Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

rishy · 4 Feb 2014 at 16:20

I think i might know what causing my yawing issue, as i increase the throttle 3 blade spin up with the forth to follow, also that one of the motor has a slight resistance when you turn it. Cant do anymore testing yet its just started to rain

d_brennen · 4 Feb 2014 at 20:15

Haven't read all your woes rishy but have you calibrated all the ESCs and your throttle range? I have one ESC in my parts bin that was just plain lazy, mind.

Russinating · 4 Feb 2014 at 20:19

If I fly our Phantom straight away from me, say 100m, and then straight back again, it finishes about 5-10m to my right. What could be causing this and what do I need to do to rectify it?

rhysduck · 4 Feb 2014 at 21:55

Wind?

Russinating · 4 Feb 2014 at 22:08

Ha no

it's the same regardless of the wind.

Cyclone · 5 Feb 2014 at 08:14

If anyone gets the lens filter mounting kit for the Phantom Vision, be careful when assembling it. There's some 1.5mm screws that can easily be stripped when tightening. Might have to get the pliers out to finish it off

Narj · 5 Feb 2014 at 08:18

The screws they use for everything are easily stripped! I've got one rounded hex screw I can't get out. I'm going to try JB weld and an Allen key.

Cyclone · 5 Feb 2014 at 08:35

Why do they do that, its so annoying??!!

Its gone on a little bit more with the use of pliers but I don't want to keep trying just incase I break it.

Russinating · 5 Feb 2014 at 09:12

Yup, I can't get some of my Phantom's motors out now because I unscrewed them once and now every hex key I have skips. Useless!

Rilot · 5 Feb 2014 at 09:16

DJI love to use crappy screws. I managed to strip one of the motor mount screws on my S800 EVO. That was a pain in the backside.

Russinating · 5 Feb 2014 at 09:58

Makes no sense to skimp on something that costs <1p either.

Col_M · 5 Feb 2014 at 10:00

My TBS Disco had awful screws too, the problem is unless you pay silly money everything is made down to a price in China, even TBS and DJI which are considered premium brands have just average quality components and manufacturing with good marketing.

Russinating said:
If I fly our Phantom straight away from me, say 100m, and then straight back again, it finishes about 5-10m to my right. What could be causing this and what do I need to do to rectify it?

How many satellites do you have locked? If you only have the minimum required for a position lock the GPS may still only have a resolution of 5-10 metres. Most people recommend hanging around for a few minutes until it has aquired more satellites.

Narj · 5 Feb 2014 at 10:05

Rilot said:
DJI love to use crappy screws. I managed to strip one of the motor mount screws on my S800 EVO. That was a pain in the backside.

Maybe it's deliberate... they are selling screw kits now...

How did you get that screw out? I don't like the idea of drilling it out, hence the JB Weld and Allen key plan...

Russinating · 5 Feb 2014 at 10:29

Col_M said:
How many satellites do you have locked? If you only have the minimum required for a position lock the GPS may still only have a resolution of 5-10 metres. Most people recommend hanging around for a few minutes until it has aquired more satellites.

Pretty sure full (6+, ie no red flash). Will double check though.

FunkyCowie · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:01

Rilot said:
DJI love to use crappy screws. I managed to strip one of the motor mount screws on my S800 EVO. That was a pain in the backside.

Never had that problem with either of my Blades

Guest2 · 5 Feb 2014 at 20:30

The 3 screws holding the Hubsan x4 body together are fine too. Un-screwed and re-screwed a few times after needing to solder and re-solder the mains connection

(im getting better at soldering at least!)

d_brennen · 9 Feb 2014 at 10:57

Took a dremel cutting wheel to the head yesterday, when it (still on its spindle) worked loose at full speed. I was wearing goggles at the time but it was a sharp reminder and will definitely make me think twice if tempted to cut something, however insignificant, without safely goggles!

PinkFloyd · 9 Feb 2014 at 11:25

Got a Mobius Action camera yesterday, annoyingly a good chunk of the picture is out of focus all the time

Doing some troubleshooting on it and chatting in the RCGroups thread but I'm not going to be keeping it like it is at the mo.
Shame as otherwise it seems a fantastic piece of kit, the majority of the picture is very sharp, the fov from the wide lens is going to be great for aerial footage and it's even smaller than I realised!

rishy · 9 Feb 2014 at 14:38

d_brennen said:
Took a dremel cutting wheel to the head yesterday, when it (still on its spindle) worked loose at full speed. I was wearing goggles at the time but it was a sharp reminder and will definitely make me think twice if tempted to cut something, however insignificant, without safely goggles!

What disc were you using and what was you cutting ?

Spanker · 9 Feb 2014 at 15:22

I came across a few of these batteries, are they any good for a Hubsan x4 etc?