Thank you 3DR customer support for the timely and professional job of repairing my APM 2. It turns out that I had a bad diode on the board D1 and was able to send it back, get it repaired and returned, all in just over 2 weeks. They even sent me an
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I'm reposting this discussion hoping to get a response. I uploaded 2.5.5 after erasing eeprom on APM2, and when I went to the radio calibration screen, the Yaw "bar" value was at 1640 (off center to the right) without any inputs from my TX. W
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Can anyone tell me what you think about this motor here ? How would it compare to this motor here ?
Which motor will give me the best efficiency? I'm running 30 amp ESC's with APC 10 X 4.7 Slow Flyer props, a 4S 5000 mAh lipo.
regards,
James
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I've successfully loaded and launched the flight simulator in Mission Planner. Now, how do I use it with my TX? Do I need to plug my APM board through usb into the computer and turn on my TX. Do I need to arm the motors? Is there a start u
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I have a 4S 5000mAh battery on my hexacopter. What is the lowest safe voltage per cell before I risk losing power to my motors. I want to know in order to set the value on my battery low voltage alarm. Also is there a way to program th
Read more…I have APM 2. Everything worked great, flying great. Then, I had a crash. My fault, not the board. I crashed into a tree. Now, the board lights up fine when I plug it in via USB to my computer. All the LED lights show normal function. I get GP
Read more…I have APM 2. Everything worked great, flying great. Then, I had a crash. My fault, not the board. I crashed into a tree. Now, the board lights up fine when I plug it in via USB to my computer. All the LED lights show normal function. I get GP
Read more…I have APM 2. Everything worked great, flying great. Then, I had a crash. My fault, not the board. I crashed into a tree. Now, the board lights up fine when I plug it in via USB to my computer. All the LED lights show normal function. I get GP
Read more…I have APM 2. I had a crash and the board seems fine, when I plug in the USB to my computer, everything lights up and I can access Mission Planner. Keeping the USB in, if I plug in my lipo, I can arm the motors, and throttle up (motors spin normall
Read more…This video that I made tells my story. The story of a newbie! http://youtu.be/b3QAclP-pW8
Read more…This video I made tells my story. http://youtu.be/b3QAclP-pW8
Read more…Should I lubricate my brushless motors. I have RC Timers 880KV motors. If so, how often, with what lubricant, and how? Thanks.
Read more…I have rc timer 880kv brushless motors. Should I oil them and how?
Read more…Can someone please send me a link to the default PID settings for APM2? I have been tweaking around with PID tuning in Mission Planner and need to know what the original default settings are so that I have a basis (I should have written it down befo
Read more…Can someone please recommend a prop maker and size for my hexa: 880kv motors, 30 amp esc, APM 2, cameral mount and camera: total weight with lipos 2.7kg. I'm looking for stability and long flight times for aerial photography and FPV. Also, can you
Read more…I have a hexa with 880kv motors. My main goal is not responsive acrobatic flying as much as stablility and lifting heavier payloads. With 2 x 5000mah lipos and a gopro camera and mount, my total weight is about 2.7 kg. Can someone recommend a prop
Read more…I just recently had a mishap while trying to take off with my hexa (APM 2, 2.5.4 version). It flipped over, and I need to know if it was a software/hardware problem, or if I accidentally had it on the wrong flight mode, like loiter. Can someone sho
Read more…I just crashed my copter. While trying to take off, the copter pitched backwards and yawed right. I tried to compensate be throttling up and pitching forward, but it did not respond and flipped on its back. I cut the throttle, but the motors kept
Read more…The APM wiki shows that I should use only the input wire (white) on all the motors to APM board except for motor 1 which I should have a three wires (white, red and black) plugged in. Is this recommended and what is the reason. Will bad things happ
Read more…I just recently read a warning on forum to press the reset button after plugging in the lipo on APM 2, in order to avoid the 'reverse compass' bug. Does pressing reset return all settings to default including new PID tuning writings? What about TX
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