BLheli esc’s
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mozquito1
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Definitely do not buy a naze32.
They where the bane of this hobby for me. Soon they will be unsupported.
Went through about 7 or 8 in 4-5 months. Get an F4 or even an F7 but they are no where near finished with the F3 yet.
So it makes no odds. Except what gyro is in it. MPU 6000 & spi is what you want but you can get all that on F3 boards.
So shop around & get the cheapest with these attributes & blheli passthrough is a must. Naze30poo
no have it.
They where the bane of this hobby for me. Soon they will be unsupported.
Went through about 7 or 8 in 4-5 months. Get an F4 or even an F7 but they are no where near finished with the F3 yet.
So it makes no odds. Except what gyro is in it. MPU 6000 & spi is what you want but you can get all that on F3 boards.
So shop around & get the cheapest with these attributes & blheli passthrough is a must. Naze30poo
no have it.
mozquito1
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Man that quad looks mashed. Odd bolts.
It looks like you built it the wrong way round. I had the same quad but my lipo pigtail was sticking out the back where your rx is. Looking scared of falling off.
I got it all in with room to spare.
I thought you had cut the top plate down due to the crash.
Looks a mess, it was my 2nd build but did I learn, oh yes & it wasn't much flying.
More like problem solving.
Simonk esc so blheli. Naze32 so no blheli passthrough anyway. So bought an Arduino & a servo tester. And pulled my hair out for a few nights as I was never tech savvy but, look maa I'm on top o the world. Lol.
It looks like you built it the wrong way round. I had the same quad but my lipo pigtail was sticking out the back where your rx is. Looking scared of falling off.
I got it all in with room to spare.
I thought you had cut the top plate down due to the crash.
Looks a mess, it was my 2nd build but did I learn, oh yes & it wasn't much flying.
More like problem solving.
Simonk esc so blheli. Naze32 so no blheli passthrough anyway. So bought an Arduino & a servo tester. And pulled my hair out for a few nights as I was never tech savvy but, look maa I'm on top o the world. Lol.
mozquito1
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QAV 220 X the S means stretched frame.
What speed you getting from that beast.
I bought it from a local guy. So he must built it.
ya … the battery connector wire hanging from the side. So have to be care to make sure props don’t hit the wires….haha
Only thing that I did something to it was receiver mount. I did moved back to rear before it was in front. I put double sided tape to mount, and few hard crashes it holds pretty well.
All the esc’s are on the bottom tucked into frame so nothing sticks out. I kind like it though…. I don’t know if esc’s get hot during flights.
Urs look nice and compact. I will take more clear pictures tonight when I get back home from work.
CC3D on betaflight firmware should work with Blheli suite….. i just don’t see why it shouldn’t work.
To be honest don’t want to buying new board then soldering the esc’s, batteries…etc. I don’t even remember the time I soldered something.
ya … the battery connector wire hanging from the side. So have to be care to make sure props don’t hit the wires….haha
Only thing that I did something to it was receiver mount. I did moved back to rear before it was in front. I put double sided tape to mount, and few hard crashes it holds pretty well.
All the esc’s are on the bottom tucked into frame so nothing sticks out. I kind like it though…. I don’t know if esc’s get hot during flights.
Urs look nice and compact. I will take more clear pictures tonight when I get back home from work.
CC3D on betaflight firmware should work with Blheli suite….. i just don’t see why it shouldn’t work.
To be honest don’t want to buying new board then soldering the esc’s, batteries…etc. I don’t even remember the time I soldered something.
mozquito1
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Really, it was a brick. But it got me where I am today. There is alot to take in but the basics are easy. The rest is keeping up with new stuff. I have built about 15 kwads since that one & rejigged my own since day one. I felt a right plonker with a toy so as soon as it broke. I orderd some parts bit by bit 3 weeks later, voila.
I had the bug. Painless360, Joshua bardwell, projectbluefalcon and the very first drone I saw was Bruce off RC model reviews. Most of my knowledge comes from these. I had never solderd in my life. So I bought a reel of solder & an iron.
And practised on something else first.
Just take your time. I use no bigger than an 18w iron. It may take the ground pads a bit longer to heat up but it's less forgiving if you leave it on too long.
Try & keep the centre of gravity tight.
And vibration free. Unless you got good vibration mounts, the way yours is setup
Is going to cause problems.
Maybe not affecting basic flight but as in RF noise if you got fpv. Will you fly acro with that. Set your degrees on roll per second to about 900 which is about common for an average roll or flip.
