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Nice place - I'm aiming a bit further north, like the southern end of Bahia. I'm not fussy with the wine here - just bring me a bottle of Planalto and put some ice in the glass ;)

Sorry about the fuzzy photo :) Of course, the encoder is also "absolute", i.e. it will only ever give you a position between 0 and 360º - even though it will turn continuously. So to use it you'd have to gear it, which would kinda defeat the object :)

Now that I think about it, I "mispoke" ;) - not all "magnetic encoder" servos will be unmodifiable - I was thinking of one that's on my desk in front of me that has the encoder chip on the board (I could tell you the brand/model but then I'd have to kill you ;)). The Hitec 7990's actually use a...

I'm so jealous of you moving to Brazil - it's about the only place in the world I'd rather be than right where I am ;) Sending wine to Portugal would be like shipping ice cubes to the Eskimos :) - we have some of the best in the world here already! (you'll be shocked how much they charge for...

AMT102 - US$23.63 each at Digikey - not too bad :) - not sure what you mean by "so it's a proper torque motor" - the position encoder would work with any kind of motor. Thanks for the info, though. I've always found their quoted figure of "0.05º" to be interesting - an odd figure when you try to...

Assuming you're in Austria (I recall you mentioning a move?) you need http://www.opstore.eu/

Yep :) - Wiha are definitely "the mutt's nuts" for hand tools. Life is just so much more enjoyable when you're not stripping threads and rounding out hex heads ;)

Do you have a CopterControl board, Chris? If not - the first batch of the new CC3D is coming up for sale "very soon" (visit forums.openpilot.org and keep a sharp eye on the News section). One of the developers (Cossacs) has been "breathing on" the camera stabilisation code recently (not in the...

@Totality and @Search49 - don't know where you are in the world but, wherever that is, you're be able to but these screws independently - the sizes are all standard. My recommendation would be to buy stainless steel Torx-headed screws. Hex (allen) heads are really not a good idea down at these...

Denny's first paragraph answers Kilby's question - in the "normal" way to 360-mod a servo you either disconnect the servo from the output shaft but leave it in the circuit (a "locked pot") or substitute it altogether with a pair of appropriately valued resistors. Such a servo will rotate at a...

Yes :) More stick = more speed.

Right company, wrong part ;) http://www.harmonicdrive.net/products/gearheads/ http://www.harmonicdrive.net/products/actuators/customactuators/ "Harmonic drive" is the actual gearbox.

The new Savox brushless servos (including the 2271 you linked to) can't be modified for 360º rotation. Like the Hitec 7990, they use a magnetic encoder - a magnet on the bottom of the output shaft sits directly above the encoder chip on the PCB. Besides, the backlash in the gearhead exceeds the...

http://www.radflight.com/fleet.html So PH have some working units out there already! That's encouraging news. It sure does look good :) Also, this bit of interesting info on PH's website - hadn't noticed it before, or did it appear recently? IMO, this is the way forward for high-end...

I hear your conviction, but I'm not swayed ;) - The whole thing smells bad. UnitedDrones.com was only registered about 9/10 months ago. The domain shares a server with 253 "mom & pop websites". Googling the name produces zero hits other than this blatant bit of kite flying. I'm familiar with...

http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagiccinemacamera/ Nice piece of kit - only wrinkle in the rug being how to get composite video out of it - from the look of it you'd have to carry one of their (expensive) converter boxes on board too. 2.5K should be sweet for this app - loads of...

These guys sell right-angled versions of the Sony plug with bare ends: http://www.digi-dat.de/produkte/index_eng.html And an interesting thread about wiring the Spny AV plug: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-hvr-a1-hdr-hc-series/120395-hdr-hc9-v-remote-terminal-lanc.html

Or... if you have any cable with a pre-fitted Sony AV connector at one end, you could mod the other end to connect whatever you want: http://pinoutsguide.com/DigitalCameras/sony_10pin_lanc_pinout.shtml

No, I'm not. Sorry that I rained on your parade, Al - mucho respect for your company and products - but I smelled a rat and had to follow it up.

And check out the United Drones "Wraith" ground vehicle: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/08/hardcore-security-gear-protecting-conventions/56174/ - very cunning disguise for a hi-tech "autonomous ground vehicle": make it look exactly like a $299 RC toy. :)