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Just a thing on shipping rates (from your comment). I was also mad because of high shipping. I sent support an email and they shipped the parts for free through standard mail! I got it in 2 days ( I live on the east coast). There is a…"
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Flyaway
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard Boyhan May 13. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Today I was flying in a relatively large yard. There were light winds with gusts at the highest around 10-15 mph. I was flying around a little and my copter went too high and I couldn't control it,…Continue
LiPo voltage help
Started this discussion. Last reply by Stephen Gloor May 11. 9 Replies 0 Likes
So I've been have trouble with voltage on my quadcopter. I am still learning so I keep it low, but recently I've been going higher up. I'm a little nervous about the battery because my quad starts…Continue
LiPo Battery Voltage monitor
Started Apr 28 0 Replies 0 Likes
I currently have a Hitec Eclipse 7. Someone once told me that you can monitor the voltage on the screen wirelessly. I was flying this weekend and while on RTL it started descending rapidly almost…Continue
3D printed parts?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Coty Wood Mar 24. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I flew my quad into a tree and it fell to the ground smashing the stack up spacers ( these…Continue
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Richard Boyhan replied to Michael's discussion Flyaway"Do you have telemetry in the field? I always fly with telemetry, so I can find it if I have fly away, plus a get to know exactly where home is. You probably should not flown in such windy conditions."
John Maffetone replied to Michael's discussion Flyaway"I had the same thing happen to me. My GPS thought the launch location was somewhere else and My quad tried going through a tree to get to it... obviously the tree didn't move out of the way."
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Today I was flying in a relatively large yard. There were light winds with gusts at the highest around 10-15 mph. I was flying around a little and my copter went too high and I couldn't control it, so I flipped the switch to RTL. The copter started going away, over a few other houses. I switched over to stabilize to bring it in. The copter just didn't have the power to fight the light wind gusts. It started descending into another block. I lost sight so I put the throttle all the way up. It…See More
Stephen Gloor replied to Michael's discussion LiPo voltage help"My charger when charging allows you to see the voltages. I also have a FrSky module that does the same thing. The charger should be find to measure with - they are normally pretty accurate. I almost never use my multimeter as I did…"
Michael replied to Michael's discussion LiPo voltage help"Ok, I defiantly check. I have a male to male adapter because of the balancing wires. Should I measure with a multimeter or the charger?"
Stephen Gloor replied to Michael's discussion LiPo voltage help"Hi Michael - that may be the case however if you have a dead cell then it will charge up however as soon as a load us applied it will very quickly drop to a low voltage leaving the other two nearly fully charged but the battery terminal voltage is…"
Michael replied to Michael's discussion LiPo voltage help"My charger charges the 3s to 12.6 volts, so it seems that the cells are fine.
thanks"
Stephen Gloor replied to Michael's discussion LiPo voltage help"Hi Michael - You might have a cell that is dying in the battery. Do you have a balance charger that can tell you the individual voltages?
Anyway for me this is the definative guide to LiPo…"
Richard Boyhan replied to Michael's discussion LiPo voltage help"Not sure. Did you try googling it?"
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My quad, first flight complete
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 3:00pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
Well, just completed my first flight on my quad, 3dr stock frame. I received a replacement ESC from 3DR today (speedy service!), programmed it and put it on. A few minutes of soldering and a LiPo battery charge later I brought it down to the basement to fly (too rainy outside). I turned it on…
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