"Thank you Bill, I'll follow your advice and report back when done. By the way I already have the Attopliot board so will be using that since it is supported by MP.
Appreciate, Pete"
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Battery monitoring on dual powered APM2
Started this discussion. Last reply by Pete Burnett Feb 1. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Some advice please guys. I'm busy converting my quad into a hexa, with a few changes along the way. One of the things I want to do is run a seperate 2S battery through a ubec to power the APM2 board,…Continue
First build, first flight, first post, (first crash!), all smiles
Started this discussion. Last reply by Pete Burnett Jun 28, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
After reading for months, then ordering all my bits, then building, I finally got properly into the air yesterday. Very Happy! Quad is standard 3DR, except I've put 880 motors on it. I hope to…Continue
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Bill Bonney replied to Pete Burnett's discussion Battery monitoring on dual powered APM2"If you connect your servos 5V to the middle pin of CH11/CH10 (also know as A10,A11) you will be drawing power from the Inputs PWM power side. I would recommend connecting the power for the servos from the Output PWM and just using the signal lines…"
Pete Burnett posted a discussionBattery monitoring on dual powered APM2
Some advice please guys. I'm busy converting my quad into a hexa, with a few changes along the way. One of the things I want to do is run a seperate 2S battery through a ubec to power the APM2 board, so that I can maintain GPS lock during (main) battery changes. (I am still using the original on board GPS) But I still want to monitor the main motor battery in Mission Planner and OSD. Will the typical setup as described in the wiki work? ie.Remove jumper, supply secondary battery via ubec to APM…See More
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"Thanks Pete, and yes, I really like the H-frame so go for it, give me a shout if I can help. >Graham"
Pete Burnett commented on Sandesh Dhagle's blog post First Flight"Can I add one more thought to a slower motor (from a complete newb who has just built the exact same rig). Although I was highly impressed with the kit, I found a few small 'glitches' I had to rectify during construction. One of them was…"
Pete Burnett replied to Pete Burnett's discussion First build, first flight, first post, (first crash!), all smiles"Thank you James for your advice. I didn't say so in my original post but not only am I very new to autopilots, I'm also completely new to RC and software. Luckily I have a bit of soldering and engineering savvy tucked away in my old grey…"
James replied to Pete Burnett's discussion First build, first flight, first post, (first crash!), all smiles"great stuff - my first flight lasted 22 seconds! i really should have waited for a calmer day, but i was so impatient once i had finally finished construction and setup.
i expect that with the 880kv motors youre going to need to reduce RATE P, also…"
Pete Burnett posted a discussionFirst build, first flight, first post, (first crash!), all smiles
After reading for months, then ordering all my bits, then building, I finally got properly into the air yesterday. Very Happy! Quad is standard 3DR, except I've put 880 motors on it. I hope to upgrade it to a hexa and use it with a GoPro and small gimbal once I have taught myself how to fly. Yesterday was only a few small 'hops' above head height to get a feel for the controls (very different to the simulator!).I haven't tried any different flight modes yet, am still operating in stabilize. But…See More
Pete Burnett replied to bret's discussion X-Plane 9 Flight Simulator"Is this still available? Are you willing to ship to South Africa if I pay for it?
Pete"
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