Saw this on a watch forum and thought it could be fun, the idea is to post a pic of what you got in the post (no bank statements or charity appeals preferably).
I got a Lens B Mobius and SMA dummy loads
(http://s2.postimg.org/5e1woy6fp/R3_Qs4j_E.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/5e1woy6fp/)
So what did you get?
What are you going to do with all those dummy loads?
Did you get a good price on the Mobius? I am getting close to a purchase!
The dummy loads are for range/bench testing UHF gear and for storing transmitters without an antenna so I don't accidentally power up without.
The Mobius was £50 from the Banggood UK warehouse. I already have an A lens Mobius but wanted a second!
Strong winds.....
That's all that arrived today :(
But postie is bringing some shine stuff next week
Saturday night was not the best time to start this thread :laugh:
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😂 awesome
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Nothing exciting today; some more M3 nylon stuff (though the screws are way too long), thread lock and velcro.
(http://s14.postimg.org/f5dn1dev1/f_Wnowh_C.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/f5dn1dev1/)
Vtx for my 550 build.
Other than that, just the usual bin fillers.
What frequency have you gone for?
5.8, the same as all my others :)
CNC smallparts aluminum motor mounts for my FX61 and Bix2,locknuts for DYS motors.
Nine Afro 12A esc, two Naze32 boards and thread lock for a couple of 'Brucie' builds.
Chris
2 replacement soldering tips...
Z84 Wing Wing and 2 servos
4x RCX1306 motors (http://www.myrcmart.com/rcx-h13068-3100kv-micro-outrunner-brushless-motor-best-for-150230-frame-p-7937.html), 4x rctimer/dys 20A esc's (http://rctimer.com/product-1280.html) and a good supply of 4" props (http://www.myrcmart.com/4x45-epp4045-counter-rotating-propellers-gm-series-cw-orange-4pcs-p-8728.html) which all came nicely timed together despite coming from different far east suppliers ... all for my microTHuG 180 which I'm hoping to finish building this weekend.
(http://s16.postimg.org/8htfrz63l/IMG_1967.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/8htfrz63l/)
Quote from: HerkyBird on March 31, 2015, 07:54:53 PM
4x RCX1306 motors (http://www.myrcmart.com/rcx-h13068-3100kv-micro-outrunner-brushless-motor-best-for-150230-frame-p-7937.html), 4x rctimer/dys 20A esc's (http://rctimer.com/product-1280.html) and a good supply of 4" props (http://www.myrcmart.com/4x45-epp4045-counter-rotating-propellers-gm-series-cw-orange-4pcs-p-8728.html) which all came nicely timed together despite coming from different far east suppliers ... all for my microTHuG 180 which I'm hoping to finish building this weekend.
(http://s16.postimg.org/8htfrz63l/IMG_1967.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/8htfrz63l/)
Ordered eight of those ESCs from RCTimer the other day, they look a little bigger than I expected though..
5x otg to mini usb cables for tuning naze at the field with the mobile and for also adjusting the Mobius to the current lighting at the time,all 5 delivered £3.19 cheap as chips
Header pins for the Naze32 controllers for our Brucie builds...
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p132/chrisspb/Flying/Quad%20builds/B1F2A1C4-2CD5-4B4E-B1BA-CD3D4F81DA7C_zpsshoxyqje.jpg)
;D
(http://s16.postimg.org/t5e5x2mk1/IMG_0003.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/t5e5x2mk1/)
What's a Brucie build when it's at home?
Marcin where do you get those adhesive switches?
Cable ties for me today.....lots and lots of cable ties.
Quote from: seebuyfly on April 01, 2015, 01:45:39 PM
What's a Brucie build when it's at home?
Bruce Simpson aka RCModelReviews 'Low cost 250 racing quad' build video series, seemed like an excuse to make our first small quads.
...and I think Marcin's switches are actually battery pack markers, red/green for flat/charged.
oh just got quad esc 4in1 12amp looks OK ,bit heavy so will remove these plates top bottom.
Quote from: Dave on April 01, 2015, 02:05:50 PM
Cable ties for me today.....lots and lots of cable ties.
Pervert;)
1 metre of 10mm dia. carbon fibre. Its for a quad project, but more likely will go with the other bits of project now starting to take up lots of room in the garage.
Nothing exciting for me today, just a balance lead and Micro JST pigtails
A couple of things to carry on with the VTOL project here, the proper contra-rotating 9x6e props and some orange vinyl to cut the decals:
(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/post_2015-04-01.png)
Eagle Tree Antenna Tracker :) (and an unrelated replacement laptop charger, since I left mine in Vegas)
Nylocs, heat shrink and two zmr250 frames.
2 x 1300mAh LiPos for my 250 quad. Of course its the bank holiday weekend now so they are about as useful as a chocolate kettle until the other bits arrive. Curse you "bank holiday giver person"
flip 32 full for my hammer 240. :D
#16 key chain camera, 5mm nyloc nuts and a 5.8 patch antenna.
Skyzone 3D googles
Skyzone 7" Monitor
4 DYS 1806 motors
4 DYS 10A Esc 3-4S
Flip32 Full
Roll on the summer.
Nothing ........ sob, sob
A samsung NX300 .... yeah ;D
some bits that I have no recollection of ordering...
Krikey
Quotesome bits that I have no recollection of ordering...
Drunk shopping online is awesome.... ;D
well... it doesn't have to be online !
Quote from: Gundummy on April 05, 2015, 02:42:46 PM
Quotesome bits that I have no recollection of ordering...
Drunk shopping online is awesome.... ;D
well... it doesn't have to be online !
Yes it is lol, but expensive.
It is right 😀
5" screen to make my flying wings eco goggles. (came yesterday).
easter egg??????????????????
After a four day easter break hiatus, just as withdrawal symptoms were starting to set in...
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p132/chrisspb/Flying/Quad%20builds/67ccd24d-4a33-4178-88e4-b5a869d067b5_zpspi8ce572.jpg)
...now we can start our 250 quad builds.
Chri
Quote from: chris-s on April 07, 2015, 02:59:08 PM
After a four day easter break hiatus, just as withdrawal symptoms were starting to set in...
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p132/chrisspb/Flying/Quad%20builds/67ccd24d-4a33-4178-88e4-b5a869d067b5_zpspi8ce572.jpg)
...now we can start our 250 quad builds.
Chri
You wont fly far on LR44s ;)
My BangGood 250 frame also arrived today, so I will also be building miniquads
TS5823 200 mw Vtx.
Should keep me going till my Aomway 600 arrives.
Man it's tiny
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/04/07/4cd7c9bc1650f6df9a39cf68a3d7b17c.jpg)
Had two of those die on me in a week, including a brand new one. Good luck!
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D4R-II and Naze for a mini quad
(http://s11.postimg.org/iqasphf3j/LBNbl1_T.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/iqasphf3j/)
A servo. Not very exciting on it's own, but as it's part of the kit I need to make up a night-flying canopy for my Bixler 2... I find it quite exciting.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7608/17076807591_c529c7858d_c.jpg)
Retracts for my Tarot 680
New 4 port charger cause I'm fed up waiting for paint to dry
And the power supply I needed
Like christmas all over again :)
(http://s7.postimg.org/dxydar1uf/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/dxydar1uf/)
(http://s7.postimg.org/lcnp34npz/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/lcnp34npz/)
(http://s7.postimg.org/74y0ehb13/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/74y0ehb13/)
4 port charger..... way to go. First thing i ever bought after waiting hours to recharge my 3 trex 450 2200 lipos to get another 8 mins flying!!
That's the same power supply and charger I went for. They're proving excellent and have done away with many a late night waiting up for batteries to charge one at a time so I could go out flying next morning. :D
I was looking at the charger last week. You've persuaded me I need one :)
Make sure you order a cloverleaf power cable
Mine should be here tomoz
;D
(http://s11.postimg.org/4xeihwyjz/IMG_0007.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4xeihwyjz/)
Anodised M3 alu bolts, nothing too exciting but I can fly the blackout again at least!
A Barclaycard bill :(
J
Arrived 2 days ago but after a fair few hours now resembles something.
Quote from: electrotor on April 10, 2015, 12:31:20 AM
Arrived 2 days ago but after a fair few hours now resembles something.
That's quicker than a Hobbyking ARF model!
Four SK3 1250's that have just come back in stock at HK UK, a couple of standard servos and a whole bunch of ESCs:
(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_0053-e1428649413409.jpg)
I'm going to be busy this weekend!
I regularly work away for days at a time and quite often arrive home to a pile of packages from China and a bemused looking wife. 'But I've got all the bits I need now' I tell her. Then I go away again and the cycle repeats. Arrived home this morning to a beta bands receiver module - fortunately for my marriage I'll pick up the accompanying fatshark doms whilst I'm away and the missus need never know... 😉
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unless she signs up here lol
(http://s24.postimg.org/vd5k9g5vl/rth.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/vd5k9g5vl/)
Currently the world's smallest RTH device ??
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p132/chrisspb/Flying/Quad%20builds/AEEB35F4-6DC0-4789-9327-D76BED05E8FC_zpsu9fvabe4.jpg)
2nd thing this week, much excitement :)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7704/16475411284_5830ea0be7_c.jpg)
After breaking the SMA adapter clean off my Immersion VTX twice on my 250, I have to say it's showing signs of damage. Video signal breaks up pretty damn early now, so thought I'd try one of these on it. Wow, they are genuinely tiny.
Not going on yet, as I've asked bignose to make me a little dohickey to go with it to hopefully stop any more broken SMAs
I've got one of those. It's alright. I was also able to mount it by sandwiching the frame of my 250 between the VTx and the antenna thus preventing the connector being ripped off when I crash and also avoiding the need for an extension cable.
Two big boxes from Flyingwings, Venturi, Falcon and a vector airspeed sensor, happy Friday ! Damage on boxes is only external, all contents seems fine, my heart did skip a beat though when I opened the door and saw the dented box !
Gonna' do a range check this time Ben?
Good lad Ben, second one is always better than the first!
2.4 skews from Simon and cobra 2300kv motors for a mini
(http://s16.postimg.org/askz1jgxt/C0lp0_Mt.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/askz1jgxt/)
Well I've been away for a week, so waiting for me in the post office was...
920kv Sunnysky motor to replace my blown SK3 motor on the Skyhunter.
2200kv turnigy motor for my Z84 Wing Wing.
IRC 5.8 VTX that I completely forgot I had ordered lol
This little box arrived today !
I got 10 pairs of Gemfan 5045s, some 3mm spacers and a reminder not to confuse cm and mm..
(http://s27.postimg.org/ps3eneghb/ue0ugl9.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ps3eneghb/)
Some 3D printed 250 board cam gimbals, board camera cases (look too small tho) and a couple of beepers
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p132/chrisspb/Flying/Quad%20builds/7CBEFAA8-CD13-40D6-8BF6-AC198330183B_zpsofk2wkb1.jpg)
Yeah those cases look like the one on my mini 600TVL..
rock crawler just arrived :dancing2:, not even opened it yet.
Quote from: seebuyfly on April 13, 2015, 11:00:51 PM
I got 10 pairs of Gemfan 5045s, some 3mm spacers and a reminder not to confuse cm and mm..
(http://s27.postimg.org/ps3eneghb/ue0ugl9.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ps3eneghb/)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: benitoculito on April 13, 2015, 08:46:06 PM
This little box arrived today !
I had the same box arrive yesterday.
My tuned 1280mhz Bi quad and inverted vee has arrived. 😀
Just got to go and collect it.
It is right 😀
Some antenna based goodness from the lovely mr bignose
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8812/17149696661_fd4286d8d3_c.jpg)
Quote from: CurryKitten on April 10, 2015, 02:12:45 PM
2nd thing this week, much excitement :)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7704/16475411284_5830ea0be7_c.jpg)
After breaking the SMA adapter clean off my Immersion VTX twice on my 250, I have to say it's showing signs of damage. Video signal breaks up pretty damn early now, so thought I'd try one of these on it. Wow, they are genuinely tiny.
Not going on yet, as I've asked bignose to make me a little dohickey to go with it to hopefully stop any more broken SMAs
I spoke to soon in an earlier post.
Mine just went puff.
Been fine since installed.
Even used it 20 minutes before to test an Tornado worked.
Went to test it after the update.
And pop, puff, whiff lol
Nice - well it'll at least make for an interesting test if it blows half way through a flight :D
It's not expensive, but I presume you'll be RMAing/Paypal claiming/whatever for it ?
Look familiar ?
(http://s29.postimg.org/454g94ttv/IMG_0527.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/454g94ttv/)
For £10 I don't think it's worth the hassle sending it back to China.
I'll find someone with an aspire 1 with return to China programed lol
some heavy duty velcro
CC3D board arrived, want to try out OpenPilot! Just need to find a suitable GPS module now. Also 16GB MicroSD for my 'in transit' Xiaomi Yi camera! :D
(http://s8.postimg.org/lh99fysc1/2015_04_16_10_35_36.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/lh99fysc1/)
(http://s13.postimg.org/kf8jllgub/IMG_0529.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/kf8jllgub/)
3 Aomway 600mw Vtx and pigtails. Sick of paying out to IRC. (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/16/70d2e186666cf987e5ca613d62c2ad31.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/16/20587bd775ca7ef000f58cb79efe3d12.jpg)
^^^^
Looks like they come out the same factory has IRC.
With different label and better price.
Did you buy them advertised as 600mw?
As the label says 500mw.
Quote from: Jake Bullit on April 16, 2015, 02:18:47 PM
3 Aomway 600mw Vtx and pigtails. Sick of paying out to IRC. (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/16/70d2e186666cf987e5ca613d62c2ad31.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/16/20587bd775ca7ef000f58cb79efe3d12.jpg)
Looks like they can't decide how to spell 'Aomway' either according to the boxes! How much then?
Good spot.
Missed that :D
Quote from: _tj_ on April 16, 2015, 03:56:38 PM
^^^^
Did you buy them advertised as 600mw?
As the label says 500mw.
My bad,advertised as 500mw £31.32 ea.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=72576 (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=72576)
Crazy spelling :laugh:
Quote from: Jake Bullit on April 16, 2015, 07:57:19 PM
Quote from: _tj_ on April 16, 2015, 03:56:38 PM
^^^^
Did you buy them advertised as 600mw?
As the label says 500mw.
My bad,advertised as 500mw £31.32 ea.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=72576 (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=72576)
Crazy spelling :laugh:
Probably still out do irc though :)
Will these work with fatshark 5.8 receiver modules for goggles?
Yes they cover 5740-5860MHz and 5705-5945MHz which I imagine is Boscam.
Not got around to using one yet though.
Specs:
Low consumption: 12V 700mA
Power: 500mW/30dBm
Frequency: 15CH, CH1-7, +CH1-8
Built-in two emission frequency: 5740-5860MHz/5705-5945MHz
Format: NTSC/PAL
Wide input voltage: DC7-16V
Output Voltage for CMOS camera operation: 5V or 12V (switch through jumper)
Current: 12V 230mA
Antenna Connection: SMA
Size: 56x27x12mm
Weight: 17g
Built-in two emission frequency: 5740-5860MHz/5705-5945MHz
Format: NTSC/PAL
Wide input voltage: DC7-16V
Output Voltage for CMOS camera operation: 5V or 12V (switch through jumper)
They do cover Fatshark.
Also like the idea of the selectable 5v or 12v option.
Ah, I remember what the issue was.... the boscam 32CH receivers had problems receiving from the fatshark transmitters, as in the video from rcmodelreviews when he was reviewing a 7" monitor with built in receiver.... but apparently the 32ch transmitters are received perfectly fine by fatshark receivers.
Well today some vinyl lettering arrived for me to stick on my falcon evo fpv :)
Todays post - new camera for setting up my night flying canopy for my Bixler
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7604/16989197958_593b6a9ff8_c.jpg)
Falcon EVO FPV :) :)
Got a link Wayne
Need a night cam for the mini talon when I start doing it
Got eight of the tiny DYS20A ESCs today for mini quads
Quote from: bignose13 on April 17, 2015, 08:56:21 PM
Got a link Wayne
Need a night cam for the mini talon when I start doing it
Not sure how good it is yet :) It's got eh normal Sony Super HAD sensor and is IR sensitive so that's a good start http://www.surveilzone.com/sony-super-had-ccd-600tvl-board-camera-2.8mm-lens-fpv-cc1333 (http://www.surveilzone.com/sony-super-had-ccd-600tvl-board-camera-2.8mm-lens-fpv-cc1333) also going to swap out the lens with one that pulls in more light that Rich has already got.
I'll wait for your findings Wayne before I throw even more hard earned at the Chinese economy
Waterproof case with pick and pluck foam. £30 off fleabay - bargain!
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Quote from: elmattbo on April 18, 2015, 08:58:47 AM
Waterproof case with pick and pluck foam. £30 off fleabay - bargain!
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Bargain indeed!
Love them, they are strong proper lipos for proper price.
Got couple sets, some are 1 year old, having plenty flights with Geko 6.4kg and they are going really well !!
Don't even compare them to ZIPPY crap...
(http://s18.postimg.org/4q4nwqgqt/lipo.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4q4nwqgqt/)
Quote from: chris-s on April 18, 2015, 09:38:50 AM
Quote from: elmattbo on April 18, 2015, 08:58:47 AM
Waterproof case with pick and pluck foam. £30 off fleabay - bargain!
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Bargain indeed!
Here's the link if anyone is interested.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=201138845863
Also got a transmitter case for £20.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=261816229539
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Quote from: _tj_ on April 15, 2015, 12:34:03 PM
Quote from: CurryKitten on April 10, 2015, 02:12:45 PM
2nd thing this week, much excitement :)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7704/16475411284_5830ea0be7_c.jpg)
After breaking the SMA adapter clean off my Immersion VTX twice on my 250, I have to say it's showing signs of damage. Video signal breaks up pretty damn early now, so thought I'd try one of these on it. Wow, they are genuinely tiny.
Not going on yet, as I've asked bignose to make me a little dohickey to go with it to hopefully stop any more broken SMAs
I spoke to soon in an earlier post.
Mine just went puff.
Been fine since installed.
Even used it 20 minutes before to test an Tornado worked.
Went to test it after the update.
And pop, puff, whiff lol
I concur, what utterly crap pieces of junk these are, I even stuck some heatsinks on it just in case. The one on my lads newly built 250 no longer works after less than 20 minutes use. I feel the one I put on mine will be replaced before I even finish it. And as has been said, barely worth returning.
Anyone suggest an alternative that might be a little more reliable (boscam or 32ch)?
Chris
Great I just order one :+
Chris
Get the Aomway 200mw from banggood uk
£20 delivered, all of us at the mini quad club use them and not one has been bad, 32 channels and same size,
I had one like yours as well, in the bin now
I got 3 of the aomway's now
Ah buggernuts.
Ordered props, 4 esc's and 4 motors this afternoon from there.
Didn't think to look for mini vtx.
Another order going in lol
1x 1.3 400mw vtx from rmrc which is actually a rangevideo vtx in the green case
So the TS5823 VTX. Rubbish, terrible interference that seems to get worse as you fly - so I'd guess some heat issue. Here's quick snippet
Showing the issues with the Skyzone TS5823 VTX (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfd9VA_PKkI#)
It's on the road to a slow and painful death there mate. Can't believe there haven't been more bad reviews for this thing. In fact I bought it on the back of rcmodelreviews saying it was ok!
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Quote from: CurryKitten on April 20, 2015, 02:01:40 PM
So the TS5823 VTX. Rubbish, terrible interference that seems to get worse as you fly - so I'd guess some heat issue. Here's quick snippet
Showing the issues with the Skyzone TS5823 VTX (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfd9VA_PKkI#)
At least you got airborne with yours. Ours didn't make it out the workshop plus I stuck on a nice heatsink just in case.
And just like elmattbo, I bought ours following Bruces 250 quad build list. I guess there is a variation in quality somewhere.
Chris
I didn't get much interference with mine.
Very little in fact when it was in the tricopter.
Turnigy Trooper 1/10 truck and new motor for FX61.
Came quick from HK European warehouse. :D
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Quote from: CurryKitten on April 20, 2015, 02:01:40 PM
So the TS5823 VTX. Rubbish, terrible interference that seems to get worse as you fly - so I'd guess some heat issue. Here's quick snippet
Showing the issues with the Skyzone TS5823 VTX (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfd9VA_PKkI#)
Had this on my Blackout, assumed it just needed an LC filter. Guess I won't be getting another one..
I received my replacement Mobius yesterday, now to try and fix the original..
Got one of those cases Elmattbo linked to.
Way better than a shoe box for my 230 :D
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/21/859c8bb0c351e2419593191e2be9e17a.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/21/9771bfb8cb11244e5ee4e567f748aa3d.jpg)
I brought 3 flight cases from makro the other day.
£22 for all three, then went to Dunelm and brought some seat cushion foam.
One is ideal for a ground station, or big enough for a mini quad, goggles and all.
The other medium size is ideal for tx and goggles, possibly a couple of batteries or a charger etc.
Smaller one could be used for a few batteries for transporting.
I use it to store my chargers and charge cables etc.
Will add a pic when @ pc
(http://s27.postimg.org/iif9cyn5r/2015_04_20_17_43_21.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/iif9cyn5r/)
(http://s16.postimg.org/ijuo4vbld/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ijuo4vbld/)
Replacement vtx, tho annoyingly its sma not rpsma so now I need to order another bit. Hey ho off to eBay we go!
Just for info the new x4r is out now with smart port
Quote from: Jake Bullit on April 22, 2015, 11:56:55 AM
Just for info the new x4r is out now with smart port
I'm guessing Chris wants the cppm output of the d4r
So which is the 5.8 vtx to go for then? im confused. some of you have had dodgy ones, which ones will work with my fatshark goggles?
Well I too am happy with the Aomway 200mW, seems perfect for mini-quads at least.
Positive reports on the Aomway, whilst the Skyzone has varying degrees of QC to say the least. Baggood are at least sending me a new one, see if that's crap as well. On the positive side, no issues with running it on the Fatshark channels
Been using the 500 mW Aomway on my Bix since last week,works fine though I've not gone far with it.
On my miniquad (which almost never flies more than a hundred feet high) there is absolutely no discernible difference between the 200mW Aomway and the 600mW Immersion it replaced. The signal seems to degrade at about the same distances at the same flying site.
6 x 30Amp Emax BLHeli Opto 6S ESC's ;D
Quote from: CurryKitten on April 22, 2015, 12:08:15 PM
Quote from: Jake Bullit on April 22, 2015, 11:56:55 AM
Just for info the new x4r is out now with smart port
I'm guessing Chris wants the cppm output of the d4r
Correct, plus I don't want the hassle of reflashing stuff at the moment.
