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Humidity Issues APM2

Started Jul 12, 2012 0 Replies

I seem to be having what I believe to be humidity troubles with the APM2. The air here has been real juicy for the last ten days or so, averaging between 70-85% during the late afternoon/early…Continue

ESC Gone Bad?

Started this discussion. Last reply by John Hudson May 31, 2012. 1 Reply

After many successful flights (congrats, 3DR team!) of my APM2 quad, a problem suddenly cropped up and my quad is grounded.When I hook up the lipo and the APM2 is finished its boot sequence, one of…Continue

APM2 Option Pins

Started this discussion. Last reply by Martin Szymanski May 19, 2012. 1 Reply

I hope that I haven't overlooked something in the wiki, but I haven't been able to find much info on the optional sensor pins on APM2, in particular A4-A9. I had some LED strips I wanted to mount,…Continue

APM2 Option Pins

Started this discussion. Last reply by John Hudson May 19, 2012. 1 Reply

I hope that I haven't overlooked something in the wiki, but I haven't been able to find much info on the optional sensor pins on APM2, in particular A4-A9. I had some LED strips I wanted to mount,…Continue

 

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Humidity Issues APM2

I seem to be having what I believe to be humidity troubles with the APM2. The air here has been real juicy for the last ten days or so, averaging between 70-85% during the late afternoon/early evening hours.When I power up the APM2 outside, I get ESC beeps but get no flashes at all from ABC led's on the board. When I take my quad back inside and let it acclimatize again, it boots up without any problems.Should I possibly enclose the board in a modified container? This would concern me a bit, as…See More
Jul 12, 2012
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DeveloperAndreas M. Antonopoulos replied to John Hudson's discussion ESC's Not Retaining Calibration in the group ArduCopter User Group
"After battling with calibration for a while, I started getting this weird cutoff on my ESCs. Turns out all the testing had drained the battery and the ESCs were detecting and responding to a low-voltage cutoff setting.  Check you haven't…"
Jul 1, 2012
John Hudson replied to John Hudson's discussion ESC's Not Retaining Calibration in the group ArduCopter User Group
"Thanks for all your suggestions! I made a third attempt at calibrating manually, and this time I have finally had success, but there is still an issue - the ESC's are disarming spontaneously. The speed problem appears to have been…"
Jul 1, 2012
AndrewF replied to John Hudson's discussion ESC's Not Retaining Calibration in the group ArduCopter User Group
"If you monitor the channel 3 input on the Mission Planner (with motors disconnected) does it respond linearly? Does that response change after the APM is restarted?"
Jul 1, 2012

Developerjasonshort replied to John Hudson's discussion ESC's Not Retaining Calibration in the group ArduCopter User Group
"can you output the parameter list? Jason"
Jul 1, 2012
Michael Krader replied to John Hudson's discussion ESC's Not Retaining Calibration in the group ArduCopter User Group
"have you done them one at a time by hooking them to the reciever or the auto cal doing all 4 at one time.   might have a bad esc or more. might need to do the reflash."
Jul 1, 2012
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ESC's Not Retaining Calibration

I am having difficulties with ESC calibration on my 3DR quad. The calibration seems to go okay, with all motors starting in unison and accelerating proportional to throttle settings.The trouble begins when I cycle the power on the APM2 board, the calibration seems to be "forgotten" and the motors spool up to about 75% of total power with only a slight advance on the throttle.I am running the 30 amp jDrones ESC's with the 880 kv motors, and have double and triple-checked all the leads and…See More
Jul 1, 2012
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John Hudson replied to John Hudson's discussion ESC Gone Bad?
"Got everything deciphered, flight is nearly flawless and ESC is behaving after firmware upgrade to 2.5 But thanks loads for all the help, anyhow. John "
May 31, 2012
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ESC Gone Bad?

After many successful flights (congrats, 3DR team!) of my APM2 quad, a problem suddenly cropped up and my quad is grounded.When I hook up the lipo and the APM2 is finished its boot sequence, one of the propellers begins to "twitch", and emit low volume beeps. To make matters worse, this same prop sometimes will spin up on its own, before the ESC's are even armed.I have uploaded new firmware, re-calibrated the ESC's and done all of the setup sequences over and over, ad nauseum.Is this a simple…See More
May 28, 2012
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Martin Szymanski replied to John Hudson's discussion APM2 Option Pins
"Am not sure. However a beat to a like can happen on other transducer(ing) way. "
May 19, 2012
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May 19, 2012
John Hudson replied to John Hudson's discussion APM2 Option Pins
"Sorry all, wrong thread. John "
May 19, 2012
Terry Patton replied to John Hudson's discussion Best Material for Landing Gear? in the group ArduCopter User Group
"Now Keith. Keep it clean. ;) But I wouldn't mind a peek too. Frames made out of fibreglass are great, just look at hoverthings.com. These frames are incredibly durable. But the only weak spot if there was one, are the legs made out of this…"
Feb 13, 2012
Keith S replied to John Hudson's discussion Best Material for Landing Gear? in the group ArduCopter User Group
"Can I see a picture of your benchtop CNC?"
Feb 4, 2012
Gareth Rens replied to John Hudson's discussion Best Material for Landing Gear? in the group ArduCopter User Group
"A pool noodle! :) Nice soft landings and it has the added bonus of floating ;)"
Feb 3, 2012
Todd Hill replied to John Hudson's discussion Best Material for Landing Gear? in the group ArduCopter User Group
"Peelply carbon panel. Rockwest composites http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=tablet-android-samsung&source=android-browser-suggest&q=rockwest+composites&v=132172377. Excellent material to machine, price good too!"
Feb 3, 2012

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About Me:
I am a freelance journalist and photographer, and enjoy storm chasing as a summer hobby.
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I am a UAV enthusiast who has built (and rebuilt) various iterations of quad helis, the latest being the new 3DR frame.
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Dirt Cheap Night Lighting Option

Posted on September 27, 2011 at 6:00pm 2 Comments

Although LED strip lighting looks more spectacular, I couldn't help but notice these little lights the other day when I was nosing my way through the aisles at Home Depot. They are called Dot-Its, by Sylvania. They are meant to be decorative note-holders, lit with SMT LED's and powered by a lithium disk cell.

 

These lights are really quite bright, and you can select a steady or blinking mode. They have an adhesive backing, but they also have strong magnets in…

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New 3DR Quad Completed!

Posted on September 26, 2011 at 7:25pm 7 Comments

My 3DR quad frame is finished, and I mounted the 880 kV motors and 12" props. This thing is a BEAST! It takes off like a rocket, although the flight times are rather short. All in all, I love the frame build. Thanks, Jeff, for helping me out with the bolt issue.

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