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Mad about mini drones. Just building a mini hex to carry mobius gimbal. Recently built qav 250 with auto pilot!


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Tim replied to Tim's discussion 4s Power distribution.
"Hi Christian,

Thank you for your reply.  I don't fully understand the relationship between the current of a 4s an the current of a 6s which is surely higher???  I am a newbie when it comes to the bigger set ups so am really just scaling up from my…"
Nov 24, 2015
Tim replied to Tim's discussion 4s Power distribution.
"Thanks Ivan,
Its what I figured but I'd hate to see a puff of smoke when I fire up the £500 quad! I'm going to try single and twin 5200 4s 10c Multistars for flight time experiment.  Do you have any preference on ESC motor combination for a slow…"
Nov 24, 2015
Tim posted a discussion
 Hi guys. I'm building a tarot ironman and proposing to use 4s battery. I've only used 3s before. Does this have any effect on the power distribution board? I am thinking of using a 12v/5v pdb to run power to 30a esc and to a gimbal plus led etc?
Nov 23, 2015
Tim replied to Tim's discussion APM 3.1
"Hi Richard,

I totally get that.  can you recommend a good retailer for quality parts?  Also, I am struggling to understand the significance of the amp rating on the esc's.  how do I match this to motor and prop size?

Thanks"
Sep 30, 2015
Tim replied to Tim's discussion APM 3.1
"Good advice.

Thx"
Sep 29, 2015
Tim posted a discussion
I've had 3 apm mini 3.1 boards now and they have all failed in some way or other.  The latest one refuses to run channel 2 but if I switch channels then bingo.  Is there a reliable simple board that will run gps and RTL out there?  I love mission…
Sep 29, 2015
Tim posted a discussion
I'm building a hex with an apm mini pro but am only getting very weak power to the motors and they will only spin when I move the pitch/roll stick around. Can get all motors to spin at same time. I'm using 8amp esc's. I can't seem to find the right…
Sep 20, 2015
Tim posted a discussion
HiI can't get mission planner to recognise the compass and gps module when attached to the new Apm mini pro board. Is there a jumper that needs soldering or has it an internal compass?It seems that the unit is working and I have power to my gps…
Aug 30, 2015