Recent content by Chris Haskin

I am having a hard time finding any repair parts for a MKS 1179A mass fow controller. I think that the company is trying to make money by not selling repair parts. Has anybody else had the same experience?

Would love to talk to anyonw that is familiar with MKS instruments 1179A Mass Flow controllers. I have taken apart a MKS mass flow controller and am trying to fix it but I am not sure where to get replacement parts, or even what some of the parts do.Most specifically is a small block on top of...

Thanks for the reply Jack. I have seen some of the hobbyist books and they are really nothing more than a shopping list and building instructions, at that point I would just buy a prebuilt model. We were just talking about this project today and one issue we are investigating is the vortex...

Yeah that sounds right. Depending on local law and what not. I have not checked with the FCC or local ordinances to see how high I am allowed to go. I will check out the link thank you for the input.

I have a good basic knowledge of calculus based calssical mechanics from my undergrad work. As far as the quad copter goes I am a newbie but I would like to learn. I am working on adding another minor in electrical engineering to my undergrad degree in chemistry but I also want to connect this...

I want to build and program a quad copter as a part of my masters work. I would like ot be pointed in the right driection on a good book. I do not want a set of directions to build a rc toy, I have those. I am interested in a book that will cover the basics and equations involved in calculating...

I have used this forum in the past while completing my undergrad physics classes and liked it so I thought I would sign up and get some help on some of my new projects.