A mixed bag (or indeed box) today
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7692/17207639426_966784dc2f_c.jpg)
In it we have a Multistar 4a 3s lipo, to try and extend the flight times of my Bixler 2, a new Bixler 2 canopy, this is for all my night flying setup to go into, and then I can just swap it around. A 10a blue ESC as I blew up another, and it seemed odd to have 3 kicking around... not that I'm quite sure if I'll use it. Some 5030 props - only 1 set, so good for 10 mins of flying on the 250. A prop adapter for the Bix 2, as I'm not convinced the existing one is straight, and it's an odd size. Finally a quanum power distro board for my new quad so it'll also put out a 12v and an adjustable voltage whilst I can run it on 4s
covering iron, LiPos, 1.2 CP Patch, 1.2 receiver and a ESC
8 sets of these:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/ukbeast/fun/20150422_121026_zps8tj66lbd.jpg)
Y6 with spares or X8 no spares?
I'm starting maxi quad racing ........ 1100 racer lol
Just kidding:
(Endurance quad long range..... and then maybe an X8)
micro camera for my 250.
Got a carbon fibre ZMR yesterday, just need to order a PDB and I can start work on it..
(http://s17.postimg.org/s3lrr45fv/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/s3lrr45fv/)
Ordered yesterday to match the aomway vtx.
Todays exciting picture taken on the keyboard of my laptop
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7702/17066440738_2b33d13173_c.jpg)
Ahhh, the horror, it's another TS5823. I sent Banggood a video showing the terrible white line interference and so they sent me... another one. Oh well, this one will hopefully be ok.
More interesting for me, the other object is the S-OSD, which should plug straight into a Naza and show me all the relevant stuff. This is a sort of all-in-one manufactured unit that developed out of people doing tricky soldering on the minim-osd. There's no docs, and all the videos on youtube are in Chinese - but it seems to look straightforward enough
I'm so happy :whackydance:
This is what arrived for me today.
(http://s28.postimg.org/vzrsojhe1/2015_04_24_17_44_00.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/vzrsojhe1/)
ok ok its nothing to do with FPV.... but after a few pints, I'll swear my flying skills have dramatically improved.
thats the best FPV kit i've ever seen...... just add 60% expo to all bodily functions!
This actually arrived a couple of days ago, but I've only just had chance to look at it.....
It's the launch ramp I bought in an impulsive strop, having bent my Funjet Ultra and Z3 in one evening after failed launches :(
I'll see how I go with it but as soon as the crops are up I can't see me bothering, they'll cushion any future cock ups I hope ;D
Got about 2 miles of bungee and a ruddy great dog stake thing to screw in to hold it in place. I'll probably be found with that impaled in my forehead or
dead in the middle of the field after being launched there, having got it all wrapped round my ankles as I press the pedal. ..... :+
Xiaomi Yi action camera
works so far with android 5.1 really neat little camera
(http://s14.postimg.org/f641za3x9/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/f641za3x9/)
(Skew covers)
Chris
(http://s22.postimg.org/o0wchmwst/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/o0wchmwst/)
And this was at home.
Still waiting for mine from hk Chris, hope it works well
Cheers
and more people run away from ImmersionRC.... ;D
Quote from: chris-s on April 27, 2015, 06:49:20 PM
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I like the idea of the scanning. Please do a review of how you find it if you could Chris. I'd be interested to see if it picks out any broadcast ( particularly a wrong channel that is close ) or if it locks onto the correct channel only.
And this was at home.
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/27/e3b3ebe801f166f3e31f370b61605868.jpg)
A CC3D and AOMWAY 200mW Video transmitter for my 250 mini quad
Krikey
Ok, so a very quick first look at the RC58 video receiver...
http://youtu.be/5P9-qQA4Z5w (http://youtu.be/5P9-qQA4Z5w)
It's wet out so an in-flight review will need to wait, however...
On the face of it it seems to work fine. We tested it with our new Aomway 200mw vtx and a Boscam ( ? ) running IRC frequencies.
The auto tune found them both easily but you should check the channel/freq it has selected as it will stop on the first channel it gets a picture, so in the case of my hex running on 5980, it stoped at 5985 which appeared to give a good picture but of course as soon as you get a bit of distance will break up. Pressing the scan button again and it continued thru the channels before stopping again , this time at 5980. Yes, the scan does both bands and channels.
It only auto tunes when you press the button rather than constantly running in some kind of auto seek mode, so there should be no fear of it randomly going off and changing channels mid-flight. That's assuming it's been engineered well.
The picture quality, whilst testing in the garage, appeared to be as good as expected with no artifacts or lines.
There is not a lot more we can say about it at the moment, but if we can get out tomorrow then we will try it out in the air at range.
Chris (and Michael)
Isaw EXtreme action camera finally turned up ;D
VERY nice quality, will be testing soon......
Oh and a new banner for my company but that's nowhere near as exciting ;)
Arrived Yesterday.
Didn't get a chance to post it lol.
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Door has literally just gone, and a package with this case inside it arrived
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7719/17123748909_7baf3be9c5_c.jpg)
(quad not included, but that's what's going to go into it)
I was considering putting it in like this
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8796/17123750629_32e8cf8d8a_c.jpg)
So I could easily fit in fatsharks and other stuff, but props just touch the case - which means no foam padding... kind of defeating the idea of the box. Unless anyone is telling me they do it this way and it's all golden, I'll orientate the other way so there's lots of cushioning
I'll take a snap of mine later and show you how mines orientated. I did it length ways and another tip is to use some spare plucked foam to make a little bridge for it to sit on. That way it rests on the props and the bridge and there is space underneath the quad for cables.
There's still space for 7 inch screen, fatsharks, antennas and spare props. Assuming it's the same case I got!
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Quote from: elmattbo on April 29, 2015, 12:26:38 PM
I'll take a snap of mine later and show you how mines orientated. I did it length ways and another tip is to use some spare plucked foam to make a little bridge for it to sit on. That way it rests on the props and the bridge and there is space underneath the quad for cables.
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That would be cool - cheers. I'd already thought it might be a useful thing to stick some foam in to support the props. Very interested to see how you arranged yours. Good deal I thought for the price, and they sandwiched the case in a box between another two pieces of eggshell shaped foam, so plenty of spare :)
Try turning the props 45 degrees. :D
I use the same case for my GS. I feel like you should be able to get the fat sharks in there with that quad and keep the foam padding.
(http://s10.postimg.org/4g67048dx/IMG_0514.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4g67048dx/)
Here's how I did my case with a 250 quad. There's also goggles plus cables, spare props and tools, 7 inch monitor and cables under the quad which is supported with 3layers of the removed foam, stuck in with uhu por. I started with the premise about what did I really need to protect (ie most expensive and then tried to create room around them.
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Also just in... Some nylon spacers to replace the landing gear on a qav250. Those things literally drop off or break all the time and I could see it getting expensive replacing them!
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Levitating landing gear, is this the future???!! :laugh:
First pass, I put the quad all the way to the bottom, let me keep the Mobius on... it's deep :)
I may raise this up, but I've nothing else really to carry in that as the cables and DVR are in the Tarnis case along with the radio itself, so after that it's just lipos
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8821/17311592871_360d0579df_c.jpg)
If only the rest of the quad flew so well!
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New trinity head tracker for my v2 doms
Woohoo, cheers wayneuk
(http://s24.postimg.org/dcy8ya1ep/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/dcy8ya1ep/)
Props for my 550.
OSD for my 550.
Camera strap for my gimbal.
ESCs for 'mental mini'.
;D
Haven't treated myself to anything in ages so - Dominator V2's with 5.8 rx and head tracker, md260 servo, and a TK102 gps tracker to try out. Will be ebaying my trusty attitudes V1 soon.
Motor for Falcon EVO
(http://s7.postimg.org/oewb7enlz/Photo0143.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/oewb7enlz/)
Taranis gimbals for my DIY RC Transmitter V2 3D printed version
(http://s23.postimg.org/k2qkb4k9j/Photo0144.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/k2qkb4k9j/)
Servo testing widget ( Set up to test an all internal aileron linkage here)
(http://s28.postimg.org/ecm9b0q89/Photo0145.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ecm9b0q89/)
regards
Andy
Props, glorious props
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7699/17364082036_ce67b51a2a_c.jpg)
I feel I can crash more freely once again
Hey polymorph. Its like 3d printing by hand lol.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/500g-17-6oz-Friendly-Plastic-Polymorph-Pellets-Mould-Craft-Shape-By-Hand/170766494186?_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20141212152715%26meid%3D7db9c74151a140c4a1886351965cb32c%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D30%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D170701280806 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/500g-17-6oz-Friendly-Plastic-Polymorph-Pellets-Mould-Craft-Shape-By-Hand/170766494186?_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20141212152715%26meid%3D7db9c74151a140c4a1886351965cb32c%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D30%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D170701280806)
For the Vortex I haven't ordered yet!(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/07/497f05fa55671e7668a35060da9b867c.jpg)
Nice! I think one of those is next on my list after my trusty 9x had a brownout a couple of weeks back - luckily I was only about 10 feet up! Does the plus have the xjt module built in and whats the difference between that and a regular taranis?
Found this had been delivered when I got in today
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7699/17411818931_e44c853baa_c.jpg)
Although I do have a working SkyZone TS5823 now, I plan to compare against this (and an Immersion 600mw VTX for reference)
Quote from: elmattbo on May 07, 2015, 11:28:26 PM
Nice! I think one of those is next on my list after my trusty 9x had a brownout a couple of weeks back - luckily I was only about 10 feet up! Does the plus have the xjt module built in and whats the difference between that and a regular taranis?
I don't know to be honest! I've never bought one of these before, still relatively new to it all. Had a Hubsan X4 and Phantom to this point. Did lots of research and this seemed like a worthy investment. Now to pull the trigger on a mini racer!
David Cameron back to No. 10 unfortunately ;D
some props and a lemon 6 channel receiver.
Quote from: CurryKitten on May 08, 2015, 01:20:54 AM
Found this had been delivered when I got in today
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Although I do have a working SkyZone TS5823 now, I plan to compare against this (and an Immersion 600mw VTX for reference)
Excellent, What make of keyboard is it? :P
M3 anti vibration rubbers for the motor.
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i love this thread lol
Some 3D printed SP protectors. Ok they didnt get delivered, but they magically appeared on my printer :)
(http://s12.postimg.org/utjvzdeg9/20150511_191620067_i_OS.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/utjvzdeg9/)
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FPV monitor from Firstpersonview.co.uk
Excellent service as always. :D
Nothing :(
Four wheels and tyres for my trooper.
Quote from: krikey on May 12, 2015, 06:33:24 PM
Nothing :(
I got a missed package card which is as good as lol
Me to... but the suprise is I can't remember what I bought!
Quote from: Coyote on May 12, 2015, 07:48:34 PM
Quote from: krikey on May 12, 2015, 06:33:24 PM
Nothing :(
I got a missed package card which is as good as lol
Wasn't for my antenna was it? Lol
No your antenna arrived mate, its sat here
Been a while since I spent out on non-RC gear, but I saw this for £50 on ebuyer and I couldn't resist
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5333/17544964696_cdba01c94f_z.jpg)
This isn't very exciting in itself, it's a basic Android tablet that's stuck on 4.2 (which I'm to understand is old) however, the real reason behind it is as a little mobile emulation machine. Prior to RC I was very into gaming, I've been wanting to get back and have a go at some of my games on the SNES/NES/Megadrive that I spend ages hunting out and collecting. But these machines through a modern HDTV look guff at best. I've always been one for playing on the original hardware, but I'm not dragging a CRT back in the house, so I'm going for this. It's just fantastic at these old 8/16bit systems, and a steal at the price - and the joypad the whole thing slots into makes for a very "authentic" experience
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7662/16950986163_9ae4646d1c_z.jpg)
meh!! I saw those to but didn't realise the screen/tablet came with it! Doh...
As usual in my case no instructions for the gimbal, cheap though.
(http://s12.postimg.org/jqohdkpah/WP_20150513_001.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/jqohdkpah/)
Quote from: jono44 on May 13, 2015, 01:35:30 PM
As usual in my case no instructions for the gimbal, cheap though.
(http://s12.postimg.org/jqohdkpah/WP_20150513_001.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/jqohdkpah/)
Instructions are a rare thing in this hobby :laugh:
Ok, seeing as though CurryKitten clearly posted something up that was non FPV!!!!, here's what arrived today:
(http://s27.postimg.org/mqjvu6jnz/20150512_155803880_i_OS.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/mqjvu6jnz/)
Im going to re-enact ALL of the "Saw" movies.
Quote from: krikey on May 13, 2015, 08:44:12 PM
Ok, seeing as though CurryKitten clearly posted something up that was non FPV!!!!, here's what arrived today:
(http://s27.postimg.org/mqjvu6jnz/20150512_155803880_i_OS.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/mqjvu6jnz/)
Im going to re-enact ALL of the "Saw" movies.
Yeah yeah.... Buying a welder won't make your bad soldering skills any better. ;D
some 5040 composite props for my ZMR 250, to see if I get more punch and whether my motors/secs can take it
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/15/14938f98152a833806e6d343cefda921.jpg)
Krikey
Flyduino Alexmoss 6.2v 3 axis board ;D
Quote from: krikey on May 16, 2015, 07:40:29 AM
some 5040 composite props for my ZMR 250, to see if I get more punch and whether my motors/secs can take it
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Krikey
Snap!!!
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Quote from: krikey on May 16, 2015, 07:40:29 AM
some 5040 composite props for my ZMR 250, to see if I get more punch and whether my motors/secs can take it
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/15/14938f98152a833806e6d343cefda921.jpg)
Krikey
The ESCs and motors weren't even warm after a 6 minute flight, albeit rather sedately hovering in the garden with the occasional punch of the throttle.
What esc's and motors have you got?
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I've done an equipment list here http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php?topic=39019
Krikey
A fire blanket :flamethrower:
Foxtech FPV 8" non-bluescreen FPV monitor to replace the old 7" car monitor I've been using for a while. side by side, the difference is like night and day... how I've coped with my old one for so long I don't know.
QuoteFoxtech FPV 8" non-bluescreen FPV monitor to replace the old 7" car monitor I've been using for a while. side by side, the difference is like night and day... how I've coped with my old one for so long I don't know.
Made you a better pilot though eh :P ?
Quote from: Gundummy on May 18, 2015, 09:15:17 PM
QuoteFoxtech FPV 8" non-bluescreen FPV monitor to replace the old 7" car monitor I've been using for a while. side by side, the difference is like night and day... how I've coped with my old one for so long I don't know.
Made you a better pilot though eh :P ?
Well it was just a monitor for initial setting up, I always fly from my goggles... but I did used to struggle in the (extremely rare) strong sunlight to make out the OSD menus.
Forgot to add, also received a Turnigy 9XR Pro. I like it so far but I'm getting a buzz from the speaker when used with my EzUHF module... I think I'll most likely open it up and try to disconnect the speaker wires... I really don't need a speaker, it's not the reason I bought it so dont really care much for it, would prefer not to have a buzz whilst flying really.
(http://s14.postimg.org/cjn2lae3h/whatarrived2day.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/cjn2lae3h/)
A 16 x 2 LCD, A board to write LCD via I2C,, A 5A Hall effect current sensor and some teeny switches...
regards
Andy
An electrical slipring..... Why? So that i can have a flight cam that can be powered and spin 360 degrees without the wires ever getting tangled up.....
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/ukbeast/Mobile%20Uploads/20150528_144410_zpsrajfsulx.jpg)
Tests for video quality pending!
Now that's a good head :)
My apm speed sensor arrived and it's already in 😀(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/28/4bda6479b09473c2f96ac81a8ed0988f.jpg)
New IP67 rated box for my fatshark dominators with 3d printed frame mod....
(http://s4.postimg.org/9evsuar61/box.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/9evsuar61/)
£18.12 from ebay (RS has it listed as £31.20)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Small-Waterproof-Dustproof-IP67-Rated-Hard-Protective-Camera-Case-Cubed-Foam/121643240829?_trksid=p2060778.c100277.m3477&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140725134205%26meid%3D60b221a991684876bb8d45e5858261d9%26pid%3D100277%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D181751060076 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Small-Waterproof-Dustproof-IP67-Rated-Hard-Protective-Camera-Case-Cubed-Foam/121643240829?_trksid=p2060778.c100277.m3477&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140725134205%26meid%3D60b221a991684876bb8d45e5858261d9%26pid%3D100277%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D181751060076)
Just took delivery of a bormatec ninox. Interested to,see what it's like!
4 Afros and a new servo tester cause I put 12v through the other one, don't ask
Can you gues what I'm gonna make?
(http://s10.postimg.org/va9x8z2j9/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/va9x8z2j9/)
It's gotta be a mini quad? A Bruce Simpson build maybe?
Nearly, doing a quad yep but not a budget one, done that already, want a 4s nighthawk, just waiting for the frame
It's as if the postman heard me :)
(http://s1.postimg.org/js7zj9eaz/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/js7zj9eaz/)
it arrived on monday, but it got missed, so picked it up from the sorting office yesterday. servo city pan/tilt, servos and some other bits from active robots.
I'm sick off all these apps being released for the wrong phone, so I ordered a crappy Android:
(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_0130-e1433158086601.jpg)
I don't know, I'll be shopping at Lidl next...
Quote from: iPeel on June 01, 2015, 01:31:41 PM
I'm sick off all these apps being released for the wrong phone, so I ordered a crappy Android:
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I don't know, I'll be shopping at Lidl next...
I can't believe you didn't wait for the OnePlus Two... should be out in the next few weeks
that's what I'm holding out for
and for the record, the OnePlus One is not a crappy android phone ;)
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NO WAY :o
I got one in the mail coming here in a few days as well :D
Do share your experience ^^
Are you in for the rudder mod? :P
Quote from: BlueFlyer on June 01, 2015, 01:48:55 PM
I can't believe you didn't wait for the OnePlus Two... should be out in the next few weeks
Given the size of the bloody thing I'd settle for a OnePlus Half!
Quote from: iPeel on June 01, 2015, 01:31:41 PM
I'm sick off all these apps being released for the wrong phone, so I ordered a crappy Android:
chav
Quote from: iPeel on June 01, 2015, 01:31:41 PM
I'm sick off all these apps being released for the wrong phone, so I ordered a crappy Android:
(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_0130-e1433158086601.jpg)
I don't know, I'll be shopping at Lidl next...
Let me know if you need a lesson on how to use it. Don't want it to blow you little apple brain ;D
wow, today they've started a Flash Sale to get rid of all their stock, in preparation for the release of the OnePlus Two
only £219 now for the 64GB Sandstone black version.... so very tempted but I'm holding on for the Two
https://oneplus.net/uk/one
I've got the One and plan on getting a Two at some point. Hopefully it won't be invite only for too long..
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/Forum%20junk/IMAG0615_zpswc7slvs1.jpg)
Skyzone goggles and servo pin crimping tool.
Thanks again to those that put my mind at ease about the goggles. I'm very happy with them :D
Quote from: Coyote on June 01, 2015, 10:50:36 PM
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Where did you get the goggles from? Was going to get a pair from Hobbyking international but not decided yet.
Hobbyking international, watch out though, got hit with a big fat £75 customs and VAT bill as soon as it hit our shore :(
Antigravity tmotor mn4014-11 330kv powerfull beasts x 6 :)
(http://s12.postimg.org/bw87uccxl/1433255636729_180412818.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/bw87uccxl/)
Not rc related but ultra hd is awesome :)
(http://s23.postimg.org/nx5qyzo8n/1433256186619535350315.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/nx5qyzo8n/)
Quote from: Coyote on June 02, 2015, 04:34:35 PM
Hobbyking international, watch out though, got hit with a big fat £75 customs and VAT bill as soon as it hit our shore :(
What shipping did you use? I hear direct channel is best for not getting stopped
DHL express bud
Direct channel takes forever every time I've used them so I don't bother anymore.
Did you get stung Ian ? Or was Mr tax man unlucky this time
It got stopped held and a nice £75 added to the price.
Just seen on Facebook Firstpersonview.co.uk have knocked 40 quid off their price now as well. A few days too late for me though.
My last 3 orders I use DHL with HK I got customs, so 101% sure you will hit customs using DHL delivery, which is fast but ends up expensive.
I've only ever waited 2 weeks with uk direct channel and never been stung
Bit of a school boy error there Ian mate, mind you, once you fly with them it'll all be worth it,
I've used DHL from the start mate, most gets through, not this time though. It's that SCS that I'd never ever use though, they make up a customs charge every time, never trust that company.
Quote from: jkishan16 on June 01, 2015, 02:37:53 PM
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NO WAY :o
I got one in the mail coming here in a few days as well :D
Do share your experience ^^
Are you in for the rudder mod? :P
No rudder mod yet, it's running APM 2.6. I will update after Thursday's maiden.
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Quote from: Coyote on June 02, 2015, 07:58:54 PM
It got stopped held and a nice £75 added to the price.
Just seen on Facebook Firstpersonview.co.uk have knocked 40 quid off their price now as well. A few days too late for me though.
Thanks Ian, you just saved me a fair bit of time and money!
Skyzone goggles. Just need to blow on the glue on the Bix 2 now ;-))
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Of course the wind picks up as soon as my batteries are charged
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A CNC Machine!! Yesssssss!!!
Quote from: Gundummy on June 04, 2015, 05:55:44 PM
A CNC Machine!! Yesssssss!!!
An X-Carve! I'm officially very, very jealous!
Very nice Tim :)
I'm sure it will benefit a few of us on here lol.....
Shame the assembly instructions are yootooob vids.... and the machine has had to be hidden in the mancave at work..... I don't think the £20 usual excuse will wash this time around :+
Robosavvy are the UK distributers for Inventables btw
Nice one Tim.
6 x HK lost model buzzers (Thats so I don't lose the buzzer thats on the buzzer, thats on the buzzer, thats on the buzzer thats on the quad).
3 x 1300mAh LiPos
My 1.2 vtx from Thunderstruk arrived 😀
My Tek Sumo wing from Hobbyking. My first non quad craft ;)
Quote from: Huxley on June 06, 2015, 12:03:34 PM
My Tek Sumo wing from Hobbyking. My first non quad craft ;)
I'd laminate it.
I never laminated my last 3 tek sumos and they were fine, but after building a Falcon Evo FPV wing and laminating that, I've seen how strong and indestructable laminate makes EPP... If I were to ever build another tek sumo I'd definitely laminate it.
A PCN notice from Barking & Dagenham for £130 reduced to £65 if paid within 14 days :yikes:
Jimbo.... i wrote a nice letter explaining my antics (mostly Bull***t) and they cancelled the fine :)
"You've got to be in it to win it" and it's got to be worth a punt!
I don't think these will :( - did a lot of research and they seem to refuse all representations
Very nicely hid restriction of vehicles entering a pedestrian zone sign
Quote from: BlueFlyer on June 06, 2015, 12:19:47 PM
Quote from: Huxley on June 06, 2015, 12:03:34 PM
My Tek Sumo wing from Hobbyking. My first non quad craft ;)
I'd laminate it.
