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Ontario


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Building an Ardu Hex from jDrones.


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Ottawa


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Al posted a discussion
I am happy to report that I have achieved a major victory in the battle against the loathed Jello Effect - the asymmetric video motion caused by the high-frequency mechanical vibration. I run a hex setup with a 2-axis gimbal and the GoPro HD Hero 3…
Apr 14, 2013
Al posted a discussion
Hi,Could you please recommend a decent gimbal 2 axis stabilization system.I currently use built in Wookong M 2 axis stabilizer but it has substantial lag as the gyros are not installed on the camera mounting plate plane, even with the highest gain…
Apr 5, 2013
Al posted a discussion
I am sure I am not the first one facing the dilemma – plastic vs. carbon – when choosing multicopter props. Carbon fiber is twice as expensive. On the other hand, props are the key moving part and may significantly affect your rig’s performance,…
Apr 4, 2013
Al posted a discussion
Thought to share in case anyone is interested in Wookong.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h6JuJXhdE8BTW, I am looking for people trying to find a solution for making multicopter props safer by either building protective housing or recommending…
Apr 1, 2013
Al replied to Al's discussion APM 2.5 with DJI Opto 30A ESCs
"I am happy to report that I found a solution. The TX (WFT 09) came prepogrammed with the low throtle endpoint of 107%. Once I bumpted it to 120%, recalibrated the APM-radio and finaly recallibrated all ESCs manually, they finally startup as they are…"
Feb 18, 2013
Al replied to Thomas Lian's discussion Motors twitching and ESC's beeping
"I am having exactly same issue, except only 2 parallel motors twitch and beep rapidly (4 beeps per second). I have tried everything described below and no luck. Please post if you find a solution. "
Feb 18, 2013
Al posted a discussion
I have been having tons of issues with the vanilla jDrones ESCs (20A) that came with my hex kit. After calibrating and re-calibrating multiple number of times (manually and automatically), I finally managed to get my hex into the air (it was -15C…
Feb 18, 2013