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According to this I should be flying quadblade props over triblade ones? Anyone tried these 5040x4 from HQProps yet?
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I have a hubsan x4 and crashed pretty hard a month or two ago, and a motor was fried. This weekend I soldered new motors on and its flying again, and I'm addicted. Where can I buy some crazy rear end super high power brushed motors for this lil guy?
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May 2, 2016 08:26
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Combat Pretzel posted:According to this I should be flying quadblade props over triblade ones? i feel like thats missing some key props like hqprops' triblade and such
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May 2, 2016 12:56
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There were more results. Here's the whole shebang. http://intofpv.com/t-emax-rs2205-2300kv-thrust-result-triblades-props
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May 2, 2016 12:59
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Sorry to interrupt quad chat, but will anyone else be at Joe Nall this year? I assume Wojcigitty will be around, would love to meet up (teach me to not suck at 3D) with others a night or two during the event. I plan on building something while I'm there, not sure if that will include a quad or not, as all I have are a couple small ones. Really want to find something to put my DLE 55RA in!
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May 2, 2016 15:19
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subx posted:Sorry to interrupt quad chat, but will anyone else be at Joe Nall this year? I assume Wojcigitty will be around, would love to meet up (teach me to not suck at 3D) with others a night or two during the event. Hells yes. I'll be at the EF tent for most of the event. Getting there Tuesday afternoon
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May 2, 2016 16:18
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I am actually going to be camping near Clayton, GA on May 12-15. Joe Nall is like a 2 hour drive, which I may make if the weather is terrible where I am camping. Of course, I won't have any planes or quads with me, I would just be going to watch.
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May 2, 2016 16:32
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nerox posted:I am actually going to be camping near Clayton, GA on May 12-15. Joe Nall is like a 2 hour drive, which I may make if the weather is terrible where I am camping. There is as many or more spectators than pilots. Although you do need to be an AMA member or have an AMA friend to spectate. It's a really neat event and you should check it out for a day if you have a chance.
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subx posted:There is as many or more spectators than pilots. Although you do need to be an AMA member or have an AMA friend to spectate. Yeah I am an AMA member, I was at SEFF the other week, it helps I live less than an hour from Hodge's. (I really miss Mac's store  )I actually started flying RC over a decade ago
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nerox posted:Yeah I am an AMA member, I was at SEFF the other week, it helps I live less than an hour from Hodge's. (I really miss Mac's store Ah ok, never know in this thread. We are never far off from a rage against the machine style "gently caress the AMA" song. If you are going to stop by be sure to poat and let us know!
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I'm thinking about picking up a zmr250 after watching the rcmodelreviews build series. anyone familiar with these? just wondering if there is anything that should be done diferently. I would be getting the v2 frame with the pdb. Wondering about things like will the 12A escs scale up to when i drop some 2200 motors on to upgrade the 1806s. Also I'm sure that best price per dollar parts have changed in the since that was made. Been trying to read up on this but the 2200 page thread on rcgroups is a long read. here is some other guys build list for a parts breakdown of the original build.
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May 3, 2016 06:50
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HoogieChooChoo posted:I have a hubsan x4 and crashed pretty hard a month or two ago, and a motor was fried. This weekend I soldered new motors on and its flying again, and I'm addicted. Where can I buy some crazy rear end super high power brushed motors for this lil guy? Yes, there are some crazy fast motors for them at micro motor warehouse. The videos are nuts. The quad just disappears. https://micro-motor-warehouse.com/products/cl-0820-17
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Unsane posted:I'm thinking about picking up a zmr250 after watching the rcmodelreviews build series. anyone familiar with these? just wondering if there is anything that should be done diferently. I would be getting the v2 frame with the pdb. Wondering about things like will the 12A escs scale up to when i drop some 2200 motors on to upgrade the 1806s. Also I'm sure that best price per dollar parts have changed in the since that was made. Been trying to read up on this but the 2200 page thread on rcgroups is a long read. The only things really jumping out are the TX and Rx. I'd get a Taranis x9d Tx and a Frsky x4rsb Rx. Then change the build a little to use SBUS because it's less wires to wrangle.