I never laminated my last 3 tek sumos and they were fine, but after building a Falcon Evo FPV wing and laminating that, I've seen how strong and indestructable laminate makes EPP... If I were to ever build another tek sumo I'd definitely laminate it.
this do the trick ? http://www.flyingwings.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=34_43&product_id=317 (http://www.flyingwings.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=34_43&product_id=317)
Quote from: Huxley on June 06, 2015, 01:37:42 PM
Quote from: BlueFlyer on June 06, 2015, 12:19:47 PM
Quote from: Huxley on June 06, 2015, 12:03:34 PM
My Tek Sumo wing from Hobbyking. My first non quad craft ;)
I'd laminate it.
I never laminated my last 3 tek sumos and they were fine, but after building a Falcon Evo FPV wing and laminating that, I've seen how strong and indestructable laminate makes EPP... If I were to ever build another tek sumo I'd definitely laminate it.
this do the trick ? http://www.flyingwings.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=34_43&product_id=317 (http://www.flyingwings.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=34_43&product_id=317)
I wouldn't bother with the tape to be honest, the tek sumo has a nice design already, the clear laminate will keep it that way whilst adding strength and rigidity, without too much weight.
I'd get this http://www.flyingwings.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=34_43&product_id=311 (http://www.flyingwings.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=34_43&product_id=311)
Got some 3D printed spacers for a ZMR build from WaynoCompaino on RCG
My 3 turn helical and a skew turn up today thanks to bignose. Now i look a proper idiot with my googles on. :laugh: :laugh:
Because you didn't before! Ha!
Haha im just walking around the house with it on as i dont have anything to use as all my aircraft are broken. :-[
Here's my contribution for today
A sony effio 800 tvl cam for my mini talon night flyer
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fine and points from greater manchester police :(
Friday to be exact, but the FedEx man delivered a TBS Gemini, a couple of tBS lipos and a tiny 1g 7 channel Jeti R7 Nano Receiver.
PHANTOM 3 ADAVANCED...................
Two replacement ZMR motors for me
A Cellpro Multi4 charger, great piece of kit:
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Now I just need three more.
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Arrived at the weekend actually, or more like thrust into my hand. It's an openlog recorder, not entirely sure but Steve showed me some cool video where it was overlaying the stick and graphs on flight footage.
http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php/topic,39588.msg215017.html#msg215017 (http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php/topic,39588.msg215017.html#msg215017)
regards
Andy
New set of tweezers, sick and tired of burning the tips of my fingers
Also new 600mw 32ch from banggood uk
Metal cased and size of my thumb £26
Going in the revised funjet, 👍👷
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Another make of 32ch mini VTX's !! Actually that one looks great. If I'm looking at it right, then you have very easy access to change band/channel via that button at the front ?
Let us all know how it performs
Quote from: CurryKitten on June 10, 2015, 02:20:44 PM
Another make of 32ch mini VTX's !! Actually that one looks great. If I'm looking at it right, then you have very easy access to change band/channel via that button at the front ?
Let us all know how it performs
Yeah easy to change channels Wayne
Hold for 2 seconds and the orange light changes band
Quick click to change channels
Just about to install in the funjet, let you know how it goes
Green LED's and a new board for my mobius that came worse off in a battle with a rugby goalpost. Still doesn't work - must be the lens module; darn. 😬
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My Basher's arrived:
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how cool is that :D
fpv project clearly?
Quote from: Gundummy on June 10, 2015, 09:54:47 PM
fpv project clearly?
Oh yes. I've made some progress already fitting a copper sheet groundplane and an SMA socket for a Diamond 771 antenna. Hoping to be cruisin' the town on Friday night. ;D
Quanum DIY FPV monitor kit Version 2 :)
bring out the gimp ;D
Quote from: Gundummy on June 10, 2015, 10:51:56 PM
bring out the gimp ;D
I do look like a gimp wearing it on my head lol
micro hdmi lead to micro hdmi lead from phantom 3 to use doms v2 hdmi input
Quote from: mark1975 on June 11, 2015, 11:31:51 AM
micro hdmi lead to micro hdmi lead from phantom 3 to use doms v2 hdmi input
So does that work through the doms then? How are Yu getting on with the ph3?
througu my hudl2 hdmi port
doms v2 will only display when the input video is above 480p
and im waiting for this too sexy isn't it ?? lol
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2422113 (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2422113)
Came home to this little bundle !
pair of fatshark skews
Quote from: jkishan16 on June 01, 2015, 02:37:53 PM
Quote from: Jimbo33 on June 01, 2015, 01:56:17 PM
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😀😀😀
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NO WAY :o
I got one in the mail coming here in a few days as well :D
Do share your experience ^^
Are you in for the rudder mod? :P
Here's how the Los maiden went
https://youtu.be/qz4k7Z8Ws-c
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Got to be happy with that :)
ESC for rarebear, uprated ESC + 5 blade prop for Durafly spitfire :)
http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php/topic,39588.msg215398.html#msg215398 (http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php/topic,39588.msg215398.html#msg215398)
regards
Andy
So it arrived as a kit and is the quickest build ever.... so a couple of hours later and its ready!
First test flight and very impressed. Definitely the best copter to date for flipping.
Get a few flights under the belt and I'll fit the reflex hd cam and post a vid.
Scarab Knife from www.multiwiicopter.com (http://www.multiwiicopter.com)
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My 915 telemetry 😀
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Diamond UHF antenna for the EZ.........plus a Boscam 600vtx for my Depron Drone......Oh, and a LiFe battery for my Taranis.... ;D :vulture:
(http://s28.postimg.org/buq74dke1/Diamond_UHF_TX.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/buq74dke1/)
(http://s9.postimg.org/na1p1lgln/TS832_vtx.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/na1p1lgln/)
Derek Trotters brief case, spare pluck out foam, pitot tube holder, proper fast GPS and vtx extension lead. The case was only £12:50!!!
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tripod tops. little interchangeable things so i can put my screen, or my dual receiver, or my tracker (work in progress) on my tripod with a twist of a little lever on the pan and tilt bit.
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Quote from: Ynot6 on June 17, 2015, 10:06:44 PM
tripod tops. little interchangeable things so i can put my screen, or my dual receiver, or my tracker (work in progress) on my tripod with a twist of a little lever on the pan and tilt bit.
Where from if you dont mind sharing?
Where from if you dont mind sharing?
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wex photographic. though i got the tripod from jessops, but they didn't have the tops.
The FatShark faceplate kit!
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Can't wait to try this out, it looks really well designed and on a test fit is very comfortable.
Hurry and try it out Neil
Fancy one of these
Arrived Thursday :Parrot Bebop and Skycontroller,received F.O.C. to review and send video footage for Parrot .
Not my sort of thing really ,but will give it a go while its free ;)
http://youtu.be/F9WwYH3etyY (http://youtu.be/F9WwYH3etyY)
Another Fatshark Faceplate kit!
(http://s17.postimg.org/sf9dpp957/Fatshark_Faceplate_01.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/sf9dpp957/)
First impressions = Good ;D
some jst connectors from banggood. and i (pre) ordered a new 180 size frame from makeitbuildit. so new, they're not on the website yet!
teeny oled display
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regards
Andy
Quote from: Spookfish on June 20, 2015, 05:28:43 PM
Another Fatshark Faceplate kit!
(http://s17.postimg.org/sf9dpp957/Fatshark_Faceplate_01.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/sf9dpp957/)
First impressions = Good ;D
Are they do them for attitudes :'(
Quote from: marcin on June 21, 2015, 02:20:29 AM
Quote from: Spookfish on June 20, 2015, 05:28:43 PM
Another Fatshark Faceplate kit!
(http://s17.postimg.org/sf9dpp957/Fatshark_Faceplate_01.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/sf9dpp957/)
First impressions = Good ;D
Are they do them for attitudes :'(
Don't think they do. However... I have read that they could easily be made to fit with some gluing involved. ;)
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Having some fun with this straight out the box in the living room
Quote from: jono44 on June 22, 2015, 05:49:57 PM
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Having some fun with this streight out the box in the living room
I dont think your spare props are the right size :laugh: :laugh:
oops
Quote from: AdamG on June 22, 2015, 06:13:00 PM
Quote from: jono44 on June 22, 2015, 05:49:57 PM
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Having some fun with this streight out the box in the living room
I dont think your spare props are the right size :laugh: :laugh:
They will when i put my 2212 980kv motors on it :overexcited:
:goofy:
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Skyfun
X350 Battery charger and Parallel balance board.
3d printed gimbal guard for my phantom 3
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Some PCB's and my own Quantracker OSD back from the Doctors ...io390.co.uk (http://io390.co.uk) OSD is in good health :laugh:
regards
Andy
an ABS project box, a panel mount blue LED voltage display, some LED rocker switches and power distribution board.
Motor mounts that didn't fit. (Spring clip to big for shaft hole) some 2mm carbon effect ABS plastic sheet...... I've seen stronger tissue paper.... and on a better note, some HQ 5x4.5 bull nose props from floatship... solid as a rock... like mini graupners! !
It's tri-time for me, I'd better get building ;D. I think this is going to be 3x DJI 2212's (half my yet to be built Hex set), a Vector, EzUHF and IRC 2.4Ghz
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makeitbuildit 180 frame. not sure about getting everything on, it's tiny!
ipad air 2 in gold to be used with the dji phantom 3 pilot app
Quote from: marcin on June 26, 2015, 11:30:40 AM
:goofy:
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been looking at that one. I'd be keen to hear how it goes
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Waiting for some tests GD !!
QuoteWaiting for some tests GD !!
Okies.. i've got an old flamewheel frame knocking around so will test there before loading into the monster quad. If first impressions are to go by the FC looks like it's been kicked around the factory floor and the rest jammed into packaging thats to small for it! everything is sturdy alluminium with cheap flimsy wires going into it..... review to follow in the right topic!
Möbius recliner for an IRC Vortex. Only problem was it didn't fit together, one part only half machined. :-/
Just need to find the tyre levers to slip it into the Bix2.
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i have several things to come some i expect any time, some later. on monday evening at about 6.30pm, i ordered from rapid electronics. today i got a small box, it came yesterday (tuesday), at about 10 am, but mrs Ynot6 didn't hear the delivery man. it was the rapid order! approximately 15 hours, from ordering AFTER the close of (most) buisiness! and i turned down paying extra for next day.
Got this little mean machine in the post today
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Ok it arrived a few days ago but I've been so excited I forgot to post. My x-carve 1000mm CNC router arrived and is now being built.
Heres a shot of where I am to date
(http://s16.postimg.org/4aise8kgx/20150708_193920722_i_OS.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4aise8kgx/)
Quote from: krikey on July 09, 2015, 03:34:20 PM
Ok it arrived a few days ago but I've been so excited I forgot to post. My x-carve 1000mm CNC router arrived and is now being built.
Heres a shot of where I am to date
(http://s16.postimg.org/4aise8kgx/20150708_193920722_i_OS.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4aise8kgx/)
Aha - 2 cars - 2 lawnmowers - 2 bicycles - when's the other CNC device going to be ordered ??? Laser cutter maybe ???
Zippy compact Lipos....3S 2700....3S 2200
Another Boscam TS832 Vtx 600mw...
Pair of Skews from Technic, plus another 25mm Sony HAD 600tvl...
:vulture:
Arrived a few days ago, but opened yesterday :D. Flyingwings venturi evo ;D
4x emax 2213s.
Boscam TS351 VTX......200mw. ...... (Bangood UK Warehouse.)
Mobius right angle video / power cable.....(Technic.co .uk)
H.King DVR.....£33.00. Seems like very good value...:)
:vulture:
Quote
Ok it arrived a few days ago but I've been so excited I forgot to post. My x-carve 1000mm CNC router arrived and is now being built.
Heres a shot of where I am to date
(http://s16.postimg.org/4aise8kgx/20150708_193920722_i_OS.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4aise8kgx/)
Epic. have you tapped the 144 little screws in the cutting board yet...it broke me lol
Quote from: krikey on July 09, 2015, 03:34:20 PM
Ok it arrived a few days ago but I've been so excited I forgot to post. My x-carve 1000mm CNC router arrived and is now being built.
Heres a shot of where I am to date
(http://s16.postimg.org/4aise8kgx/20150708_193920722_i_OS.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4aise8kgx/)
Looks ok, but where is the cutting Table and drive belts....?
Dave..... :vulture:
some 8x4.5 props and some 12A emax simon series ESCs.
Skylark Tiny OSD....with digital rssi input.....and....its Tiny......:)
:vulture:
my first mobius. :whackydance:
A load of 4 flute end mill bits.... 2m of 20mm box aluminium with end caps..
A pair of wellies and a strip of LEDs.
mini folding tarot legs :)
My first möbius too Ynot6 but not the indestructible 5x4 props that should have been with the cam 😔 now waiting for 4x nanotech 1300 3s one cheap heli landing skid set 2x battery straps and the replacement props
And a partridge in a pear tree?? I been spending lol
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Board cam repair.
bits outstanding from a previous order.
Looking forward to getting this put together :D
X2
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Actually came Monday but forgot to upload pic
On sale at HK £200 and free postage, too good to miss me thinks
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Quote from: bignose13 on July 22, 2015, 06:53:24 AM
Actually came Monday but forgot to upload pic
On sale at HK £200 and free postage, too good to miss me thinks
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Simon let us know how that thing perform, for £200 can't be wrong :)
Tactile switches ,solder sucker and solder wick.
I dropped my taranis and smashed the switches.
Hopefully I can replace them, otherwise it's a new board..
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Well Simon, your post has just cost me £200.... For that money I couldn't resist a punt. Have got the OK to finance it from the joint account, having explained to my wife its going to be essential for the kids to understand 3D design, manufacture and to give them a head start at school etc etc....... (& I suppose I could use it too) :D
Todays present from Mr Postman.......a 3 Turn 5.8 Helical from Bignose 13...:)
:vulture:
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Oh, and a Bixler 2 from HKing....reduced in the sale to £24....:)
a tarrot 450 heli skid for my 240. a lost model alarm. 5x 200mm lipo straps. and an fpv cable set for my mobius. ;D
Got some leds for my 250 quadcopter.
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EVO falcon!
Arrived today at 11am.
Started build at 12.
Nearly complete at 5pm :)
Quote from: rob.thomson on July 23, 2015, 07:19:02 PM
EVO falcon!
Arrived today at 11am.
Started build at 12.
Nearly complete at 5pm :)
Same sort of story here :)
ZMR 250 V2 ( kit ) arrived
Stripped old 250, built and just waiting for a vtx arriving tomorrow :)
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A directional coupler I bought off'f some guy selling a load of old radio kit he wasn't using any more.
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Quote from: Coyote on July 23, 2015, 07:39:10 PM
Quote from: rob.thomson on July 23, 2015, 07:19:02 PM
EVO falcon!
Arrived today at 11am.
Started build at 12.
Nearly complete at 5pm :)
Same sort of story here :)
ZMR 250 V2 ( kit ) arrived
Stripped old 250, built and just waiting for a vtx arriving tomorrow :)
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/Forum%20junk/IMAG0636_zpsthdcymiq.jpg)
What PDB are you using there Coyote.
Krikey
Its part of the V2 kit Neil
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEUoyVQWQDE#)
Nooooooooooooooo......! 😰
Was rather hoping for a Taranis instead!
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Unfortunately will not be able to open until this evening !
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You've got to give a heads up on that nano snaggles!
Just waiting on a new frame to put it in. Nano by name, and Nano by nature! This thing is tiny. I went to the drone race and Drinkwater Park yesterday and Phil from makeitbuildit.co.uk was there displaying his goodies. I couldn't resist so ordered a Rotor Evolution 180 Split quad with DYS 1306 and DYS 16a esc's.
I think that should be a fun little build to test the Nano out. I might even add the GPS for a bit of fun!!
Nice Phil.
So ugly even its mother couldn't love it ;-)
http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__25145__EPP_FPV_1_8M_X_Large_EPP_Carbon_Fiber_R_C_Plane_UK_Warehouse_.html (http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__25145__EPP_FPV_1_8M_X_Large_EPP_Carbon_Fiber_R_C_Plane_UK_Warehouse_.html)
Shit Weather............ first class post ;D
Quote from: gb0wers on July 27, 2015, 10:16:05 PM
So ugly even its mother couldn't love it ;-)
http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__25145__EPP_FPV_1_8M_X_Large_EPP_Carbon_Fiber_R_C_Plane_UK_Warehouse_.html (http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__25145__EPP_FPV_1_8M_X_Large_EPP_Carbon_Fiber_R_C_Plane_UK_Warehouse_.html)
oh no, what a dog$h1t plane lol
but hey, it's as cheap as chips, so why not eh... worth a chuck in the air and see what happens lol
Alexedit has done loads of live videos with that plane over the years, ugly as sin, not practical for space, but its served him well I have to give him that.
for it's size, there's just not enough room inside
Quote from: BlueFlyer on July 27, 2015, 11:40:46 PM
for it's size, there's just not enough room inside
I agree with all of the comments but it does have a peverted sort of charm..............
I've loose loaded all the bits in / on and there is a place for everything albeit in a claustrophobic way. I'm hoping to run it on 22003S 2P and am planning a T-tail mod. I'll post pics when I'm done.
Graham
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Now I've just got to put it all together
No more brownouts!
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yesterday R720X from HK. today, missing bit from rapid. a bigger LED driver, to make brighter nav lights.
2x VTX modules, only ordered yesterday! top job active robots.
(http://s28.postimg.org/3ynru8zu1/20150801_150327.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/3ynru8zu1/)
Lots more goodies arrived just now! Fun times ahead :D
Immersion Nexwave 2.4 receiver and 700mW Vtx
Ah another one stealing my frequency! :P
There are 8 :) But no not for Mad Dogs, you and Rich will be taking most of it up :) hehe
Banggood sent me this tiny camera to review, I've no idea when it got here - it was overdue, but it was my wife that complained about me ignoring "that package" for days. Must have got kicked into the pile of other gubbins or something.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/537/20197699442_e23d6e4604_c.jpg)
I don't expect miracles, especially in terms of light handling - but I have to say it is pleasingly tiny, and works out at something like £5 so might be useful for trying to squeeze an FPV system in to a model where one doesn't want to fit
I've got the perfect thing to try that out in. just got another falcon (the Sport version, not the EVO) and I wanted to build it as cheap as possible...
basically, it's just for me to hoon around the sky trying to knock my mates plane about lol
do you have a link to it on their site?
Here P-984345 (http://www.banggood.com/600TVL-8_0MP-14-2_8mm-CMOS-FPV-170-Degree-Wide-Anlge-Lens-Camera-PALNTSC-p-984345.html?utm_source=bgforum&utm_medium=forum_direct&utm_campaign=0721ForumWaan&utm_content=AliClock&utm_design=AliClock) with advance apologies for the rather long tracking url they gave me.
That mic sticks out a bit, but you could always cut it off.
I'd be interested in your review of it.
Quote from: CurryKitten on August 02, 2015, 12:37:32 AM
Here P-984345 (http://www.banggood.com/600TVL-8_0MP-14-2_8mm-CMOS-FPV-170-Degree-Wide-Anlge-Lens-Camera-PALNTSC-p-984345.html?utm_source=bgforum&utm_medium=forum_direct&utm_campaign=0721ForumWaan&utm_content=AliClock&utm_design=AliClock) with advance apologies for the rather long tracking url they gave me.
That mic sticks out a bit, but you could always cut it off.
Whats the voltage Wayne?
Quote from: bignose13 on August 02, 2015, 04:28:03 PM
Whats the voltage Wayne?
Interesting point that - the website did say 5-12v, as does the documentation, but a few feedbacks talking about them going up in smoke. So the actual voltage is 3.7-5v
Some more review bits from Banggood arrived today, first is a little toy hexacopter - which in the summer hols will be good for Sophie to do my review for me :)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/539/20228721316_6d5f0aa7dc_c.jpg)
More excitingly is a Mobius :D This has a new lens they are calling the C2 lens. I've got the original wide-angle one at the moment, so it seems fitting to do a side-by-side test. No idea if it adds anything or not... the lens doesn't protrude as much, but that's hardly here or there. SO... will let you know
Link for the new(ish) Mobius is here -
http://www.banggood.com/Mobius-New-Version-Wide-Angle-Lens-C2-1080P-HD-Mini-Action-Camera-p-985644.html?utm_source=bgforum&utm_medium=forum_direct&utm_campaign=0720ForumWaan&utm_content=AliClock&utm_design=AliClock (http://www.banggood.com/Mobius-New-Version-Wide-Angle-Lens-C2-1080P-HD-Mini-Action-Camera-p-985644.html?utm_source=bgforum&utm_medium=forum_direct&utm_campaign=0720ForumWaan&utm_content=AliClock&utm_design=AliClock)
A CXN Mobius and live can pan and tilt for the MyTwinDream
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little bracket so i can hang my mobius under my Y6.
http://store.dji.com/product/phantom-3-hdmi-output-module (http://store.dji.com/product/phantom-3-hdmi-output-module)
Installed tested on 42 TV works sweet as a nut
1x runcamhd to replace my moby that is acting up.
Some Aomway 5.8 aerials.
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That's an odd duvet!
:)
quanum goggles, and 2 1500 lipos for my 240h.
Quote from: Coyote on August 04, 2015, 07:56:05 PM
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Ohhh hurry with the build thread mate
On its way :)
some 4045 props, some frame spacers, a led light strip thingy (it looked interesting, so i baught it!), and a 4 in 1 10 amp simon k ESC for my 180.
A lump of Ardupilot stuff came today, I'm really quite excited about playing with this and understanding how it works :)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/539/19840480884_5da3fbdfcc_c.jpg)
I was really tempted with the micro HK pilot stuff from hobbyking, but then remembered how stressed out I got the last 3 times I tried my hand at ardupilot lol :)
I quite enjoy the messing about getting things working and understanding them. Also helps that I have lots of nicely flying things at the moment as well, so I'm not held up by it
Finally the £98 banggood taranis arrives (plus £30 shipping and duty!).
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Quote from: CurryKitten on August 10, 2015, 07:22:04 PM
A lump of Ardupilot stuff came today, I'm really quite excited about playing with this and understanding how it works :)
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Plane or multi?
Well it arrived more like the other week; I fitted it with a home brew foam face mask which is a perfect fit.
I've cut the foam so that it allows the doms to tilt forward a bit and with the weight resting equally on my cheek bones and the bridge of my nose to allow warm air out and for comfort. The foam came from the Quanum Venture packaging and just white silicone to hold it all.
I took a punt on the Nexwave 2.4G RX to work with an old 2.4G VTX I bought from Range Video about 6 years ago and sure enough it worked which saved me a few quid... :laugh:
I'm really pleased with these after my trusty VR1400 which will be for passengers.
The foam is 10mm thick which means my eye lashes are not wiping the lens as much and with a bit more tweaking I'll be done. ;D
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New C2 lens mobius and FPV cable from banggood UK :)
very happy with their service.
Now, if only I can work out how to do this white balance lock thingy ma jig
I can't fathom how you are meant to know what you are locking the exposure and white balance to without being able to see anything.
A 3S JST-XH Balance Plug to Male JST Lead Adapter (to power the video tx) and a SMA Male to RP-SMA Female Adapter (to convert my video rx antenna) for my cheap little ghetto FPV set-up.
