I am feeling electric to be introducing my little webstore and prototype thumb throttle GT2B mod.
I am guilty of falling into the custom of being a lurker on this forum and now more than ever I feel obliged to give back in the best way I can; by adding value to this community and helping to develop the quality of products available to the community. To do this I have been developing a thumb throttle GT2B controller mod. Trust me when I started on this project there didn’t seem to be as many controller options as there does now, the more the merrier I suppose!
After months of research, designing and testing I now have a prototype that almost ticks all of the boxes I felt that it should have. The reason that it only ticks almost all of them is because naturally, I’ve had to make some compromises, however I’ve found myself doubtful of my decisions as I could never believe that a single person could speak for the whole community. For this reason I have decided to distribute 10 of these prototypes in order to gain some qualitative feedback from a range of members in the community, a sort of beta test. All that I ask in exchange is for you to cover the cost of the prototype and shipping and to provide the feedback mentioned above, for which I will send out a detailed survey. All those that purchase this prototype will also be guaranteed all components and if necessary, 3d prints of the final GT2B mod for free.
The main features of this prototype are below:
- A four stage led battery indicator that will light up for 3 seconds after pressing the activation button. Wireless charging capabilities (Wireless charging pad included)
- 3rd channel button exposed to wirelessly turn headlights (or anything within the limits of your imagination) on and off on the user’s board When paired with the optional turnigy receiver controlled switch
- Wrist strap attachment.
- 80 degrees throttle arc (45 degrees forward and 35 degrees brake/reverse) with a long radius for fine control. This is achieved by using the steering potentiometer from the GT2B.
Some more features that I would like to add are a dead-man switch and a slow-fast mode switch but I am unsure on how to execute this, if someone could help me out here I would appreciate that a lot. I had been planning on including a solar panel to charge the battery but the one I have been working with was too big and compromised the compactness. This is the reason that there is no power switch. I also want to create a button mechanism for the 3rd channel button instead of leaving it how it is currently presented. Please suggest any more features you would like to see.
There are 5 Turnigy receiver controlled switches available for those that purchase the prototype and want functionality of the 3rd channel switch.
Please be aware that you will need the skill to resolder the silver tab on the GT2B’s PCB onto the other side.
I really hope for this controller to be great.
The shape may change slightly for ergonomic and 3d printing reasons but until then, here are some quick screenshots. I’ll get you some sexy pics soon. I am aware that it may look a little scandalous being pink, all prototypes will be printed in stealth black.
