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Congratulations on your rotator. Eventually, I will return to development of the W5AIR Rotator. I've been developing a CNC router for the purpose of cutting parts into aluminum. I have a lot of problems to overcome with the rotator. But, at least it works with PST Rotator. I chose to go with the protocol from AMSAT which seems to work. ru-vid.com-sBmOeE3ByU
I love this, so impressive. I have been thinking about a similar design but all my ideas failed the over-complexity test. This is a tremendous reductionist design. I intend to make a larger version and use the wood pellets in a gravity fed forced induction water heater for a pool.
Don't worry, theres a new MK3 coming soon that will be affordable and 3D-printable but with all the new tech from the last version. Signup for the newsletter on my site and get notified when it launches!
I,m Back Glad ya Made Second One Cause I'm With YA Ya Makin it through Are Ruff Year I Am Ya Got this Keep up the Great work and let ya Know when I,m Done Building Mine Forgot to ask I Don't hav Sound So wonderin if the Motor is 220 or 110 ? All Good rabbits are makin it Cold year it was but still hear so must be doin somin right anyway ya Keep goin Sunny Side up Keep makin these Ideas And I,m with ya Till next time Thumps Up
!! Wow !!! This is awesome to See thanks for sharin your project with us now goin to build this cause need pellets for my Rabbits got over 80 rabbits and they are pets and Food for me cause of my Gout cant eat much red meats no more Price is Goin up so ya Got to get at this People are Brain Dead if ya Cant Figure this Out then Turn it off Leave Just sayin Ya make it So easy to Understand it's not Rocket Science Ha ha You Have to Be Nice not me I'm on Your Side ya Don't ask for Money So then Could Understand But Blue Prints Ha ha Waste of your time everybody wants everything for Freeee Keep up the Good Work Till next time Ya Got this thumps Up to Ya I Singed up cause need more Like Ya Out here Helping when ya Can
Scusa ma la piastra bucata del tritacarne, cosa fai la stringi con la vite per bloccarla?....se la stringi con la vite il perno dell'albero di 40cm non fa troppo attrito in fondo nel foro della piastra stessa? In genere tutte le altre pellettatrici gira anche la piastra. Mentre nel tritacarne no. Cosa ne pensi?
hey if you see my comment and are curious in buying something like this I'm interested what you would pay for something a bit more complete, (don't get me wrong this is awesome) but I'm thinking of making a all in one thing like having the grinder and pellet maker all in one, so you just chuck your log/sticks (which you would have to test for moisture first think it's 5-10%). because where i have made a lot of charcoal before and i find my local wood the best by far (mallee wood) but no one sells it in pellet form. I will be making one for my self to test if it is applicable with mallee wood works well with my Traeger.
Sure. I needed to produce a small amount of pellets in a certain material as cheap as possible, for a prototyping stage. It did its job well costing less than $200, but now the machine is chopped up and the parts used for other projects =)
really nice .... congratulations. but ...... the antenna must be mounted with vertical polarization for the satellites, while now it is mounted with horizontal polarization .. you have to mount it rotated 90 degrees and it does not need to drop below 0 degrees of elevation. Congratulations again.
Thats correct, the MK1 has been discontinued. The first version had too many missing features that impacted the demand, and a sensitive design that made it a bit error-prone . If I get time on my hands in the future I might make a new version. But all the files and documentation are open source and available at satran.io so feel free to build your own!
im good with chemistry and science but not good with building loool how much would one charge to make me one of these? but in a bit bigger form with a hopper at the top to feed the substrates in
I hope so too, together with all other great PC software available like gpredict, hamlib/rotctld, orbitron etc. But at least I made some improvements to the app this weekend to make it easier to use, and more are to come.
No, not at all. I built it from scratch with used parts and without any blueprints. It was a simple prototype but worked perfectly, however now its scrapped and I have used the parts for another project.
This is awesome, and exactly what I have been looking for. Any idea if it would carry the common arrow sat antenna, if counterbalanced? If so, there are a ton of those antennas out there, including me!
The weight should be fine, just not quite certain on how to best mount it. Perhaps somewhere in the middle of the antenna and tilt it 45 degrees so the elements dont get hung up on the base. So be sure to tell all your friends, I'm working hard to get the next batch ready for sale...
Looks good, but it seems that it won't track polar orbiting satellites without doing something like astronomers call a "meridian flip" as the satellite passes overhead.
Correct, at the moment the app does not have this functionality however the rotator can be controlled over HTTP and I hope and strive for other software packages to develop drivers to allow controlling of a satran also. Also the app is constantly under development, and a new much more advanced version is also on the drawing board...
@@swedishinventor A functionality like tracking polar orbiting satellite would be great to have. If not on this version hopefully on the next one. Fingers crossed :)
Hey. Nice project. Q a): The antenna you're using here is a 70cm band antenna. Will it be stable enough to hold an 2m band yagi? b): Where can I buy the pcb where I have to solder the ESP8266 on? I want to print all the parts myself. But I need the PCb. Right? Or: Where can I find the controll board schematics?
Possibly, if you fasten the antenna in the middle to make it quite balanced and have a mount that allows for such a large array. Also fine tuning the stepper drivers can give more torque but might require heatsinks and a better power supply. Both kits and complete controller boards (including nodemcu and 2x stepper drivers) will be available for purchase from my website.