All seems to work, just need some time to install it on a plane and test fly it.
bright pink mobius.
Ready for some more 6s fun
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Quote from: Brucey on August 13, 2015, 02:08:11 PM
Ready for some more 6s fun
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Ohhh nice
My ageing funjet could do with a new buddy
Looking forward to this Brucey boy
Cool, I still need to push the sky fun as fast as it will go then I'll move on to this. How does the cg in the instructions compare to real world?
Not sure about this but my old funjet is spot on with it on the nipples
Just watch the torque roll, the Bitch will catch you if your not careful
Mine is 30 amps then chuck, anymore and it'll roll badly
I'll be bungee launching it like I do with my sky fun at the moment.
don't know, the mrs missed it so i'll pick it up saturday morning. :laugh:
Well not really today but last week, i got my Falcon evo from BlueFlyer ;D
Also got a new ezuhf 4ch lite and an immersion 600mw transmitter.
The taranis will have to wait :)
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Got a Taranis and a set of RG20 ESC's for my new miniquad build in the post today :)
Many more bits to come still, patiently waiting...
Quote from: Cato7 on August 18, 2015, 10:13:38 PM
Well not really today but last week, i got my Falcon evo from BlueFlyer ;D
Also got a new ezuhf 4ch lite and an immersion 600mw transmitter.
The taranis will have to wait :)
You don't think I used too much tape then? lol
glad it got there in one piece buddy.
These arrived whilst I was travelling last month. Race band and 2G4 modules
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Came home to find this in the post
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5621/20865644502_1f402d7d9d_c.jpg)
Which is one of those tiny minim style osd's that will get mwosd on it and go on the 250. I did order this before I was trying to make the normal minim OSD work properly with my APM which basically made me want to hurt myself. Hoping this is a nicer experience
It's great Wayne. One of those and a gps for a plane is my new favourite. Monitors two battery voltages too!
Is that a keyboard for poor sighted folk?
Three packages with servo extension cables, 180 degree servo, a new bix3 canopy, lots of Velcro and an array of genuine gemfan props from banggood including some carbon self tighteners.
Quite pleased with the props, you never know what kind of 'gemfan' are going to arrive but these are the real deal.
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Quote from: chris-s on August 25, 2015, 10:04:29 PM
Is that a keyboard for poor sighted folk?
I expected to see The Rangdo any moment.
I got some cheap looking APC 6X4E propellers, some Scorpion straps for mini quads and a rMBP 13"
I got a Triton Hand wash unit, 3kw version. So who's got some DIY plumbing on this weekend🙆
Mmmm wonder if China Crisis will lower Bang goods prices LOL.........
Had this cam come yesterday
http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-DC12V-13-Sony-960H-CCD-700TVL-2_8mm-Lens-Camera-for-FPV-QAV250-wp-Uk-974381.html (http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-DC12V-13-Sony-960H-CCD-700TVL-2_8mm-Lens-Camera-for-FPV-QAV250-wp-Uk-974381.html)
Got all the menus and wdr but you need the adaptor
Bargain
Quote from: bignose13 on August 26, 2015, 06:57:05 AM
Had this cam come yesterday
http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-DC12V-13-Sony-960H-CCD-700TVL-2_8mm-Lens-Camera-for-FPV-QAV250-wp-Uk-974381.html (http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-DC12V-13-Sony-960H-CCD-700TVL-2_8mm-Lens-Camera-for-FPV-QAV250-wp-Uk-974381.html)
Got all the menus and wdr but you need the adaptor
Bargain
Hows does that feel Simon, I was going to grab one, and noticed it's the effio chip - and remember some people mentioning some latency on the effio based cams ?
Nothing on this cam Wayne, up there with the pz0420's if not better tbh
Grab one before they all go from the uk shop
You need the adjustment board though, I got loads here if you need one
Quote from: bignose13 on August 26, 2015, 09:38:22 AM
Nothing on this cam Wayne, up there with the pz0420's if not better tbh
Grab one before they all go from the uk shop
You need the adjustment board though, I got loads here if you need one
Good spot on that, ordered! Any chance I could nab one of the adjustment boards from you Simon? Happy to pay for it, I've already got a Sony Effio based cam that really needs setting up properly as its almost unusable stock when flying with a bright sky!
Quote from: iwan_canobi on August 26, 2015, 09:58:07 AM
Good spot on that, ordered! Any chance I could nab one of the adjustment boards from you Simon? Happy to pay for it, I've already got a Sony Effio based cam that really needs setting up properly as its almost unusable stock when flying with a bright sky!
Pm me your address and I'll send one over Ewan
They are already out of the PAL version - happily no rush though. As I understand it you can use the boards from the pz0420 cameras ? I've already got a bunch of those.
When does PAL/NTSC ever even matter for FPV, though? The only time I had an issue was when I just started and I was trying to use a camcorder to record the feed.
Quote from: Loopdreams on August 26, 2015, 12:16:58 PM
When does PAL/NTSC ever even matter for FPV, though? The only time I had an issue was when I just started and I was trying to use a camcorder to record the feed.
Normally I'd agree, and use NTSC out of my GoPro's, but I did notice that when using an OSD the less horizontal lines you get in NTSC means the text was more stretched out and blocky. So if I have the option, I'm generally choosing PAL
Huh. I already ordered one so I'll soon get to see how it works with my setup.
New toy :)
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Quote from: Coyote on August 28, 2015, 07:15:06 PM
New toy :)
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Nice Ian, good reviews for this one.
Update soft. as it's change quite a lot in mine 3d mini.
Quote from: marcin on August 29, 2015, 03:05:10 PM
Nice Ian, good reviews fro this one. Update soft. as it's change quite a lot in mine 3d mini.
>>>>> Already on it :) (http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php/topic,44252.msg225317.html#new)
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Mobi C2. Finally some decent vids!
Quote from: Lola on August 29, 2015, 03:11:52 PM
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Mobi C2. Finally some decent vids!
About time 😀 looking forward to some vids now 😀
Some incompatible software, over sized bolts and wrong colour paint........
Drunken online shopping - Fail! :P
:rofl: We have all been there mate :)
Quote from: Gundummy on August 30, 2015, 04:28:12 PM
Some incompatible software, over sized bolts and wrong colour paint........
Drunken online shopping - Fail! :P
Love it 😀
These arrived whilst I was at a meet this weekend
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Pat's Minion and some really grippy LiPo straps
Quote from: iwan_canobi on August 26, 2015, 09:58:07 AM
Good spot on that, ordered! Any chance I could nab one of the adjustment boards from you Simon? Happy to pay for it, I've already got a Sony Effio based cam that really needs setting up properly as its almost unusable stock when flying with a bright sky!
Hmm, this arrived today but I think I've been sent the wrong one. There is no Effio chip on it, its an Atmel thing, and the lens is 3.6mm rather than the 2.8mm thats supposed to come with it. There is also no pins for an OSD controller or anything. Balls, at least its from the UK though so hopefully get it sorted!
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Quote from: Gundummy on August 30, 2015, 04:28:12 PM
Some incompatible software, over sized bolts and wrong colour paint........
Drunken online shopping - Fail! :P
Reminds me of the Genuine Elvis Presley Jump Suit guaranteed as worn on stage by Elvis in Las Vegas that I won on eBay years ago for £350. When it arrived it was 24 inches long and was worn by Elvis the Vents Dummy😡
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Quote from: iwan_canobi on August 31, 2015, 02:40:14 PM
Hmm, this arrived today but I think I've been sent the wrong one. There is no Effio chip on it, its an Atmel thing, and the lens is 3.6mm rather than the 2.8mm thats supposed to come with it. There is also no pins for an OSD controller or anything. Balls, at least its from the UK though so hopefully get it sorted!
(http://s21.postimg.org/z7wtvxen7/DSC_0078_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/z7wtvxen7/)
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That ain't the one I got Ewan
I've sent your board btw, looks like your not gonna need it lol
Some 50gram rubber vibration dampers for my moBi and FPV camera pan and tilt that I haven't made yet 😀
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Found the company on eBay, they now have an online shop, maybe worth a look at.
Cheers
Anthony.
What size re those Anthony, 7mm ? They look bigger
Quote from: Coyote on September 02, 2015, 06:57:41 PM
What size re those Anthony, 7mm ? They look bigger
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Hope you can see the pic ok, if not I'll write in down. Lol.
Good quality though.
6 - 7.5mm, perfect, how much and where from ? :) Flyingfolk the website or is that just who makes them ?
The equivalent DJI ones are about £30 of 6 delivered ................... I nearly fell over !
Quote from: Coyote on September 02, 2015, 09:40:10 PM
6 - 7.5mm, perfect, how much and where from ? :) Flyingfolk the website or is that just who makes them ?
The equivalent DJI ones are about £30 of 6 delivered ................... I nearly fell over !
Set of 4 on its way over to you! If you need more than 4 let me know as he's running out.
I need 6 mate for my gimbal, not the soft, the medium strength :)
Quote from: Coyote on September 02, 2015, 09:58:30 PM
I need 6 mate for my gimbal, not the soft, the medium strength :)
6 x 50g = 300gram or he's got 8 x 65g. That's it. What's the total weight you need?
Not 100% sure, the DJI grays fix it, but don't know what they are rated too, I ill have a look :)
motor, esc and 6S pack arrived today.
Not yet gone to full power, I honestly think the damn thing is going to tear itself apart at that RPM... I'll feel much safer when this thing is in the air!!!
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JX_kB2TBbY#)
Few little bits today, an rx - an x8r as HobbyKing were out of d4r's and so I thought maybe I'd use the 16 channels on it. And some rapstraps. FlyBoySee gave me a few strips of these and I really liked them especially for putting things on quad arms like ESCs. They work like cable ties, but are way more flexible and grippy
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Quote from: chris-s on September 04, 2015, 07:43:58 PM
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Is it a Dornier?
Quote from: wgt40w on September 04, 2015, 09:04:50 PM
Says Heinkel on the box !
Can't see that, too old lol.
3 Dummy cctv cameras to stop the locals from filling my skips up(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/05/057c294c316b7461559b32b26b3e381b.jpg)
£5 each on flea bay
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Some stuff to assemble a bungee launch system for the endurance wing, to save any future launch mishaps.
(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0214-e1441448617633.jpg)
Oh how the worm has turned! Just ask if you want any tips! I've got a load of para cord if you need any.
Quote from: Brucey on September 06, 2015, 12:44:03 AM
Oh how the worm has turned! Just ask if you want any tips! I've got a load of para cord if you need any.
:) :) :) :) :)
Quote from: iPeel on September 05, 2015, 12:25:22 PM
Some stuff to assemble a bungee launch system for the endurance wing, to save any future launch mishaps.
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That just looks like a Saturday night in to me
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PMSL!
I want to know how you attach the silicone to the cord and stake ends.
Seems by the time I get enough tension on the silicone it starts to get very thin and want to pull itself free of whatever method of binding I've chosen. Either that or it's so tight the silicon ends up getting ripped apart. Usually get a couple launches and then have to re-tie it.
I use cable ties and wooden dowels. Put the dowels in the rubber bungee, then cable tie front and back with them being doubled up. Done it once, never had them come away yet.
I used this launch system for years on very heavy EDF models and had zero failures in components. Cannot say the same for the pilot though. There is a formula for working out tension and tube diameter. Take a look at this link http://shop.wemotec.com/index.php?k=17&lang=eng
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Picked up a set of Base SD's for 100 new. Boxed since 2013 and never used, until yesterday 😀
This 😀(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/07/433818ecde354fb0f793705cd9b51899.jpg)
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Some 1800kv motors to replace the 1250s on my twin prop wing:
(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0218-e1441785574959.jpg)
That's 44% more of something, not sure whether that's speed, fire or death but it's bound to be fun.
Quote from: iPeel on September 09, 2015, 10:02:08 AM
Some 1800kv motors to replace the 1250s on my twin prop wing:
(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0218-e1441785574959.jpg)
That's 44% more of something, not sure whether that's speed, fire or death but it's bound to be fun.
That for the Twinger or the VTOL?
regards
Andy
More is always better!
Quote from: skyscraper on September 09, 2015, 02:11:48 PM
That for the Twinger or the VTOL?
It's for the Twinturi Andy, the VTOL is still in the wings waiting for the right day.
My usbasp arrived along with some cables so I can flash my 9x.
Did mine last week :D although ive had the lead and stuff hanging around for almost a year lol. Best thing ive done in ages it's soooooooo much better now.
Totally transformed it.
Quote from: Cato7 on September 09, 2015, 10:37:57 PM
Did mine last week :D although ive had the lead and stuff hanging around for almost a year lol. Best thing ive done in ages it's soooooooo much better now.
Totally transformed it.
What firmware did you choose?
Quote from: Lola on September 09, 2015, 11:20:30 PM
What firmware did you choose?
I was a little nervous doing it and found this. followed his guide and once i installed and ran eePe it found the latest update so used that. Didn't kill it and its been working great for a week now so must be ok lol :D
Didn't cut any holes for the lead so its tucked up inside. Doesn't take too long to unscrew but will modify. I have seen someone cut and glue it under the turnigy sticker at the top so may do that at a later date when i find the dremel lol
V1.1008-Mike
er9x-r819
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXwVpabmICw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXwVpabmICw)
Got back to the office today to find a nice surprise waiting for me. Been looking forward to getting this for a while now. Not really tested as need to find some time but looks really smart. :)
Thanks Cato7. Karma on its way.
Quote from: Cato7 on September 10, 2015, 12:16:36 AM
Got back to the office today to find a nice surprise waiting for me. Been looking forward to getting this for a while now. Not really tested as need to find some time but looks really smart. :)
So what's the story with this?
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rssi based antenna tracker from the looks of it.
Quote from: BigT on September 10, 2015, 09:39:39 PM
So what's the story with this?
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Quote from: BlueFlyer on September 10, 2015, 09:53:44 PM
rssi based antenna tracker from the looks of it.
Been a while coming and still not tested it lol. Hopefully tomorrow if i get a chance as should really make the most of nice weather :). Think there was a topic on here a while ago but heres some info on it
http://rssiprotrack.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_63&product_id=54 (http://rssiprotrack.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_63&product_id=54)
Bit different from the original version but looks ok. Seems well made and it turns on and lights up lol.
Was a kickstarter project i backed a few months ago
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/641849190/rssi-pro-track-58ghz-antenna-tracking-system (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/641849190/rssi-pro-track-58ghz-antenna-tracking-system)
I muled a 5.8g antenna on a round trip flight for one a few months ago, it did alright. It managed to track along the horizon 6km out identically to my own tracker receiving my 1.3Ghz feed, which seemed to be the limit of the 5.8ghz setup on 200mw. We got 3km on skews at the same time.
The setup wasn't exactly straightforward, I think we had to input the frequency directly as it wouldn't autoscan but that may well have been something to do with our setup.
So you put in £16,000 ?
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Quote from: BigT on September 11, 2015, 09:13:00 AM
So you put in £16,000 ?
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No I think that is the total for all the backers
regards
Andy
Quote from: BigT on September 11, 2015, 09:13:00 AM
So you put in £16,000 ?
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No i wouldn't be here now if i had :shockedghost: mrs would not have been a happy bunny lol. I just pledged the £160 + p&p which i thought was pretty good although she thinks it was under £50 lol. Hope to actually put it on a tripod tomorrow and test it out :)
My new T-Shirt 😀
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/12/2d7ac46a080a47bda3385edce720029a.jpg)
Like it :)
Start selling the Syrian version of that and youll make a killing. :P
This is a joke, no offence was intended to anyone. ;D
Quote from: Ratty on September 12, 2015, 01:50:18 PM
Start selling the Syrian version of that and youll make a killing. :P
This is a joke, no offence was intended to anyone. ;D
For a joke though it is pretty funny 😀
Came this morning so got my son to message me pictures while I'm in Kos
Got a couple of ideas of what to put it in
£111 btw from goodluckbuy, absolute bargain
(http://s8.postimg.org/ubgfjah0x/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ubgfjah0x/)
(http://s11.postimg.org/u9ryy2cjj/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/u9ryy2cjj/)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/14/3c804e85b830adba7f201e4664ded811.jpg)
6 position switch for my 9x/apm
Comes with a couple of knobs lol
So I've been thinking of a race quad for a while, but with no time to wait for bits to arrive from the four corners of the earth; I went the ARTF route, Emax Hight Hawk 280 PRo :-[.
I've loaded Clean Flight, but would appreciate any pointers on PID that work well rather than for me to reinvent the wheel. Thank for any help in advance ;D
(http://s30.postimg.org/t2kvqg8n1/DSCI0342.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/t2kvqg8n1/)
(http://s21.postimg.org/74ihel7v7/Emax_280_Pro.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/74ihel7v7/)
(http://s16.postimg.org/mw9a2fa6p/Emax_280.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/mw9a2fa6p/)
BGL-6G-AP, stabliser and RTH for fixed wing, thought I'd try this RTH malarkey ;D
(http://www.coptercapers.com/fpvhub-images/bgl-6ap.jpg)
Well this is a weird one.
Ordered a new FPV camera from banggood and received a mail yesterday to say they had refunded me.
I looked on PayPal and indeed they had...
So what's weird about that?
Well here it is...
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/15/9842416391bc00fc68d53ed86e1f4043.jpg)
Does someone know something I don't?
Quote from: Lola on September 15, 2015, 06:07:42 PM
Well this is a weird one.
Ordered a new FPV camera from banggood and received a mail yesterday to say they had refunded me.
I looked on PayPal and indeed they had...
So what's weird about that?
Well here it is...
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/15/9842416391bc00fc68d53ed86e1f4043.jpg)
Does someone know something I don't?
Had the same myself, ordered a new mobius camera last week and i was selected for a refund which i got today through paypal :D
mine was something to do with there 9th anniversary so may be worth checking that out.
Never won anything in my life so was well chuffed ;D
shame it wasn't the order with the new phone i ordered lol
Four inch props to cut down to 3 inches for my Diatone Blade 150.(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/15/2738f4cfdbe7ee36caf6306dcbb4ee29.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/15/85bc6a2a2b0cb31ebf88649d31406d01.jpg)
More a case of what has not arrived. Ordered a mini indoor nano quad from Bangood on 18 August for those winter nights. Trouble is winter may well be over by the time it arrives. Nearly a month and I'm still waiting! >:( Do you think I should be contacting them - just used standard delivery but wasn't aware that was somebody walking with it to the UK.
With cheap shipping 30 days is not uncommon.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Skywalker%203.0/sw301.jpg)
didn't waste any time starting the build. Tail servos are in, cables routed and fuse halves are together.
Will do the wings and electrics tomorrow, but having to wait on the FPV pod from Hobbyking International warehouse so will be a few weeks before the maiden.
Another Video tx, I seem to be going through cameras and vtx's about once a fortnight. Slowly building up the dead camera collection on my neckstrap !
(http://s28.postimg.org/lt24fg3pl/DSC_0001.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/lt24fg3pl/)
Ocday 250pro, nice little 110gr frame with build in PCB.
Cost £21 with delivery from China ;D
(http://s7.postimg.org/abbdkwes7/IMAG0804_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/abbdkwes7/)
Received two hoverspeed turn flags... I Aint happy though. :-X
(http://s9.postimg.org/hskg1e08r/IMG_20150921_150718.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/hskg1e08r/)
What's that ? :)
(http://s22.postimg.org/62qcugl71/IMAG0827.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/62qcugl71/)
^ Fold up picnic chair for someone who is half-arsed ??
Snap on face plate for my v2 attitudes. Not an exact for, but close enough with a bit of hot glue.;)
And a replacement canopy for the FX61.
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/24/efc9ba9b3454a72d3a831a30dd28beac.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/24/e56916ddab752027dfd4b1587916d433.jpg)
Funjet ultra
Old one too bashed up now so new one was ordered
(http://s15.postimg.org/dzpht2iqv/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/dzpht2iqv/)
Aomway VTx and camera
Zip ties x 100
D4R-II x 2
Pan tilt mechanism
Propeller collets x 2
Servo connectors
20m of red/black wire
Fibre reinforced tape
End Mills for my CNC x 10
Amoxicillin for my ear ache
Its amazing what you can get from Bangood these days.
(http://s11.postimg.org/k5zt0n527/20150925_133754.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/k5zt0n527/)
some 900kv motors, servo extentions and some black and red 14 AWG cable
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My CXN finally arrived from the U.S. of A.
x-uav talon (big version)
Postie brought a couple of things today...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ViperMax/DSC_0284_zps6zavlkgu.jpg)
Love this disclaimer...lol
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ViperMax/DSC_0286_zpsipoqtzee.jpg)
Its a Go Discover, the second was a Quanum V2 headset...
have started modding the go discover... the quanun headset i am pretty impressed with..
After flames came out of 2 x 2200 lipos on Friday, I decided that was an end to my use or parallel charging board, so bought this new 4 port charger
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/700/21794170856_2f585d1fe5_c.jpg)
Seems to have a setting that says "Test LIXX internal resistance" (which my old Imax b6 didn't) not sure what the numbers mean though (just thinking out loud... or typing out loud anyway, don't worry I'll google it)
Please do Wayne, I got the same setup and can't find any info
I had one of those Turnigy chargers Wayne,couldn`t get on with the small fiddly buttons.The stop button on port 3 never worked so I ended up getting a refund from HKG.
Quote from: bignose13 on September 30, 2015, 08:03:19 AM
Please do Wayne, I got the same setup and can't find any info
Well, there's nothing in the manual, and there's nothing in other manuals that should do internal resistance measurement. So after much search around, I found some info on a heli forum (source is here http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=233111 (http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=233111))
In that thread, a guy had done some testing and come up with his own conclusions about the total mOhm resistance per pack (i.e add the individual cell resistances together). His own thoughts were that -
a) Packs that are as good as new: between 0 and 5 milliOhm/cell
b) Packs that have been used dozens of times, but still feeling fairly good: between 5 and 10 milliOhm/cell
c) Packs that have been used even more, and start to feel weak: between 10 and 20 milliOhm/cell
d) Packs that almost won't hold your heli in the air anymore: over 20-25 milliOhm/cell
So it seems like your milage will vary depending on what you use your lipos for, of course, I've no idea how accurate these readings are, but I think they work as a good comparison tool. So you know which lipos are better than others. Also if you one that you feel is starting to sag, then have a look at it's reading and you can use this as a benchmark for when others are on their way out.
I had a quick go using a year old lipo (2200 3s 20c) that had been well taken care of. I've always kept it in storage charge, and flown in a plane where it doesn't pull massive amps and lands at 12.5v minimum
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/730/21645677620_3bde6688bf_c.jpg)
So pretty happy with that one. I then compared it to a lipo from 2012, which is another 2200 3s (25c this time) I used to fly this on in a parallel pair on my quad so has suffered more load. I know it sags, so this looked like -
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/653/21210970564_cccb80208b_c.jpg)
Yep - pretty knackered.
A pair of Multistar 4000mah 3S batts from Hobbyking.
