Here
are two great documents I had to put at the top!
DI-194
Cal - A step by
step tutorial on how to calibrate your DI-194 DataQ unit with
pictures.
DI-194
Mods - A step by
step tutorial on how to modify you DI-194 DataQ unit with pictures.
This includes these upgrades:
Adding
an external power supply for reliable operation with a laptop. This
can be done in two ways:
external
power only
or
automatic switching between external and serial port power.
Adding
a “Power On” LED.
Convert
one or more channels from ±10V bipolar input to 0-10V unipolar
input.
Convert one or more
channels from ±10V bipolar input to 0-5V unipolar input.
Motor
Word Documents
Anodizing
Aluminum - Here is
a great doc that tells you how to anodize aluminum parts and tubes.
Slot
Grains - A document
showing the burn of a slot grain motor.
Nozzle
Design - A document
by Richard Nakka on the theory of nozzles.
Nozzle
Calculator - Here
is a Excel spreadsheet that has a few good tools in it. Take a look.
O-ring Doc - More information about O-ring than you ever wanted. Zipped PDF 4.5 meg
Rocket
Word Documents
Altimeter
Bay Article - A
good document on building alt bays.
Rocket
Scaling - A doc on
scaling rockets.
Fiberglass
Nosecones - Tony A
shows you how to build fiberglass nose cone.
BBII
- A great doc on building a Black Brandt II one of my favorite
rockets.
BBII
2 - The second
part.
Making
Fiberglass Tubing -
A document on making fiberglass tubing.
How
to Make Tube Couplers
- How to make your own tube couplers.
Making
Your Own Molds -
How to make a mold to make your own rocket parts.
Mold
Construction -
Another document on making molds.
Nose
Cone Geometry - The
geometry of different types of nose cones and the difference between
them.
Nose
Cones - Another
document on making nose cones.
Ogive
Nose Cones - A
paper on Ogive nose cones.
Resin
Casting - Making
fiberglass parts.
Shear
Pin Tutorial - How
to use shear pins in your rockets.
Vacuum
Bagging - a
document on vacuum bagging rockets and parts.
Thrust
to Weight Ratio - A
document on how to figure the thrust to weight ratio of you rocket.
High
Altitude Ejection Charges
- Here is a document on test and making high altitude ejection
charges.
Epoxy
Book - The Epoxy
Book is a book about epoxy and its uses. The book is from System
Three epoxy and can be found at http://www.systemthree.com. They also
have a great trial kit that comes with some epoxy and everything else
you need for $10.00.
Ex
related Word Documents
Burn
Rate Basics - A
document I started about composite propellant motors. Not even close
to being complete.
Magaluminum
- How to make magaluminum, a mixture of magnesium and aluminum.
Making
AP Based Igniters -
How to make AP based igniter's.
Misc.
Word Documents
433.92Mhz
antenna - Antenna
specs for a 433.92 MHz radio tracker I built.
RD
Rocket Finder -
Programming Pete's radio direction rocket finder.
Ex
Safety - A great
document on mixing propellant and flying ex rocket safely.
GPS
Flight Computer - A
document about building a GPS rocket tracking device.
LEUP
Process Guidelines
- How to apply for a LEUP.
High
Speed Sander - An
inexpensive way to build a high speed sander for body tubes.
Level
3 Check Lists -
Here is a good level 3 check list.
Paint
Booth - Make your
own paint booth.
Making
Paper Tubes - How I
made my own paper tubes.
Parachute
Timer - A parachute
timer you can build.
Radio
Direction - A great
document on building a radio tracking rocket finder.
Rocket
Tracker - Another
tacking device you can build.
Rocket
Terms - Most common
rocket terms and their meanings.
RS232
DB9 - The RS232 DB9
connector pins-outs.
Launch
Check List -
Another rocket launch check list.