I've looked through many posts but still have a few questions....
I've been flying a small quadcopter for a while and I plan on buying my first Arducopter in the next few days. So far I think I might go with the following setup.
- APM 2.0, no GPS
- LEA-6 GPS
- ArduCopter Hexa 3DR Frame + Motors Kit
- 880 kV motors
- 10x47 props
- 433 Mhz 3DR Telemetry kit
- Optical flow sensor
- MB1260 XL Max-Sonar
- 3DR Sonar Mount
Questions...
- What kind of batteries should i use? I'd like to get at least 10 minutes of flight time. I'm not sure if I should use a 4s or 3s with the stock ESC's.
- Will a 5 channel radio work? I plan on using a joystick through mission planner as my primary manual control and I already have a dx5e with an ar500 receiver that I could use as backup.
- Should I buy a additional BEC to power the APM?
-Any tips for this setup?
Thanks,
Alex
Replies
Hello Alex,
I would say to go with the 4S battery, the ESC's I get in the HexaCopter kits from 3DR say they will work with 6-16.8V's. I would try and aim for a battery about 5000 mah with at least a 30c rate.
I would use an extra BEC and not the one on the ESC's, there will be a lot to power for the ESC's BEC.
I will leave someone else to pass comment on the radio / joystick option, I have not used that radio before.....
Regards
Martin.