Stef | Dec. 6, 2020

Manuel Ignacio | Aug. 26, 2020

Christian | July 15, 2020

Works as advertised but could use a bit of improvement.

For AMC-AASD15A servo motion controller

The Thanos is a good controller and does everything it is advertised to do. It is worth the price but for almost $400 CAD it could use a little refinement in a few areas.

1. No enclosure - I realize that you can order one from PT-actuators that comes with a nice aluminum case but they are never in stock. This board requires 3D printing a case which isn’t a big deal but I guess it could be if you don’t have your printer.
2. No USB cable - had to go and buy one just to get it working. Not a big deal they are cheap but again for the price I expected a little more.
3. Shipping took a long time. I ordered on June 6 and it just arrived on July 15, over a month later (to Canada). I understand delays due to COVID but it would be nice to have the option to upgrade shipping even if it costs a little more.

Don’t want to turn anyone off from getting the controller - it works amazing and it is really the best option for a DIY motion sim but again it is quite expensive and could use a bit of refinement.

Response from Thanos Motion Electronics LLC | July 15, 2020

Thank you for your feedback Christian,

I sure understand all mentioned areas of improvement. This is still DIY solution that can be adapted to a large combination of simulators or actuator arrangements, thus including a standard length USB cable maybe will be too short or too long. Same goes with the DB25 cables that I don't provide as well. Regarding the metal enclosure, you can contact PT-Actuator for only the metal enclosure, they will be happy to send you only that if you can't access a 3D printer for a PLA enclosure. Regarding the shipping delays, all USPS options, even Express are subject to same delays during these last months, its not going to get anything faster. The only unaffected courier service I seen is FedEx but with 160USD cost its just too expensive to use.

Thanks, Thanos

Don | March 28, 2020

Frank | Feb. 23, 2020

The best invention since the TV remote!

For AMC-AASD15A servo motion controller

This is it! If you are building a motion platform and are wondering how to control the motors, look no further.

The controller was super easy to set up. The fact that --> I <-- was able to do it in minutes stands testament to how simple it is. On his website I found beginner friendly step by step instructions to set up the AASD Servodrivers. I even switched to this thing AFTER I invested ~6 months finding and implementing another solution that "somewhat" worked. Never regretted the change! I wish I had found this earlier.

I am using the controller with those motors:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32871955260.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.1b0e52abPnEY68&algo_pvid=b16f3ac7-6e8c-4d42-bc94-2aa0ca73d485&algo_expid=b16f3ac7-6e8c-4d42-bc94-2aa0ca73d485-12&btsid=0b0a119a15824633833246834ee8c7&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_

Been using it for a few months now, without a hitch.

All thumbs up!!

Dirty :-)

Response from Thanos Motion Electronics LLC | Feb. 24, 2020

Thank you Frank! I'll be improving the documentation to reflect latest firmware changes soon.

Rokas | March 2, 2018