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Originally Posted by Aero
i wonder if it was any use. I see Brian did not like to ad 'things that rc-monster dont carry' . (do i look like i dont care as much as brianG..) I have other things to add to make the calculator more flexible and functional, regardless of the rc-monster forum..
this could be the world's best rc calculator. i only say it cos it could be so. Whatever connections there are..that sux. and for once the better half agreed.
BrianG: could you put in all spur gears for savage ? would be nice for text and numbers for tigure when capturing screen shots and such.
keep up the good work dude. if you had time i'd email you some good thrills..
anyway nice work, priceless and so much worth of use, just great!!
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Thanks! And the decision to limit the products to what Mike carries is in 4 parts:
1: This whole RC Calc project started as a single simple page primarily for the members here. So, limiting the product line to what Mike carries made sense. Plus, since it really started here, it is out of respect to keep the main products to what RCM carries. I honestly had no idea that it would be as popular as it is. Every once in a while, I see referrer data on my server logs that points to RC sites and in languages I have never even heard of.
2: Updating simplicity. Let's face it, there are TONS of R/C products out there and it takes time to keep it updated.
3: Ease of use. If I put in every RC product out there, the drop-down box "shortcuts" would be extremely long and totally negate the purpose of having them there in the first place.
4: This entire site is client-script driven, which means all the data for all the motors and vehicles is stored in javascript arrays. Adding everything out there would make the resulting data file relatively large and might even make the script run sluggishly.
As a side note on point 4 above: I had thought about changing the data arrays into a database driven system. This would make updating much faster (I could write a little GUI for doing this), and I could use AJAX to retrieve only the data needed, but this would no longer be able to be run offline from your pc. I also thought about using XML files instead, but cannot seem to find a suitable cross-browser method to load XML on the fly that works both in offline (when stored on your system) and online (run directly from the internet) modes.
As far as iphone app is concerned, I hesitate to offer any guidance. I don't know how robust the iphone javascript interpreter is, how closely it follows the W3C rules, or if future iphone versions will have any compatibility issues. Arct1k said it can be downloaded and run on the iphone, which is cool, but who knows if it will still run in the future.
And, if there are things missing (ratios, etc) post the exact tooth counts of all gears
and the resulting ratio so I can figure out how to enter the data correctly. If I missed something already posted, I offer my apologies, and simply repost the data as a reminder.