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DIY quickshift?
james h - 26/3/10 at 07:33 PM

Has anybody on here tried making their own quickshift?

As far as I can see the power to the coils is cut by a microswitch when it senses a movement in the gear lever/paddles, shouldn't be that hard to make, surely?

If anyone has any thoughts on the matter I would be grateful to hear them.

James

MakeEverything - 26/3/10 at 08:22 PM

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Originally posted by james h
Has anybody on here tried making their own quickshift?

As far as I can see the power to the coils is cut by a microswitch when it senses a movement in the gear lever/paddles, shouldn't be that hard to make, surely?

If anyone has any thoughts on the matter I would be grateful to hear them.

James


They already exist for bikes. just copy the design.

If i had a BEC, id also have electronic paddle shift with it, using two solenoids connected to spherical bearings via adjustable rods.

g.gilo - 26/3/10 at 11:30 PM

finding neutral is the problem using soleniods and switches, its a half step between 1st and 2nd gear?

james h - 27/3/10 at 12:00 AM

I am not intending to use solenoids just yet, but I was wondering more about the switch/wiring used to kill power to the coils, and whether its something one could do on a locost budget.

cloudy - 27/3/10 at 12:04 AM

Yeah, I made my own, worked a treat - I used a PIC to fire a transistor to interupt coil power with an adjustable period


James