I bet you within 3 rolls something gonna fly off that get caught in the propeller.
And it's midnight sun.
I hope I don't sound all knowing but safety is key with these things & little details like that all help with the final destination type scenario happening. It might drop out in the park & hit a kid or just fly away on you because vibration loosened a plug. Later on the news it went through a car windscreen or a bathroom window & your fingerprints are all over it. Whoops. This is why we need to ban drones blah blah. So don't just jib it because you think you can't solder.
Man up you puss E & be safe.
I had the bug. Painless360, Joshua bardwell, projectbluefalcon and the very first drone I saw was Bruce off RC model reviews. Most of my knowledge comes from these. I had never solderd in my life. So I bought a reel of solder & an iron.
And practised on something else first.
Just take your time. I use no bigger than an 18w iron. It may take the ground pads a bit longer to heat up but it's less forgiving if you leave it on too long.
Try & keep the centre of gravity tight.
And vibration free. Unless you got good vibration mounts, the way yours is setup
Is going to cause problems.
Maybe not affecting basic flight but as in RF noise if you got fpv. Will you fly acro with that. Set your degrees on roll per second to about 900 which is about common for an average roll or flip.
I bet you within 3 rolls something gonna fly off that get caught in the propeller.
And it's midnight sun.
I hope I don't sound all knowing but safety is key with these things & little details like that all help with the final destination type scenario happening. It might drop out in the park & hit a kid or just fly away on you because vibration loosened a plug. Later on the news it went through a car windscreen or a bathroom window & your fingerprints are all over it. Whoops. This is why we need to ban drones blah blah. So don't just jib it because you think you can't solder.
Man up you puss E & be safe.
LOL….. thanks man. I fly heli’s so precaution is definitely top of my list. But I hear u.
This thing is really easy to fly compare to heli’s. flips and rolls are so easy I get bored quickly. That’s the reason why I wanted to setup my quad to do 3D’s. FPV stuff… not my interest. Maybe someday but not now….
Believe it or not, this quad is very smooth and well built. Absolutely no wobble, vibration or shake. I put the battery on top of the frame, and center of gravity is on death center. But battery connection to side concern me the most. I am thinking zip-tie the battery connector to one of the frame post so that it won’t move.
I cannot wait to go home and download the software to do some experiment.
This thing is really easy to fly compare to heli’s. flips and rolls are so easy I get bored quickly. That’s the reason why I wanted to setup my quad to do 3D’s. FPV stuff… not my interest. Maybe someday but not now….
Believe it or not, this quad is very smooth and well built. Absolutely no wobble, vibration or shake. I put the battery on top of the frame, and center of gravity is on death center. But battery connection to side concern me the most. I am thinking zip-tie the battery connector to one of the frame post so that it won’t move.
I cannot wait to go home and download the software to do some experiment.
well......Libro doesn't recognizing latest betaflight firmware. I had to use betaflight firmware 2.9.1, and clearflight 1.4.6 (i think) to work with CC3D. CC3D is really getting out dated now. Took me 3 hrs to figure that out last night. But i was able to set the bidirectional on esc's through Blheli suite.
On clearflight, I am using Flysky ia6 tx, and it won't communicate.
On clearflight, I am using Flysky ia6 tx, and it won't communicate.
mozquito1
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As long as them clouds are below 400'
i got it figured out. In receiver settings lower the rc rate to .85, and rc expo to .15. Then in pid settings roll & pitch rate to .25 and yaw rate to .40.
Gone through 3 flights yesterday doing 3D. I luv it. I can do flips and stay inverted like heli's. But i do need 3D props, and ordered should be here in few days.
About the battery, i'm using 3s 11.1v 2200 mah. it seems little heavy and not enough pop to it. Can i use 4s 14.8v 1300-1600 battery? i think my esc's said 2s-4s.
Gone through 3 flights yesterday doing 3D. I luv it. I can do flips and stay inverted like heli's. But i do need 3D props, and ordered should be here in few days.
About the battery, i'm using 3s 11.1v 2200 mah. it seems little heavy and not enough pop to it. Can i use 4s 14.8v 1300-1600 battery? i think my esc's said 2s-4s.
RENOV8R
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This would work well, you may lose a bit of flight time though
https://www.amazon.com/Tattu-R-Line-Battery-1550mAh-Racing/dp/B01MFG6LZ6
https://www.amazon.com/Tattu-R-Line-Battery-1550mAh-Racing/dp/B01MFG6LZ6