"Are 880kv motors ok to use with this conversion kit? don't really want to go buy 6 new motors"
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APM Planner Force Feedback
Started Nov 29, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
I was wondering if there was a way to take accelerometer/gyro values from Mission Planner and send them over serial or usb to an arduino where I could then run servos and vibration motors? The part…Continue
How do I tell if new motors are bad?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bart Mowrey Sep 10, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I recently recieved my 3DR hexacopter kit with the 880kv motors. I recieved two versions of the same motor in the kit. The one version has a small hole on the top frame and a sticker I believe and…Continue
Arducopter Hull
Started this discussion. Last reply by Alex Hills Aug 8, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Has anyone made a hull for their arducopter hull before? kind of like the ardrone? I was thinking of making one out of lightweight foam and/or fiberglass.Continue
Tags: ardrone, hull, multicopter, arducopter
Hexacopter Battery Setup
Started this discussion. Last reply by Daniel Allen Feb 19. 19 Replies 0 Likes
I'm building a 3dr hexacopter with 880kV motors and 11" props. I'm still at a bit of a loss on what batteries I should get. I've received a few guidelines, but I was wondering if this setup would…Continue
Tags: 880, 3dr, hexacopter, battery
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Daniel Allen replied to Alex Hills's discussion Hexacopter Battery Setup"Hi Wesley,
So you think having 1000g+ of batteries isn't a problem for most Hexas? Such as 2 x 5000mah 20C in parallel?"
Neil Ohnemus replied to Alex Hills's discussion Hexacopter Battery Setup"Im curious here.
Are you using these every day?
I have two 6s 5000mah batteries for my heli and they seem good two years on. They are a bit puffy (just a bit), and show no signs of power loss or charge hold degradation?
Admittedly I fly…"
George replied to Alex Hills's discussion Hexacopter Battery Setup"I agree completely that it's a best practice to have a high C battery, but I'm still curious if the ESCs are often/ever going above 15A?"
Luke Olson replied to Alex Hills's discussion Hexacopter Battery Setup"How would you like to be hanging over a cliff from a rope rated for 75% of your weight? The difference we're talking about here is $10 for a 30C pack instead of 20C, money well spent if you ask…"
George replied to Alex Hills's discussion Hexacopter Battery Setup"The hexacopter kit sold in the DIY Drones store uses 20A ESCs. That battery would provide over 16A per ESC. Are the ESCs regularly max'd out such that over 75% of their maximum current isn't enough?"
Luke Olson replied to Alex Hills's discussion Hexacopter Battery Setup"A 20C pack with 5,000mAh will do 100 amps maximum (20 * 5,000mA = 100,000mA = 100A). That is not sufficient for most hexacopters. Also you don't need hard case batteries, they are typically for remote control cars and trucks where they might be…"
Eddie Weeks replied to Alex Hills's discussion Hexacopter Battery Setup"
update.... just put 6 months on Gen Ace batteries, and they are about done now.... Still
best ones yet..
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roger replied to Alex Hills's discussion Hexacopter Battery Setup"Wesley,
What's the specs on the 3.625kg all lift off weight hexa you've shown in the video ...
a. by 2x8400 you mean you have a total of 16800mah ... wow that's huge!
b. propeller size was 12x47?
c. the 8400 battery what's the…"
Chuck Devaney replied to Alex Hills's discussion Hexacopter Battery Setup"Can anyone tell me if it is dangerous to use a 20c discharge LiPo for the hexa"
Alex Hills commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Erk. My home town, Berkeley, wants to establish a "no drone zone""So Brookstone in that community would have to give you a slip with a disclaimer everytime they sell an AR Drone that says you have to place tape or something over the camera? People fear what they don't understand. Sure drones pose…"
Alex Hills commented on Chris Anderson's blog post APM-based 'Burrito Bomber""Burrito's can be dangerous!
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/armed-deadly-burrito"
Alex Hills replied to Rob. S's discussion Is it possible to build an arducopter that can turn into an arduplane"I'd imagine it'd be something that could be done with a new flight mode. The tough part is deciding how the transition happens and the general setup."
Alex Hills posted a discussionAPM Planner Force Feedback
I was wondering if there was a way to take accelerometer/gyro values from Mission Planner and send them over serial or usb to an arduino where I could then run servos and vibration motors? The part I am having trouble figuring out is how I can get live data from Mission Planner to the arduino. Any thoughts/ places I should look? I've done stuff with arduino/processing in the past, but not much with apm planner.See More
Alex Hills replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion How should we handle reverse in ArduRover? in the group ArduRover User Group"It sounds like you might want to have user selectable options for reverse since how the esc or motor controller handles it seems to vary greatly. We could select the number of seconds or delay, etc..."
Alex Hills replied to Harley Engholm's discussion apm2.5 limited abilities"This happens to me when I am about 15ft above the ground, but past that altitude hold works great."
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