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Share your drone info thread

Hi everyone,

With the encouragement from Ellison in Rants and Raves thread, I'm creating this thread to share your drone/copter information. I believe, this would help immensely for newbies like me during the initial build. For example, the Chris's blog on cheap Hobby King quad configuration is really a good resource.  

I don't want to burden anyone who is willing to share their info. Hence all fields are optional. Atleast the first 5 fields are ideal. Please find the list of fields to copy/paste at the end, so you can start filling :-). 

Here goes information about my quad.

frame: Quadcopter (3DRobotics)
controller/autopilot: APM1
esc: 20A (3DRobotics)
motors: 850Kv (3DRobotics)
propellers: 10x47, APC (3DRobotics)
motor to motor distance: -- inches

battery:  4S 3300mAh (Turnigy nano-tech)
total weight: -- lbs
flying time: 15 minutes (average)

radio: Turnigy 9X 
video/osd: none
other: Sonar, Xbee, GPS/Mag, Attopilot current sensor

 

Misc: 

Turnigy 9X: Mode1 -> Mode2 change, Li-ion battery hack
photos:

 

 

 

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frame:
controller/autopilot:
esc:
motors:
propellers:
motor to motor distance: -- inches

battery:
total weight: -- lbs
flying time:

radio:
video/osd:
other:

Misc (hacks/mods):

photos:

 

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Permalink Reply by John Campen on February 18, 2012 at 4:18pm

Like your rig! how did the tri props go? I also have some to try on my x8. but not tired them yet. Mine are 12" x 6

Permalink Reply by John Hanson on February 14, 2012 at 11:10pm

Latest Toy----

 

frame:KK MK X525          goodluckbuy.com       $29  !!

 controller/autopilot: APM2

 motors:  880kv

 esc:   30 Amp                  goodluckbuy.com       $ 37 /4

 propellers:    12x4.5

battery:  3300 ma 3s

radio: Spektrum   DX7

 

I was very happy to get this frame at $42, and now that they are blowing them out at $29 (free shipping)!!! I have to say this is the best buy in the business.  They are very strong with properly designed spring loaded legs (this will save more damage than you can imagine).

The only flaw it the motor mount they supply - very flimsy, tends to vibrate a lot. I used 1/8"x3/4" aluminum to make new ones, and now the unit is extremely smooth and vibration free. I have had almost no flight time yet but so far it looks smooth with Stab_D =.06, R/P D =0, R/p P=.1

 

 

Permalink Reply by Duran - SteadiDrone on February 17, 2012 at 7:35am

Hey again everyone, trust you are all well!

Here's a quick post of some of our new Quadcopter RTF kits we are building, powered by JetPax, an amazing frame made by them and build, tested and sold my us, SteadiDrone. Our website is soon to go live with these babies and also bigger octos and cinema octo rigs, much more to come!

About these frames. Custom moulded impact resistant enclosure, carbon fibre arms, moulded motor mounts, 30A ESC, 880kv 280w motors, APM1 + GPS, 6/9Ch Aurora 9 Radio, 2 x 4200mah 3S batteries and lipo charger. Pricing is still to be finilized but, the whole kit is around USD $ 2500 might sounds like a lot for some, but we're using some really good parts, it's super light and fast, can carry up to a kg easy and very strong, splash proof and will soon have extended landing gear for GoPros.

Let me know your comments.

Permalink Reply by John Campen on February 18, 2012 at 4:12pm

Looks nice. Can you send more specification details?

Permalink Reply by Duran - SteadiDrone on February 20, 2012 at 12:50am

what details do you want ?

Permalink Reply by HangerRat on February 21, 2012 at 8:06am

Basically enough information to input Ecalc values, to do some modeling.

Things like:

Weight of the frame(s) only

Weight of the optional camera mount(s)

Motor details.

weight/payload/battery flight times (estimated or actual).

Permalink Reply by John Campen on February 21, 2012 at 5:51am

manufacturer off the esc and motors. To me the price is cheap for a rtf  if the parts are reasonable quality. , My view is cheap motor on a 4 motor quad is a recipe for eventual disasters Flight weights and expected flight time averages?. Is it easy to fit 4 more motors to make it x8 coaxial? What is the power supply for the apm?

Permalink Reply by estebanflyer on February 19, 2012 at 10:36pm

Hi there, This is my new Arducopter X1 with jdrones motors and ESC's.I bought it from a new distributor in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

I have a GPS, a sonar and an xbee installed and working.I recently bought an optical flow sensor, got it tested OK but didn't install it yet.

Compared to my other project, a 5 kg full metal beast, flying this little guy is pure joy.

The frame:

got it from here:

The Sonar:

I installed a noise filter on it. These are the instructions.

I know, that resistor looks a bit dirty.. I should fix it soon.

Shorter motor cables. Getting rid of extra weight.


I also installed these ferrite cores on the ESC's cables, trying to achieve a cleaner signal:

And finally, a picture of the GPS, the Futaba T6EX receiver and the xbee:

It feels nice to follow fast instructions and be up in the air. Developing my own frame did teach me a lot of key elements, but it was stressful to tune up PID's and to replace broken parts after crashes. A 30 dollars propeller is not a propeller you want to break.

So far I'm really happy with this frame and I hope to get into the 3 dealers contest in time, and ideally win it!

Peace-

Esteban


ModeratorPermalink Reply by Ruwan on February 20, 2012 at 12:49am

Nice! What is the normal flying time? your battery? etc.. 


DeveloperPermalink Reply by Marco Robustini on February 21, 2012 at 5:54am

Pay close attention to those motor mounts, induce severe vibration.

Permalink Reply by Christopher Cooper on March 25, 2012 at 3:26pm

Looks pretty slick. How effective is the noise filter on the sonar? I use a shielded cable but still get a fairly spiky signal.

Permalink Reply by Nafru on February 20, 2012 at 10:58am

frame: Ardu Copter Hex

battery:  4x #N4500.4S.35/17248 Turnigy nano-tech 4500mah 4S 35~70C Lipo Pack

radio: Hitex Aurora 9

other: Sonar (more to come shortly)
GoPro Camera mount

 

For those that are interested, I have a video blog of the build process from a total newbie view located on my profile, http://diydrones.com/profile/Nafru

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