Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread
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Might as well get the dual lock low profile. Its very strong, more than strong enough for this application, and half the price.
The low profile stuff isn't as good IMO. I got some low profile clear stuff and am not that impressed really. It'll probably be good enough for this application but I'm paranoid.
It's great for what it is but it's a dead end. You buy it, fly it for 10 minutes, go "that's cool" then box it and never use it again. The camera is poor and it's largely useless outside.
Have a look at a DJI Phantom if you want a ready to fly system that's awesome.
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I have 3M Dual Lock Low Profile holding on the number plates of my BMW (front plate is curved also and holds the form fine). Its not moved an inch up to 120mph (private track) and hasnt peeled or anything the whole time its been on (going on 4 years now).
When I setup my F450 I may just line the base plate with it and then I can move everything around as I please without repositioning tape.
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Great thanks for that, been eyeing up the DJI Phantom. I want something that's relatively easy to control but is fast and maneuverable. Still considering building one myself, but can imagine it getting too expensive.
Depends what you call expensive! You could build a 330 or 450 size quad for under £250 I reckon, using decent components. Would just be a little more taxing to set up than the phantom. Depends how much you like tinkering/tuning/soldering I guess, and you're ultimate goal of what you want it for.
The phantom does work well out of the box, and I suspect that's it major appeal.
The phantom does work well out of the box, and I suspect that's it major appeal.
I'm just getting a shopping list together for my first build and I'm curious as to what accessories I will need?
I have no RC equipment or experience at all so I need everything, but it's the 'other' stuff which I'm less clued up about:
connectors - which parts (ESCs, FCR, battery etc.) already come with connectors and which will I need to solder a connector to? Which types of connectors go with which parts?
wire - will I need additional wire? If so, which parts don't come with it?
heatshrink - which size for which size wire?
What would be useful is a diagram which shows each and every part of a typical multirotor and it's corresponding... accessories
I have no RC equipment or experience at all so I need everything, but it's the 'other' stuff which I'm less clued up about:
connectors - which parts (ESCs, FCR, battery etc.) already come with connectors and which will I need to solder a connector to? Which types of connectors go with which parts?
wire - will I need additional wire? If so, which parts don't come with it?
heatshrink - which size for which size wire?
What would be useful is a diagram which shows each and every part of a typical multirotor and it's corresponding... accessories
Good question!I'm just getting a shopping list together for my first build and I'm curious as to what accessories I will need?
I have no RC equipment or experience at all so I need everything, but it's the 'other' stuff which I'm less clued up about:
connectors - which parts (ESCs, FCR, battery etc.) already come with connectors and which will I need to solder a connector to? Which types of connectors go with which parts?
wire - will I need additional wire? If so, which parts don't come with it?
heatshrink - which size for which size wire?
What would be useful is a diagram which shows each and every part of a typical multirotor and it's corresponding... accessories
Male to male servo leads - these connect your receiver to your flight controller, it depends on where those components are located but ~100-150mm is a reasonable size. You don't want them too short but then again too long makes cable management a problem.
3.5mm bullet connectors - motors usually come with male connectors attached, however ESCs are hit and miss, some come with them and some don't, check item descriptions
Power pigtail - You have a couple options here, you can build your own from thick silicone wire (12AWG I think without checking) and battery connectors of your choice. The other option is to buy pre assembled ones from hobby king, ebay etc.
Power loom/distribution - If your frame has power distribution built in you don't need anything here. If you don't have power distribution built into your frame you can buy a power distribution board and solder power cables onto that or build/buy a power harness.
Battery connector - If a battery doesn't come with the connector you use don't be put off, buy a female connector of the type you use and solder it on. REMEMBER! cut off one lead at a time and solder and heatshrink it into the new connector then cut, solder and heatshrink the next lead, that way you can't short the battery out and cause sparks, explosions and fires.
The convention is female plugs go on the battery side of all power connections, this way there is no way of shorting pins
You shouldn't need any extra wire other than if you're making your own power pigtail or power loom. Always go with silicone wire.
I use 5mm heatshrink for most things, that does for battery connectors and bullet connectors just fine.
That's it off the top of my head
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They've saved me a motor and ESC or twoI've been trying to figure out what I need for a general first build; nothing fancy, no FPV or gimbal yet as that's another build later down the line. I ended up basically using pazza's list back from page 12, here.
Col M, thanks, that's a decent list to get me going. I might just end up buying the components first and then figuring out what I need on top of that, rather than trying to second guess and getting loads of stuff I might not need.
If you're ordering from HobbyKing it always good to stock up on little things like connectors, plug, wires, heatshrink etc.
Have a look at RCEXPLORERS TripCopter build, you'll see the kind of connectors/wires etc used in a normal build there.
Edit: Get little things like tweezers, pliers etc too
Have a look at RCEXPLORERS TripCopter build, you'll see the kind of connectors/wires etc used in a normal build there.
Edit: Get little things like tweezers, pliers etc too
FrSky Taranis Transmitter gets a good review.
Or a cheap Futaba.
You need to weigh up how much you want to spend first off on the Tx (Transmitter) and then the cost of Rx's (Recievers).
I have a digital soldering station from the Rainforest... it's great, saves me having a few soldering irons at different Wattage for different applications. Solder and Flux are cheap (get decent stuff though)
Batteries/Chargers: Get a decent charger, don't skimp
Batteries, there's loads to choose from