Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

PinkFloyd said:
There are 2 types of battery I've seen. Stock and then a larger one, 380mah instead of 240mah iirc. I've ordered a 380 and 3 sets of spare props. Not seen the need for anything else yet.
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Rilot said:
I have a couple of the 380mAh ones for the Hubsan. They work great.
They do push the CoG a bit further backwards though so you may need to mess with your trims a little.
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Thanks guys, I really do hope I can get to grips with it so I can take pics like the above, Stunning!

Just to be sure, left stick is alt/yaw and right stick is pitch on the hubsans?

Edit: these parts/prices look ok?

This item: New Version Upgraded Hubsan X4 V2 H107L 2.4G 4CH RC Quadcopter RTF by M-zone Co., LTD £32.99
5 x Upgraded 25C 3.7V 380MAH Battery For Hubsan X4 H107 Ladybird RC Quadcopter Helicopter by FamilyMall Co., LTD £10.99
Hubsan X4 Micro Quad Copter Rotor Propeller Blades x 16 set by Hubsan £5.99
 
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Great shot Flukester!

Think you can get both Mode 1 and Mode 2 on the Hubsan. Mine's Mode 2, so like how you say it is there. Definitely seems to make far more sense on a quad than Mode 1.

It will be interesting to see how the CoG changes, even when the smaller battery in mine moves back a bit it doesn't really make a difference providing the X4 has been calibrated to know what is level. (which is more difficult now I've lost a rubber foot! :p)
 
Spent the last 24 hours rebuilding my f550 back up again, something gravely wrong with it though as it insists on drifting forwards/right in both GPS and attitude hold mode, it's all been recalibrated, was launched from a flat surface and does the same on both my tiger motors and the original DJI motors, only thing I can think of is a duff ESC possibly :(
 
Lovely pic Flukester.
I really must get some time to go out and do some panoramas myself. I just bagged a polarising filter for the GoPro a few days ago and am eager to try it out.

Unfortunately, with the Mrs being 7 month pregnant, time is becoming limited.
 
Ta :), I enjoy taking stills more than video

lol at missus, mine is 6 months so my fun times are coming to end also :), will have to start a nappy thread instead

ps: what benefit will the filter give you ? (photo noob alert)
 
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Another beautiful pic Flukester.
Must get some time. I get home from work ever day and see my multis sat there in my study. Itching to get some flight time in and your pics are making it worse.
 
Right im after a starter kit for myself now that i have abit more money coming in. Dont want to spend more than £30-£40 but the kit needs to be cheap, reliable and easy to fix for those fail flights that will happen. Any recommendations?
 
Ok, think I've priced it up to include everything I need. Can anyone spot anything important I've missed? I'm needing everything, so chargers, transmitters etc!
Buying the battery charger elsewhere, the imax B6 with AC charger that Flukester recommended earlier!

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Non-OPTO ESCs for power. But the UBEC is there for powering separate leds. Seemed easiest to do it that way.

ps.... Hobbyking's site is a pain in the rear for trying to add everything to the cart - trying to get everything from the same country is a nightmare! Is it worth the effort trying to get it in a single order from the UK? Or should I just admit defeat and be ready to order some bits from the EU / USA?
 
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You won't get the Turnigy 9x in the UK or European warehouses. Expect 14 to 28 days for delivery on that. For the prices, it's worth waiting.

You only have one ESC. You need 4 (one per motor).
I assume you have a LiPo charger?
 
Doh - I missclicked when I added the ESCs! Just didn't update the picture. So cart now includes 4 of them.
I've found the charger Flukester recommended on Amazon in stock as Hobbyking doesn't. So will be getting that for Charging both LiPos.

Appears that the mode1 version is available in the EU, but I'm used to mode2 so intend to stick with that, I'll look around for the Turnigy 9x elsewhere but a quick glance suggests it is stupidly more expensive from other vendors. Ideally don't want to wait that long but appreciate I might not have a choice!
 
Buy more propellers, you'll need them :)

Id go for the HK Blueseries ESC's over those ones, you can flash them with SimonK anyway.



I'm in the process of building my 2nd tricopter:

Turnigy Talon Frame
Sunnysky 2212 980kv motors
10x4.7 props,
KK2.0 on 1.6++
Blueseries 30A escs with SimonK
Voltaire power dist board
Undecided on batteries yet - may use my 2200mah 3s in parallel, or get some new 4s.

Will also be adding on my FPV gear too at some point;

Sony highres cam, fatshark transmitter + gopro 3 black, perhaps a gimbal too if i can ever decide which one.
 
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Rilot said:
If you can only get the mode 1 version you can convert it to mode 2 pretty easily. Here's how: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Turnigy+9X+Mode+1+to+Mode+2+conversion/5832/1

Looking at the prices there has made me want to build another multi.
I was thinking about scratch-building one as I have access to a 3D printer and a laser cutter, but with the price of that frame there seems little point.
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That looks pretty easy, another option to consider! Thanks.
I think making your own frame with a 3d printer would be great to do, will make your quad unique!


Addicted said:
Buy more propellers, you'll need them :)

Id go for the HK Blueseries ESC's over those ones, you can flash them with SimonK anyway.
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Yeh I probably would grab 2+ sets of each of the propellers. Would give me 4+ for each corner! They're only cheap.

What do I gain from the blueseries ESC? I've done a bit of googling which seems to suggest they have a different chip, but it just goes into technical details and doesn't really mean a whole lot to me when I read it!
Providing they supply the power I need, combatible with the KK2.0 FC (for config), and can do a smooth power off rather than stopping I'm not sure what else I would need!
They're a similar price, so if they have better hardware I'll switch them over. I guess they might have different connectors in which case I'll have to solder some new ones on - but I can probably cope with that! :D
 
Hey Guys great thread.

Ive been into multirotors for a good few years,i currently own 5 of various sizes.

Heres a few videos




Flight Controller : KK 2.0
Frame : DJI 330
Motors : ntm 1200 kv motors
Esc : Hobby King 30 amp blue (simonk flashed)
Props :Graupner 9x5 props
Gimbal : Brushless Rctimer gimbal and controller (martinez)

Flight time :
12 minutes on a 5000 mah 4s battery.



Flight Controller : KK 2.0
Frame : Tarot 650
Motors : sunnysky 2814-11 700 kv
Esc : Hobby King 30 amp blue (simonk flashed)
Props : Xoar 12x5 wooden
Gimbal : Brushless Tarot gimbal and controller

Flight time :
13:30 minutes on 1x5000 mah 4s battery
23:00 minutes on 2x5000 mah 4s battery
 
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I couldn't wait for amazon to ship from china or where ever it was so I found a place close to me that had them in stock and grabbed one with some spare rotors and a spare battery although it's a stock one.

Got it out the box, other half whined because of the noise it make so wen't in the garden and had a quick fly, went a bit higher than my fence and the wind caught it.....I panicked and it went higher and off over a neighbours roof into never never land cos I can't find the flipping thing.

Went back to the shop and got another but went out the field in front of the house and jesus it's deceptively fast!!!! Having loads of fun now I'm ok flying it :D
 
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