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Ontario


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Building a camera platform to film our outdoor activities and a little FPV


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Hamilton


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Matthew Bergin posted a discussion
What is the best SD card for the Pixhawk? Some people have been having dropouts in their log files with 3.3 and it was suggested it was due to the speed of the SD card. I just need to know how big a SD card will Pixhawk address and how fast does it…
Jul 6, 2015
Matthew Bergin replied to Peter Hardy-Atkins's discussion Setting up my APM2.6
"I would double check that the props are turning in the right direction for their placement. I have found that the APM uses a different setup than other controllers."
Aug 12, 2014
Matthew Bergin replied to Earp's discussion Motor choice for 550 sized quad on 4s with 11" props?
"The motors bolt right up to the DJI arms and they are the same diameter as the mounting pads. They can handle about twice as much power than the stock 28-12 motors. I bought these motors because I will eventually put longer arms on the 550 frame to…"
Aug 12, 2014
Matthew Bergin replied to Earp's discussion Motor choice for 550 sized quad on 4s with 11" props?
"I used a Sunnysky 3108S-15 900KV I bought them on E-Bay for $32 each.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/321390914416?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_t...
I also used 6 DYS 40 amp Opto ESCs. I bought 6 of them for $84…"
Aug 11, 2014
Matthew Bergin replied to Ewen Rankin's discussion Spektrum DX6i Known Elevator issue
"I had the same problem with the throttle pot on my DX6i. I cleaned the pots on all of the sticks with a cleaner called Nu-Trol from CG chemicals. This cleaner also includes a lubricant to stop the the pots from getting dirty again. You can purchase…"
Aug 8, 2014
Matthew Bergin replied to Matthew Bergin's discussion Compass Orientation
"Thanks for the reply Brandon.
Also thanks for the heads up on the menu listing I missed that on my first run through the procedure. I found an article on the net that showed that I had installed the Mag the wrong way around so I installed it…"
Aug 8, 2014
Matthew Bergin posted a discussion
I installed the Ublox Neo-6M GPS with V2.0 compass module on my APM2.6 and everything set up fine but when I look at the compass heading in Mission Planner the compass is indicating that the Hexacopter is pointing South when in fact it is pointing…
Aug 6, 2014