Originally Posted by
trilerian
I haven't been actively working on a new product. I have done some more testing on making my own analyzer, but that is still a ways off at this point. I've got a couple small things that I am working on for OEM and a custom project here and there, plus I am trying to get out and race mod TC on asphalt as much as I can. Summer months are a little slow as far as the RC business is concerned, so kind of getting a breather there, lol. But I expect in a couple of months I will be extremely busy again, especially since I am planning on going back to school for another degree. So I will have my fulltime job to do, the RC business, and a full class load. We'll see how that goes.
A dyno... I have toyed with the idea of making a dyno. There are a couple of concerns with making a dyno, the biggest is sourcing a flywheel and enclosure for it. The second is writing an application for Windows to run it. I can use a terminal emulator and stream the dyno data via serial then move that data into a spread sheet, but I think end users will want something a bit easier to use and not want to jump through hoops to make it work. Then, well, there already is a dyno on the market, the MiniPro. Yep, it is expensive, but if I make one it won't be cheap either. So the point being, I'm not sure there would be a good ROI as far as the business is concerned.
I see the dyno's out there, but from what I have read, you are not able to regear them. I want to be able to regear them to test different loads. A dyno will tell you the HP and torque of each motor, but not at the same that will not show a full view on how it would work under different conditions. It won't show how the torque and HP will equate when under the same load. I don't know if I'm making any sense. So, a torquey motor will take off faster, but can it be geared to go a fast as a higher HP motor, and how will it affect its overall performance?
For example, you have an engine will 500 ft lb of torque and 300 HP
vs an engine with 300 ft lb of torque and 500 HP. How would those two engine, in the same car, compare on a track when geared differently?