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Tri Copter Firmware
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael Pursifull Jun 13, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I have a KK Multicopter Black Board.... I built a Tricopter..... which firmware should I be using..... I want to be able to reverse the gyros from my transmitter and not need a separate LCD…Continue
What am I doing wrong?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Christopher Loesch Jun 12, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes
I have been trying to build a big Quadcopter and Tri Copter..... not easy. I have these for parts:(4) Turnigy 25 (710kv)(4) Red Brick 50a opto ESC(2) Sky Lipo 14.8 40C 4000mah batteries(2 and 2)…Continue
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Christopher Loesch posted a discussionTri Copter Firmware
I have a KK Multicopter Black Board.... I built a Tricopter..... which firmware should I be using..... I want to be able to reverse the gyros from my transmitter and not need a separate LCD screen...http://www.ebay.com/itm/200760290537?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649That is the board I have....See More
Christopher Loesch replied to Christopher Loesch's discussion What am I doing wrong?"SO I have the Tri kinda running..... here is my problem now..... I throttle up and it starts spinning to the right..... so fix the rudder trim right......spins in the other direction..... I keep trimming but it dosnt want to stay centered. So…"
Christopher Loesch replied to Christopher Loesch's discussion What am I doing wrong?"So as it turns out..... while working on my quad I took my motors off and put them on my Tricopter..... but I put one on the back of my truck....wife left this morning .... motor fell of and was ran over :(.... so for now working on the TRI. …"
Dave replied to Christopher Loesch's discussion What am I doing wrong?"Interesting. My understanding is that the ESC to Motor connections need to be short because they are carrying high frequency PWM AC voltages with back EMF detection etc. The ESC to Battery connections are much less critical because they…"
Dave replied to Christopher Loesch's discussion What am I doing wrong?"Probably just a bad connection between motor and ESC causing the jittering.
However, it seemed to fly OK when you had it in the air for that 4 second period ... until an arm came off.
Seems to me your main problem is the unglued PVC…"
Don McCullough replied to Christopher Loesch's discussion What am I doing wrong?"Per Castle Creations, they recommend no keeping the connection between the battery and ESC shortest. Over 30cm or so is the longest they recommend. There is no limit on how long you can make the leads to the motor, except you will have less power…"
Christopher Loesch replied to Christopher Loesch's discussion What am I doing wrong?"Can I put a extension from the power supply to the ESC?"
Jawahar balaji replied to Christopher Loesch's discussion What am I doing wrong?"
The ESCs should be very close to the motors (no extensions)
lots of patience to tune the trims
a frame upgrade !!!
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Christopher Loesch posted a discussionWhat am I doing wrong?
I have been trying to build a big Quadcopter and Tri Copter..... not easy. I have these for parts:(4) Turnigy 25 (710kv)(4) Red Brick 50a opto ESC(2) Sky Lipo 14.8 40C 4000mah batteries(2 and 2) 13x6.5 APC thin props... pusher and regularKK Black Board bought from eBay for 24.99.... you may know the oneWell for the quad copter I get all the parts to together....using PVC.... but when I power up 3 motors spin and the third kinda jitters.... I calibrated everthing as far as I know.... oh…See More
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