My dump truck gets cussed out on a regular basis I just kept it clean for that video :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
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My dump truck gets cussed out on a regular basis I just kept it clean for that video :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
old mans long line had 1m long traces that you cliped on , never had trouble with main line getting taken
I use 30 or 40lb mono for my traces,theory is if they get snagged the trace breaks.Sharks ,rays & cudda; aren't a problem either they just bust the trace & go no issues . They just the shit you really don't want to catch any way .
I only take home 30lb+ fish chris so wont work for me[emoji14]Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
Do you dig them into the garden?Quote:
Originally Posted by possummatti
I don't eat "shit fish" ,prefer some thing eatable but what ever floats ya boat .Quote:
Originally Posted by possummatti
Na i just use them as berly to catch bigger fish. Then i use the bigger fish as life bait to catch marlins then i use the marlins as dog food. Its really the long way about getting dog food but works for meQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Looking at the electronics side of things it isn't going to be as easy as I thought. It is going to be easier and cheaper. I reckon the guts can be put together for NZ$25-30 for a GPS guidance based system.
How on earth do you get a gps and controllers for that money and why are the ones we carry around 20 times the cost?
I'd be interested too, gps modules are cheap but the rest of it not so much, especially autopilotsQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Keen to learn more on the gps to 'real world' control interface for this price and simplicity to!
Also @gadgetman do you do electronic design in general?
It will not have any display as such as an unmanned kontiki wont need one, though it could be added.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beaker
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The bits clip together and you just program the microcontroller to do what you want. I studied electrical & electronic engineering but branched out into IT.
Bugger it, I can't turn the brain off. Would be easy enough to have the thing continue to monitor the GPS and after a set period of time decide if it is being dragged back to its start point or not. If not then fire up the motor and drive steer itself back to its launch point. A simple fail safe for a cut retrieve line.
I'm going to start with a wheeled version to test out the software.
Now there is a good idea.
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Exactly. I'm thinking of all sorts of things to do with the pile of extra bits I ordered; at those prices I figured one wasn't enough. Could flog off the programmed brains on TM and make a killing when compared to what is available already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mauser308
Yup. From an individual transistor to a complete engine rebuild kit for my wagon.
The brains have arrived. The micro-controller and GPS module next to an 18650 cell and and empty 223 case.
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps6689a385.jpg
GM ,even with pictures you still have me stumped as to were to start :cave::slow: . think the idea of a self returning kontiki is fantastic all the same!!:cool:
Sort ya avatar out stinger, just fucked me neck :we all gonna die:Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
That little board in the middle is the real heart. It is a little computer that can be programmed from a computer and all the little dots around it at where you connect it to power, other circuits, etc. It will monitor the GPS module which just puts out the same sort of info as any other GPS and turn the motor on and off and work the steering through a servo from a remote controlled model.Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
@gadgetman
How did you go with this kontiki idea? I have a hankering for one of the cheaper models
Well unfortunately most of the gear for the project has been packed for the house repairs, that we are still waiting for, and looks like we will be waiting longer for since Fletchers/EQR have dropped the ball 5th time running! :pissed off:Quote:
Originally Posted by puku
Oh man that's bloody terrible!
Hey @gadgetman is it possible to install gps into a non gps model?Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
thanks
Pretty sure the factory will retrofit a GPS control unit. Shouldn't be too difficult to DIY one if you have electronics bent.Quote:
Originally Posted by madmaori
yes i thought they might but one would assume that it would come with a hefty price tag looking at some of the prices of their other products on the website!Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
Did you ever have any luck with making up your own kontiki?
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But they do work well. Last Fridays catch. Seahorse GPS
Been too busy or broken to get very far. Plan was to attack it during 'lockdown', but that has been even busier than usual.Quote:
Originally Posted by madmaori
My con tiki set up is me paddling out a longline with a sit on kayak!
