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[roycv]

Hi all, I hesitate to ask this as I am not into submarines.  Is there a magic box that controls the level of a submarine and operates the hydroplanes.  I imagine it would plug into the rx. and the o/p would go to the hydroplane servo.  So you altered the hydroplane to the depth you wanted and it then maintained this level.
As electronics have got so cheap I have been looking for something like tis to no avail.
regards Roy

[redboat219]

Hi all, I hesitate to ask this as I am not into submarines.  Is there a magic box that controls the level of a submarine and operates the hydroplanes.  I imagine it would plug into the rx. and the o/p would go to the hydroplane servo.  So you altered the hydroplane to the depth you wanted and it then maintained this level.
As electronics have got so cheap I have been looking for something like tis to no avail.
regards Roy

Yes Roy there's such a magical box. It goes by many names, Automatic Pitch Controller; SALCON; Auto Leveler.

One UK supplier: http://microgyros.com/

[roycv]

Hi, thanks for the response.  I found the microgyros one but nothing else but most of all no prices.  So how cheap do they come?
I am thinking of a simple sub scratch built just dynamic, mainly built from the contents of my work shop.  I used to do a lot of own electronics but the eyes are not what they were, so have to buy ready made.
regards Roy

[Netleyned]

looks like 22 squids for the one pictured Roy.

Ned

[roycv]

Thanks Ned not as bad as I was expecting price wise.
I will have it on the back burner as I will have to modify the one I was thinking of making to give a bit more room inside.

But thanks again,
regards Roy

[U-33]

They may be old fashioned, but there's no beating one of Ron Perrott's SALCONs. You need a bit more room to install them, but once set up, they work wonderfully. Ron installed and set up the one in my Engel 'USS Patrick Henry', and from the day it went into the boat I never had to touch it.


Rich

[Subculture]

The microgyros levellers work well, are easy to set-up, and are tiny- not much bigger than a servo plug.

You would be very hard pressed to build one for less.

A leveller isn't essential for a sub, you can get by without one, but they make running at periscope depth a lot easier, especially once a boat picks up its heels.

[carlmt]

I guess that one of these 'gyro levellers' could be put to good use in a civilian ship?
Here I am thinking of a large-sized (2m+ length) cross-channel ferry to drive the stabilizer fins?  Would add some stability to the vessel....
Possible do you think?

[Subculture]

I think that would work.quite well.

[Davy1]

Somewhere in a large ship with stabilisers there must be something very similar to Mike's device. Yes, it should work.
Let us know how you get on with the idea.

David