Here is a low cost ESC programming jig idea, for when you need to calibrate multiple ESCs in one hit.
Made in about 15 minutes, and doesn’t require sacrificing any leads.
This particular jig accommodates up to 6 ESCs for … Read more...
When you order props, you’d expect them to be the same?
Not so with Gemfan.
Four sets of Gemfan 11×55 T-Style propellers were ordered.
Three sets were the same, and one was not.
All came in identically labelled packaging, … Read more...
This is a home-brew tilt-stabilised light-weight camera mount, designed for a mirrorless class (400-500g) camera.
Tilt stabilisation is achieved using the Wookong-M’s gimbal control.
Not having the weight budget for it anyway, no attempt at roll stabilisation has been made, … Read more...
DJI Flamewheel nylon landing gear tends to break easily.
Shifting a point of failure to a cheap and easy to replace item is probably not a bad thing, but a weak point was also identified in that the 8mm aluminium … Read more...
Genuine T-Motor 12″ Carbon Fibre propellers are $65/pair.
Perfection out of the box doesn’t come cheap, but by the end of this article, you may gain a better appreciation for T-Motor products.
Gemfan “T-Style” CF knock offs from BoltRC… Read more...
In a quest to reduce unnecessary weight, excess cable is removed from both a DJI iOSD module and DJI Wookong-M LED module.
Both of these modules have hard-wired leads coming out of them, with moulded connectors at the end.
Knowing your multirotor’s altitude can be handy information, and with an FRSky Taranis radio system, it doesn’t get any easier than this!
This is the FRSky FVAS-02H high precision BARO Altitude Variometer sensor.
Simply velcro’ed to an arm – this … Read more...
What’s wrong with this picture?
Stupidly, a cloverleaf antenna with a reverse SMA connector (SMA-RP) is supplied with a transmitter than has a “normal” SMA (f) jack, thus requiring an adapter.
These adapters can be relatively lossy at 5.8 GHz, … Read more...
FPV (First Person View) toys have arrived, including a camera, 5.8 GHz monitor, 200mW 5.8 GHz video transmitter, monitor mount, and a DJI iOSD-Mini module.
This (tiny!) colour camera features a 1/3″ low-light sensor, and was fitted to the front … Read more...
When tinkering with the F550 quad on the bench, and getting into the routine of removing the propellers:
Label each motor number on the arm.
We obviously don’t want to affect the balance of the motor with a label on … Read more...
This video takes a look at another F550 hover endurance test, but this time with a Zippy Compact brand 3S 3300mAh LiPo battery.
* Time compressed, so you don’t sit through the entire xx minutes!
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This video takes a look at an F550 quad, running 3S from a Turnigy 3300mAh LiPo battery.
During the hover endurance test, an overview of the system is given.
* Time compressed, so you don’t sit through the entire xx … Read more...
This video takes a look at the $65/pair T-Motor carbon fiber propellers for their Navigator series motors, vs a $23/pair Gemfan “T-Style” knockoffs.
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As always, you get what you pay for?
This video shows the FrSky X8R S-Bus receiver, and Wookong-M flight control components mounted on the F450 central boards.
The extended arms used in this build make this a 550 class machine, however.
Unhappy with the slop in the fold … Read more...
This video takes a look at programming the throttle limits of a Tiger Motor S25A ESC on the bench, before fitting into a build.
These T-Motor ESCs, a relatively new release, come pre-flashed with “Genuine SimonK Fast Code” firmware.
[jwplayer … Read more...
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