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"Knowing a little about standards and certification, a motor that costs $15 now would cost $100 and might not actually be any more reliable. these motors are made mostlry by Chinese workers using low costcomponents and cheap bearings. that's why they…"
I've done what research I can but am not getting very far. I've got a Futaba T7 set up with a six position rotary switch and resistors for flight modes and it works well (Futaba Channel 6). I've also got Position 1 (Stabilize) set up for simple with…
I have been tuning a hex X with 2.5.5 and things have been getting better. I did a loiter test today using sonar and it held very well. I let the machine sit for some time to get the best GPS resolution it could. I added simple mode and it worked…
"Update: After replacing all props with GEM FAM 10X4.5's. I rechecked all configuration settings. Actually I did a reset and redid everything. Had a good test flight Thursday. no hint of flip. ALT Hold worked well w/sonar. did not have RTL set up on…"
"Thanks to all of you. The parameters are the default ones set when entering a hex X configuration. I've already thought about holding the machine over my head (securely) and having my RC friend ramp up the throttle to see if it want to list/flip.…"
I'm hoping for some help or ideas here. It appears I'm not the only one experiencing this. I've just started testing an R550 hexa frame (X configuration) with an APM2 ver. 2.5.5 . The very first couple of takeoffs were actually quite nice with the…
"I've started test flights todayon a R550 hex. The first couple of takeoffs were nice and the default values were stable enough to watch for a while before tuning. I then got a flip on takeoff. I went back out this evening and got another flip on the…"
There's a ton of info available throughout the DIYDRONES site, albiet scattered all over.I'm butilding a hex "X" configuration around an F550 frame. There's are two different references on the site concerning motor configuration for motor outputs…
