Hi Guys,
First off I will let you know that I am noob when it comes to quadcopters but have had some experience with RC nitro cars as a kid. Back then electric stuff was slow, boring and not worth my time. Fast forward 15 years and the world of brushless toys has been revealed to me... And I like it.
This was really all the fault of my GF. I have tried to stay away from quadcopters and drones ect as I was very worried that I would become hooked, so when anything drone or quadcopter related came up I would close my eyes and cover my ears to avoid being drawn in because I didnt wanna get involved in another expensive technical hobby which I knew I would love.
So, one Friday afternoon I come home from work and the GF has bough a nano quad off ebay as an impulse buy (...women). "have a go" she says. I had a go... So much fun. For no particular reason, its just so much fun, maybe cause it makes me feel like a kid again but whatever it is I love it! A few weeks later and I bought a Syma X5SW and took the landing gear, camera and prop guards off it and fly it like a flying disk around the front yard endlessly. Now I'm completely hooked, so did a bit of research and decided to buy an Eachine racer 250 and really hope its like the typical reviews I see and that I dont get ones like Altsickness has lol.
I have some general questions about the Eachine Racer and FPV gear which I cant really find answers to through searching.
I'm planning of flying LOS for a bit until I have a grasp of flying a brushless quad, and was wondering if I can disconnect the VTX and remove the antenna while I'm learning LOS flight?
For goggles I'm going to order the Skyzone SJ-V01 because they are 1080 x 800 and have a diversity receiver. Whats the go with using different antennas on these diversity receivers? I would like some longish range FPV flight so was thinking about a Panel antenna and a helical antenna on the goggles with a clover leaf on the quad itself, is this a good idea? And do I have to use "paired" antennas? by this I mean a Tx/Rx antenna set, because I was under the impression that a 5.8ghz antenna was just a 5.8ghz antenna for either a receiver or a transmitter.
Props:
I have read conflicting reports about people running 5045BN props and burning up the esc's but others have said they run them with no dramas. Does this come down to how hard your thrashing it (full throttle) and how high the discharge rate of your batteries are? I have already purchased some 4S 45C 1500mah batteries so can you guys check my maths and tell me if I'm on the right track with amperage draw / supply ect.
45 x 1.5 = 67.5amps which is the theoretical maximal discharge rate of that battery.
Esc's are 12amp but may have a burst of 15amp for a short peroid? 15 x 4 = 60amps total.
So am I correct in thinking that If I put on props that are too large and thrash the quad hard it may cause the motors to draw too much amperage and burn the esc's?
Thanks for you help guys, I have never played much with any electronics but have a drift car which I do all my own modifications and repairs ect on so I have a good level of mechanical / problem solving aptitude. Stand by for more noobish questions though...
First off I will let you know that I am noob when it comes to quadcopters but have had some experience with RC nitro cars as a kid. Back then electric stuff was slow, boring and not worth my time. Fast forward 15 years and the world of brushless toys has been revealed to me... And I like it.
This was really all the fault of my GF. I have tried to stay away from quadcopters and drones ect as I was very worried that I would become hooked, so when anything drone or quadcopter related came up I would close my eyes and cover my ears to avoid being drawn in because I didnt wanna get involved in another expensive technical hobby which I knew I would love.
So, one Friday afternoon I come home from work and the GF has bough a nano quad off ebay as an impulse buy (...women). "have a go" she says. I had a go... So much fun. For no particular reason, its just so much fun, maybe cause it makes me feel like a kid again but whatever it is I love it! A few weeks later and I bought a Syma X5SW and took the landing gear, camera and prop guards off it and fly it like a flying disk around the front yard endlessly. Now I'm completely hooked, so did a bit of research and decided to buy an Eachine racer 250 and really hope its like the typical reviews I see and that I dont get ones like Altsickness has lol.
I have some general questions about the Eachine Racer and FPV gear which I cant really find answers to through searching.
I'm planning of flying LOS for a bit until I have a grasp of flying a brushless quad, and was wondering if I can disconnect the VTX and remove the antenna while I'm learning LOS flight?
For goggles I'm going to order the Skyzone SJ-V01 because they are 1080 x 800 and have a diversity receiver. Whats the go with using different antennas on these diversity receivers? I would like some longish range FPV flight so was thinking about a Panel antenna and a helical antenna on the goggles with a clover leaf on the quad itself, is this a good idea? And do I have to use "paired" antennas? by this I mean a Tx/Rx antenna set, because I was under the impression that a 5.8ghz antenna was just a 5.8ghz antenna for either a receiver or a transmitter.
Props:
I have read conflicting reports about people running 5045BN props and burning up the esc's but others have said they run them with no dramas. Does this come down to how hard your thrashing it (full throttle) and how high the discharge rate of your batteries are? I have already purchased some 4S 45C 1500mah batteries so can you guys check my maths and tell me if I'm on the right track with amperage draw / supply ect.
45 x 1.5 = 67.5amps which is the theoretical maximal discharge rate of that battery.
Esc's are 12amp but may have a burst of 15amp for a short peroid? 15 x 4 = 60amps total.
So am I correct in thinking that If I put on props that are too large and thrash the quad hard it may cause the motors to draw too much amperage and burn the esc's?
Thanks for you help guys, I have never played much with any electronics but have a drift car which I do all my own modifications and repairs ect on so I have a good level of mechanical / problem solving aptitude. Stand by for more noobish questions though...