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Ponte de Sor


About Me:

Air Time Lover, Sci-fi fan


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Start with my custom made Quadcopter and Arduino based


Hometown:

Ponte de Sor


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Jorge Brites left a comment on Portugal ArduPilot Users
"João Monteiro eu uso o chdk no meu apm o que se passa? "
Nov 16, 2014
Jorge Brites posted a photo
my frist crash
Aug 23, 2014
Jorge Brites commented on Jorge Brites's blog post Refurbish a damaged 4S battery - Do not try this!
"The plastic project is a good idea indeed. Can serve two proposes protection against shortage by impact and diy lipo packs"
Aug 22, 2014
Jorge Brites commented on Jorge Brites's blog post Refurbish a damaged 4S battery - Do not try this!
"Really nice bunker! you just need a standalone wireless fire alarm and you have a full protected system."
Aug 21, 2014
Jorge Brites commented on Jorge Brites's blog post Refurbish a damaged 4S battery - Do not try this!
"I make the frist test.
I arrest my quad-copter and continuously make measurement of the voltage total and by cell.
C1 - Positive Side (ORGANGE), C2 (GRAY), C3 (YELLOW), C4 new cell (BLUE)
I stop the test at 3,1 volt in one of the cell's "
Aug 21, 2014
Jorge Brites commented on Jorge Brites's blog post Refurbish a damaged 4S battery - Do not try this!
"@Quadzimodo
Wow that was a little extreme, my worst accident was with a 19V 120W Laptop charger, i put the finger on a giant Capacitor and he lovely make a good electric burn line, with entrance point and out point (on the other side of the finger).…"
Aug 21, 2014
Jorge Brites commented on Jorge Brites's blog post Refurbish a damaged 4S battery - Do not try this!
"I use that same Technic, all the cell's had 0,3v differential tops, and i insulated with multiple layers and different directions the metal plates.
well i will give you a "log" when she burn away."
Aug 20, 2014
Jorge Brites commented on Jorge Brites's blog post Refurbish a damaged 4S battery - Do not try this!
"I, i never think that my frist blog entry, was make some rumble, i understand, the warning's, and the negative criticism.
Im not an electrical engineer, no, but i know a something or two about electricity and battery's, I know the risk's!If the…"
Aug 20, 2014
Jorge Brites posted a blog post
I purchased a 5000mA Turnigy Nano-Teck 4S 35C, at Hobbyking for my quad-copter in build.After a small error, i fried out one the "ground side" cell of my battery with 5 or 6 recharge cycles. So i decided that i dont need right now a 3S battery, so i…
Aug 20, 2014
Jorge Brites replied to Pedro Silva's discussion Pessoal Portugues com arduplane? in Portugal ArduPilot Users
"Ola, eu tb sou novo nessas andanças, mas tenho um Clone do 2.6 a funcionar, ficou abaixo dos 35€ no ebay.
A configuração é a mesma que um 3DR, ele é um clone em hardware, o suporte de software e afinação é o mesmo.
E melhor passou na alfandega.…"
Aug 20, 2014
Jorge Brites commented on Franklin Neo's blog post No solder method for defective 3.3V regulator for APM
"I use a Arduino Micro, powered in "voltage in" with 5v UBEC and feed the APM directly with 3.3v."
May 25, 2014