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"OK so smallish update. I found that all of the bullet connectors had dry joints and one of them was so dry, the wire pulled right out of the bullet... no wonder it was temperamental!
I'm going to send a picture into 3DR, hopefully it was just mine.…"
I'm going to send a picture into 3DR, hopefully it was just mine.…"
"OK so that still could be the case. Basically. If it is a dry solder joint (which looks likely) on one of the output connections, only two of the channels will be driving (as opposed to all 3). If this happens, the two channels will be pulling the…"
Hey guys,After having a few problems with ESC and motor connections, everything is working now (well maybe not battery life).Question I have is, did you all cut the bullet connectors off and solder the ESC wires to the motor wires? I've seen it…
"OK I've tried two different batteries now with not great results.
The first was a 4s 6000mAh 20-30C battery. Flew to 20% remaining which was about 6 mins.
The next was a 3s 4500mAh 65-130C Nano "A-Spec" battery. It flew for 4 mins and whilst it…"
The first was a 4s 6000mAh 20-30C battery. Flew to 20% remaining which was about 6 mins.
The next was a 3s 4500mAh 65-130C Nano "A-Spec" battery. It flew for 4 mins and whilst it…"
"Sorry, it's probably a bit late but I've got some photos here (there's a link to the album near the bottom of the original post) http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/3dr-y6-4-hour-build?xg_source=a...
I can take more pictures if you need."
I can take more pictures if you need."
"I've been flying it a bit. It works really well. I've been impressed with the AR Drone 2.0's capabilities with GPS. In generally the AR Drone "works" and even handles wind well.
... on the downside it's not very flexible so I've built a Y6 and…"
... on the downside it's not very flexible so I've built a Y6 and…"
"To help with my description, I was thinking something like this: http://diydrones.com/photo/lightening-holes"
Hey guys,Has anyone played around with lightening the arms on the 3DR Y6? My build came out a little heavy from the recommended weight so I was looking at ways to slim it down without effecting structural integrity too much.One idea I had was to…
"I had thermal issues where there was a "dodgy" connection between an ESC/Motor. Take a look here for more details: http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/3dr-y6-motors-cutting-out-falling...
If you take your time and test it slowly under controlled…"
If you take your time and test it slowly under controlled…"
"Quick update. This morning I swapped over the ESCs that were driving the motors (top ESC connected to bottom and vice-versa). I tested the motors again... hey presto! Everything is now working as expected. I've not reversed the servo connections on…"
"First there was the Garmin Quatix watch which allowed you to control the autopilot on your boat... now a watch to allow you to control a drone! Fantastic work :)"
"OK that was it. I managed to get access to the servo connectors so I could test each individually. That motor definitely has a start up issue which looks to be a phase down... I can't believe I didn't see it before!
I just had to re-calibrate all…"
I just had to re-calibrate all…"
"I just found the 850kv file under the advanced tools downloads. I'm using an 880kv... I presume it's still a good place to start?"
"Thank you for the tips, I'll give that a go. To save me stripping it back down, can you achieve the same thing from the terminal?
Love the video by the way :)
Where do I find the parameter file?"
Love the video by the way :)
Where do I find the parameter file?"
"Thank you Wessie, I'll give that a go.
On another note, I'm pleased to report that I had my first successful stabilize flight tonight. I had attempted this yesterday but broke a prop.
Yesterday I took the Y6 outside and there was a fair amount of…"
On another note, I'm pleased to report that I had my first successful stabilize flight tonight. I had attempted this yesterday but broke a prop.
Yesterday I took the Y6 outside and there was a fair amount of…"
