GCL-1 Light
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1. 1 0 Excluding liability Jelen this leaflet contains only information relating to the product The eletronic control unit cannot be used in vehicles medical equipment and in any kind of equipment which may become dangerous to human body in increased extent in case of failure The controller unit is not a toy its installation use needs special skill The manufacturer does not take up any liability for the damage caused by unprofessional installation or usage Caution Please read this user manual carefully before installation and taking into operation the equipment Safeguard the manual for later usage The appearance and specification of the device can be modified by the manufacturer without any prior notification The specified limits of electric parameters must not be exceeded in any conditions Should any repair become necessary enlist the help of a skilled technician Do not expose the device to radiating heat and moisture Do not disassemble or modify the device Attach peripherial devices only in the prescribed and allowed way Take care of the cabling and wiring which must be arranged in a way so that it could be easily to be reviewed Do not overload or short circuit the outputs Waste disposal The wate disposal mark attached to the product symbolises that the product is under the effect of the 2002 96 EC EU directive Any electric product must be collected separately from the communal municipal waste using the devices2. Use only normal FS Fast Speed servo output for control Suitable for model motors running with methanol with 1 2 or 3 cylinders Independent glow battery for use 1 or 2 cell AA size parallel NiMH battery sockets recommended Sanyo eneloop or NiZn 1 6V battery capacity minimum 2000 mAh Programmable Fail Save servo position Programmable Lower glow point Programmable Upper glow point Programmable Flight glow value Programmable Servo direction 100 glow function for start Switchless change of Start Flight modes Signalling of the sate with intense sound signals 85 dB Use of 5V and 6V as system voltages Monitoring and handling of the voltage of the glow battery 1 2V NiMH Installed Servo cables PWM ON signals with LEDs Glow cables External connection possibility for battery charger Sizes 87x45x24 mm Weight 33 5g without batteries Light Suitable for model motors running with methanol with 1 or 2 cylinders Independent glow battery for use recommended Sanyo eneloop or NiZn 1 6V battery capacity minimum 2000 mAh Programmable Fail Save servo position Programmable Lower glow point Programmable Upper glow point Programmable Flight glow value Programmable Servo direction 100 start glow function by the means of an accelerator arm Switchless change of Start Flight modes Signalling of the sate with intense sound signals 85 db Use of 5V and 6V as system voltages Monitor
3. 1 Let the position of acceleration arm in the glow window eg in idle runing at the time of build up the radio connection 2 Put the acceleration level up to the most upper position Use the choke if it is necessary 4 Put back the arm into the glow window Then the unit signals the switching on of the start 100 glow with 1 long beep Now the motor can be started 6 When the motor is running push the arm into the most upper position Then the unit signals the change into flight mode with 2 short beeps it is not sure whether you can hear them because of the motor noise 7 Now we can fly U GN If the unit must be restarted for any reason eg the motor has stopped or or we ourselves stopped it using Motor Cut Stop then either the receiver the on board power supply or the transmitter Fail Save must be switched off and on and the steps of points 2 7 must be repeated If in glow mode the Motor Cut Stop is pressed once and then the glow level goes under the lower glow limit then 2 short beeps will signal the final switching off of the glow Steps IX Receiver off VIIL Halt of the machine Radio off Glow OFF motor runs down VIL Flight VI most upper position of the accelerator arm IV Starting of the motor E p III back to the position p A M art cirmnai rar r II most upper position 5 of the accelerator arm al i m I switching on th
4. glow cable and remove the batteries Put the accelerator arm on the transmitter into idle running position Switch on the transmitter and the receiver then wait until the connection builds up in case of 2 4 GHz When the connection has built up the GCL will sign it with 3 short beeps 5 Press both the HI and Lo buttons at the same time and hold the buttons pressed until the GCL continually beeps 6 Release the buttons some longer beeps can also be heard following that 7 Switch off the receiver the on board power supply EAR By doing so the servo direction reference normal inverse has been given to the controller If you fail to carry out that adjustment the Lo and Hi buttons might as well operate in a reverse way which may cause problems later Adjustment of the Fail Save position 1 Unplug the glow cable it is necessary so that the state of glow could be observed by watching the LED 2 Switch on the transmitter and the receiver the on board power supply 3 Put the transmitter into Engine Cut Stop position In this case the servo must totally block the nebuliser At this point press once the Fail Save FS button The GCL will sign with 5 short bips that it has stored the position 4 Put the transmitter into the Idle Running position and you can switch off everything Adjust the glow value for the flight mode 1 Unplug the glow connector it is necessary so that the state of the glow could be ob
