Sidus F1Q Timer

Massimo Ursicino sells a seven function Sidus F1Q timer with RCDT as a standard feature.

The timer can drive any motor, brushed or brushless, via its ESC (dedicated speed controller) controller, which must be BEC equipped to power the timer. It can control up to three servos for controlling VIT/dt, rudder and wing incidence. Alternatively it can be supplied with a variation on the Sidus F1B timer faceplate, which allows a single servo to be stepped to release up to five levers and is mounted on a lightweight carbon face plate. The servo shaft is parallel to the arm pivots, so the loads they impose on the servo are applied in the same direction as control loads are in an RC model.

This timer has a special pocket-sized control unit which doubles as the RCDT transmitter and uses an optical (IR) link for programming the timer. In addition, the control unit is needed to arm the motor start switch: the motor can't be started by anybody who hasn't got the control unit with them.

The timer and servos are powered from the motor battery via the BEC incorporated in the motor's ESC. This arrangement is mandated by the F1Q class rules which do not permit use of a separate timer battery. The control unit uses single cell Li-poly battery and is supplied with a simple two wire charger.

Full information can be found on Massimo's FF Electronics website.