Some replacement headbands and battery's for my fatsharks from head in the clouds.
(http://s9.postimg.org/k8xvoez97/IMG_2069.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/k8xvoez97/)
The batterys are 1800mah and have a handy led tester on the top of them as well as being a better shape.
(http://s29.postimg.org/h9ulogmur/IMG_2072.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/h9ulogmur/)
Couple of bits from the Banggood review fairy today. Did Boscam become Eachine or something... looks exactly like the Boscam gear (with same model numbers) but says Eachine on the box.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/623/21836240565_6787dbcc79_c.jpg)
They wanted to send me the TS832 as well, which as far as I could see was exactly the same as this (TS835) it's just that the TS835 can take a higher input voltage - seemed a bit pointless, so just going to look at the (newer ?) 835
Quote from: Huxley on September 30, 2015, 02:15:06 PM
A pair of Multistar 4000mah 3S batts from Hobbyking.
Some replacement headbands and battery's for my fatsharks from head in the clouds.
(http://s9.postimg.org/k8xvoez97/IMG_2069.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/k8xvoez97/)
The batterys are 1800mah and have a handy led tester on the top of them as well as being a better shape.
(http://s29.postimg.org/h9ulogmur/IMG_2072.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/h9ulogmur/)
Where did you get one of those? I need one pronto, my older fatshark batteries are completely dead.
Quote from: dogzilla on October 01, 2015, 12:08:07 PM
Where did you get one of those? I need one pronto, my older fatshark batteries are completely dead.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__88026__Fatshark_FPV_Headset_Battery_7_4v_1800mAh.html (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__88026__Fatshark_FPV_Headset_Battery_7_4v_1800mAh.html)
This seems to be the only place with any in stock at the moment.
I got mine from http://www.headinthecloudsrc.co.uk/index.php (http://www.headinthecloudsrc.co.uk/index.php) but they seem to be out of stock at the moment :(
(http://s13.postimg.org/tqo7t19pv/IMAG0860.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/tqo7t19pv/)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Tricopterv3/tri01.jpg)
Some 3030 props for my Blade 150 ,a couple of 4s 1300 for my 230 quad,and a LMA.
Oneshot125. :)
(http://s1.postimg.org/4ft1jaz5n/IMAG0862.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4ft1jaz5n/)
Mini tricopter! :D
Love the note!
(http://s29.postimg.org/4w8yglsmb/box.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4w8yglsmb/)
(http://s29.postimg.org/9gv4vjcbn/inside.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/9gv4vjcbn/)
(http://s29.postimg.org/8db0jkroj/note.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/8db0jkroj/)
Got mine too iwan, maidened it tonight. It's a bloody rocketship with the recommended electronics!
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A different kind of build ;D
(http://s1.postimg.org/4osba09jv/Fotor_144407244298994.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4osba09jv/)
Quote from: Randomsnapper on October 02, 2015, 09:38:17 PM
Got mine too iwan, maidened it tonight. It's a bloody rocketship with the recommended electronics!
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Got mine built up now, weather is a bit crap until the end of the week though! Can't wait to give it a go! Did you just use the Triflight firmware in the tab on the store? I was following the forum and it looks like there are continual developments!
What forum?
Quote from: BlueFlyer on October 06, 2015, 01:36:58 PM
What forum?
I'm guessing he means this one -
http://rcexplorer.se/forums/forum/tricopter-v3/ (http://rcexplorer.se/forums/forum/tricopter-v3/)
I think he is referring to the rcexplorer.se forum where it's being discussed.
Sorry, yes, this one here in particular for the mini tricopter - http://rcexplorer.se/forums/topic/debugging-the-tricopter-mini-racer/page/27/ (http://rcexplorer.se/forums/topic/debugging-the-tricopter-mini-racer/page/27/)
Quote from: iwan_canobi on October 05, 2015, 11:11:22 PM
Got mine built up now, weather is a bit crap until the end of the week though! Can't wait to give it a go! Did you just use the Triflight firmware in the tab on the store? I was following the forum and it looks like there are continual developments!
I used the triflight from the thread in the forums over there, it still needed some tuning for me from the default values, after pasting in the CLI commands from the tab on the product page of his website too.
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Today I received another ZMR250 frame for building a 4s 250 quad (lots of other bits coming from all over) and a useful little box of standoffs that I'm always hunting around for
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/608/22064270311_d7e230fe13_c.jpg)
Those stand off's are handy as hell Wayne, best £7 I ever spent
4 x graupner 9x5 E props
Found a red note to say a package had gone back to the post office, but managed to chase down the postman in the street and retrieve it. Along with 2 packages that didn't need signing for I got this lot
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5667/21882746359_b88274323d_c.jpg)
I have 3 extra balance boards so I can use the other 3 ports of my 4-port charger, a PDB that gives out 5/12v for the new mini quad, and a Rev6 Naze32 board for the new quad.
fatshark dominator faceplate w/fan
new automatic wire strippers
Falcon Evo :D
(http://s7.postimg.org/495mn8giv/IMG_2957_JPG_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/495mn8giv/)
Finally got the motors and escs for my new 250 (little bee 20a escs). Due to the lack of stock everywhere, these came all the way from Australia via ImpulseRC. Sadly incurred £16 of customs charges, but it's offset against what I presume is a great A$ exchange rate as the stuff itself was pretty cheap.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5691/22254461431_0a403c5a33_c.jpg)
I just like my avatar so much ;D
(http://s4.postimg.org/seuiw3bkp/IMAG0905_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/seuiw3bkp/)
Quote from: marcin on October 18, 2015, 03:06:40 AM
I just like my avatar so much ;D
(http://s4.postimg.org/seuiw3bkp/IMAG0905_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/seuiw3bkp/)
Very nice marcin :) where did you get those from just out of interest?
Got them from ebay, really cheap for how are they made and size IMO.Cost £11 each with delivery, design, eyelets and zipties :D
Sorry if I sound a bit thick Marcin but what are they :Dumbfolded:
Quote from: bignose13 on October 18, 2015, 10:48:53 AM
Sorry if I sound a bit thick Marcin but what are they :Dumbfolded:
I'm guessing it's a landing mat ?
Quote from: marcin on October 18, 2015, 10:39:56 AM
Got them from ebay, really cheap for how are they made and size IMO.Cost £11 each with delivery, design, eyelets and zipties :D
Ah ok cheers for that, i looked on ebay other day and could only find some 60x60cm ones but no option of choosing your own print design :( and it cost me £20 :( oh well. Don't suppose you could send me a link please Marcin :D
Nothing arrived, its Sunday >:(
There are plenty of things that could if hobbyking wasn't so slooooow
Quote from: bignose13 on October 18, 2015, 10:48:53 AM
Sorry if I sound a bit thick Marcin but what are they :Dumbfolded:
They could be landing mats, but they are not :)
Simple advertising banners working with curiosity of every mind that look at them and wonder WTH is that ?... :laugh: then they will be replaced with proper full size adverts.
Hopefully my new Dominator V3 goggles. After a long delay waiting for Hobby King to post them they have made excellent time from Honk Kong, picked up by DHL on Thursday, out for delivery this morning!
A new 3D Printer:
(http://s15.postimg.org/i5n51yyo7/IMG_0254.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/i5n51yyo7/)
AOMWAY 8 Turn Helical.....£17.00 inc Post from Tecnic.
First impressions..? As an engineer, I can see its very well made, quality is first class. If it works as good as it looks, I'm going to be pleased. Support frame is very thin, which can only be good. Looks like Nickel plated coils.
Comes with the red semi rigid coax mount.
Price is very competitive.
Apologies for the out of focus close up, and no, that's not corrosion on the wire surface, just the Camera.
Report later how well it works.......Cheers....Dave.
:vulture:
(http://s1.postimg.org/5stwf1w8b/Aomway_8_Turn_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/5stwf1w8b/)
(http://s1.postimg.org/7yo79jzor/Aomway_8_Turn_2.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/7yo79jzor/)
The last 4 x 30a Plush ESC so I can finish the X8 multi at last...
And 2 x 1.2g VRX. ..cheers ipeel
http://www.fpvhub.com/Smileys/SoLoSMiLeYS1/dancing. (http://www.fpvhub.com/Smileys/SoLoSMiLeYS1/dancing.)
(http://s17.postimg.org/4lavifcsr/WIN_20151023_10_49_30_Pro.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/4lavifcsr/)
X4
The parts have been building up over the last two weeks, but they are all here now 😀 going to be a busy weekend getting this built!
Big things from postie ;D
(http://s22.postimg.org/j8vwq7mh9/IMAG0944_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/j8vwq7mh9/)
well, yesterday but only opened it today
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc513/chrisbrit81/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-10/20151026_171140.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/chrisbrit81/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-10/20151026_171140.jpg.html)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc513/chrisbrit81/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-10/20151026_171151.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/chrisbrit81/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-10/20151026_171151.jpg.html)
I did some very limited testing earlier, it definitely reduces some reflected light and glare. Will have to wait until a proper flight on the tricopter v3 before there's any definitive results here.
V3 Doms, Windy today but had to try them, so threw the Bixler into a strong breeze.
So far so good, just using a 5. 8
Race band at the moment, got a laserbgc 1.3 coming
8)
Oh and some DAL 50*45BN :)
http://youtu.be/fGT4pcYWYrs (http://youtu.be/fGT4pcYWYrs)
8 inch tablet from Banggood, on another thread on here
(http://s27.postimg.org/ilggt93xb/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ilggt93xb/)
Hobbyking 70A ESC, Quanum dual output UBec,2x Hitec HS645MG servos ,and some XT60's.
All for the Venturi Evo:)
Quote from: Jake Bullit on October 26, 2015, 08:21:24 PM
V3 Doms, Windy today but had to try them, so threw the Bixler into a strong breeze.
So far so good, just using a 5. 8
Race band at the moment, got a laserbgc 1.3 coming
8)
Oh and some DAL 50*45BN :)
http://youtu.be/fGT4pcYWYrs (http://youtu.be/fGT4pcYWYrs)
Was that video recorded by the doms?
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Yup
GoPro 3+ Black ( yesterday )
(http://s21.postimg.org/6tyw2z5qr/IMAG0948.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/6tyw2z5qr/)
FY 3D Mini Gimbal ( today )
(http://s28.postimg.org/ygizb5q7t/IMAG0947.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ygizb5q7t/)
Quote from: Coyote on October 28, 2015, 10:15:21 AM
FY 3D Mini Gimbal ( today )
(http://s28.postimg.org/ygizb5q7t/IMAG0947.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ygizb5q7t/)
That's two of these in the last month - isn't it?
Gimbalised 3D on your MyTwinDream maybe ???????
:P
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g270/westernstalwart/Mobile%20Uploads/1446032348484_zpsxykrhwtt.jpg) (http://s58.photobucket.com/user/westernstalwart/media/Mobile%20Uploads/1446032348484_zpsxykrhwtt.jpg.html)
I shall be asking questions.
Quote from: wgt40w on October 28, 2015, 11:18:39 AM
That's two of these in the last month - isn't it?
Gimbalised 3D on your MyTwinDream maybe ???????
The MTD has the FY GY Ultra 3 axis gimbal on it. This Mini 3D is for my 450 quad that I hardly fly anymore. I needed to get a gimbal to replace the Tarot which has now become extremely unreliable so it was worth flying again.
Didn`t take me long, its on :)
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/Forum%20junk/IMAG0952_zpsbznhc678.jpg)
Quote from: Coyote on October 28, 2015, 01:22:53 PM
The MTD has the FY GY Ultra 3 axis gimbal on it. This Mini 3D is for my 450 quad that I hardly fly anymore. I needed to get a gimbal to replace the Tarot which has now become extremely unreliable so it was worth flying again.
Didn`t take me long, its on :)
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/Forum%20junk/IMAG0952_zpsbznhc678.jpg)
Ah! - Looking good, as always.
Oh yes...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/BrunoV/20151030_210610.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BrunoV/media/20151030_210610.jpg.html)
Damn :)
Looks like fun ;D
holy bejesus ..... please fit it to a multirotor ;D
Ha, nope going in a funjet
Quote from: Brucey on October 30, 2015, 10:47:26 PM
Ha, nope going in a funjet
'IN' a funjet ? Gonna be a bloody big Funjet !
Nah, it's a tiny turbine
http://www.rc-network.de/forum/attachment.php?s=dbb3659a5e7731fbc5c5b15ed966c55d&attachmentid=466418&stc=1&d=1274087893
Didn't know they were made that small - bet it's still got some mega thrust though.
Bruce you beast. ;D
Whoa, that I gotta see flying, pig to launch though
Yeah its tiny, but produces about 2.5kg of thrust.
I've seen videos of people hand launching ok, but I'll stick to my bungee launch
I feel like you're taking this speed challenge waaaaay to seriously.
...and I approve this obsession wholeheartedly, really looking forward to seeing this thing scream over the skies. Can't be any louder than the 6s motor can it ?
Ha, thanks Wayne, it will be loud, but not run it yet to see how loud!
more XT30, 600WDR from SecurityCamera mini version no case, more props :)
Got some of these compact power / video cables for the mobius . I'd struggled in the past using the thick usb cable that came with the camera, then saw these on hobbyking the other day.
These were only about £1.15 each on the European site, almost twice as much on the uk site. Postage almost the same cost.
Laser BGC 1.3 module, and some replacement Afros.
10 sheets of depron foam for my winter project - scratchbuild wing!
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800mw 1.2 G Video Transmitter.......
Need to remove the bulky gold anodised case and internal heat sinks and bin them...:)
:vulture:
Quote from: English Turbines on November 04, 2015, 11:42:03 PM
800mw 1.2 G Video Transmitter.......
Need to remove the bulky gold anodised case and internal heat sinks and bin them...:)
:vulture:
Make sure you got decent heat sinks for it if you take it out its case. It does only weigh 76g though so maybe worth leaving it in?
Today, Parcel Farce delivered the LawMate 1.2 / 1.3 G Video receiver (5 day delivery from DronesVision in Taiwan 36 USD)....!!
Day before, Technic delivered the VTX.
Tested and working on 1280mhz using a 12Vdc Camera, now to figure out the wiring to use the Mobius instead, since it will need to be charged by a 5 volt BEC.
Image looks nice and solid with good natural colours.
(http://s18.postimg.org/tle99scx1/1_2_G_VTX_VRX.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/tle99scx1/)
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You wont need a heatsink for it unless you're completely enclosing the VTX inside the fuselage or deep in the foam of a wing for example. As long as you have it in moving air (i.e. on a cockpit or protruding a few mm from the surface of a wing) it will work perfectly fine. Mine has done me proud for well over 2 years without a heatsink.
Quote from: BlueFlyer on November 05, 2015, 07:32:04 PM
You wont need a heatsink for it unless you're completely enclosing the VTX inside the fuselage or deep in the foam of a wing for example. As long as you have it in moving air (i.e. on a cockpit or protruding a few mm from the surface of a wing) it will work perfectly fine. Mine has done me proud for well over 2 years without a heatsink.
Yes, the case is huge...I also have a 1.3G LP filter coming and a 200mw 1.2G VTX....these are from Survielzone, prices look pretty good too....:)
I need to figure out some neat wiring so I can use my Mobius with it, it will need a 5v BEC to keep it topped up...It wont work without the ground for the Video connected, I assume ground is ground, right?
:vulture:
Quote from: BlueFlyer on November 05, 2015, 07:32:04 PM
You wont need a heatsink for it unless you're completely enclosing the VTX inside the fuselage or deep in the foam of a wing for example. As long as you have it in moving air (i.e. on a cockpit or protruding a few mm from the surface of a wing) it will work perfectly fine. Mine has done me proud for well over 2 years without a heatsink.
Yes totally agree. A UK flyer summer temps reach about 22 degrees max with rain in between so yes you won't need heat sinks.
European heat however means your vtx will require special attention. 😉
Quote from: Lola on November 05, 2015, 07:46:51 PM
Yes totally agree. A UK flyer summer temps reach about 22 degrees max with rain in between so yes you won't need heat sinks.
European heat however means your vtx will require special attention. 😉
yes, definitely use a heatsink if you live in a hot country.
Quote from: BlueFlyer on November 05, 2015, 07:53:52 PM
yes, definitely use a heatsink if you live in a hot country.
I'm going to glue on a heatsink and make it so I can screw it in place on the wing....burying it in foam does not seem a good idea, its an insulator.
:vulture:
By glue you mean thermal paste?
Quote from: Jake Bullit on November 05, 2015, 09:32:42 PM
By glue you mean thermal paste?
Of course, thermal translating glue.......:)
:vulture:
nah, hot glue will be fine
(jk btw)
Yesterday the foam arrivedi, today was Christmas. NTM 3542 1250kv motor, 60A esc, 10x6 folding prop, a massive prop hub, carbon strips push rods, clevices, control horns, servos, IR sensitive camera, LED driver, balsa and packing tape for covering the wing.
And some solder iron tips.
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New Mobius and some aluminium arms and legs for my 450 Disco.
(the arms are the same weight as the dji ones but have zero flex)
(http://s1.postimg.org/cw0nywdhn/IMG_2109.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/cw0nywdhn/)
Two TBS Crossfire receivers
One IMRC 2.4 Duo receiver
(http://s24.postimg.org/5d2npjk5t/Crossfire_and_2_4_Duo.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/5d2npjk5t/)
Quote from: English Turbines on November 05, 2015, 07:44:49 PM
Yes, the case is huge...I also have a 1.3G LP filter coming and a 200mw 1.2G VTX....these are from Survielzone, prices look pretty good too....:)
I need to figure out some neat wiring so I can use my Mobius with it, it will need a 5v BEC to keep it topped up...It wont work without the ground for the Video connected, I assume ground is ground, right?
:vulture:
I have video out power in plug and leads for the möbius. I use them with that vtx u have.
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Quote from: English Turbines on November 05, 2015, 07:44:49 PM
Yes, the case is huge...I also have a 1.3G LP filter coming and a 200mw 1.2G VTX....these are from Survielzone, prices look pretty good too....:)
I need to figure out some neat wiring so I can use my Mobius with it, it will need a 5v BEC to keep it topped up...It wont work without the ground for the Video connected, I assume ground is ground, right?
:vulture:
Is this Mobius cable from hobbyking any help to you ? There's a short vid outlines what it does etc...
http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__65929__Mobius_USB_to_AV_Out_FPV_cable_with_Charging_EU_Warehouse_.html (http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__65929__Mobius_USB_to_AV_Out_FPV_cable_with_Charging_EU_Warehouse_.html)
Quote from: MarkLloyd on November 08, 2015, 11:26:29 AM
Is this Mobius cable from hobbyking any help to you ? There's a short vid outlines what it does etc...
http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__65929__Mobius_USB_to_AV_Out_FPV_cable_with_Charging_EU_Warehouse_.html (http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__65929__Mobius_USB_to_AV_Out_FPV_cable_with_Charging_EU_Warehouse_.html)
Hi Mark,
Yes, I have a Mobius cable, its the black or ground wire which is needed in order to make the video work. In this 5vdc supply for the Moby, the video ground has to pass through the 5vdc BEC. At the moment, Im using an Immersion vtx, which convieniently has a smooth 5vdc out to feed the Mobius battery. The 1.2G vtx has no 5vdc out....and the Mobius needs a 5v supply to keep it topped up. I cant use the BEC on the ESC its not man enough....It gets a bit more complex if I want to wire it to a Storm AP as well.....Could do with a wiring diagram really.:)
:vulture:
Crossfire Micro Receiver arrived this morning.
Has yours turned up yet Xup ? :)
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/Forum%20junk/20_zpso9me5jnx.jpg)
Bloody hell thats small
No its even smaller than that :)
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/Forum%20junk/IMAG0959_zpsato76qxu.jpg)
Quick answer NO ....I knew I should not have told you where to get them in the UK !!! ;)
Well the two micro xfire receivers I ordered in advance from TBS direct (shipped on 19th Oct) turned up today.... so you got yours just as fast Ian ordering from UK shop !
And they really are smaller than a small thing !
PK :)
Looks nice, solid quality IMO.
(http://s14.postimg.org/z2kawk90d/IMAG1007_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/z2kawk90d/)
Aomway 1200TVL camera and mount(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/25/cbda5d40b19e37ce22cce5fad83a22c0.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/25/b573e78d115845dccb34024f427dd4fd.jpg)
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Will 1200 TVL not introduce latency?
Quote from: Jake Bullit on November 25, 2015, 11:40:53 AM
Will 1200 TVL not introduce latency?
I will let you know if it does. Cannot be much worse than a Mobius
Skywalker X6 arrived from hobbyking today! Such a bargain for £40 delivered! Going straight to my friend though who missed out (at cost, don't worry!) as I ordered it but don't really need it! Had a look in the box when he opened it though and kinda wish I'd kept it, looks like a really nice bit of kit!
Skywalker X6 from the European HK Warehouse....£40 delivered, a bargain..... :D
EZUHF and 1.3G Video to be fitted.......Launch ramp required methinks.
:vulture:
(http://s13.postimg.org/3tugb3b2b/Skywalker_X6.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/3tugb3b2b/)
Mobius gimbal courtesy of HK sale, at £16 a bargain!
All assembled and running great, no more wobbly video.
Quote from: chris-s on November 26, 2015, 05:43:57 PM
Mobius gimbal courtesy of HK sale, at £16 a bargain!
All assembled and running great, no more wobbly video.
That arrived for me yesterday, any issues setting it up? I've not done it yet.
Hi iwan_canobi Yes will not initialize see the video from the top man? And seent it back not working.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL6OqQ20Fg0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL6OqQ20Fg0)
Dominator HD2 arrived today.
Not too bad. I need to get some myoptics in before I make any real comments!
fatshark 1.3vtx 8ch from team-legit.com nice size too 250mw
ordered it Monday aswell so bloody good going ..
(http://s18.postimg.org/yuskth9x1/IMG_20151128_WA0004.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/yuskth9x1/)
Too Much :)
This Hobbyking sale is going to clear me out lol. Much more to come :D
Oh and forgot about this lol :D
Quote from: Cato7 on November 28, 2015, 05:33:49 PM
Too Much :)
This Hobbyking sale is going to clear me out lol. Much more to come :D
Which warehouse you order your X6 from? EU or UK? :P
Still waiting for mine... :/
Quote from: Miles on November 29, 2015, 06:29:07 PM
Which warehouse you order your X6 from? EU or UK? :P
Still waiting for mine... :/
Ordered from the UK warehouse on Friday morning and it was here Saturday first thing ;D well impressed with
Cool - I ordered Friday AM but isn't being delivered till tomorrow :/
My first 2 Cyber sale mistakes arrived today....
Got a load of the cheap OrangeRX UHF modules, going to be putting them into nrew housings as PPM sum RX units.
Also got some neat little alloy GoPro housings - Going to hard mount them onto a few aircraft, and experiment with making some clear lens covers.
Also got first order of X8 parts. Still waiting on a few, but means I can make a start on the build :)
My £32 X6 arrived today as well :)
My two did as well.