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Unsane posted:I'm thinking about picking up a zmr250 after watching the rcmodelreviews build series. anyone familiar with these? just wondering if there is anything that should be done diferently. I would be getting the v2 frame with the pdb. Wondering about things like will the 12A escs scale up to when i drop some 2200 motors on to upgrade the 1806s. Also I'm sure that best price per dollar parts have changed in the since that was made. Been trying to read up on this but the 2200 page thread on rcgroups is a long read. much has changed since then in the motor and battery and fpv and cheap props department, please let me try to update the cheap list for you today. edit: theres also a million drat frames in the 30-40 range now, but if you have access to a 3d printer, there are still some reasons to keep using the zmr 250. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tg_3tTRpHcqEUSl9qj7wWNTngJ4GrhuT87D_UyHuPKg/edit#gid=0 The alien clone on banggood is one option, though there are at least two revisions now and I don't know what you'll get - hobbyin will sell you the new version for $45. The RMRC frames are probably very solid as well, and under $40 I think full size pdbs that try to integrate everything are a bit overkill. Less is more - you can get 30mm sized pdbs that integrate BECs and filters if you want, and if you use the frsky system as suggested above, most of what you want to know can be sent over telemetry and shouted at you when necessary. and it doesn't become a load bearing part of the frame in crashes. moron izzard fucked around with this message at 12:39 on May 4, 2016 |
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The manual that came with my Diatone 850TVL camera (which is the manual for the Diatone 700 TVL camera as aparently my camera does not exist) states it needs 12V power. The guy i bought it from said he tested it with 5V just fine. Since i know gently caress all about how electricity works, what is the long term consequence of supplying too low voltage to a component? I am assuming the consequences are less severe than supplying too much.
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It wasn't a Diatone, but I have connected a 12v camera to 5v power in the past and it just didn't work. The camera still functioned later when I used it on a another build with a 12v out available.
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How many goons are going to the drone day show in Toronto this weekend? I'll be there probably around 11am.
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Brekelefuw posted:How many goons are going to the drone day show in Toronto this weekend? I will be at the one in Boston
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Sadly I'm working this weekend. The one in Toronto should be an interesting show. Hopefully this year the media actually looks at the smaller racers rather than completely ignoring them in favour of the giant camera rigs.
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When doing flips and poo poo, does that require airmode or is it just plain low throttle?
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I'm looking to get a 250 size quad as I like my Hubsan but want to do more (then eventually get into FPV) I've been using this website as a basis that someone posted before in this thread. The closest I can find to that kit in the uk is here https://www.unmannedtechshop.co.uk/qav-zmr-250-mini-diy-quadcopter-kit/ QAV250 carbon fibre quadcopter frame 4x 2400Kv Brushless motors 4x 12A SimonK ESC 4x 5030 Propellers 1x CC3D Open Pilot Flight Controller 1x Power Distribution Board Nothing in that is glaringly out of date? Is there anything to look out for in picking out a battery? This one looks alright to me. What's the nicer than needed at the beginner but good for future proofing transmitter and receiver? I'm going to go back in the thread now and see if I can find it.
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It's very suspicious to me how little detail they are giving about the components. No size or brand for the motors, no brand ESCs. CC3D is kind of out of date too with how fast things have been changing. Also, that's not a QAV250 frame, it looks like a ZMR250 knock off. (ZMR250 clones are fine for starting out by the way, but if they mislabeling that, then what else?) It may be cheap, but I'd really save up for something a bit less sketchy if that's all you can afford. For a 250-size quad, 1300mAh is usually plenty. Also, I'd start out with 3S, the jump to 4S power is huge. I'd guess the suggested transmitter was the FrSky Taranis X9D.
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I suppose it's a cheap starter kit, but you'll be tossing most of it away eventually. And yeah, X9D+ is a very nice transmitter that supports OpenTX, which is some open source firmware. And it's a robust radio protocol, too.
