Russian Typhoon Submarine

Automatic Depth Control (ADC-1), Automatic Leveling Control (APC-3), Missing Pulse Failsafe (AFS)

I purchased these electronic components from SubTech to be installed in my watertight containers. They can operate on 12 volts, and will provide much needed control of my submarine while submerged.
	SubTech describes this component ... ´Combining a state-of-the-art pressure sensor with microprocessor control, ADC - 1 (Automatic Depth Control) will do for depth control what the APC has done for leveling control. Now you can keep your boat at periscope depth all day long! Want to run deeper? Just push the stick forward. ADC - 1 features proportional servo control, the ability to maintain any depth up to 4 feet, can be turned on/off from the transmitter, easy installation, and small size (1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/4"). Can be connected to either bow or stern planes.´ I plan to install the ADC-1 into my forward watertight container (WTC) and connect it to my bow planes servo. I also plan to be able to turn it on/off from the transmitter because of my retractable bow planes. I certainly don't want it activated when the planes are retracted inside the hull when surfaced.
SubTech describes this component ... ´Specifically designed for model submarines, APC-3 is a micro-processor controlled on-board system which will automatically keep your boat on an even keel when submerged. Connected between the receiver and the stern planes servo, APC-3 senses the slightest change in the boat´s angle and proportionally moves the stern planes as much, or as little, as required to compensate. APC-3 has 3 user-selected levels of sensitivity and may be bypassed on command from the transmitter. APC-3 measures only 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/4".´ I plan to install the APC-3 into my stern watertight container (WTC) and connect it to my stern planes servo. I also plan to be able to turn it on/off from the transmitter.
	SubTech describes this component ... ´Designed specifically for the PBU Propel Back Up System, the AFS Failsafe is a device which monitors receiver output. If the output is interrupted for more than 7 seconds, a transistor goes "high" which then activates the solenoid valve to "blow" ballast. Can be used to control any on/off device. AFS can be connected to any channel by using a "Y" connector and is not affected by transmitter stick movement. 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/4".´ I plan to install the AFS into my forward watertight container (WTC) and connect it to my ballast tank Clippard valves. As you already know, my bilge pumps are fully automatic with their own water sensor. They need not be connected to the AFS. Next Step - Part 1c - Batteries and Battery Eliminator/Voltage Regulator (BE/VR)

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