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Help with building a gimbal, advice on power supply please.

Posted by Mr Lemming on May 8, 2014 at 2:33pm

I have just received in the post two motors and fibreglass parts to build my own gimble frame for a small camera weighing up to 200gms.  I am still waiting for the Gimbal Controller to arrive from China.

While I wait for the Controller, may I please ask if it is best to connect the gimbal to its own battery supply, or let it use the battery which power's my newly purchased Iris, which arrived today?

If it is best to use an extra battery, then what size, strength of LiPo battery would I need?

Cheers

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  • Mr Lemming May 19, 2014 at 11:08am

    Hello

    I shall now reserch what a nicads is and think about adding one to my project.

    Cheers

    • Tim Sigmund > Mr Lemming May 19, 2014 at 4:32pm

      Sorry, I missed the "Iris" part. For weight reasons you can just use power from your onboard battery. If you want best performance then I still say separate power supply from a small Nicad. 

  • Euan Ramsay May 19, 2014 at 6:31am

    I just use a run off from my existing 12V BEC (already required for FPV). Clean, "weight free", and no added complexity.

  • Alan D May 12, 2014 at 9:10am

    That will depend on the requirements of the gimbal controller. Most have an on-board voltage regulator and are happy with 2S, 3S or 4S.

  • Mr Lemming May 11, 2014 at 4:52am

    Bump.

    Please advise on battery strength to power a gimbal and small camera between 100-200gms.

    Thanks

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