5. at the motor could be stopped as quickly as possible If the radio connection has been built up again then it puts the servo into the position determined by the acceleration arm normal movement At this time it is possible again to restart the starting programme see the description of the start Signals LED In case of unplugged glow cable it shows the extent of the glow PWM all other cases it shows whether the controller is on or off 1 e controller ON OFF Sound signals Mode Number of Type of beeps After we on Short Radio connection is OK naar Fal Save tort the connections Fail Save too if the connection is built up again Return to flight mode geste he Short Starting mode is OFF motor or During flight Uniform periode Switching off the glow in case of Motor Cut Battery is flat Its voltage is lower than 0 9V 2 HELL The radio connection is broken During flight Periodic Fail Save is activated The motor is eles glow is switched 1 oe break Legend GCL Glow Control Logic Fail Save Saving in emergency The measurements to be done in case of falling out of the radio reception PWM Pulse width modulation A method of the analogue heating regulation by pulses with variable duty cycles NiMH Nikkel metal hibrid AA size batteries Their cell voltage is 1 2V Glow Glow plug Hi High Lo Low Glow window The area between the lower and upper servo position determined b
6. cted to the Rec connector Use FS output mode for servo output Take care of the right polarity of the cables The glow cables must be connected to the Glow terminal screws attached to GCL 1 the 4 mm ground cable with a clip has to be connected to the left side terminal screw while the glow cable has to be connected to the right side terminal screw Take care of the good metallic connection between the ground cable and the motor body in case of a painted motor the paint must be removed from the surface under the fixing screw at the clip In case of the Light version the glow cables and the sockets for the batteries must be provided by the owner or the technician performing the installation The metallic part of the glow connector must not come in contact with any metallic parts of the motor eg heatsink of the cylinder head except for the middle toe of the plug anen ctor plug conne GCL I amp GCL 1 Light 6 www rc miskolc emiter hu In case of a motor with more than 1 cylinder the positive right side filament of the glow cable must be distributed among the plugs Attention GCL I is able to control motors with I 2 3 cylinders GCL 1 Light is able to control motors with only I 2 cylinders The metal body of the motors cannot be in metallic connection with any other electric devices The Fail Save function works only with receivers which do not tug the servos after fall out of the reception The use of
7. e recelver transmitter radio connection Position of the acceleration arm Fail Save HOI SOP Pe a NS ie eee ee F I sl gic E 3 5 g 2E EE mi ER ab sg 5 2 BE B E w an a 5 3 S a ES Startingng and flight programme The particular glow states can be tested and practiced with the help of the LED e with unplugged connector ez L p Se D LF lt e GCL 1 amp GCL 1 Light l WWW FC MLLSKOLC CIMLLEr FLU Flight In the course of flight if the position of the accelerator level is in the glow window between the lower and upper limit values then the glow will be carried out using the value adjusted during set up 50 75 of the full length are the recommended values If the accelerator arm goes above the upper limit the glow will be switched off so that the life of the plug and that of the batteries could be saved If the accelerator level goes under the lower limit then the glow will be finally switched off this 1s the position of the standstill of the motor see the figure above If the voltage of the battery falls below 0 9V GCL will sign with long beeps this situation and will switch off the glow In this case the batteries must be replaced or recharged In case of falling out of the reception GCL goes into Fail Save mode In this mode it emits long beeps and puts the servo of the acceleration arm into the position stored during Setup as well as it switches off the glow so th
8. e must be cut out has yer Pelfogatasi sziv After cutting out the areas marked with X the holes arisen by that should be copied marked into on the sponge Put the sponge onto the controller unit and press a little bit so that its internal side could take up the form of the parts GCL 1 amp GCL 1I Light www rc miskolc emiter hu Apply a thin layer of glue used with thermal pistoles to its four corners and crush them up Using this surface the unit can be fixed by some glue to the internal side wall of the model So that accidental short circuits could be avoided take care that the circuit cannot come into contact with any metallic surface eg metal pushers The unit does not produce any high frequency noise therefore it can be placed right next to the receiver too GCL 1 has sockets for its own glow batteries in case of the Light version the problem of fixing the batteries must be solved by the owner The glow cables must be led through the firewall of the motor Connection of GCL 1 Servo Qeceiver pog pog F 7 K A ew A 42 RIOS TOHFA PE im tall i TH ELET APLE T f GCL I amp GCL 1 Light 5 www rc miskolc emiter hu Connection of GCL 1 Light ow cee sero 5 a PIO F mA ras ee eee Tai aT me mg pmpa Haza i s C am Pain LES Teak The accelerator control servo has to be connected to the Servo connector the receiver has to be conne
