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Male


Location

Wichita, KS


About Me:

Beginner


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I am new to this and am very interested, working on my first build


Hometown:

Wichita, KS


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Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion FS Parting out 8 blade multicopter
"I forgot to mention that I am also selling my Basecam BGC 32 bit 3-axis gimbal controller, including two additional IMUs, and 3x Quanum 2208 brushless gimbal motors."
Jun 14, 2016
Ben Loewen posted a discussion
I am parting out my custom built folding Octo-Copter. Aluminum frame with 42" (1065 mm) motor to motor spacing. Scissor-folds to be 3" X 3" X 56" (75mm X 75mm X 1425mm) for easy storage and transportation. If you are interested in the frame please…
Jun 14, 2016
Ben Loewen posted a discussion
I have a LawMate 1.2GHz 1000mW transmitter, http://www.getfpv.com/1-2-1-3ghz-lawmate-1000mw-transmitter-v2.htmlI am trying to identify what this cable end is. I want a wire that has a female end of this cable to a three (or 4) jumper cable that…
Aug 26, 2015
Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion 3 wire by 9 wire Jumper
"Sorry the title should say 3 wire by 8 wire jumper"
Apr 11, 2015
Ben Loewen posted a discussion
Hey im curious if anyone else has stumbled upon a jumper wire that is actually 3 wires by 8 wires. Right now i just have a bunch of singles going from my Rx to my apm and it is so messy and annoying to rewire. I glued my singles together, but now it…
Apr 11, 2015
Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion Mystery... ESC are running really hot
"They are a little pricy at 16 a piece, but well worth the investment. Im buying 8 of these as we speak. Thanks so much for your help!"
Sep 21, 2014
Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion Mystery... ESC are running really hot
"Hello Johann, Thanks for the quick response.
Yes, I am running 4S lipos... I had no idea that could affect it, considering they are supposed to work with 4S.
I have only flown for at most 2 minutes at a time, and I noticed on my last flight as i was…"
Sep 21, 2014
Ben Loewen posted a discussion
Hello everyone.. if you could just give me some advice on this i would be grateful.. So here is my problem:When designing my octocopter, I figured out what size of ESC to buy based on ecalc.ch calculations. They say for my exact current built that…
Sep 21, 2014
Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion High efficiency motor for quadcopter between 2.5 and 3kg
"Hello, its been a while since I started but I am happy to say that I flew it for the first time! Here is the video. Thanks for all of your help in the beginning!"
Jul 4, 2014
Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion High efficiency motor for quadcopter between 2.5 and 3kg
"okay I just layed everything out to see everything connected and it seems that I am missing the wires connecting the 8 channel reciever and the amp module.. Im not sure how i missed that. but now I am looking for them and cant seem to find them…"
Apr 1, 2014
Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion High efficiency motor for quadcopter between 2.5 and 3kg
"Well I just wanted to let you know that I have almost everything in hand now! All I am wait on is a battery charger, ESCs, transmitter, and the power distribution board to arrive in the mail. I have taken a weight measurement of every piece and my…"
Mar 27, 2014
Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion High efficiency motor for quadcopter between 2.5 and 3kg
"Okay, I believe I have everything figured out. Here is my parts list. The only thing I am worried about is that the total cost is coming to $1300. I can do that... Its just a lot of money to make the decision to buy everything quickly.. UGHparts…"
Mar 15, 2014
Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion High efficiency motor for quadcopter between 2.5 and 3kg
"Hello again, thank you for your advice. Putting the 18x5.5 props into ecalc I get 28 minutes of hover but only 7 minutes of combined.. also the throttle at hover is at just 27%. Is this a little low? with 16x5.5 I get 25 minutes of hover and 9…"
Mar 13, 2014
Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion High efficiency motor for quadcopter between 2.5 and 3kg
"Thanks! The main reason I wanted to go with an X-8 config instead of the traditional octo, is because of the minimum motor to motor spacing. I just calculated that with a traditional 8 motor layout and 18 inch blades, I need a minimum spacing of…"
Mar 12, 2014
Ben Loewen replied to Ben Loewen's discussion High efficiency motor for quadcopter between 2.5 and 3kg
"Thanks for the help! I have tried to use ecalc before but after a few hours couldnt get anywhere with it. I decided to buy the subscription, and I put in what you said and modified it a little bit to get almost 12 minutes of mixed flight. Is there…"
Mar 11, 2014
Ben Loewen posted a discussion
Hello all, I am stuggling to find an efficient motor/prop to use with a quadcopter I am going to build. I have seen on many forums people say that they can achieve over 1kg of thrust per 100W of power. I have taken all motors I could find on…
Mar 5, 2014