"Hi Vishal, thanks for the reply. I have a Spektrum DX8 tx and AR7010 rx. I manualy calibrated each ESC and each worked fine when seperately hooked up to the rx. I'm using the PDB fron diydrones store. The only other work around…"

"So, I received my purple board, hooked it up, loaded the latest coad with the mission planner, everything checks out, board arms but no response from motors. I also tried the work around it did not work. Any help much Appreciated. Thanks! Toby"

"Hi Toby,   How do yo solve the problem ? We have the same problem and I would like to avoid making a new PCB.   Thanks, Ramon"

"The problem is a myth.  As Chris said above, the worse that happens is you cause a brown out on the APM board.  This is because the USB is not able to power the board and the ESCs at the same time.   What may happen with the fast…"

"Hi! When this is done, would that also affect the inputs of the RC?"

"Hi Again I have just been reading through earlier posts on the site and have adjusted the pots on the control board and my display has popped up, so all is good. cheers John"

"Hi I have just finished the assembly of the Ardustation and have uploaded the script, does the screen have to be powered separately as mine does not have any display when powered up. Just to confirm I have connected a 9 volt power supply to the…"

"Hello, I've experienced the same problems with rc-2. Rc-1 worked soo much better. I'm actually looking for a copy of rc-1 so that I can fly again..  Would happen to have a copy you could send…"

"you need to cut the 3 positive cables, leave all negative connected"

"I have just returned to DIY drones after a break and I am starting a new project basically adding Arducopter to a gaui330x.  My hardware arrived today and I just wanted to check on this issue before trying to hook everything up later…"

"Done, everything is well connected and working as supposed"

"If it says "The USB port is drawing too much power" that means that you created a short in your soldering. This is VERY BAD. Go back and check all connections before plugging it in again."

"Hmm, I did not read the 3 pages, so excuse me and ignore if I am saying something wrong. I had the same problem several times, disconnecting the battery and forgetting the USB, though I never fried anything because my PC cuts off the power on the…"

"Los Angeles Area"

"Hey Sandro, I'm modeling a custom arducopter frame..I'd like to show the actual APM/oilpan on the frame. Do you share your models? Can I have a copy of the APM model? any plans on modeling the oilpan?   Best, Toby"