9. ing and handling of the voltage of the glow 1 2V NiMH Installed Servo cables PWM ON signals with LEDs External connection possibility for battery charger Sizes 62x37x24 mm Weight 24g Installation mag gyyocatt v vamer y fea ENERGY eca Toa rare Barer y GY Em amde h ora maces d VATE ats i b j De e t Sze 2 an oi penises VREA cS ey The installation of GCL1 and GCL 1 Light is nearly the same the differences will be mentioned and emphasized In the descriptions plain models are supposed to be equipped with a motor contol electronic unit but the description can be applied to any kind of models The elctronic unit must be connected between the receiver and the servo unit of the motor accelerator The mounting operations must be carried out when the power supply is off and the batteries are removed from the unit When choosing the place for the unit the accessibility of the programming buttons and shift of the center of gravity caused by the mass of the batteries must also be taken into account The setup and adjustment must be carried out only once after that the electronic unit does not any special care but the accessibility of the batteries for change must be taken into account For fixing use the attached green 5 mm thick hard sponge The template gauge which can be found at the end of the description must be printed in a ratio of 1 1 and the proper template and spong
10. onal way programming the transmitter ajustment the direction and end position of the servo tuning of idle running and motor Stop function This can also be performed using GCL GCLs are delivered with a factory set up but these can be regarded only as initial values they have to be tuned with Your machine for the correct operation In the course of setting up GCL the board power supply servo circuit and the transmitter must be switched on and off several times It is recommended to build in an external switch for the power supply this is important for other reason too During set up the 3 buttons and a LED found on GCL controller will be used The FS Fail Save button is to record the servo position to be reached in case of fall out of reception or switching off the transmitter as well as it has a task during Setup The Lo button is to record the servo position of the lower glow limit and to input Setup functions too The HI button is to record the servo position of the upper glow limit and to input Setup functions too The LED shows the extent of the glow with unplugged glow connection with variable light intensity this 15 the PWM signal When the glow cable and the batteries are connected it shows the on and off states ON OFF In the course of taking the unit into operation the flollowing important steps have to be performed Switch off the transmitter and the receiver the on board power supply Unplug the
11. provided by the government or by the local authorities Proper disposal of your old or unusable tools and materials may help to prevent possible damages harmful to the health or the environment In case more information is needed regarding the disposal of old or unisable tools and materials please consult the environmerntal rules applying to the problem M amp V Elektronika Kereskedelmi s Szolg ltat Kft Gyula u 54 Miskolc Hungary Web www hobbycnc hu www trc miskolc emiter hu www cnc elektronika hu www quantumservo com e mail magiist freemail hu 2010 All rights reserved Introduction Thank you for choosing our product The on board glow eletronic unit GCL 1 and GCL 1 Light is a motor stabilising and aviation safety device that provides complicated services and all of its parameters can be programmed The unit can be used in model planes cars and ships The electronic unit which warms up with its own battery the glow plugs of motors running with methanol depending on the position of the accelerator arm must be placed inside of the model With its use the idle running of motors using with methanol will be smooth and the operation safety will improve in a great extent The motor standstills caused by sudden cooling of the plug and the forced landing will be eliminated By its use the nitro methane content of the fuel can be reduced saving money by that during the operation There is no need for external glow at star
12. receivers running at 2 4GHz or receivers of Dual Conversion type is recommended If there are more cylinders than the unit is cabable to handle the number of the controlling units must be increased and the control must be carried with the use of a Y type servo cable In case of the Light version wires with a minimum cross section of 1 mm for both of the glow and those of the wires of the batteries must be used for cabling Because of the high current it 1s important to keep the transitional electric resistance as low as possible If it is necessary the batteries must be parallel connected positive pole must be connected to positive pole of the other battery negavie pole must be connected to negative pole of the other battery It is necessary only if the capacity of 1 battery isn t sufficient especially recommended for motors with 2 or 3 cylinders NiMH AA size batteries with a capacity of minimum 2400 mAh must be used In case of GCL 1 it 15 possible to build in connectors for an external charger too For this purpose 2 soldered pins can be found on the PCB at the lower and the upper end of the place for the batteries with marking 5 and 6 After installation the controller must be set up GCL I amp GCL I Light 7 www rc miskolc emiter hu Permanent adjustments Setup Both types must be used in the same way Before performing any set up irrespectively of the controller the motor has to be adjusted in the traditi