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SPM posted:I'm looking to get a 250 size quad as I like my Hubsan but want to do more (then eventually get into FPV) https://www.miniquadbros.com What are you going to do about charging? I can't even imagine spending money on a real mini without simultaneously getting what I need for fpv. Yeah knowing los is important for emergency, but los only on a real race quad sounds kinda rough. Google Butt fucked around with this message at 18:07 on May 5, 2016 |
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SPM posted:I'm looking to get a 250 size quad as I like my Hubsan but want to do more (then eventually get into FPV) If you're in the UK this kit will be decent for a beginner: http://www.quadcopters.co.uk/emax-nighthawk-200-carbon-combo-kit-2224-p.asp It's not terribly more expensive than the kit you listed but it's currently out of stock. It's a much more modern and compact parts list though, so even as a place to start it is better imo. What do you got? Oh I fly a 6 inch seed pod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3fM6VwXXFM 
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Thank you  Just needed someone to point me a bit more in the right direction!
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bring back old gbs posted:What do you got? Oh I fly a 6 inch seed pod: I wouldn't want to fly that one FPV.
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Hi thread, I just bought a DJI F450 kit and started assembling it, but the diagram for how you should solder the ESCs' wires onto the frame, doesn't at all address the fact that the wires are held tightly together in a plastic enclosure, such that their leads can hardly get half a centimeter apart. Am I really meant to cut the tube open to pull them apart, or is the idea that I solder another pair of wires onto those wires and the frame? I've never heard of soldering a wire's lead onto that of another wire and it seems like it could get messy. Stinky_Pete fucked around with this message at 22:53 on May 6, 2016 |
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bring back old gbs posted:What do you got? Oh I fly a 6 inch seed pod:
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About to start tuning my quad in betaflight. Do you guys tune LOS or FPV?
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Why is it so hard to find a straight up comparison on motors? Trying to find a decent set of 1806s for my zmr build. Seems like all the reviews are just rear end kissing for free stuff. Any recommendations in the ~$15 range? Probably just getting a set of dys.
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Is this art?
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Unsane posted:Why is it so hard to find a straight up comparison on motors? Trying to find a decent set of 1806s for my zmr build. Seems like all the reviews are just rear end kissing for free stuff. Any recommendations in the ~$15 range? Probably just getting a set of dys. I've got DYS 1806's on several frames. I've got no complaints. This is a problem I intend on addressing. But it probably won't happen till august or so.
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I run Paragonuav 1806 2950kvs and they can handle Dal 4x4.5x3s on 4s and probably the bullnose triblades as well. I just snagged up the last 3 pairs, though and it'll be a few weeks before he get more back in stock.
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Stinky_Pete posted:Hi thread, Picture please.
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Went to the Toronto Drone thing today. It was pretty lovely. When I was there, there was only one vendor and about 10 people doing time trials. Watching people with real FPV drones was cool, and there were some nice crashes, but I wish there were more vendors to browse.
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Brekelefuw posted:Went to the Toronto Drone thing today. It was pretty lovely. When I was there, there was only one vendor and about 10 people doing time trials. Yeah I went with $300 cash and couldn't have spent it if I tried. I had a whole list of flight controllers and PDBs and OSDs I wanted to get. fucker wont stop making this face at me  
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A Yolo Wizard posted:Picture please.  I think this is the same model (not sure about the S or the 180mm), but the thing labeled "425mm" is what I'm talking about. Meanwhile, the schematic shows this  As if the wires are two separate wires leading from separate holes in the ESC body. What's up with that?
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They're just Siamese wires right? Split the outer casing until you have the length you need on the power wires.
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Unsane posted:They're just Siamese wires right? Split the outer casing until you have the length you need on the power wires. What worries me is that while one of the wires is surrounded in red plastic, the other one appears to be just a bunch of copper, no casing of its own. Isn't that, like, unsafe? edit: found a video where they assemble a similar version and it really is just a matter of pulling the exposed wire out to separate it from the red one. okay. Stinky_Pete fucked around with this message at 15:34 on May 10, 2016 |
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