VRS Introduces TacPack®/Superbug™ v1.7!
Upgrades Available for TacPack P3D v1-5 Licenses
TacPack® and Superbug™ support is now available for Prepar3D® v6 covering v6.0.26.30799 through v6.0.34.31011 (HF4).
While the TacPack v1.7 update is primarily focused on obtaining support for P3D v6, other changes include TPM performance and visual upgrades as well as the removal of the legacy requirement for DX9c dependencies.
TacPack and Superbug v1.7 is now available for anyone currently running P3D v4 through v5. v1.7 supports all 64-bit versions of P3D including v6. If you are currenrtly running v4 or v5 TacPack licenses, you may upgrade to a v6 license at up to 50% off the new license price regardless of maintenance status on the previous license. Any existing maintenance remaining on the previous license will be carried over to the new license.
Customers who wish to continue using TacPack for P3D 4/5 may still obtain the 1.7 update from the Customer Portal as usual, provided your maintenance is in good standing. If not, maintenance renewals may be purcahsed from the customer portal under license details.
For additional details, please see the Announcements topic in our support forums. If you have any questions related to upgrading or new purchases, please create a topic under an appropriate support sub-forum.
Introducing SuperScript!
For TacPack-Powered VRS F/A-18E Superbug
VRS SuperScript is a comprehensive set of Lua modules for FSUIPC (payware versions) for interfacing hardware with the VRS TacPack-Powered F/A-18E Superbug. This suite is designed to assist everyone from desktop simulator enthusiasts with HOTAS setups, to full cockpit builders who wish to build complex hardware systems including physical switches, knobs, levers and lights. Command the aircraft using real hardware instead of mouse clicking the virtual cockpit!
SuperScript requires
FSUIPC (payware),
TacPack & Superbug for P3D/FSX. Please read
system specs carefully before purchase.
10 Industrial: Electrical Training Video Course Library
| Segment | Topic | Key Demo | |---------|-------|-----------| | 1 | Fuse construction: fast-blow, time-delay, Class CC, J, RK5, T | Cutaway of a Class J fuse | | 2 | Circuit breaker thermal-magnetic trip mechanism | Demonstrate instantaneous vs. long-time trip | | 3 | Understanding trip curves (B, C, D, K) | Overlay trip curves on a single chart | | 4 | Selective coordination – why it matters | Two breakers in series test | | 5 | SCCR (Short-Circuit Current Rating) & fuse replacement safety | Damage from wrong fuse type |
A 50 HP motor trips on overload – megger reading is 2 MΩ at 1000V. Repair or replace? Course 10: Industrial Control Panel Design & NFPA 79 Focus: Panel layout, wire bending space, grounding, and electrical standards. 10 Industrial Electrical Training Video Course Library
Troubleshoot a contactor that chatters when energized. Course 5: Overcurrent Protection – Fuses & Circuit Breakers Focus: Fuse types, breaker trip curves, selective coordination, and short-circuit ratings. | Segment | Topic | Key Demo |
| Segment | Topic | Key Demo | |---------|-------|-----------| | 1 | Contactors – coil, contacts, arc chutes, enclosure types | Open a NEMA contactor | | 2 | Manual motor starters – toggle & pushbutton | Wire a simple start/stop circuit | | 3 | Magnetic motor starter – 3-pole contactor + overload relay | Assemble a starter on a DIN rail | | 4 | Overload relays – thermal (bimetallic) vs. electronic | Trip test with a heat gun | | 5 | Selecting starter size based on motor HP & voltage | Sizing exercise for a 25 HP motor | Course 10: Industrial Control Panel Design & NFPA
| Segment | Topic | Key Demo | |---------|-------|-----------| | 1 | Megger test procedure – phase-to-phase & phase-to-ground | Acceptable values for 480V motor | | 2 | Surge comparison test for turn-to-turn shorts | Compare good vs. bad waveform | | 3 | Motor bearing types & replacement (grease vs. oil) | Pull a bearing with a puller | | 4 | Shaft alignment – dial indicator vs. laser alignment | Demonstrate soft foot | | 5 | Analyzing failed windings – overload, single-phasing, contamination | Show 5 failed stator photos |
| Segment | Topic | Key Demo | |---------|-------|-----------| | 1 | Control relays (ice cube, slim interface, power relay) | Wire a holding (seal-in) circuit | | 2 | On-delay & off-delay timers (solid-state & pneumatic) | Build a star-delta timer circuit | | 3 | Proximity sensors – inductive (metal) vs. capacitive (all materials) | Detect a bolt vs. a plastic block | | 4 | Photoelectric sensors – through-beam, retroreflective, diffuse | Align a through-beam sensor | | 5 | Introduction to ladder diagrams (NO/NC contacts, coils) | Convert a relay schematic to ladder |
| Segment | Topic | Key Demo | |---------|-------|-----------| | 1 | Electrical hazards in industry (shock, arc flash, blast) | Arc flash simulation video | | 2 | NFPA 70E categories & approach boundaries | PPE selection chart walkthrough | | 3 | Proper use of insulated tools & voltage testers | Testing before touching | | 4 | Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) – 6-step procedure | Live LOTO on a motor starter | | 5 | Emergency response & first aid for electrical shock | Rescue hook demonstration |