Hobbyking special EzUHF module and receiver kit :) Was sold out but on back order. Looked on label and it was sent on 27th so very speedy from international warehouse ;D
Had so many boxes turn up lately guys at work think i'm building some sort of robot lady friend ;)
My EzUHF stuff is on the slow boat lol :)
(http://s14.postimg.org/g4a39s7gd/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/g4a39s7gd/)
(http://s14.postimg.org/sy8534kvx/X6b.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/sy8534kvx/)
A very expensive and rare plane indeed...... you won't have heard of it. It's called a Skywalker X6 and I believe I'm the only person in the country to own one ;)
Having spent 5 months putting a Venturi Evo together, Louis and I had this built in under 5 minutes. :D
oooh, that looks fancy... never seen one of those before.... bet you'll not see another one anytime soon ;)
SD Card filesystem via Serial Port claims up to 4.608 Mb baud rate, so we shall see :)
EDIT: Got the micro sd then got full size since I am bound to lose micro sd card :laugh:
(http://s17.postimg.org/3yhe4gsuz/Photo0192.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/3yhe4gsuz/)
Exciting times :)
(http://s17.postimg.org/5piucggez/20151203_141153.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/5piucggez/)
The zero looked like it was sold out everywhere - did you just get an order in early ?
Firstar FPV raptor V2 .... woohoo. it is hiding in the shed until the wife has to work though...
My FREE Dragonlink UHF that I won in a YouTube competition ;D
Quote from: CurryKitten on December 03, 2015, 04:07:48 PM
The zero looked like it was sold out everywhere - did you just get an order in early ?
A colleague ordered a couple and gave me one when they arrived yesterday! :)
Keukpa
It just got serious !!
(http://s15.postimg.org/652imyvtj/2015_12_03_19_50_04.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/652imyvtj/)
Quote from: Cockney Boy on December 03, 2015, 08:52:09 PM
It just got serious !!
(http://s15.postimg.org/652imyvtj/2015_12_03_19_50_04.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/652imyvtj/)
Nice! Nough said.
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A new 250 quad!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/ukbeast/IMG_20151207_155356_zpsygsqw4o8.jpg)
Cheap as chips.... love these little gems
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/ukbeast/IMG_20151209_162833_edit_1449678534088_zpsxrddw0oi.jpg)
Tarot OSD
A new chest freezer ready for the Iceland Xmas shop lol
X6 components :)
(http://s11.postimg.org/pv9xs14mn/WP_20151209_17_00_10_Pro.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/pv9xs14mn/)
Yep.... give it until after Xmas Miles and the X6 will look exactly like that all over again less foam ;)
£9 worth of three inch props from GotHeli RC USA and an£11 customs bill from royal mail, plus delivery from USA.
???:'(
And a tamyia to xt60 ADAPTER for my parrot bebop, so I can use regular lipos.
Quote from: Gundummy on December 09, 2015, 07:25:13 PM
Yep.... give it until after Xmas Miles and the X6 will look exactly like that all over again less foam ;)
Lol - Hopefully not :)
QuoteA new chest freezer ready for the Iceland Xmas shop lol
.... Fly it FPV ..... :)
multistar vortex & carbon fiber glasses .. frsky receivers ..more 9xrs ..djt modules /E nos rc booster/boats /x6/ to list a few items
New Runcam HD2! :D
(http://s10.postimg.org/pi6f00a9x/2015_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/pi6f00a9x/)
(http://s10.postimg.org/98kuauozp/2015_2.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/98kuauozp/)
Todays Parcel Farce man delivered these for the Bixler 2 build........:)
2 x 4000mah 3S Lipos
1 x Bixler 2 Undercarriage (which will require some bending to make it an external fit).
(http://s7.postimg.org/v3ljblj1z/20151216_104346.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/v3ljblj1z/)
(http://s7.postimg.org/lx38obdtj/20151216_104416.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/lx38obdtj/)
:vulture:
Anti-Bullshit Spray... A Turd in a Box & A 32Ch VRx
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/ukbeast/IMG_20151216_162208_zpsvrolkpk0.jpg)
Quote from: Gundummy on December 16, 2015, 05:33:47 PM
Anti-Bullshit Spray... A Turd in a Box
Ah, the RC Groups survival kit.
Quote from: Gundummy on December 16, 2015, 05:33:47 PM
Anti-Bullshit Spray... A Turd in a Box & A 32Ch VRx
I wonder which is a present for yourself and which is for the other half ???
:haha:
My first flying wing, x1 mini anyone got tips on building this?
A chair and some bits
(http://s7.postimg.org/phq5ps4d3/IMG_20151216_210508.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/phq5ps4d3/)
This "Partom" branded 1.2GHz VTX/VRX bundle for £38
Arrived within a week. Upon first inspection the VTX appears identical to the one you can get from readymaderc and tecnic.co.uk
Yet to power it up and test it, but will report back when I do.
http://www.banggood.com/FPV-1_2G-8CH-800mw-Wireless-AV-Transmitter-And-Receiver-p-73201.html (http://www.banggood.com/FPV-1_2G-8CH-800mw-Wireless-AV-Transmitter-And-Receiver-p-73201.html)
Uncanny resemblance to my genuine RMRC kit that cost that much in duty and shipping! Please report on range etc
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Quote from: BigT on December 18, 2015, 09:15:17 PM
Please report on range etc
They're alright:
(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/vlcsnap-2015-08-07-14h14m01s974.png)
3,104.70 Metres?....:)
:vulture:
Quote from: iPeel on December 18, 2015, 09:37:12 PM
They're alright:
(http://www.peely.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/vlcsnap-2015-08-07-14h14m01s974.png)
This the banggood one iPeel?
Quote from: BlueFlyer on December 18, 2015, 10:33:02 PM
This the banggood one iPeel?
Yeah, the one I linked to a few times back and branded Partom.
You really need to replace the SAW filter to get a good quality image when you use UHF.
SAW filter in the VRX?
I won't be using the VRX, I already have the lawmate one. I only bought this bundle for the VTX. But if I were to do the SAW filter mod, where would I find the new SAW filter and instructions on how to replace it?
I have the same kit that I bought about a month ago, I took it apart to install the saw filter upgrade but from what I can see it already had the lower bandwidth filter fitted! So it's worth a check. I haven't flown mine yet mind you. I have 2 of the filters if you want one though Blue.
is there a link to a tutorial or something? what would I be looking for if I opened it up... I've got nothing to lose like I say, I've already got a fully functioning VRX so this would just be something on the side. I'll open it up and see if I need one, then I'll PM you bud :)
There's a great guide on David's site:
http://rcexplorer.se/diy/2011/02/exchanging-the-saw-filter-in-a-0-91-3ghz-receiver-for-a-better-one/ (http://rcexplorer.se/diy/2011/02/exchanging-the-saw-filter-in-a-0-91-3ghz-receiver-for-a-better-one/)
cheers guys
just ordered one .. £26.. can't sniff at that!
Quote from: Gundummy on December 19, 2015, 11:23:41 AM
just ordered one .. £26.. can't sniff at that!
ordered what?
oh yeah lol .. Partom 800mw 1.2ghz Vtx
Where did you find just the vtx?
http://www.goodluckbuy.com/1-2g-800mw-8-channel-wireless-audio-video-av-transmitter-module.html (http://www.goodluckbuy.com/1-2g-800mw-8-channel-wireless-audio-video-av-transmitter-module.html)
Free shipping but opted for tracking for $2.50 extra...
I knew there would be something before the chinese new year....
Liquid electrical tape.
2 X Naza OSD's
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Quote from: jono44 on December 16, 2015, 10:40:50 PM
My first flying wing, x1 mini anyone got tips on building this?
A chair and some bits
(http://s7.postimg.org/phq5ps4d3/IMG_20151216_210508.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/phq5ps4d3/)
Tape or laminate is a must as this is this is made of very brittle polystyrene, also the wooden motor mount is held on with sticky tape. Oh be careful what glues you use.
Moving over from Futaba to Taranis! Boy it's very different 😳
Quote from: Cockney Boy on December 23, 2015, 02:28:22 PM
Moving over from Futaba to Taranis! Boy it's very different 😳
Wheres that one from? Ordered two from T9, came with the new nasty EU firmware :/
I got mine from Unmanned Teck in MK. Still learning it so tell me about the EU firmware? Am I right in saying it limits the 2.4 power? I'll be using EZUHF on mine
Runcam 2
Quote from: Cockney Boy on December 23, 2015, 04:32:48 PM
I got mine from Unmanned Teck in MK. Still learning it so tell me about the EU firmware? Am I right in saying it limits the 2.4 power? I'll be using EZUHF on mine
The EU Firmware is code flashed to the XJT (Transmission) module of the TX - It is completely independent to the software that runs on the transmitter, which could be ER9x, OpenTX etc...
The main difference is that the EU firmware supports a protocol around listen-before-talk as required by some legislation, which is all very well, but has other disadvantages:
You lose D8 (Old cheap RX) and LR12 (Long range, ~9km) protocol support
The EU firmwares on the X series recievers reduces sensitivity, bringing range down to 1/4 (As I recall) of what it is on Int firmware.
If you install OpenTX (Which is just the latest version of the stock FRsky software), you can use that to reflash any RX's and the internal DJT module :)
Good god Miles, you little book worm :)
A £20 customs bill for my daughters 4wd desert car,that was ordered back in November!Which meant a drive up to Preston to collect,but at least she`s got it,the FPV install will have to wait a bit.
Oh,and a Cheerson CX10 for my nieces boyfriend,man that things tiny!
Quote from: Cockney Boy on December 24, 2015, 12:30:55 AM
Good god Miles, you little book worm :)
I had two arrive with it the other day, documentation is rubbish, and after figuring it out, it's all burned into my brain.
(http://s28.postimg.org/e3cqrhwkp/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/e3cqrhwkp/)
X-UAV One arrived from China just in time for Christmas.
Just need to find someone who can print one of Ian Davidsons modified boom props for me!
A dead tablet
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Quote from: luvbus on December 24, 2015, 01:00:14 PM
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X-UAV One arrived from China just in time for Christmas.
Just need to find someone who can print one of Ian Davidsons modified boom props for me!
What boom size do you need I have a boom prop all printed out that I'll probably never use due to a change of direction...
It is the smaller one 14 mm I think
Pm me if you want details
/Steve
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Quote from: stevec on December 24, 2015, 01:36:30 PM
What boom size do you need I have a boom prop all printed out that I'll probably never use due to a change of direction...
It is the smaller one 14 mm I think
Pm me if you want details
/Steve
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Hello Steve
IIRC it is an 18mm boom. Ian sent me a link for the filesmake to a copy of the one he sent out to Shumixmd who reviewed the 'One' on YouTube.
Cheers,
Rich
Hi everyone.
Ok I know it's New Year's Eve, but if feels like Christmas all over again. I suffered from 'heavy finger syndrome' when on the HK site. I thought if I had my eyes closed when I pressed the 'buy' button then it wouldn't count. Besides PayPal money isn't real money is it???
There should be a Skywalker 1900 inside......
(http://s2.postimg.org/ai1e1yd4l/image.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ai1e1yd4l/)
Happy days 😄
Nice one, new toys are cool :)
Quote from: Coyote on December 31, 2015, 03:54:14 PM
Nice one, new toys are cool :)
My brother always says that the one who ends up with the most toys wins!! Never a truer word said.
Lol, I believe that`s a Jeremy Clarkson quote ? :)
Fov 148° mini700TVL Eachine
(http://s30.postimg.org/kuw5b407h/IMG_20160106_WA0000_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/kuw5b407h/)
OhHHH that's a small one Marcin ;D :-*
got a linky please?
dizzy ;)
Couple of nuts to try ;)
http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-Mini-Smart-Patch-Alarm-Tag-Bluetooth-GPS-Tracker-Locator-For-iPhone-Android-etc-wp-Uk-988462.html (http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-Mini-Smart-Patch-Alarm-Tag-Bluetooth-GPS-Tracker-Locator-For-iPhone-Android-etc-wp-Uk-988462.html)
carbon strips to reinforce Skyfun
and a DVB tuner to use as SDR radio(cheapo spectrum analyser)
http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-E4000-USB-DVB-T-RTL-SDR-Realtek-RTL2832U-R820T-DVB-T-Tuner-Receiver-wp-Uk-935440.html (http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-E4000-USB-DVB-T-RTL-SDR-Realtek-RTL2832U-R820T-DVB-T-Tuner-Receiver-wp-Uk-935440.html)
More from today.
HQ props
2x 1.8Ah nano for zmr
1x 3Ah 60C/120C heavy duty lipo for my 310size quad project :)
and really nice rc controlled power hub/led matek. !
(http://s27.postimg.org/6b43g71nz/IMAG1195_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/6b43g71nz/)
New FPV shelter
Same as this one that my so called "buddies" wouldn't let me sit in last week lol
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/general/shelter.png)
Ah an FPV bivvy :)
Quote from: BlueFlyer on January 06, 2016, 07:40:19 PM
New FPV shelter
Same as this one that my so called "buddies" wouldn't let me sit in last week lol
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/general/shelter.png)
My early FPV set up not so sophisticated but simpler in design ;) ;D
(http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w385/dizzyfpvgirl/mygroundstationforUAV_zps269aae5d.jpg) (http://s1073.photobucket.com/user/dizzyfpvgirl/media/mygroundstationforUAV_zps269aae5d.jpg.html)
love that tent though BlueFlyer
dizzy
I bet you get some strange looks walking on the hills with a dining room chair! Love it😀
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Oh yes!!😀
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Oh yes!!😀
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Wow! Lucky bugger!
Very nice Steve :)
it works too. Just had a quick hover.
:D
no vids yet as it was getting too dark and I am not sure what the switches do yet!
I'll do a review when I get time.
Cheers
Steve
QuoteI am not sure what the switches do yet!
:facepalm: A real man would have tried "RTH" out of the box.
Quote from: Gundummy on January 07, 2016, 09:23:55 PM
:facepalm: A real man would have tried "RTH" out of the box.
Before or after setting 'Home' ????
Sometimes I wish there was a like button!! 😀
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Oh yes!!😀
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Bloomin show off !!!!!
You had to come in here and rub all our noses in it didn't you :D
Good on you me hearty .... Enjoy :thumbsup:
Exciting stuff....a tube of UHU POR and my first lot of liquid electrical tape ;D
Mini quad parts (DYS 2306, 30A esc and SPf3), Immersion 2.4 VTX and Diatone "White sheep"frame disco clone :)
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Sort the mini out for the next meet, race on matey!
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various sticker.s and vinyls.......... :+
My first dabble with UHF, primarily so I can switch to 1.2/1.3 video without the clash with 2.4 control. :D
Quote from: mutley2 on January 08, 2016, 07:35:01 PM
Sort the mini out for the next meet, race on matey!
Will do, it should be crazy, they whack out 1.1kg of thrust each, should be about a 6:1 power weight ratio :D
Raspberry Pi. Plugged it in and Love it. Powerful as a ( old!) PC, but small enough to put onboard a model. Got AV out ... endless possibilities there :)
regards
Andy
I may be a tad optimistic about how much FPV footage I'll accumulate this year.
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PixFalcon ..
Thunderstruck was right about the connectors. Single signal wire going to servos? That is no good. So now needs a daughter board or redo loom or something which sorta negates the small board... :laugh:
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regards
Andy
Quote from: iPeel on January 14, 2016, 12:25:53 PM
I may be a tad optimistic about how much FPV footage I'll accumulate this year.
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What's this? The start of the ITCE server farm ? :)
regards
Andy
A shed load of ultrafire 5000mah 3.7v batteries...
Naze 32 acro,naze 32 full,gps ublox 7 and some tiny parts.
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A pair of Drak kits, five hornet race wing kits and a my twin dream kit... not all today, but in the last couple of days! That's this year's building sorted...
QuoteA pair of Drak kits, five hornet race wing kits and a my twin dream kit... not all today, but in the last couple of days! That's this year's building sorted...
That's 5 years of work for me!
To be fair, only one of the hornet kits is mine...
ok .. 4 then :D
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Found a guy in the US on FaceBook selling handy little personalised spanners (the main one on the end is sma antenna size!), great price including shipping so I couldn't resist...
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I hope it's as good as everyone says
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If its like anything else electronic you buy it will be broke in 5 mins so it doesn't matter if it isn't :) ;) jk
Quote from: BigT on January 26, 2016, 10:45:00 AM
I hope it's as good as everyone says
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Best
DVR
Ever
!
Quote from: Coyote on January 26, 2016, 11:20:35 AM
If its like anything else electronic you buy it will be broke in 5 mins so it doesn't matter if it isn't :) ;) jk
i thought i was the only one like that ;D :laugh:
dizzy ;D
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I hope it's as good as everyone says
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Just make sure you remove the battery if you leave it in storage, got mine out at the weekend after about 3 weeks of not being used and the lid had popped off due to the battery puffing :( only used it a handful of times prior to that lol Dont know if anyone else has had issues or it's just my usual bad luck lol
Can't fault it other than that just works when you need it..... well will do when battery arrives :D Two new battery's ordered :)
It must be your luck unfortunately, all 3 of mine have their batteries left in for months on end with no puffing.
Quote from: Coyote on January 26, 2016, 08:41:05 PM
It must be your luck unfortunately, all 3 of mine have their batteries left in for months on end with no puffing.
Lol yeah that figures :) must admit its a running joke with me and my luck :) couldn't believe it. Always kept in its box, well stored and looked after. I went to get it out to show my brother in law and the back just popped off. On closer inspection the battery was puffed up :( it turns on and works ok using ext power so i hope once i put a new battery in it'll be ok.
That's normally my luck too, I'm now paranoid about those batteries :)
Sorry to sound thick but what is it. Dont say a dvr. What make.
Its sold under various names but on Firstpersonview.co.uk its sold as the Pocket DVR I think others call it the FPV-Japan and the Black Box VR1500 for example. All claiming different firmware, all exactly the same but with their own splash screen so don't fall for any hype.
PV700 from BEVRC :)
Same thing.
However, apart from the splash screen... ReadyMadeRC claim to have firmware that fixes the freeze-on-static bugs, and slightly reduces the recording bitrate in order to achieve this.
from RMRC
Quote*We've found that there is very little difference in the image quality between 8500Kb/s verses 7000Kb/s, but the lower bitrate significantly decreases instability or the chance of lockups if there is a lot of static in the video.
Some tastefully subtle vinyl for my Venturi II build.
Also turned up this week,
Cyclops storm OSD and a 60amp esc
Git2 from BangGood. Not delivered by Yodel but by Royal Mail
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Quote from: BigT on February 04, 2016, 10:52:53 AM
Git2 from BangGood. Not delivered by Yodel but by Royal Mail
You can tell, it actually arrived :)
Yes nice smiley posty with shorts on. Well, it's only 6 deg out side.
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Something to keep me amused during bad weather days ;-)
Good idea, the weather doesn't look like it's going to improve any time soon
an evo 2 .... ;D .. and some electrickery bits.. oh and swapped 2 x 3003 servos for a new motor for the evo 2...
Clippedwing and moi trying to match spec for tandem flying.
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EDIT
This is crap for EPP. Stick to UHU Por. Pun intended
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Motors (X2), servos (X4), 30 Amp YEP ESCs (X2), ESC programming card and some heat shrink tube.
All for my MTD project. The airframe will be a while yet due to Chinese new year.
Mark.
A car tyre puncture.... \0/ :(
A ZMR Tricopter ;D
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Ok so it didn't exactly all 'arrive' today but the camera and vtx were the last bits to come this weekend. Inspired by the bro-copter by KipK on thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:413639) I've developed my own set of printed parts to use with a spare set of ZMR 250 quadcopter plates.
If anyone is interested i'm happy to post up more details ;)
Looks good, be interested to see how it flies! Are you going to use the Triflight firmware developed for the RCExplorer tri's?
My mini Skywalker arrived today, its tiny! Along with some motors to get the seaplane in the air again and some 3D printer filament.
hi iwan, I've got the rcexplorer servo in the tail (the best servo i own !!) and a CC3D in it at the mo, but yes I'm planning to put a naze rev6 with the rcexplorer code at some point.
Home cinema gear
Turning an unused room in the house into a cinema room
Decorating as we speak
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Quote from: bignose13 on February 08, 2016, 04:17:45 PM
Home cinema gear
Turning an unused room in the house into a cinema room
Decorating as we speak
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Very nice! I've done the same and its awesome! Are you going for a projector or big TV? I have a projector which is brilliant, but needs a really dark room.
Sticking with the tv that's already in there mate
For time being anyway, I had a demo at richer sounds ( who btw were fantastic) of a projector, prob go down that route later this year
Skywalker 1900...Plus a couple of servos..
First impression....This plane is HUGE....Spoilt for choice as to where to put stuff.
UHF...1280 Video....Storm AP.
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:vulture:
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Complete with fan & bungee.
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Cool.
What control do you have over this?
Mark.
Quote from: markwilliams on February 12, 2016, 02:10:18 PM
What control do you have over this?
Mark.
? Depends on how fast you can run ?
:laugh:
Quote from: markwilliams on February 12, 2016, 02:10:18 PM
Cool.
What control do you have over this?
Mark.
I suspect very little! But in real terms it's 3 channel, no rudder. Proper Bungee launch included in the kit.
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Ok. I'll come clean. I've joined the plastic fantastic brigade. It actually arrived, well I picked it up, last Monday i've been too busy with half term and work to post.
Only had a couple of test flights with it so far and am mightily impressed.
I was going to add a decent gimbal and GoPro to my old F450 but for a couple of hundred quid more could get one of these plus I didn't have to faff around getting everything working on the F450.
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Phantoms are good. It's the retards that can buy them that give them a bad rep.
They're like Staffordshire bull terriers or Audis.
Very nice Mark - in all honesty I'm most jealous of the range of very nice backpacks you can get for Phantoms - looks like it makes transporting one around a breeze. Weird that aftermarket cases don't seem to exist for 250's
You could try using a backpack that's normally used for photographic gear around. There's people used them for Phantoms. The DJI one I have is great but does make you look like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle when you're wearing it.
As I said thought with a decent gimbal and a GoPro I was looking at nearly £500 anyway so went the whole hog. Didn't bother with the pro version as I haven't got any thing to play 4k video on. It's just the advanced version and then I don't think that i'll ever use its full range capability anyway. There was a chap flying a standard near me the other day and that was really good and had enough range really what with LOS and everything.
Beginning to think I'll never be able to fly outside again... yep, some days are nice, but not when I'm free. Anyway, I had a bit of a spur of the moment order and got this little 1/24 scale crawler
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The roof is pretty stable so reckon I could fit a little VTX and wide angles camera on top and see if I can see enough to make some little obstacle courses to do FPV
Sweet. I am working in a similar project.
But smaller at 1/16th. ... Actually. That would be slightly bigger!
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Had a go today....
It's bloody quick!
I ordered a dedicated 9xr mode one for it.
Two blobs of cyno and the radio has two axis locked making it a car radio.
