A a handy little piece of gear that does mutliple tasks
OK – I confess – I love gadgets. This little Astro Flight Servo Tester is one of those nice-to-have-but-not-essential items that somehow over time find their way into our kit bag.
Key Features:
Mininim Pulse width
1 millisecond
Maximim Pulse width
2 milliseonds
Pulse Voltage
5 volts
BEC Load Test
500 ma
Length
2.5 inches
Width
1.5 inches
Height
1/2 inch
Weight
1 ounce
Connectors
pin Header
Table courtesy of Astro Flight
The face pretty much tells all – the knob rotates the servo through its full range – by setting it to the middle value (1.5 ms), the servo will set to its mid range. This makes setting the servo arm a snap – all without using the transmitter.
The setup is very simple – use a receiver battery to run the servo, hook up the servo and it's done!
This is not all that the tester is good for – in addition to testing servos, it also can test your BEC and more importantly, test your motor by simulating your transmitter's throttle control. This is a bit easier to use with a wattmeter, which I'll cover in a later article.
In addition, when you're building or setting up a plane, the servo tester is a nifty way to set the servos up – a lot easier to hold one position (eg, full up elevator) than using a transmitter.
CONCLUSIONS
For $20, it's a handy little piece of gear that does mutliple tasks. Check out the Servo Tester Data Sheet for more details.
AstroFlight Servo Tester
A a handy little piece of gear that does mutliple tasks
OK – I confess – I love gadgets. This little Astro Flight Servo Tester is one of those nice-to-have-but-not-essential items that somehow over time find their way into our kit bag.
Key Features:
The face pretty much tells all – the knob rotates the servo through its full range – by setting it to the middle value (1.5 ms), the servo will set to its mid range. This makes setting the servo arm a snap – all without using the transmitter.
The setup is very simple – use a receiver battery to run the servo, hook up the servo and it's done!
This is not all that the tester is good for – in addition to testing servos, it also can test your BEC and more importantly, test your motor by simulating your transmitter's throttle control. This is a bit easier to use with a wattmeter, which I'll cover in a later article.
In addition, when you're building or setting up a plane, the servo tester is a nifty way to set the servos up – a lot easier to hold one position (eg, full up elevator) than using a transmitter.
For $20, it's a handy little piece of gear that does mutliple tasks. Check out the Servo Tester Data Sheet for more details.