"I would just buy a cheep pc joystick and take it apart and use the electronics from that to give you the usb connection, i doubt you will find anything easier to do it with, i have been thinking of using a flight stick for my control input to my…"

"it looks great, do you still use the rc transmitter or do you program the flight into the flight controller and let it do all the work?
I am still in the process of building the quad so have a long time before i get to your stage i have all the…"

"I know it does not supply 6 volt ac i said it would contain everything you need to get the 6 volt ac and you would have to play around with it.
even if you just get a small transformer from the 220 volt ac to 6 volt ac would be easy to find and if…"

"Hi Michael, there are two main ways of converting dc to ac.
The first is a rotary converter which is a dc motor directly connected to a small alternator i remember seeing several in armored vehicles  in my past life.
And second is an inverter, an…"

"what are you trying to supply? 6 volt ac or you want 110/240 volt ac from a 6 volt supply?
also what is the component you are trying to supply? it may be cheaper to just change the component to what supply you have available. "

"you should fit a small hatch in the roof to launch them from so you never leave the van. (we all dream)"