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Yesterday, my second 4 Channel micro EZUHF receiver arrived from HK International....Took a while, but soon had it flashed, bound and working.
Setting it up Today for the first time in Muxed SPPM Mode with my Storm AP...This morning I finally got my Taranis sorted out so the correct channels were being used in line with the Storm. Seems to work just fine with voice on the Mode Switches....Isnt technology wonderful when it just works..?.....:) Even got 4 Sat locks indoors.
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My Skyhunter ;D ;D ;D ;D
From china 7 days delivery 2nd one we have ordered from this seller and yes it's got the utv007 chip USB 2.0 Video Audio VHS to DVD Converter Capture Converter Card Adapter UTV 0
Oop's forgot to put the link in http://r.ebay.com/RfKTs5 (http://r.ebay.com/RfKTs5)
Motor for the Skyhunter ;D
SunnySky 920kv
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Quote from: AdamG on March 07, 2016, 02:50:32 PM
Motor for the Skyhunter ;D
SunnySky 920kv
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That's a great motor. I've got two on my ISO and one on my venturi! Super smooth and efficient!
Eagletree vector for my venturi from HobbyKing. No customs charges ;D
Quote from: ThunderstruK on March 07, 2016, 03:01:06 PM
Eagletree vector for my venturi from HobbyKing. No customs charges ;D
Lol, I'll remember that when you come to sell it 😀
An awesome looking dipole courtesy of iPeel for my Z3 rebuild! Ordered a diamond for the Tx as well so hopefully that will sort any range issues!
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Today Parcel Farce delivered...:
2 x 10amp Lipos...4S.......... ( I think I can fly to Derby and back on one of these.)
Some XT 60 Plugs n Sockets.
Think Ill pop one of those Lipos in my Glovebox in case the car wont start.....:)
:vulture:
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Nikon p900......
An ImmersionRC Power meter
A Lumenier RX5GDR 5.8G AV Diversity Receiver
Two Turnigy Graphene 1300mah 4S 65C lipos
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Quite amazing the apps you can get. Not very sophisticated but very entertaining. £15 quid from bgood. You slide your smart phone in the end and it gives a split screen.
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Something for the summer !
RCExplorer 1300KV motors
RCExplorer Little Bee 30A ESCs
RCExplorer replacement feet
HQ 8x5 props
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Nearly enough to make a quadcopter..... :+
Not sure, but it has a strange pulsating yellow light on it....
Anyone want to buy some Ezuhf gear?
Is it OK to switch them on without an antenna connected?
Quote from: Andy Sayle on March 12, 2016, 10:54:31 PM
Not sure, but it has a strange pulsating yellow light on it....
Anyone want to buy some Ezuhf gear?
I realised this about 20 seconds after I plugged it into the USB to check the firmware version installed, and taking this picture. I assumed as it only outputs 10mW when on USB power, it wouldn't do any damage. I'll get it on the power meter this evening to check power output levels though...
Andy
(//)
This. Plus a handful of spare batteries. .
nice P4??
Yep. Thought it would be rude not to try it out....
Quote from: Andy Sayle on March 18, 2016, 04:12:12 PM
This. Plus a handful of spare batteries. .
I like the feature of the box automatically camouflaging itself to match its surroundings, can barely see it on that table :P
No more switching the Dom V2 receiver off whilst trying to rub condensation off the lenses for me.... nearly cost me a plane ;D
Nice one Mark.
Get it fitted. You will not be disappointed.
Will do Mike. I was tired of getting my tongue trapped between my cheek and goggles whilst trying to lick the lenses clear. ;D
😂 😂
Big delivery today. First FPV delivery for a year and a half so...
Taranis + Receiver
Dominator HD's + Receiver
ZMR250 V2.1
T Motors 20XX 2300KV *6
B-heli 25a ESC *6
Multistar 1300mah lipos *5
F3 deluxe flight controller
and some bits and bobs :)
Will be doing a build video in the coming week ;D
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Some goodies for my MFD AAT, 1.2GHz --> 5.8GHz relay ground station.
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When you get that working perfectly, I'm gonna come round your house and steal your ideas...
Cos mine is CRAP and I'm damned if I can fix it... LOL
>:(
I was thinking of doing a short build video for it. Just waiting for the project box
Please do that.
I don't know why mine is crap despite everything I have tried, so I may well just get a clue from a vid - I'm still stumped TBH.
Cheers !
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New car, ready to be kitted out for our tour in Kenya
Very Nice - plenty of room for FPV kit in there :)
It's taking a trip to Prospeed is it??
I'd love to throw it at prospeed, it's just so expensive! I'm scouring the second hand market!
Yeah plenty of space for planes!
Always one show off. Most show a new lipo or kit, Brucey has a new car. lol.
Good luck in Kenya, is the move work related?
Cheers, Mark
;D
Yeah for work, 3 years as the best (only) fpv er in the country
ABS project box (for my ground station) and a 64GB microSD card (for my GoPro)
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Thanks PK-Surfing
Quote from: BlueFlyer on April 01, 2016, 01:40:18 PM
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Thanks PK-Surfing
Awesome ;D Now you can get it working and I can bug you when i need help with mine :laugh:
It looks super simple to physically install... just got to get my head around the whole '2 switch' method.
Does it look super simple, my main issue with the MFD AP (aside from the fact my first one blew up) is that row of 60 pins staring you in the face. It's not often I have to make a colour coded spreadsheet in order to double check where to plug everything into :)
Quote from: CurryKitten on April 01, 2016, 02:44:47 PM
Does it look super simple, my main issue with the MFD AP (aside from the fact my first one blew up) is that row of 60 pins staring you in the face. It's not often I have to make a colour coded spreadsheet in order to double check where to plug everything into :)
It's no where near as simple as the Vector. The huge mass of pins on the face look daunting, but I'm currently reading the manual and once everything is wired up there should be no need to mess around with connectors to those pins.
I've also just found out that I'm going to have to factor in a 12v and 5v drop down component somewhere in the build... the Vector does all this for you as part of the PSU (which is a combined current sensor, 12v regulator, 5v regulator AND a filter). This MFD AP doesn't do any of that for you... it takes 7-20v input (the internal 5v reg drops that down to power the unit) but that same 7-20 input is fed to the cam and VTX so best to give the MFD AP it's pre-regulated 12v. Its a good job I've got one of those maitek PDBs which just happens to have 12v and 5v BEC built in, it's doable... just not as straight forward as the vector was.
Quote from: AdamG on April 01, 2016, 02:35:47 PM
Awesome ;D Now you can get it working and I can bug you when i need help with mine :laugh:
It looks super simple to physically install... just got to get my head around the whole '2 switch' method.
I've been using the 2 switch method for ages on the Vector so I'm used to having a 2 pos mode switch as well as a 3 pos sub-mode switch.
Quote from: BlueFlyer on April 01, 2016, 02:53:42 PM
It's no where near as simple as the Vector. The huge mass of pins on the face look daunting, but I'm currently reading the manual and once everything is wired up there should be no need to mess around with connectors to those pins.
I've also just found out that I'm going to have to factor in a 12v and 5v drop down component somewhere in the build... the Vector does all this for you as part of the PSU (which is a combined current sensor, 12v regulator, 5v regulator AND a filter). This MFD AP doesn't do any of that for you... it takes 7-20v input (the internal 5v reg drops that down to power the unit) but that same 7-20 input is fed to the cam and VTX so best to give the MFD AP it's pre-regulated 12v. Its a good job I've got one of those maitek PDBs which just happens to have 12v and 5v BEC built in, it's doable... just not as straight forward as the vector was.
I've been using the 2 switch method for ages on the Vector so I'm used to having a 2 pos mode switch as well as a 3 pos sub-mode switch.
Just make sure you get the polarity right for the supply, you don't get a second chance. Everything else is really straight forward if you follow the many videos and guides. Make sure you pay attention to the last couple of pages of the manual, follow the pre flight and first flight regime in the manual. There is a really good forum on rcgroups
Quote from: BigT on April 01, 2016, 03:47:34 PM
Just make sure you get the polarity right for the supply, you don't get a second chance. Everything else is really straight forward if you follow the many videos and guides. Make sure you pay attention to the last couple of pages of the manual, follow the pre flight and first flight regime in the manual. There is a really good forum on rcgroups
getting to grips with the manual now lol... at least it has a preset for skywalker aircraft as a good starting point
New Toy!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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I've been meaning to get one of these for a while, SMA crimp tool :D
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to make.
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DAC for my EZUHF.....Feeding a Storm AP......£27 from Slovenia.... ;)
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:vulture:
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I shudder to think what that could be used for :)
Dominator V2 / HD v1 DVR upgrade kit.
I've always been disappointed with the quality of the Dominator V2 Dvr recordings. Whether this will be an improvement, we'll see.
Just need to sort out the problem of having some flights that are worth recording. :D
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Little bro for FX61:
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Very fun and easy :laugh:
Some new Dominator V3 goggles. Better than the V2, although I'm still not entirely sure I prefer them over a decent monitor, but I shall give them a fair trial.
I may need to cut away a bit of the faceplate too, it seems to interfere with my cheek bones...
Andy
Quote from: Andy Sayle on April 13, 2016, 11:53:43 AM
Some new Dominator V3 goggles. Better than the V2, although I'm still not entirely sure I prefer them over a decent monitor, but I shall give them a fair trial.
I may need to cut away a bit of the faceplate too, it seems to interfere with my cheek bones...
Andy
It would be easier to cut away a bit of your cheek bones !
Ha ha. It's just the very bottom outside corners of the faceplate that sit right against my cheekbones. I reckon removing about 10mm of material there will do the trick nicely.
Andy
Picture taken before wife sees it !!
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You won't believe how this will be
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Read that back again Si, didn't make no sense to this northerner :)
Soz mate, wrong pic
Try this one :welsh:
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Unbelievably handy for me in the cave, every man should have one
What, an ironing board with no board?
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Wasn't expecting that :) looks handy
Quote from: Coyote on April 14, 2016, 06:48:56 PM
Read that back again Si, didn't make no sense to this northerner :)
Or me sarf of the Thames.
Man... I've never been more excited!!
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Keukpa
wow ... i'm jealous John.
I'd love to have a tinker with VR - just for gaming on the PC but wouldn't know where to start.
Dude, the vive is soooo where it's at! Although this has just cost me £2,400!
Worth it for all the VR porn I'm gonna be doing....
http://youtu.be/C7ANUIr50ts (http://youtu.be/C7ANUIr50ts)
i take it that the hefty price tag included the pc bits and bobs?
Yeah, £1600 for the PC and £800 for the Vive
slightly off topic John, I was looking at the vive - what makes this the oculus beater or the set to have?
The vive has tracking light houses which track you in a 5m x 5m space, and two controllers that are tracked soooo well... Check out some vids...
This video shows it really well, and is indeed representative...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qYfNzhLXYGc
cheers John... I'll pm if i need more ;D
Have a watch of this if you have some time to waste. Some interesting points.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBieKwa2ID0#)
So, Vive then?! ;)
I also have an Oculus, and Oculus DK2, that I use for Quake :)
Not ordered the new Oculus yet.... but prob will.
Keukpa
Yer Vive looks best. I cant wait till its more affordable/mainstream.
Just playing with the Gear VR that came free with my phone is pretty cool.
She will kill me, but here is a video of the girlfriend playing on the Vive, for context she's playing the Brookhaven Experiment where you are in the woods and have to shoot zombies coming after you.
https://youtu.be/vyTqFuc1POg
Keukpa
Haha
Love the scream.
Yes, she will kill you...
Nothing arrived today.... I'm saving lol, not sure for what though!
Foxxer,lipos,cases,props,power board,straps :)
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upgrade kit for quanum v2 goggles.
What's in that??
better optics, and a few more leads/adaptors, and a few other bits.
Quote from: Ynot6 on April 19, 2016, 07:42:21 PM
better optics, and a few more leads/adaptors, and a few other bits.
Please let us know how the upgrade kit works out.
Mark.
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From the Hobbyking sale, oh yes! Need to put it away for my birthday in June though! :(
Been after one of these for ages to mount on the Tonka and the Bait Boat.
https://vimeo.com/163919339
Today. Parcel Farce delivered...:
A new 12Vdc @ 33amp Switched Mode Power Supply....(will adjust to 13vdc if you want)
This is to provide DC Input power for my new Turnigy Accucell 6 Lipo Charger, which will allegedly charge at up to 10 amps. My original Overlander Lipo charger blew up at the field after 2 years use...:(
Source, E-Bay..... £16 Inc delivery...and it arrived in about 4 days.....:)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291087849273?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=590250579299&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291087849273?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=590250579299&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
(http://s31.postimg.org/fy553u69j/12_V_33amp_PSU.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/fy553u69j/)
:vulture:
Got a link?
Quote from: BlueFlyer on April 25, 2016, 09:15:06 PM
Got a link?
Here you go m8....:)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291087849273?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=590250579299&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291087849273?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=590250579299&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
:vulture:
ta :)
I've just picked up a couple of rather small server psu's to use as a power source for my various chargers.
HP DPS1200Fb ones, £15 each, and capable of up to 100A on the 12v output rail. My charger will only do about 800watts, so they should handle that all day...
Andy
:D this !
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I was looking for a simple (and cheap) way to get 12V from my 6S pack for the landing lights and a friend of mine found this. Tiny, super light and does the job. Took about 3 days to arrive with free postage. Wired up and in the Twin Dream already!
3A UBEC Module Low Ripple Bluesky Mini Switch-Mode DC BEC 5V 12V 2-6S Supply
3A DC Bec (http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-3A-UBEC-Module-Low-Ripple-Bluesky-Mini-Switch-Mode-DC-BEC-5V-12V-2-6S-Supply-wp-Uk-993056.html?currency=GBP&createTmp=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_content=jude&utm_campaign=fpv-ukw)
They are good, lots of them on ebay too. I use them in nearly all my planes I think.
I wouldn't take them to 3A though.
Not FPV related, but this wagon will be my FPV Groundstation
Dropped from 19s to 18s and got some decent tyres
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Also fitted a 50" 300w led bar
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18" Compo's very nice.
Rubbish rack tho!!😜😜
The final bits arrived today for my wing lights on the Twin Dream.
http://www.banggood.com/DAL-20A-30A-Electronic-Swith-LED-Light-Switch-PWM-3_7-28V-p-951909.html (http://www.banggood.com/DAL-20A-30A-Electronic-Swith-LED-Light-Switch-PWM-3_7-28V-p-951909.html)
Well... it has not arrived yet.
But word has it I should have a Horus sometime tomorrow!
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are you bound by a non disclosure agreement, or is this a retail version?
Quote from: BlueFlyer on April 26, 2016, 07:54:54 PM
are you bound by a non disclosure agreement, or is this a retail version?
NDA:)
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Bit of micro fun.....
My new favourite mug!
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A new family member.
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Quote from: Stellaship on April 30, 2016, 08:09:02 PM
My new favourite mug!
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Wish we had a like button :)
Stunning Anita Anthony
has he named his Akita, Anita?
I'm now confused
DYS 1306 3100kv times 4 ;D Tiny speedy motors.
Love those dogs but they freak me out. Whenever I see one in the park come up to my pair of toy dogs the Akita's always have an intense look in their eyes as if it's wondering which one of my dogs to eat and whether it can get away with it LOL.
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Oak table and six chairs not the dinosaur or a tbs vendetta and a new transmitter that I could have had with the money that it cost ;) :shrug:
And I haven't stuck it to the wall.
Quote from: Warrior on May 03, 2016, 08:01:02 PM
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Oak table and six chairs not the dinosaur or a tbs vendetta and a new transmitter that I could have had with the money that it cost ;) :shrug:
And I haven't stuck it to the wall.
I bet it still flies better than an FX-61.
2.4 Yagi's!!
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Nice! Where are they from?
Gearbest were selling that at 80% off....
So about £3 each if I remember right ;D
Bargain! Wish I'd have seen that before I splashed out on a 2.4GHz patch...
Andy
Still for sale at $4.89 each
Be worth getting one tested to see if they are any good
I'm lobbing one up to Ipeel so he can analyse it on my tester.... the one he's looking after for me :D
Good news
Not sure if I own enough ties to hang on it in the wardrobe to see if it works Tim, but I'll give it a go.
Stuff arrived today.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/26372370394_59d24caa2f_c.jpg)
As everyone seems to be flying with 3 bladed props, I picked up some 5040's and 5045's as I needed to order that little vtx/camera from hobbyking. That went with the RTF version of the Inductrix
Had 1 lipo on the Inductrix as it came (wow, really scarily stable) and then printed a mount out and soldered in the camera
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7772/26944270986_ea1cdc2a10_c.jpg)
Checked the camera angle works, but haven't actually flown it FPV yet... looking forward to that, but need many more little lipos
Youll love it Wayne. Just packed away the indoor track after a night of racing. ;D
Having only one battery sucks. It is nice to be able to do 3-4 in a row as you really get the feel for it. I cant wait for the HK batts to come back in stock too. Luckily Lee gave me 3 more over the weekend, so I have 4 now. It still isn't enough tho.
Does that little quad come with the Vtx/cam?? cool little toy :D
It doesn't. The little quad is the Inductrix in the picture, and that other little box is the micro cam/vtx combo. It's 2 wires to solder and you are off. All Rattys fault as he started the thread on it and it looked like fun
Case to rucksack convertor from banggood.
http://www.banggood.com/Backpack-Adapter-Shoulder-Strap-Belt-for-DJI-Inspire-1-Quadcopter-Case-p-977158.html (http://www.banggood.com/Backpack-Adapter-Shoulder-Strap-Belt-for-DJI-Inspire-1-Quadcopter-Case-p-977158.html)
Designed for the inspire case but also fits the maplin knock off Pelli case and the 350qx3 cases
I have given the inspires to my pilots now waiting on 3 more but until then I'll have to make do with the qx3
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That's a really cool idea.
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My life is complete now ;D
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Quote from: BlueFlyer on May 13, 2016, 04:42:49 PM
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My replacement arrived yesterday as my original stopped charging and wouldn't talk to the PC. Quick few messages on the support forum and they sent me a new one! Top service! Didn't even ask for the old one back, it still records fine, just won't charge but I can charge the batteries externally and use it as recording only! :D
Also, this arrived today -
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Some birthday goodness for me. Some Dom v3's from my lovely wife, who also got me a rather snazzy FPV hub personalised fleece (disturbing photo of myself in the merchandise thread) and the rather boring looking bag is one of those micro chairs that fit in a backpack from my mother-in-law.
Sorry for the boring pic, I'm off sick, so not quite feeling it at the moment
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Very nice :)
Some PU glue to put my skyray back together after the weekend's crash into the AAT Tripod lol
3 10w led's and associated drivers and lenses. Playing with strobes just waiting on a mosfet
And trying to dig up an arduino sketch for a sequencer.
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Can't wait.
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Quote from: iPeel on May 19, 2016, 03:03:39 PM
Can't wait.
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Small tent and a 24hr holiday? :goofy:
Tent optional, you can't sleep anyway.
Nice :) Tent would be good for keeping the beers in the shade :)
Can double my flying sessions time now :D
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Nice, thats a lot of Lipos! Where did you get the case from?
I received 2x 1500mah 4S Drone Lab batteries from RadioC, they look awesome, nice and small and should have plenty of punch.
Some nice High performance metal case servos.
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Couple of air gates and a bag of turn flags.
Quote from: luvbus on May 26, 2016, 10:46:37 AM
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Couple of air gates and a bag of turn flags.
Ooooh... I'll have to get the dust of my 250 quad
PK :)
Yup, we might have to hold the Bluebell Cup before they all disappear.....
Today.....E-Bay....Brings me a quality ESC...
Hobbywing Platinum 50 amp 6S......7amp BEC....Heli ESC.
These things are bomb proof and so compact too.
A friend also has a programming board I can use.
Destined for my next Scratch build model....coming soon.....:)
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:vulture:
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(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/TyphoonG/TG02.jpg)
The lady doth protest too much, methinks!
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Quote from: Snagglesworth on May 28, 2016, 10:06:29 PM
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You've got to do a review ;D :D ;)
Thats awesome :) Looks rock solid!
Even though it looks like there was no wind blowing, that Yuneec looks rock steady as a camera platform.
Just got in from flying my Typhoon G, I can't get over how stable the footage was considering how blustery it is up here today
Quote from: BlueFlyer on May 29, 2016, 01:52:12 PM
Just got in from flying my Typhoon G, I can't get over how stable the footage was considering how blustery it is up here today
Can't keep up with all the toys you buy :laugh:
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Got a 4s 5000mAh Zippy 20C lipo today, seems pretty light compared to the Turnigy ones I'm used to.
Quote from: marcin on June 02, 2016, 02:35:57 PM
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What do you do with all these quads?
Fly them :)
Latest Atti. V3
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FLARM :) Bring on the >1000ft flights (In due course, with CAA approval....) :)
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Quote from: Miles on June 03, 2016, 05:34:31 PM
FLARM :) Bring on the >1000ft flights (In due course, with CAA approval....) :)
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Very impressive - What is it ??
They're light weight transponders designed to aid pilot awareness / collision avoidance in manned aircraft, and support the main systems used in Europe :)
As part of a Uni project, I'm integrating them into the Mavlink protocol, allowing for collision warning and autonomous avoidance of manned aircraft :)
Deadline is march, but should start testing in September, I'm expecting lots of crashes, as I'll be intentionally flying X6's and X8's at each other :P
Thanks for the info - and good luck!
Thanks :) when I've got some demoes working, I'll post some videos here :)
Ordered on the weekend, arrived this morning :)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Mini%20Talon/2016-06-08%2016.33.11.jpg)
From china land?
nope, eng land
Mini Talon , yiipppeeeeeeeeeeee :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I got Brucey a lost model finder for his next wing:
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10 year lifetime is a bit excessive, only needs a 6 month battery.
Pmsl!
An MCZ120
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Quote from: mutley2 on June 08, 2016, 10:12:48 PM
Mini Talon , yiipppeeeeeeeeeeee :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Nice one.
Get it up in the air soon.
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Cant wait for this one been lookin at this. Do your walk through a bit.
This lot for a magazine review. The frame and bits come from Lift RC, which I hadn't heard of before... anyone ?
Some nice quality stuff here: Cobra motors, 30A Kiss ESCs, DAL props, with a Luminier camera and unknown 600mw VTX. There's a Naze32 board of some description (that I'll attempt to identify) and a microminimOSD to go with it
Weirdly (if this is sold as a kit) it's missing any power distribution, or a way of getting 5/12v out of anything.
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First of a few FPVHub tops has arrived !
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Ordered from Amazon uk Friday with free delivery, arrived 10:00 am Sunday morning!
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New frsky receiver. Picked this one because it's non EU....LOL
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Quote from: jono44 on June 24, 2016, 01:06:47 PM
New frsky receiver. Picked this one because it's non EU....LOL
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LOL
Didn't actually arrive today but oh well...
Moka V2 & 16A 4S (next to a 1300 4S for size comparison):
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just in time for the weekend
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if thats a selfie stick ........ :o :+
No it's a hoodie.......
