called ID0, ID1, ID2. Or when the switch is used to control Flight Mode they are called N, 1, 2.


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Re: IDLE switch for winches

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:31 am
by crazykite
Yes, you are right, sorry :)