13. served by watching the LED 2 Switch on the transmitter Press the Fail Save FS button then switch on the receiver the on board power supply 4 Hold the button pressed until the connection builds up 2 4 GHz GCL will signal when it 1s ready with 4 long beeps Then GCL will enter PWM Setup mode 5 The actual glow level can be monitored by watching the intensity of the LED The glow level can be increased by pressing the Hi button and can be decreased by pressing the Lo button A step will cause 20 change of the glow level either upward or downward 0 25 50 75 100 It is recommended to choose 50 75 values at first In the course of idle running tests it can be fine tuned at any time 6 Swith off both the transmitter and the receiver U GCL I amp GCL 1 Light 8 www rc miskolc emiter hu Fine tuning practical adjustments Adjust the glow limit values i e the glow window 1 Unplug the glow connector it is necessary so that the state of the glow could be observed by watching the LED 2 Switch on the transmitter and the receiver the on board power supply and wait until the connection builds up 3 Put the transmitter into the lowest trimmered idle running position it 1s not the Fail Save position above that there must be a point at hich the motor is still running that is the lowest idle running point 4 Press the Lo button 2 short beeps can be heard It means that the lower glow poin
14. t and in case of falling out of the radio reception the motor will be automatically stopped Fail Save mode In the course of designing of GCL the most important needs of the people using the models have been taken into account and the electronic unit has been developed according to these needs After connecting it there is no need for either any handling buttons switches or LED displays All of its functions starting the motor changing the flight mode stopping the motor switching off the glow can be activated with the accelerator arm of the remote controller The complicated signals are presented by the means of a buil in high power 85 dB piezo loudspeaker so it can be heard very well from longer distance even though the loudspeaker is placed inside the plane The electronic unit can be programmed with the help of three push buttons and a LED The setup whose data are preserved even when the power supply is off has to be done only once The lower and upper glow level can be freely programmed The extent of the gflow of the flight mode can be adjusted in 5 grades so that the life of the battery and plug could be saved In case of fall out of the radio reception the control electronic unit activates its own Fail Save function whose servo position can also be freely programmed In Fail Save mode it shuts off the nebuliser and switches off the glow then it sends alarm signals with the help of piezo At moptor start the controller provides f
15. t has been stored 5 Put the accelerator arm into the upper position whose glow level you want to apply as the highest one it is recommended to choose the 1 3 1 4 position of the full length of the accelerator level 6 Press the Hi button 2 long beeps can be heard It means that the upper glow point has been stored Glow TE ge E or per SE ET SRE ERECT CCT Flight glow programed Lower glow limit Maximum position of the accelerator arm 094 7 z el 3 5 A ii eS 5E E ZS a E 3 gt 2 as wl u E E lm s A g BA pe a fo oe 5 3 a 8 Bese LE 3g g2 H a glow window Test and practice the starting protocol and glow states with the help of the LED further information can be found in the following Mount back and connect all parts have been unmounted or unplugged and then everything has been been adjusted the unit is fit for use The properly choosen glow level and glow window provides a safe and stable idle running of the motor as well as it saves the life of the starting plug and batteries GCL I amp GCL I Light 9 www rc miskolc emiter hu Usage Motor start With precharged batteries and connected wires GCL will begin an automatic motor start programme every time when the receiver is switched on and the connection has built up or following the arrival of the transmitter signal after Fail Save if the following acceleration motion steps have been performed
16. ull 100 glow whose activation needs carry out a special moving protocol of the accelerator arm After take off the starting protocoll controlled by the position of the accelerator arm automatically changes to flight mode reduced glow among the programmed ranges Each change in its own state is signalled by unambiguous signals In case of switch off the radio the glow is automatically switched off The controller is able to interpret and carry out the Motor Cut Stop command of the transmitter too GCL continually monitores the state of the glow battery and if its voltage level decreases below of the critical value it will signal that with a sound signal and stops further glow Doing so it prevents the deep discharge of the battery and increases its life time As a glow battery a 1 or 2 cells NiMH AA size battery can be used 1 2V cell Its capacity should be at least 2400mAh Both circuits have an extra filtering in the servo part which provides smoother power supply for th other on board devices The circuits run either with 5V or with 6V in servo side system voltage GCL 1 is a full built up device which contains the socket for the 2 cell AA size battery the servo cables and all the cables necessary for motor glowl as well GCL1 Light is a lighter smaller version which does not contain the socket for the batteries and the glow cable This is recommended for smaller machines GCL Glow Control Logic Main technical specifications
17. y the Lo and Hi buttons In this area is the area of the flight glow PWM Motor Cut Motor stopping possibility on the transmitter If it is activated the nebuliser will be totally blocked and the motor stops mAh The energy storing capacity of the batteries They can produce as much current as the numbers indicate in mA units for an hour GCL 1 amp GCL 1I Light l www rc miskolc emiter hu GCL 1 s GCL 1 Light GCL 1 amp GCL 1I Light www rc miskolc emiter hu www hobbycnc hu www cnc elektronika hu www quantumservo com M amp V Elektronika Kereskede sas 3532 Miskolc yula u 5388 3 Ad sz m 14901636 2 05 1 www rc miskolc emiter hu Felfogatasi szivacssablonok GCL 1 sablon GCL 1 Light sablon
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