"Great idea. What do you think about a generic inline 1-2A resettable circuit breaker? Solder it between XT60s or your power adapter of choice... Could work with any battery or wall supply, so you could easily take it to the field too. If it has a…"
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Wiki NinjaJeff Vyduna commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)
Adam Conway commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)"Cool idea, thanks for posting!"
Austin Suhler commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)"My solution was, I had an old USB-mini cable where the mini side had shorted, and I spliced out the 4 wires from it. Strip the +5 and GND wire and solder it onto an old 2 pin header you have lying around, and instant USB power adapter! I hook it…"
thomas Butler commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)"I do the same thing. One thing I've found is that there is a cumulative error in the altitude. It's probably not a problem since the altitude is reset at every power up. This screen shot is after the Misson Planner has been…"
Noth666 commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)"I think i'll make one of these tonight, not so much out of safety for myself as safety for my batteries... I have actually managed to toast 2 lipos both on first use by overdischarge playing around with settings on the bench... Had no alarms…"
DeveloperR_Lefebvre commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)
"Graham, how would you solve that? Perhaps a resistor bridging the output, like 10K would be enough?"
ModeratorGraham Dyer commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)
"Just check the open voltage of source before use, some have an open voltage of 18V+..."
Ian Drennan commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)"Thanks for posting this simple solution. I am also able to identify with the cartoon above and had a good chuckle."
Hunter Parris commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)"Great Idea!
I second that Mark! I just hacked up three of them trying to find a barrel plug that would fit my stinkin' mini-PC motherboard. So i have a few with no barrel plug to try out; because I didn't throw them…"
Wiki NinjaGary McCray commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)
"Brilliant - Great Idea!
I will find a way to add this to the Wikis and the Safety sheet.
The best ideas are often the simple ones."
Muhammad Al-Rawi commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)"Hahaha, that's looking like me, Mark :)
I used to run a UBEC to a spare RC plug. The UBEC ran off a couple of cellphone batteries I soldered together into a 2s pack. Small and simple. "
Maxime Carrier commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)"Actually I unplug one wire on ESC to prevent problems, props are really not easy to remove on my tricopter.
But you solution is far better, I have many 12 volts adapters, nice tip thanks !"
ModeratorMark Harrison commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)
"I do the same thing with a 5V power supply adapted to a servo connector. It's great not having to worry about (a) forgetting to unplug your battery and having it over-discharge and (b) having the unit spin up into your face!
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Arthur Benemann commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)"Nice post, I have being doing that, but using with a current limited lab supply."
Knut Graf commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post FPV Blessing in Rio"Wow! You are 200 flights ahead of me :)"
Victor Rodriguez commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post Ever seen 20.000 people waving at a quad?"Very kewl. I'm also a fan of some of your other FPV videos, such as the one flying past Cristo Redentor. http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/fpv-blessing-in-rio"
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A simple solution for an old hazzard (prop start on setup)
Posted on April 16, 2013 at 3:58pm 14 Comments 11 Likes
Every now and then we see some horrible pictures of people seriously injured after a sudden startup of motors during setup. Yeah, we all know that we should remove the props while setting up, but letś be honest: after the 10th time on the same night we get fed up and confident. That is when…
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Posted on August 20, 2012 at 7:30am 6 Comments 8 Likes
Hold your fire! it did not fly over them. ;-)
This weekend we had the XVI International half marathon of Rio with a beautifull day, gorgeous location and 20.000 runners. As I am not into running, I thought it would be a great opportunity to experiment the potential of covering a big event from the privileged birds eye view of a multicopter…
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Posted on May 18, 2012 at 8:47am 18 Comments 8 Likes
I don't usually post my FPV videos here, but I think this one is special and worth sharing.
I think I've been dreaming about flying around Cristo Redentor since I started FPV. Based on the comments I got, I was not the only one... But I began to plan it seriously when I moved back to Rio a few months ago.
The plan and…
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