Welcome to the ACTion Website!
About the business:
ACTion was
started by
Dave is
perhaps best known for his design and drawing work on the most recent Model
Slipway kits, but he has been in and around the model trade for a long time –
having designed the original Precedent Huntsman 31 in 1972. He and his wife Liz
pride themselves on the quality and speed of their service – just like Craig,
they like to get it right.
About the products:
The ACTion
range includes seven electronic speed controllers (from 1A to 20A); three
motor/steering mixers; several different sound effects units e.g. foghorn,
steam whistle, ASDIC, destroyer “whoop
whoop”; R/C switchers from one to four functions; bulb-flashing devices and
engine sound simulators which are coupled to the speed controller and whose
“revs” increase with engine speed. Many of these units are microprocessor-based
and most can be purchased either
ready-built or in kit form. Other items such as motors, servos,
mini-receivers, speakers and smoke-generators are also stocked. There is a
fixed-charge repair service for ACTion units and this fee can be credited
against the cost of a new unit if the old one proves to be unserviceable.
NEW PRODUCTS:-
IT’S FINALLY HERE!!
P94 –This is a
multi-purpose twin-motor controller which can be operated as two independent ESCs
and as a combined motor mixer with two ESCs in the same case……. We reckon this feature alone will put it
firmly on the wish-list of just about any modeler building a twin-engined scale
workboat. Using simple on-board DIL switches, it will also operate two
thrusters – bow and stern – to work either in opposite directions to rotate the
model or in the same direction to slew it sideways. A quick blip of the Tx
rudder stick is used to select which mode the skipper wants to use. See one on our new demo board at this
year’s shows or E-Mail us for a PDF data-sheet. This unit makes two MFA 850’s
sound really good!
Now available from
stock:
Latest line is 22mm
Velcro “Dots”. These are self-adhesive, coin-sized pieces of
the famous fabric hook-and-loop system which many modelers use to fasten
electronic units into their model’s hull. We now have these in packets of 8
pairs for a whole £1. Stick some on your next order (Oops! Sorry….).
P95/1, 95/2
and 95/3 Indicator Fuse Boards – A range of in-line fuse-boards for installation between motors
and speed controllers, to complement the highly successful P92 and the fabulous
new P94. Each unit combines a fuse-holder, 28A-rated input/output screw
terminal connector blocks and a bi-coloured LED which gives a visual indication
of the current flowing from your ESC to the motor. It glows Green when the
motor runs in one direction and Red when it runs in reverse. Three version are
available to cater for single-, twin- and triple- motor installations. Two
fuses per board are supplied.
P22 Servo Swinger – This little unit will operate a
servo, electronic speed controller or R/C switcher without the need for a Tx or Rx. Sets up your
steering and servo-operated auxiliary devices at the turn of a knob. Also ideal
for testing servos and running-in motors (just connect one to an ESC and run it
at slow speed). Both the kit and ready-built units are supplied complete with a
4 x AA-size battery box and clip/leads, and a universal servo lead and connector.
These are flying off the shelf and everyone who’s bought one has said that it’s
saved them so much time and trouble that they didn’t know how they managed
without one. How can you resist for a tenner?
P92 – A “5+1”-way Power Distribution Board with on-board 1A BEC – Takes the power from your main battery (6v
to 12v) and routes it to five separate pairs of terminals PLUS a low drop-out
regulator to supply 5v to your receiver and servos. Two groups of terminals
each fused at 15A, and an overall 25A rating (total load). Makes wiring
multiple electronic units a doddle. THIS IS OUR FASTEST-SELLING UNIT. We
now stock suitable replacement fuses @ £1/Pkt of 5, in 3A, 5A, 10A, 15A, 20A
and 25A ratings.
P91 – Hi-Load Twin Switch, with adjustable switching points and
selectable latching or non-latching action on each function. This will run one
or two separate loads of up to 10A each from the same R/C channel, and
has been designed especially for motorized applications e.g. fire monitors,
bilge pumps, twin-motor bow thrusters. Run it from the throttle command via a
Y-lead and kick-start that third motor on your MTB at ¾ throttle – easy! It
will, of course, also handle lighting circuits like a conventional
relay-equipped switcher………and in case you were wondering, 10A is equivalent to 160
x 6v Grain of Wheat bulbs.
P93 – High-power Multi Controller – This is ACTion’s most
versatile device yet. Designed by Dr Tim Fawcett, the P93 can be configured as
a 6v to 24v x 10A electronic speed controller (20A with additional cooling) OR a bi-directional switcher to
run one motor in both directions, making it ideal for single-motor bow
thrusters, working winches, anchors, cranes, hoists, davits, sliding cargo
hatches, aircraft carrier deck-lifts etc OR
a Hi-load power switch with the same features as the P91. The motor output
voltage can be varied to suit different types of motors e.g. Robbe or Graupner
bow-thrusters. Mode selection is done via a simple set of switches on the PCB,
so you need only buy one P93 to perform any of these functions. Will handle currents of 10A continuous and
run on power supplies up to 24V. Tim has also added a utility to the software
which, in conjunction with a little PCB plug and two small, pre-wired
microswitches (P93M), will allow the fitting of limit switches to stop a driven
motor from over-running at each end of its required travel – “just like your
garage door, m’lud”!
2008 Show Dates
for your diary
May
We will be
going to the ‘ModelBoatMayhem’ weekend at
June
Sat. 28th
& Sun. 29th June 2008 Northern Model Show,
July
Sat 12th
July – We’ll be with the members of the Kings Mill MBC at Kings Mill Reservoir
near
August
Sat. 23rd
& Sun.24th August 2008
EPIC Leisure
Centre,
October
Sat.18th
& Sun 19th October 2008
Queens
Promenade,
November
Fri.7th
to Sun.9th November
International
Model Boat Show, Warwickshire Exhibition Centre,
NEW SERVICE – In preparation for launching our new
website, Dave has been getting square eyes at the PC screen, drawing a set of full-coloured
graphics for just about all of out units. These show not only the units as they
appear “in the flesh”, but have many very useful wiring diagrams and other
information. They are all in the universal Acrobat PDF format, so if you want
some more data on any of our ESCs and switchers – or you need to know how to
fit lights, bells, whistles etc to your new project - then send us an E-Mail.
We may already have the right diagram done.
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List prices are valid from 1st May
2008. Supercedes previous issues.
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CONTACT US
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New Website
almost ready - all content is © ACTion 2008 unless otherwise stated. This page
last updated Friday 9th May 2008.