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AlexMos or SimpleBGC problems. Please Help!

Started 4 hours ago 0 Replies

Hey Guys, I have a AlexMos or SimpleBGC gimbal controller. I have some problems and am tearing my hair out. The gimbal is just twitching and i have no stabilization whatsoever. I have flashed with…Continue

unable to purchase from store!

Started this discussion. Last reply by German Garcia May 13. 9 Replies

Hi guys, im unable to purchase from the new 3drobotics store i receive the following error.Shipping Error: WARNING - 556: There are no valid services available.Shipping to New ZealandAny ideas?CheersContinue

Turnigy 9x FrSky upgrade VS Spektrum DX8 AR8000 + TR1000

Started May 8 0 Replies

Hey guys, im building a fairly expensive octocopter, a Droidworx AD8 for aerial photography and am trying to decide on a radio.I have previously owned a turnigy 9x with FrSky upgrade. I have been…Continue

Commercial grade aerial photography

Started this discussion. Last reply by Dean Apr 26. 6 Replies

Hey guys! I have some serious questions relating to commercial grade aerial photography! I live in New Zealand, and while there is not a large amount of companies doing aerial photography with drones…Continue

 

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AlexMos or SimpleBGC problems. Please Help!

Hey Guys, I have a AlexMos or SimpleBGC gimbal controller. I have some problems and am tearing my hair out. The gimbal is just twitching and i have no stabilization whatsoever. I have flashed with 2.0b3 and use the 2.0b3 GUII can see all live data and both axis are looking good, i move the IMU board and the correct axis moves accordingly in the GUI, but no motor movement.Any Ideas?PLEASE HELP!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TXomIxuIQQSee More
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German Garcia replied to Dean's discussion unable to purchase from store!
"hey could you send me the address you're using for the order to german@3drobotics.com I tried with one I found in your account and it worked for me so maybe you're trying a different one?"
May 13
Martin Schmid replied to Dean's discussion brushless gimbal question
"You should be able to programm on your TX 2 channels for pan and tilt. Somehow you have to tell the APM which channels it can use for the BL Controller. Your BL controller board then needs the signal from the APM via two cables. Additionaly you have…"
May 13

AdminJohn C. replied to Dean's discussion unable to purchase from store!
"Dean, I looked into this more and from what I can tell in Spree, New Zealand should be supported by FedEx and USPS. Can you please share the postal code you are trying to ship to? Thank you! JC"
May 12

AdminJohn C. replied to Dean's discussion unable to purchase from store!
"Sorry to hear about this Dean.  Do you have an order number or a cart that you can send so I can check it out? I'm at john at 3d robotics dot com.  Thanks."
May 12

ModeratorSgt Ric replied to Dean's discussion unable to purchase from store!
"Yes, USPS to Canada is the way to go! We went through this with Jordi when the original DIYDrones store opened...he was happy that he added UPS availability, but I let him know that UPS was twice the price of USPS to Canada, so he added the choice…"
May 12
Bill Bonney replied to Dean's discussion unable to purchase from store!
"Chris, I seem to intermitantly be offered USPS to Canada. I would also escalate that. I'm not sure if you are aware,but with FedEx to Canada, when it arrives FedEx will charge an extra $10 and then GST top. So for a $31 shipping cost they say,…"
May 12
Richard replied to Dean's discussion unable to purchase from store!
"Shipping Error: WARNING - 556: There are no valid services available. Shipping to Denmark"
May 12

3D RoboticsChris Anderson replied to Dean's discussion unable to purchase from store!
"I've escalated. Hope they can fix the New Zealand shipping issue early this week. "
May 12
Dean replied to Dean's discussion unable to purchase from store!
"Thanks Chris, I have contacted them. I still remain unable to purchase, i desperately need a spektrum dx8 transmitter with AR8000 and TR1000 Any ideas? Cheers"
May 12
Dean replied to radhi's discussion question
"sorry i dont understand you, can you be more specific?"
May 11

3D RoboticsChris Anderson replied to Dean's discussion unable to purchase from store!
"Thanks, Dean. We've forwarded this to the tech team to fix. Please send any other bug reports to feedback@3drobotics.com and they can deal with them quickly."
May 9
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May 8
Franco Marinelli replied to Dean's discussion SHORT digital camera trigger via receiver output
"Andrew, thank you for your answer. Yes, my mission is waypoint 1 , waypoint 2, do set relay "on", waypoint 3, waypoint 4, Do set relay "off", waypoint 5 , waypoint 6 and finally home. If I use "Do digicam control"…"
May 2
Andrew Chapman replied to Dean's discussion SHORT digital camera trigger via receiver output
"There is a known issue that means any of the DO_XXXX commands only work when surrounded by WAYPOINT commands. Do you have a WAYPOINT command on either side of the DO_XXXX command? "
May 1
Franco Marinelli replied to Dean's discussion SHORT digital camera trigger via receiver output
"hi guys, I have connected APM 2.5 on my notebook and A9 output wired to my camera trigger. I set a mision around my home street to test if camera take a shoot when Im on selected waypoint. I have planned a little mission to test the system. I have…"
May 1

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At 6:14am on December 17, 2012, R. D. Starwalt said…

Welcome to the hobby Dean!

I would try to build as light as possible but do not obsess on it. There are far more important things to consider than weight.

Although I have not posted a build of my 2nd quad, it uses the same materials as the first - plywood and AL square tubing. The outside dimensions are the same (motor to motor distance) but the arms are shorter. Two battery boxes, 3DR 'C' style access to the PDB, and the ESCs will be on the central body plate rather than the arms.

My motto is 'I don't complain about her weight if she does not complain about my flying.'

Flight time with a 3S 3200mAH is around 9 minutes. That is plenty of time to mess up and long enough to gain experience.

-=Doug

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