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Old 06-11-2014, 10:55 PM   #630
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Originally Posted by dtek View Post
Looks awesome Neutron, I am curious: can a motor like this be controlled in a variable & linear way fairly easily? As opposed to the Phantom on/off switch, can this be ramped up progressively - maybe based on throttle position sensor input?
Can't wait to see what kind of psi this compressor/motor combo outputs...
That's a big goal for most of us working on this. I'm using RC model speed controllers which use servo input signals. The signals themselves can be easily generated by microcontrollers like the Arduino.

I'm going to be taping into the throttle position sensor, and using the MAP sensor as feedback for closed loop control of the motor speeds.

In addition a lot of the speed controllers have features like soft start and breaking modes which allows even better control.
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