Well my sk450 arrived today! What do I need to know

r1ch

r1ch

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the turnigy sk450 arrived today, it actually arrived before the batteries and charger! Looks like it's all fully built apart from the props! I assume I need to put them on a certain way, and how tight does the securing nut need to be? Being a plumber you can imagine I fit everything as tight as possible! The instructions are very basic so is there anything else I need to know before my maiden flight?

Thanks
Rich
 
holtneil

holtneil

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Hi Rich , Do the prop nut up tight but dont strip it , make sure the props are on the right motors , front left cw, front right ccw, back left ccw, back right cw
When you fit the battery check the CG of the quad if its not balanced move the battery a little till it is , did you get a prop balancer if so balance props then fit them , let me know if you want a link to a prop balance video
Other than that bind receiver to transmitter , calibrate ESC , calibrate FCB the manual for the KK is on the hobby king site , try it see how you get on if your not happy how it flies , we can flash the KK with better firmware and it will fly much nicer
 
r1ch

r1ch

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Well I managed to strip one of the smaller props while tightening them up! Fitted the bigger props and managed to get a short flight, found it was oscillating quite bad, had a feel at everything it all seemed tight so took her up again and she promptly flipped over and landed breaking a prop! So back to the Internet I go! Are they special props or do I just have to get the right size!

Thanks again

Rich
 
r1ch

r1ch

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Ordered some but they are out of stock shame there aren't any on eBay! Managed to make the smaller ones work fo a short while and adjusted most of the oscillation out! And then crashed and broke another prop I'm gonna take a while to master this by lhe looks! Lol
Don't really understand how to change the firmware so would appreciate the help! Sorry about all the questions!

Rich
 
holtneil

holtneil

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Hi Rich no problem mate when you ready it takes about a min to do , keep the quad in stable mode for now this should stop some of the crashes also go into stick scaling and reduce the numbers on aile/ elev this will slow the quad down a little for you
 
r1ch

r1ch

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Cool thanks! What do I need to order to do the firmware change? While I'm waiting for stuff may as well sort it!

Rich
 
r1ch

r1ch

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Right I have the relevant hardware and have watched the tutorials and feeling fairly brave so probably going to attempt the firmware change later today! Do I have to unplug everything off the board or can I do this in situ?

Thanks
Rich
 
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