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evilmacaw replied to Peek's discussion 12v Car Battery Tethered F450
"The finer the strands in the wire and number of them lowers the voltage and amp drop over the distance .Basic DC  welding knowledge .....The current travels along the surface of the strands ,not through the core of the wire ,so an extra fine…"
Feb 16, 2016
evilmacaw commented on John Dennings's blog post AMA: Hold off on registering model aircraft
"@Coastwise, To be quite honest i had forgotten  that i have a zero take off weight  with up to 8 Lbs. of of payload !!
D`OH  :)) ( face palm )!!
 Have you tried Tetra kites instead of box kites  it has been a long time since i used one but IIRC the…"
Dec 21, 2015
evilmacaw commented on John Dennings's blog post AMA: Hold off on registering model aircraft
"Yep it just went "Hot" and live . I guess i will have to register my 14' tethered Helium Blimp platform  ,though i have entertained the ideal of of "Lightship" powering it with vectored thrusters it would increase it`s payload weight  and still be…"
Dec 21, 2015
evilmacaw commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Using APM to help indigenous people monitor the rainforest in Guyana
"Living "primitive" does not mean un intelligent ,it means incredibly adaptive abilities !! Show them How and any obstacle can be overcome !! Fantastic !!!!   "
Jan 2, 2015
evilmacaw replied to Jim O'Meara's discussion EXTENDED RANGE VFR LINE OF SIGHT STROBE
"What is the price point ?"
Sep 29, 2014
evilmacaw replied to Jack Rose's discussion Tank Drones
"look up "plastic conveyor chain " on ebay  it is cheap modular ,you break a segment or link bar  and only have to swap it out ,But you have to make internal grousers/wheel guides  , I use it on mine and have never broken a segment  it is industrial…"
Sep 26, 2014
evilmacaw replied to AerospaceVlogger's discussion Supersonic, I'm going to do it.
"This one actually works 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpGr-hifEKE"
Sep 19, 2014
evilmacaw replied to AerospaceVlogger's discussion Supersonic, I'm going to do it.
Sep 19, 2014
evilmacaw replied to Gary McCray's discussion Need RC PWM signal to 0-5 volts for my robot. in ArduRover User Group
Aug 22, 2014
evilmacaw commented on Matthew Coleman's blog post raspiHUD - Ground based HUD without FPV
"I have been using the Eyetop Centra  http://www.vrealities.com/products/featured/eyetop-centra
set up ,it is cheaper  lower resolution but diopter adj  with dial and low profile ."
Aug 2, 2014
evilmacaw commented on Mike C's blog post First Chocolate Quadcopter ;-)
"Crash it and you can drown your sorrow by Eating it ,well all but the "bones"  :-))
" Now about your Crunchy Frog candy ,Does it have the bones in it ?"
"Why course ! If it did not it would not be crunchy ,Now would it !"
(Monty Python)

You could…"
Jun 2, 2014
evilmacaw replied to Pierre Gibouin's discussion 3DRobotics temporarily stops shipments outside of US and Canada
"Guys  if they were served what i suspect  even revealing that they received one is punishable under penalty of Law in the USA ."
May 12, 2014
evilmacaw commented on Pedals2Paddles's blog post Angry goose takes down my UAV
"If you ever "get wet" again i would suggest 90% isopropyl alcohol flush first , with saltwater first distilled water then alcohol , the distilled water will clean bridging goop or salts off the circuit boards and the alcohol make the dry out process…"
Apr 20, 2014
evilmacaw commented on Toby Lankford's blog post Rover for Testing Systems the Ground
"I chose to build on this platform  http://www.superdroidrobots.com/shop/item.aspx/4wd-all-terrain-encl...  not cheap but i am Very impressed with the quality of construction ,it is nearly immersible straight out of the box  ! The lid is so close fit…"
Mar 25, 2014
evilmacaw commented on Joshua Johnson's blog post 5 Things I Think Will Revolutionize the APM
"@ Joshua Johnson,
Currently i am still in the build phase and acquiring some major elements as time and money are available ,this is no low dollar build and due to its intended capabilities pics/video of the finished  Bot will Never be posted…"
Dec 11, 2013
evilmacaw commented on Joshua Johnson's blog post 5 Things I Think Will Revolutionize the APM
"@Joshua Johnson,
I live in a swamp  i looked over all the rock crawler  rovers  and they would not stand up to the conditions here  so i choose it because the waterproof body construction (full all seams welded in body 1/8" Alum ) and i needed to be…"
Dec 10, 2013
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