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hexa copter calibration problem

Started this discussion. Last reply by Karl Lehenbauer Jun 15, 2012. 14 Replies

Hi,building a hexacopter.  all electronics tested,  but i have the following problem:when I push the throttle the motors do not start at the same time.,  i have one motor starting at 6 % trottle,…Continue

output order

Started May 20, 2012 0 Replies

is there  a mistake in the wiki manualie:  see the motor order of this hexa xhttp://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_Props_2in…Continue

outputs channel 7, 8

Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Anderson May 20, 2012. 4 Replies

doing a hexa copter.Cant for some reason calibrate the motors  / esc on channel 7, 8.  the escs do  a constant beeping.  Tried  both manual and automatic calibration several times.  even…Continue

props

Started this discussion. Last reply by etienne.t.micallef May 1, 2012. 4 Replies

what is the best size for a prop for a hexacopter  having motor to motor as 60cm ie 600mmshould i settle for 10inch or 12 inch?Continue

 

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etienne.t.micallef posted a status
"cant get mission planner to work with 3Dr radios. any ideas? please"
Dec 16, 2012
etienne.t.micallef commented on etienne.t.micallef's status
"thank you Adam, i understood Etienne"
Dec 2, 2012
Adam commented on etienne.t.micallef's status
"Those are Universal mounts.  If you ever wanted to say put the motor on a plane.  You would use those to mount.  I did however use them.  When you mount your motors you have to be very careful not to tighten to much as you will…"
Dec 2, 2012
etienne.t.micallef commented on etienne.t.micallef's status
"thanks Adam,  so you dont use the cross mounts... Etienne"
Dec 2, 2012
Adam commented on etienne.t.micallef's status
"I built one last weekend.  Whats the issue?  There are two holes at the end of each arm.  Motors screw directly to the arm.  The kit however did not come with mounting screws!  So you will have to buy…"
Dec 2, 2012
etienne.t.micallef posted a status
"anyone knows how to mount the motors on the J drones simplex frame."
Dec 2, 2012
Hendianto Goh Kin Pok replied to etienne.t.micallef's discussion APm2.0 in a Y6
"Hi there, newbie here. We too are building our own Y6 and we have been through the exact problem. Steven is correct about the prop direction, both the top and bottom prop should have the wordings facing up (same direction; glossy sides should not…"
Oct 23, 2012
etienne.t.micallef commented on Stephen R Mann's blog post XT-60 Parallel Battery Adapter
"Can some one tell me how to link 2 balance connectors together please? as Francisc Bereczky did?"
Sep 24, 2012
Andre replied to etienne.t.micallef's discussion y6 or hexacopter
"I only have a rc-carbon y6 have not fly it with apm but with xaircraft and it did fly great busy put it all together again was on the shelf for almost a year have put in the apm2 fc will test very soon."
Jul 1, 2012
etienne.t.micallef posted a status
"just returned form italy"
Jun 27, 2012
Karl Lehenbauer replied to etienne.t.micallef's discussion hexa copter calibration problem
"We have the hexacopter with the 780kv motors and the 11x4.7 blades and without some kind of ballast, yeah, it is way overpowered for the PIDs for the quad, which is what we start with (I guess).  We are using the Mission Planner for Windows 7.…"
Jun 15, 2012
etienne.t.micallef replied to etienne.t.micallef's discussion hexa copter calibration problem
"wow, finally  successfull lift off, i still need someone to help me with the PID.  anyone got hexacopter PID settings please? "
Jun 4, 2012
Vernon Barry replied to etienne.t.micallef's discussion hexa copter calibration problem
"Pretty easy, just use the servo tester like it's the throttle stick and follow the normal ESC instructions. The key is that the ESC goes into program mode as soon as the battery is…"
Jun 3, 2012
etienne.t.micallef replied to etienne.t.micallef's discussion hexa copter calibration problem
"Dear Veron, Can you kindly ell me how to use a servo tester to calibrate escs. please?"
Jun 3, 2012
Vernon Barry replied to etienne.t.micallef's discussion hexa copter calibration problem
"Sorry, I wish it were easier to flash the ESCs but honestly, it works so much better. Again, if you follow the manual calibration of each ESC using either a servo tester (another handy too to have) or just the radio and receiver, then you will get…"
Jun 3, 2012
etienne.t.micallef posted a status
"fed up trying to get hardware working together. its time to throw everything down the bin or on ebay. Simply this stuff does not workl"
Jun 3, 2012

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