Pro-360 High Power Controller Launched
Our new Pro-360 is now in production. We’re really chuffed that it’s only taken a little over 6 months to go from concept to launch. Using the control board from the Pro-160 meant that we could re-use most of the software, and using the metalwork from the 4QD-300 gave us proven high power hardware. If you need a high power controller with lots of features come and have a look.
Electric Super Moto
Billy is working on this really stylish electric super moto. It’s running one of our new Pr0-360s so he will be able to take the voltage up to 84V in due course which should give around 30kW. It’s also capable of having a fully mapped throttle, torque limiting, and lots of other clever stuff in the software.
Funicular Railway
Henry has built this ingenious funicular railway to haul building materials to his house. It uses a chain and gypsy drive arrangement controlled by one of our 4QD-300s. We’ve also supplied a contactor arrangement that provides a failsafe regen braking system.
4QD & Covid-19
We’re still here, open as usual!
If you’re fed up with the Covid 19 news, self-isolated, or just plain bored, why not give us a call to talk about your next motor control project and how we can help get it moving?
Also to re-assure all our customers, our supply chain has minimal exposure to foreign suppliers, we’ve got good stocks of parts for all of our products, and our team is hale and hearty.
Pro-360 High Power Controller
Here’s a sneaky peak at the first prototype of our new Pro-360 high power controller. We wanted the feature set and voltage rating of the Pro-160 coupled to the brute current handling of the 4QD-300. We’ve used the control board of the Pro-160, and created a new power board that uses the same heavy duty bus bar and heatsink structure of the 4QD-300. The result – a digital H-bridge controller that can go up to 96V, 360A, and that has liquid cooling available. Now I’ve just got to build a rig capable of testing this monster!
Joystick Control
The guys at Riverside Miniature Railway asked us if we could come up with a solution to help a lad with restricted mobility be able to drive a loco. We eventually settled on the joystick control you see in the picture, a custom profile for our Pro-160, and a deadmans handle button for the guard.
It all worked a treat – here he is taking his mum for a few laps of the track wearing the biggest grin I’ve seen for a while!
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Porter 3 Speed Board
We were asked by a Greenpower team to come up with something to help equalise the power available to all three drivers. All too often we see the first driver going hell for leather only for poor old number three to end up looking like the proverbial Miss Daisy and grinding to a halt after 85 minutes. This board plugs in between the normal throttle arrangement and the Porter, and can be used to restrict the power available to each of the first two drivers. Alternatively it can allow multiple engine modes i.e. “normal”, “pass”, and “all out”.
Pro-160 Launched
Yep it’s finally happened – our Pro-160 has started to roll off the production line.
We’re really pleased with the way this controller has turned out, it’s a stronger, smarter, and better looking brother to the Pro-150.
We set out to design a controller with all the features you’ve been asking us for. The brief was for a full H-bridge controller to do away with reversing relays for long term reliability, you wanted full control over the motor current in both drive and regen modes, and you also wanted lots of inputs for radio control, temperature and speed sensors, dead-mans handles, and limit switches etc. You also asked us for a wider voltage range, so we’ve made one that works from 12 – 84V.
We gave it a unique detachable display that you can mount conveniently to show you exactly what your motor and battery are doing.
A single switch lets you quickly switch between any two profiles, e.g. fast / slow, or handset / RC.
Oh, and we also added a uSD card slot to make adding new features via software updates easy.
All of this adds up to a highly versatile controller ideally suited to a wide range of hobby and industrial users.
Think it’s safe to say mission accomplished!……. come and have a look.
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Water Speed Record
Here at 4QD we like boats, fast things, and particularly jet engines. So when we got a call from the guys at Project Longbow we were tickled pink! They are putting together a jet powered hydroplane for a serious assault on the world water speed record, and asked us if we could help them with the starting system for the two Viper jet engines that power this beast.
We’ve donated a 4QD-300 to the cause and will be assisting in developing the circuits to get them turning and burning.
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Kylie’s Wobbly Men
The guys at Pyrojunkies asked us if we could make the inflatable men used in Kylie’s latest tour a little more wobbly.
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5 x Porter 10XXs got things sorted by turning down the fan speed.
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