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Easy Star Bathtub mod :-)

Posted by Stefan Olofsson on March 29, 2011 at 1:42pm

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Here is my quick mod to make it easier to fill up my Easy Star with all the gear. The lid will be held in place with 6 pair of magnets glued to the fuselage. I did the prototype with 3 mm balsa but the next version will be in 2 mm ply. I will probably make a box on top for the APM and better pockets for the XBee and GPS.

 

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  • Alexandre Girard March 29, 2011 at 10:47pm
    Excellent mod! we were just planning to equip our easystar this week with all ardupilot board, and this design will greatly help us to make it easier (current opening is way too small, and cables are too messy to git everything in).
  • Phil Cole March 29, 2011 at 7:21pm

    Maybe do some testing to see if having the Xbee that close to the GPS receiver and with the antennas aligned desensitizes the GPS (e.g. compare time to GPS lock with the Xbee powered and unpowered. If the GPS locks instantly both times, try it indoors near a window so the GPS has to work a bit harder).

     

    It may not be as neat, but I'd put the Xbee as far away as possible from the receivers (RC and GPS).

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