Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

DJMK4 said:
Think this is where im going to mount the ESC's, 2 stacked on top of each other and tied down/soldered.

2 at front, 2 at rear

Flight control board in the middle, and I will have to see how small the rx is. Should go somewhere.
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I wouldn't put them there. Pop them on the underside of the arms and shorten the ESC to motor cables to make it nice and tidy. You want the ESCs out in the breeze so they get some cooling. Also, in the centre there, where are you going to mount things like your receiver, video transmitter etc etc. And finally, with them where you are suggesting, you won't be able to get to the USB port on the Naze without removing them.
 
Rilot said:
I wouldn't put them there. Pop them on the underside of the arms and shorten the ESC to motor cables to make it nice and tidy. You want the ESCs out in the breeze so they get some cooling. Also, in the centre there, where are you going to mount things like your receiver, video transmitter etc etc. And finally, with them where you are suggesting, you won't be able to get to the USB port on the Naze without removing them.
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I could mount them on the arm, will have to do something with the wiring, although I finding cable cutting neat, I dont want to cut wires too short that if I need them longer in the future then I have to use soldering method to extend them.

I will have a look at the arm mounting later.

You havnt happened to come across any replacement legs for this model or that can be used with this model have you? the legs I have are not very sturdy, they move about because of play between the leg parts and model.

Also looking to lift it off the floor a bit
 
Unicorn said:
Whats a cheap diy setup which is expandable to be built ? Not active on these still messing with my Q4 for practice for when i do build a big one
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Depends on what you had in mind for it? Stabilised video shooting, Close proximity FPV racing, Acro Flying line of sight etc?

There isn't really a one size fits all but after learning flying, I'd probably recommend moving up to a 250 sized one (many in this thread) They're fairly robust so will survive the odd inevitable crash, relatively cheap to build and you can fly acro/fpv with them and strap a mobius onto it for some HD(ish) footage.
 
DJMK4 said:
I could mount them on the arm, will have to do something with the wiring, although I finding cable cutting neat, I dont want to cut wires too short that if I need them longer in the future then I have to use soldering method to extend them.

I will have a look at the arm mounting later.

You havnt happened to come across any replacement legs for this model or that can be used with this model have you? the legs I have are not very sturdy, they move about because of play between the leg parts and model.

Also looking to lift it off the floor a bit
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To be honest, I'd lose the legs completely as you will eventually anyway unless you fix them on permanently with cable ties. I lost the ones of my carbon version after about 3 flights and they were a very tight fit :)

Why do you want to lift it off the floor?
 
gandhi said:
To be honest, I'd lose the legs completely as you will eventually anyway unless you fix them on permanently with cable ties. I lost the ones of my carbon version after about 3 flights and they were a very tight fit :)

Why do you want to lift it off the floor?
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Only want to lift it off the floor slighty, just incase there is any dampness on landing, or to take away some of the impact of landing away from the main body. Not that I will be flying it much like that.

There are some holes on the arms, so may see if I can work something out (maybe some sort of object that goes through the hole for the legs, and leightweight bungs for the feet).


Going to try and do some soldering tonight
 
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Go buy some 25mm m3 threaded aluminum bar and screw it in to the holes on the arms.

Like this, mine are still going strong. they also have all the black nylon fasteners here.
 
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Kanifee said:
Go buy some 25mm m3 threaded alumim bar and screw it in to the holes on the arms.

Like this, mine are stil going strong.
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Yep something like this will be perfect :)

Ta

The standard legs are shocking, you need to slide them on, but to slide them on you need a lot of force, possibly a file, then once you file them, they are just wobbly as a weekend drunkard
 
What about in the frame, sideways, like this? one on top? save some space? problem is if they are on the arm, im going to have to cut pretty much all the motor wire off the ESC. Which im reluctant to do

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Kind of a dumb question but can anyone explain why it is so easy to fly this:

http://www.idealworld.tv/Hamleys_In...istBid=tztx&gclid=CMWro7GhgMQCFbQatAod0Q8A4A] (not identical but same 2x rotors and horizontal tail rotor)

compared to this:

http://www.heliguy.com/heliguy-firefly.html

I have both and the Firefire is much much harder to fly. I got the Firefire for Christmas and used it maybe 5-6 times and then gave up as it wasn't the same after a big crash I had (and then repaired). I was then bought the indoor one by my GF's parents and I really like it!
 
The counter blade on the first heli (second blade) with the weights effectively limits it's movement and makes it a lot easier to hover.

With the second, you don't have that, so you have to constantly adjust to keep a stable hover.
 
Soldering just plain wires together is a joy

Think it would be better just twisting together, then soldering, or just using connectors

Such a pain that one of my ESCS are already running out of wire, likelyhood that im going to have to go through all this again because the motors spin in the wrong direction. High
 
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Cut the wires square, strip some of the insulation back, then push the wires end-on in to eachother while wiggling so that the strands sort of mesh together. Then solder.
Also, get some helping hands or equivalent. Once you've used a decent set of hands, you'll wonder how you ever soldered wires together without them.
 
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Good, if you have a lot of wire to play with, iv had to cut mine down loads, too much! makes soldering room, very little, and heatshrink, auto shrinking when your soldering as your soldering way too close to it..

Not happy with what iv done already, not really sure on the ESC position iv chosen now iv tried to cable tie it, but I dont want it on the arm, not enough room and too much excess wire
 
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This is how im going to have to mount, two like this, then two at the front

the soldering of the ESCS to the board not yet done

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Thinking of getting a pack of 2mm bullet connectors for the esc\motor connection, just to make a better job of it.
 
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gandhi said:
Depends on what you had in mind for it? Stabilised video shooting, Close proximity FPV racing, Acro Flying line of sight etc?

There isn't really a one size fits all but after learning flying, I'd probably recommend moving up to a 250 sized one (many in this thread) They're fairly robust so will survive the odd inevitable crash, relatively cheap to build and you can fly acro/fpv with them and strap a mobius onto it for some HD(ish) footage.
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Line of sight no video, option to upgrade to basic fpv and or video tho..
 
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