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  • T3
    Cool video thanks for sharing. I assume that's your house, hell of a backyard. Thanks again
  • Well, finally got my Y6 all mounted up with Tarot Gimbal.  This is the 2nd flight just messing around and getting the feel of the craft.  Seems to work very well.  When I get above the trees, you can see the wind.  I ran right at 6 minutes and only used 2800 mah.  This was surprizing to me.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eThAlCdqyKA&feature=youtu.be

  • @Wessie, thanks for the link. that's interesting. I'm actually dealing with compass issues right now. My compass almost seems like it's 45 degrees off.

  • A new development/something to watch for when you think about adding external LED's and a buzzer to your Y6/ Quad

    http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/apm-2-6-magnetic-interference

  • Wessie: yes, I have a simple servo attached to the bottom with a loop hanging on it.  When I flip a switch on the TX the servo rotates 60 degrees and drops the loop.  It's simple, but it works... and it's fun to see a ball drop from 150 meters in a field (of course, I did a very low drop for the public exhibition)

  • Amos, that IS cool. Do you have a release mechanism for the ball?

  • 3D Robotics

    Amos: Love it!

  • 3692842587?profile=originalMy Y6 delivered the "game ball" to the field at a local high school's Homecoming Football Game.  A crowd of people about 100 meters away was in awe of this beast! :)

  • PS. the Nav Strips WILL have to be powered with a Transistor driver board, otherwise your APM will brownout because of excessive current draw on the pins.

    I would not go more that the 2 led's native from the A-pins.
    If you are interested I can make a drawing and post it, alternatively Jani (JDrones) makes a great led driver board that pretty much does the same thing and more.

    jD-IOBoard v1.1, MCU controlled IO Board for driving LEDs, Relays, Servos
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  • No Logic Board, its already IN THE CODE. How cool.
    Just follow the instructions in this great post by Scott.

    you will need ;

    1  x red led + 100 ohm resistor
    1  x blue led + 150 ohm resistor
    1 x 5V buzzer (NOT piezo element/speaker)

    2 x servo tails.
    thats it! A bit of solder, and no more guessing if you have GPS fix or not, or armed or not.
    thats it

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Does anyone still build these? What's the state of affiars for DIY and coaxial hexacopter builds?

I've been fascinated with Y6 designs for years and have been wanting to craft my own but never had the finances to do so. FInally came into some extra cashflow and want to put it towards a drone. I just became FAA certified and have been doing this commercially as a side hustle in tourism. I currenlty have experience with DJI products.The allure of creating my own has always stuck though, as a fun side project. I've seen Y6 builds that are big enough to carry a DSLR and that's the direction I…

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3DR Specs??

Does anyone have specs for 3DR Y6?  I'm looking for dimensions on all parts, but mostly for the main plates.  I can't find any spare parts, so I figured I'd manufacture my own.  I have a second Y6, but it has the old original top plate and I'd like to replace it with the one that supports the GoPro gimbal. Thanks

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Pixhawk reading 0V

Hi, guys.  I know the 3DR Y6 is not as popular as it used to be, but I still need some help.  I recently dusted off my Y6 and started using it again.  I even installed a new Hero4 for 4K video with a new lens (to get rid of the fisheye effect)...The issue I have (well, one of them!) is that regardless if I connect through the MavLink or the USB cable directly to the Pixhawk, the pixhawk is reading 0.0V from the battery.  Now, the interesting thing is that BATTERY_VOLTAGE2 is reading correctly,…

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