Hello Folks,
As I continue to progress in my understanding of my Y6 and drone technology in general, I'm now hoping to start down the path I original intended of going down upon beginning this project, which is research.
In doing extensive thesis work
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I recently bought a Y6 copter, is there any guide step by step to assemble this copter?
I'm really new in copters, sorry for that. I've tried with the guide provided in the DIY Kit but it's not enough for me, the first time I tried to a
Read more…I've changed my 2013 3DR Y6 (still with APM and 3S LiPos) to the new Y6 "B" config.
Should I also change propeller configuration from 11x4.7 bottom / 10x4.7 top to both 10x4.7 ?
Thanks
Philipp
Read more…I'm finally getting things ironed out (I hope) on my Y6B DIY, but one issue is nagging me. My trims are set for in flight. In stab mode it hovers nice and still once off ground. Taking off though from day it wants to roll right.
I'm using the Y6B con
Read more…How many of you are not happy with the landing gear for your Y6? I bought my 3DR kit last winter and mounted the Tarot 2D gimbal platform but after a hard landing and a broken gimbal mount, I decided to research and find something better. My final
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Upon my first flight with my y6 after months of preparing, during take off the top front right propellor came flying off as a result of the nut coming off the threaded aluminum propellor adapter.
Thankfully I managed to land right away wit
Read more…Does this look like a good place for the antenna? It's the green block holding the antenna in front.
My question is this: is the Y6 actually supposed to compensate in cases of motor/prop/esc failure, or is this configuration really no more reliable than "normal" multicopter configurations?
I've been flying my Y6 regularly for nearly a year now. I've
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Y6 DIY 2014
1 way 5.8 GHz
Minimosd
Sony super had 600 line FPV cam
Tarot gimble
GoPro with battery
3dr telemetry
6.5 minutes burn 3000mAH +/-200
Seems really short but I hit the loaded voltage alarm of 13.3 loaded...not sure
Read more…Hi, just been testing my Y6 with it's new 6000mah 4S pack and noticed the motors are getting hot. This is affecting the bottom motors more where if you touch them on the base, non rotating part, they are too hot to touch for more than a few seconds.
Read more…I have searched for this topic and not seen it discussed. I am having range issues with my 2014 Y6 (pixhawk version) at distances as short as 50 meters during operation. I have the FR Sky tx with the DJT module and the D4R-II rx. When I keep the a
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I'm new to lipo's and am looking to minimize potential risks as much as effectively possible.
When it comes to changing I'm using a IMAX B6-AC Charger, with kypomm 3s 3300mah 35c-70c, and Gens Ace 3s 850mah 30c and Eflite 3s 1800mah 20c lipo
Read more…I have a motor glitching on my Y6 (APM 2.6 with Spektrum 7). Like all glitches I've come across it's erratic but is often preceded by a ticking noise at about 2 per second. The left front arm then drops about 10cm and very quickly recovers (so far!).
Read more…I've upgraded my 2013 Y6 with the 2014 Frame Kit and also got 3DR's Tarot-2D kit. When attached, there is only 14CM (5.5") of space between the Gimbal and the Rear Leg... even my 3S battery is 15CM, and my 4S is 16CM...
Does the 4S battery sold by 3D
Read more…My Y6 is set up with the 3DR FPV/OSD kit (Incuding the Sony camera) and a GoPro on the Tarot gimbal. I am currently using the 3DR dual channel FPV monitor.
I know 3DR makes a cable to use the GoPro for FPV/OSD, but can I set up a system where I can
Read more…As the title says I'm interested in what make and size of pack people are using.
I have the newer Y6 which they appear to recommend a 4s battery with. At the moment I'm running two 2200 mah 3s packs which gives me about 7 mins at 80% but want to buy s
Read more…The kit went together easy enough however it seems I have a bad ESC at least one and a bad PDB, I have been going back in forth with customer service, sent a video of the problem, well the first one to then a week later to say we will have to replace
Read more…Hi all. I'm contemplating turning my quad into a Y6...Apart from the obvious redundancy advantage of having three pairs of motors, are there other advantages? And what are the implications of the setup using the Ardupilot FC.
Also what motors would be
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I'm completely stumped. I've flown a bunch of successful test flights, with no major issues. Yesterday I went out for another flight and all of a sudden my Y6 won't arm! I'm not getting any errors in Mission Planner, I have a good GPS loc
Read more…Finished the y6 build but I have the following items not functioning...
After I calibrate the ESCs two do not spin and on motor twitches...
So motor 1 no spin
2, 3 and 4 spin
5 twitch, swapped the ESC noticed it does the same on any motor,
6 does not spin
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