Blog: Build your own Hangglider and Paraglider Winch
Links for inspiration and knowledge
Motor control related
General group of motorcycle builds:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/electricmotorcyclebuilds
Motors
Drag race motorcycle with QS180 and Fardriver controller:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/electricmotorcyclebuilds/permalink/2556781911125831/?paipv=0&eav=AfZp6SkczCF8cOVnMYAchpmhE2Vaq_GVpNNUkXbbY4-IK1Nw4opdmVKhEZPxns-RrrU&_rdr
Other winches
General group of motorcycle builds:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/electricmotorcyclebuilds
Group of Fardriver motor control owners:
PLC programming
PLC guides:
Other winches
Smart payout winch with mechanical brake to add resistance when payout.
In this way you can obtain a very fast response and compensate for the inertia of the drum.
I have tried to adapted the functionallity without adding the mechanically complexity, by using a load cell to measure the wire tension, so the PLCen can react if the wire tension suddenly drops.