(https://s32.postimg.org/6mq2l0829/20160630_124957.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6mq2l0829/)
Can you guess what it is yet.
(https://s31.postimg.org/z63uf4gon/20160630_124406.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/z63uf4gon/)
Oh there they are.
(https://s32.postimg.org/8c7voacmp/20160630_125015.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/8c7voacmp/)
No wonder they couldn't get them through the letter box.
10 miles to pick that up from the local post office depot. Cheers hobbyking.
Someone explain to them what a jiffy bag is.
A mini-talon for fathers day (I did get a present but was told to give myself a £50 fpv present as well :) )
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7283/27967540936_d20c7d6a84_c.jpg)
Just did a quick dry fit - everything is very tight, anyone else notice that. I couldn't get the hatch on without the fuse wanting to come apart
Mmmmm.....Mini Talon.....like it....:)
:vulture:
I must admit after seeing Chris's in the flesh fly, they look odd but fly really well....... Must resist urge :)
don't resist Ian... we need to get a bloody fleet of these in the air. They're so cheap and easy to build you'd do it in a single evening mate.... go on... you know you want to. :) :)
Paul should get one too :)
Lol the pressure ! :)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc513/chrisbrit81/01.jpg) (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/chrisbrit81/media/01.jpg.html)
and a new 300w 20A Turnigy Reaktor charger.... HP server PSU should be here soon, but in the mean time I powered it up using a big 4S LiPo and have been playing with the internal resistance measuring function... I'm assuming the lower the better right? Has been very interesting measuring some of my "cheap" lipos compared to some more expensive ones lol.
QuoteI'm assuming the lower the better right? Has been very interesting measuring some of my "cheap" lipos compared to some more expensive ones lol.
This would make an interesting topic on its own and might highlight the rip off world of lipo ratings!
Cheers
Steve
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Yes, the huge things that come in the post. I had a 4s balance lead connector rip off of a lipo in a crash with one crushed crimp connector and one missing. So this popped through the letterbox today, and the lipo is now fixed -
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7407/27499342014_c842b855fd_c.jpg)
Even more flying time now :)
(https://s32.postimg.org/vxhb50tjl/IMAG1809.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/vxhb50tjl/)
Picked up some Fatshark Predator V2's as spare/passenger goggles plus 4x 30A BlHeli Esc's for £100 through gumtree.
Predator V2's aren't a patch on my Dom V3's but still pretty impressed with them for a spare pair.
Bandwagon on !
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Quote from: Coyote on July 11, 2016, 06:29:01 PM
Bandwagon on !
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/cayote64029/20160711_172722_zpsng2hllop.jpg)
......... :yarn:
Woop Woop. Now get yours ordered Paul
Just received some 4 bladed props, 850mah 4s nanotechs and a nice little motor for my AP rascal.
2 lovely boxes of FPV goodness.
1 from Hobbyking containing a few 12v BECS, some servos a ESC and some props
the other from flyingwings containing a GPS puck for my teleflyPro (so I can track a non MFD plane with the AAT), a MFD AAT Bluetooth module (so I can see where my plane is on my phone) and most importantly... this...
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Talon/websize/T01.jpg)
2x Flytron USB rechargable strobes
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZEKQLM1P0k#)
Excellent.. I got 2 a couple of weeks ago. Work fantastic.
(https://s32.postimg.org/lsd7d4ao1/Mini_talon.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/lsd7d4ao1/)
I don't want to be an outsider any more.
I just want to feel I belong..... ;D
:)
8)
I love my Mini Talon so much.... I got the daddy version...
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Talon/websize/T02.jpg)
Got here from Banggood China warehouse in under 3 weeks and without any customs or parcel farce charges... nice :)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Inductrix/02.jpg)
any guesses what I'm putting together right now?
The motors are now £2 a pop on BG if anyone is looking.
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My micro CX10W WiFi. Cam feed is straight to your phone. Phone is also the controller. Neat gizmo for 20 bucks ;D
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/ukbeast/Mobile%20Uploads/20160722_111959_zpsqllvoi2o.jpg)
Quote from: BlueFlyer on July 14, 2016, 08:52:53 PM
2 lovely boxes of FPV goodness.
1 from Hobbyking containing a few 12v BECS, some servos a ESC and some props
the other from flyingwings containing a GPS puck for my teleflyPro (so I can track a non MFD plane with the AAT), a MFD AAT Bluetooth module (so I can see where my plane is on my phone) and most importantly... this...
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Talon/websize/T01.jpg)
Let me know how you get on with the bt module as mine never worked with my iPhone or iPad or android tablet.
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I've connected to the bluetooth dongle from my Samsung Galaxy S6 fine... although the tracker was just switched on, not tracking anything.
Next time I'm out flying I'll have a go and let you know
A box of goodies from Hobbyking for some model making. Some files, sanding paper, some helping hands and some flexible 3D printer filament! Looking forward to trying it out!
(https://s31.postimg.org/aec6i0v1j/2016_07_22_14_58_33.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/aec6i0v1j/)
A new camera for one of my 250 quads.
A runcam swift, hope this mount is better than the rubbish hs117 thing :-(
(https://s31.postimg.org/fwqf3v6tj/Full_Size_Render.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/fwqf3v6tj/)
A few bits for a new project.
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Flytron 1280mhz....Inverted Vee VTX Antenna.
(https://s32.postimg.org/6qr8rwq81/1280_Inverted_Vee_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6qr8rwq81/)
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Looks well made, fast service too...by Flytron.
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Replacement Mini Talon(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160729/0e78809eb870887822796cfc31815011.jpg)
1.3 VTX/VRX combo from banggood
Quote from: BlueFlyer on July 29, 2016, 02:52:59 PM
1.3 VTX/VRX combo from banggood
Ooh, let us know how you get on with this one. I was looking at the same combo and can't decide whether to go 2.4ghz instead or not. Flying with ezuhf. Guessing the CP antennas will be quite a bit bigger, but the range must be awesome.
this is my 3rd set... quickest way to get the VTX :)
always perform well
Mini Talon
(https://s31.postimg.org/rzi48wemv/Mini_Talon.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/rzi48wemv/)
1280 VTX Dipole for the Skywalker 1900.
(https://s31.postimg.org/5ty9xc9af/Flytron_1280_Dipole.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/5ty9xc9af/)
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Ooh, that means my mini Talon may arrive today also. What courier delivered it? My tracking link doesn't work.
Quote from: iwan_canobi on August 04, 2016, 10:07:49 AM
Ooh, that means my mini Talon may arrive today also. What courier delivered it? My tracking link doesn't work.
Oh, I paid £2 for a two day delivery....I only ordered it on Wednesday.....from the BG Europe Warehouse though....
Great service...:)
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best thing i have purchased in a while
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401166227768?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401166227768?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649)
(https://s9.postimg.org/qgi70oz8r/2016_08_09_11_51_32.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/qgi70oz8r/)
Mini Talon replacement frame, and because I'm impulsive a Skywalker Revolution frame + 2x 5200mah 4S multistars!
Need to punt the mini talon frame, building the skywalker instead! Anyone interested? :D
This just showed up. Really no excuse for not getting started on that Mini Talon now (aside from having no HD camera still (in post from China))
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8871/28272244573_0d9647c38a_z.jpg)
More HQ props :)
Finally a new camera I can put on a quad (although have been carrying my GoPro 2 in the last few flights). I was going to go for a RunCam HD2 but saw the Firefly Q6 for very cheap (£50) and it does 1080p 60fps and has a little screen to tell you mode/battery life etc. Of course since then, the RunCam HD2 has gone on sale, but hey ho I figured this was definitely worth a go.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8844/28634879400_a3cb51a0fd_z.jpg)
Next to one of my 2 broken Mobius's for a size comparison
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8877/28844271161_1208cc8e27_z.jpg)
Obivously, this gives me an excuse to whore out another review video, so expect one soon :)
I love whoreing mate 👍
Been looking at these cameras. Definitely be interested to see what you make of it.
Got some lipos charged, so should venture out with a quad tonight to see how the footage turns out. On just messing around with it in the house, I can tell you the screen is a great addition. No more wondering how much battery is left, of what resolution it's recording at
Oh, yes...Id like one of those Firefly HDs.....They look good value too....Are you going to do a review Mr Kitten..?
:vulture:
Quote from: English Turbines on August 12, 2016, 10:12:32 AM
Oh, yes...Id like one of those Firefly HDs.....They look good value too....Are you going to do a review Mr Kitten..?
:vulture:
Of course... see previous comment re: video whoring :) I've just filmed a quick look at it and the menus, and it's on the quad now ready to film something more exciting
Quote from: CurryKitten on August 12, 2016, 10:35:39 AM
Of course... see previous comment re: video whoring :) I've just filmed a quick look at it and the menus, and it's on the quad now ready to film something more exciting
Lol....I just pressed the Bangood button on one...Couldnt wait...It looks like a great little Camera....My only gripe is, is that it doesnt appear to have a clip in mount like the Mobius...?
I watched Bill Halleys review....it looks good to me 1080p at 60fps....plus 4K if you want it...and not a drag master like the GoPro...:)
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Yes I agree, and I've already mentioned that in my entertaining and mumbling voiceover. No mounting hardware and no part of the camera to attach a tether to (handy if it flies off your model). On the good news, the base of it is very flat, and so easy to attach velcro to, and because the buttons are recessed it means you can strap it on without causing any issues.
Might be crap at taking video though... you've gone and jumped in too early !
Quote from: CurryKitten on August 12, 2016, 10:42:58 AM
Yes I agree, and I've already mentioned that in my entertaining and mumbling voiceover. No mounting hardware and no part of the camera to attach a tether to (handy if it flies off your model). On the good news, the base of it is very flat, and so easy to attach velcro to, and because the buttons are recessed it means you can strap it on without causing any issues.
Might be crap at taking video though... you've gone and jumped in too early !
Nah, I dont think so, for the money, its a bit of a steal....expect to see a clip in mount soon...I will just make my own meantime...
:vulture:
Runcam2 HD does 1080p at 60fps... but no 4k.
I don't see the point in 4K unless it's available at minimum of 30fps. Even then, my computer isn't good enough to process it.
The only advantage for with 4K is that you can zoom into it and still render in 1080 giving a sort of zoom. But like you in real terms I see no point in 4K yet. I don't have any 4K screens and it is just a bandwidth hog. Give it a couple of years...
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Nice Ian, Dragonlink is one I havent tried yet... would be interesting to hear how it gets on compared to others you've tried.
shame about crossfire... with all the hype surrounding it I'm baffled as to how it has failed to perform for you.
I suppose, as an outsider it still appears to me like a work in progress... so many different "modes" and frequencies and power settings... you know me... I like a plug n play "just works" system with little to no faffing around
Love my Dragons.
Don't forget to tune / calibrate the receivers....
LOL Grandmothers, eggs etc.
:P
This is the Reaacc rx5808-pro-diversity set. Basically it's a cheap copy of the LaForge, but different rx components (I believe) but same open source firmware.
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8193/29085638845_03968f9af0_c.jpg)
It already feels a bit odd in the box with a beeper you may/may not want to solder in, and that horrible loose ribbon cable.
Reason I went for this though, is that I thought the separate module would allow better antenna placement - helical one side, and skew the other, and if I didn't want/need diversity where I was flying, I could remove the second vrx to save battery life and still have a nice 40 channel rx with a little loed on it.
Well, that's the theory, I'll find out just how usable it is now :)
Quote from: CurryKitten on August 19, 2016, 02:24:42 PM
This is the Reaacc rx5808-pro-diversity set. Basically it's a cheap copy of the LaForge, but different rx components (I believe) but same open source firmware.
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8193/29085638845_03968f9af0_c.jpg)
It already feels a bit odd in the box with a beeper you may/may not want to solder in, and that horrible loose ribbon cable.
Reason I went for this though, is that I thought the separate module would allow better antenna placement - helical one side, and skew the other, and if I didn't want/need diversity where I was flying, I could remove the second vrx to save battery life and still have a nice 40 channel rx with a little loed on it.
Well, that's the theory, I'll find out just how usable it is now :)
Aha, I was looking at these but wasn't sure. I hope you are going to do one of your video reviews?
Yes - never one to miss a video making opportunity :)
Just tried it out, and the display is quite pleasing, and diversity seemed to work well (just putting my hand over the SMA connectors) These will need work to fit nicely - the diversity part has no way of securing it, so I'll have to have a think about how to put that in and print up some covers for both ports.
What it isn't is a plug and play sort of thing.
is this for fatshark goggles?
Quote from: Dillwhacker on August 17, 2016, 10:28:54 PM
Love my Dragons.
Don't forget to tune / calibrate the receivers....
LOL Grandmothers, eggs etc.
:P
I did wonder, but then read with the V3's you don't tune anymore they are done.
I think the 'V3' refers to the TX.
I read somewhere that all micro receivers should be calibrated, despite the confusing DL video that says if the blue LED is solid, it's not required.
So I asked Michael at DL, and he said 'you should do it on micro receivers', in the GUI PC App.
So I did, and get rock solid 90% RSSI at 3.5km on low power - good enough for me.
;)
Odd i will have to look into it further becauae the tune / calibrate option is not selectable in the GUI. It says for V2 only when you try to click on it.
Oh, OK, I may be wrong...
Maybe my receivers are running V2, although they were bought recently,.
The calibrate worked in my gui, so I may have misled you.
:(
I've just been messing with printing up some covers, but looks like Realacc are actually producing some proper injection moulded ones for it, so first test will be looking a bit rough and ready, and hoping that helical doesn't pull those sticky pads off !
That wire is messy, but I'd prefer not to open up the goggles and mod them to get it internal really - I'll sort out a way of covering up when/if they test out ok
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8550/29063082056_6505ffe9fe_c.jpg)
Quote from: CurryKitten on August 20, 2016, 12:47:52 AM
I've just been messing with printing up some covers, but looks like Realacc are actually producing some proper injection moulded ones for it, so first test will be looking a bit rough and ready, and hoping that helical doesn't pull those sticky pads off !
That wire is messy, but I'd prefer not to open up the goggles and mod them to get it internal really - I'll sort out a way of covering up when/if they test out ok
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8550/29063082056_6505ffe9fe_c.jpg)
That somehow looks cool with the display on the front. Hope it works out for you!
QuoteThat wire is messy, but I'd prefer not to open up the goggles and mod them to get it internal really - I'll sort out a way of covering up when/if they test out ok
Loads of options on thingiverse, search for laforge
or http://www.banggood.com/Realacc-RX5808-Separate-Cover-Diversity-Receiver-Divided-Cover-Case-2-PCS-for-Fatshark-Goggles-p-1076734.html (http://www.banggood.com/Realacc-RX5808-Separate-Cover-Diversity-Receiver-Divided-Cover-Case-2-PCS-for-Fatshark-Goggles-p-1076734.html)
Yeah - that's what I was talking about when I said Realacc are bringing out some injection moulded covers. on Banggood, but not quite released yet
(https://s3.postimg.org/n1xiyhzkf/Partom_jpg.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/n1xiyhzkf/)
Also....
Offered to help my parents tidy their garage today and found these, my old radios from around 30 years ago. So not a new arrival but a return :D
(https://s3.postimg.org/xhqvpk6nz/Old_radios_jpg.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/xhqvpk6nz/)
I had a Futaba Challenger back then, most people did....Flew it to death, definately had my moneysworth out of that radio...
I bet if you charged it up, it would still work....:)
:vulture:
QuoteThe heart of a nice flight
lol
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Quote from: CurryKitten on August 20, 2016, 12:47:52 AM
I've just been messing with printing up some covers, but looks like Realacc are actually producing some proper injection moulded ones for it, so first test will be looking a bit rough and ready, and hoping that helical doesn't pull those sticky pads off !
That wire is messy, but I'd prefer not to open up the goggles and mod them to get it internal really - I'll sort out a way of covering up when/if they test out ok
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8550/29063082056_6505ffe9fe_c.jpg)
Ordered the single side style one myself the other day. Looking forward to trying it out as my normal diversity set up is a bit of a pain with a separate reciever. The more faffing to set up, the less likely I am to use it. Covers now available on BG.
Had a few bits in the mail over the past few days including a GoPro lens for the hs1177 (doesn't fit all the cases, don't over tighten it or you can't remove it easily!). Not tried it yet but will have a fly later and see how it goes.
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160823/c5d3a17e2420a8df340804c7b5218fcb.jpg)
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Nice - please report back on the single-seed one. I was swayed over to the one rx in each bay by some reviews on the Furious-FPV vs the LaForge, but that's different hardware and firmware, so who knows.
I've ordered my covers now, but if it works nicely, I will have to think about getting that cable run internally. So there's something to be said about both of them on one side that doesn't need the goggle opening up !
Quote from: CurryKitten on August 23, 2016, 12:38:24 PM
Nice - please report back on the single-seed one. I was swayed over to the one rx in each bay by some reviews on the Furious-FPV vs the LaForge, but that's different hardware and firmware, so who knows.
I've ordered my covers now, but if it works nicely, I will have to think about getting that cable run internally. So there's something to be said about both of them on one side that doesn't need the goggle opening up !
Yeah. Plus I'm thinking I may fit the trinity headtracker in the future too. It's often on sale at getfpv so I might pick one up next time I'm in the US.
Actually looking at the pic of the wire across the front, if you use some flat heat shrink and spots of hot or double sided tape, you can probably do a neat job on the exterior and save the risk of opening it up. You'll still look like robocop though, can't do anything about that. 😅
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Not a lot to say really ;)
Quote from: DaveyP on August 23, 2016, 01:51:28 PM
Not a lot to say really ;)
Awesome goggles I use same ones, now looking to get that la'forge or true-d diversity to upgrade these..
Quote from: English Turbines on August 21, 2016, 02:58:08 PM
I had a Futaba Challenger back then, most people did....Flew it to death, definately had my moneysworth out of that radio...
I bet if you charged it up, it would still work....:)
:vulture:
And the range would be further than we thought back then
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Quote from: BigT on August 23, 2016, 08:26:49 PM
And the range would be further than we thought back then
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Yes, I think you may be right...In fact I still have a pristine JR 35mhz setup....I was thinking I could fly this alongside 1280mhz vtxs....no problem....Not sure how it Failsafes though, or how I could test the range either...?
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For example if I was to do that with my mfd AP it would be easy. Just set the Rx FailSafe to RTH then fly out and see when it kicked in. For example my 14 SG with r7008sb Rx is good for 3k at about 400 ft.
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Baby pixhawk for a VTOL prototype (V22 Osprey style) project I'm starting in September. If it works, will be building a bigger one :)
Quote from: Miles on August 24, 2016, 06:16:03 PM
Baby pixhawk for a VTOL prototype (V22 Osprey style) project I'm starting in September. If it works, will be building a bigger one :)
Do you have a link for the Baby Pixhawk and also the GPS RX...?.....Do you use a Minim OSD with it....or is one built in it?
Thanks m8....:)
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Quote from: English Turbines on August 24, 2016, 08:37:31 PM
Do you have a link for the Baby Pixhawk and also the GPS RX...?.....Do you use a Minim OSD with it....or is one built in it?
Thanks m8....:)
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Sure - this one was from the UK Ebay seller GoodLuckSell here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122070875814?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122070875814?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
That GPS module is from an old crashed Quanum Nova Pro that was given by a friend - I tested it with a 3DR UBlox Neo 7, worked great with that too.
I will be using a MinimOSD with it, though I haven't set it up yet. Given that it's running near identical code to the big pixhawk, I'm not anticipating any issues.
It also has native support FRsky telemetry as it has the inverter and diodes built in. The software is still in development, but on an X4R it was sending back power, location and flight mode info :)
I use the Craft and theory telemetry interface (http://www.craftandtheoryllc.com/frsky-telemetry-cable-and-user-interface-for-pixhawk/ (http://www.craftandtheoryllc.com/frsky-telemetry-cable-and-user-interface-for-pixhawk/)) on my regular Pixhawks (Which encodes even more data into SPort than standard firmware), and they're sending me their Pixracer beta firmware too :)
Quote from: Miles on August 25, 2016, 09:10:38 AM
Sure - this one was from the UK Ebay seller GoodLuckSell here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122070875814?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122070875814?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
That GPS module is from an old crashed Quanum Nova Pro that was given by a friend - I tested it with a 3DR UBlox Neo 7, worked great with that too.
I will be using a MinimOSD with it, though I haven't set it up yet. Given that it's running near identical code to the big pixhawk, I'm not anticipating any issues.
It also has native support FRsky telemetry as it has the inverter and diodes built in. The software is still in development, but on an X4R it was sending back power, location and flight mode info :)
I use the Craft and theory telemetry interface (http://www.craftandtheoryllc.com/frsky-telemetry-cable-and-user-interface-for-pixhawk/ (http://www.craftandtheoryllc.com/frsky-telemetry-cable-and-user-interface-for-pixhawk/)) on my regular Pixhawks (Which encodes even more data into SPort than standard firmware), and they're sending me their Pixracer beta firmware too :)
Thanks Miles.....thats useful info m8....:)
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No worries :)
Min Talon Motor.....A Leopard 1038 kv.
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Turnigy Servo Tester, Soak Tester.
(https://s4.postimg.org/8cajx9a9l/Servo_Tester.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/8cajx9a9l/)
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Quote from: CurryKitten on August 23, 2016, 12:38:24 PM
Nice - please report back on the single-seed one. I was swayed over to the one rx in each bay by some reviews on the Furious-FPV vs the LaForge, but that's different hardware and firmware, so who knows.
I've ordered my covers now, but if it works nicely, I will have to think about getting that cable run internally. So there's something to be said about both of them on one side that doesn't need the goggle opening up !
I have a suggestion for a review for you!
https://youtu.be/eWHmRUo5AP4
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Quote from: elmattbo on August 26, 2016, 07:06:55 PM
I have a suggestion for a review for you!
https://youtu.be/eWHmRUo5AP4
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Soo.. Not really a tracker.
But just an option to keep the antenna level when you happen to put your head down?
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Yeah, I suppose so. It's more like a gimbal for your head, but having watched the vid it is actually a neat little project. To allow for my head movement though it would have to move in the x y and z axis...
7" screen, diversity rx and dvr to mount on my radio. Also a couple of small lipo's to fit the battery compartment.
Quote from: elmattbo on August 26, 2016, 08:30:12 PM
Yeah, I suppose so. It's more like a gimbal for your head, but having watched the vid it is actually a neat little project. To allow for my head movement though it would have to move in the x y and z axis...
Yup. I get the feeling that while cool.. A proper ground station would be better!
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Quote from: rob.thomson on August 27, 2016, 01:26:18 PM
Yup. I get the feeling that while cool.. A proper ground station would be better!
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Horses for courses though. I just do not have time to set up a ground station when I fly, but I do miss not using diversity. So built into goggles is good, but the wandering FPV head is bad. I can see the use in this, however I doubt I'll do it myself!
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That project cropped up in Thingiverse when I was looking for existing doors to model from. It's a cool little thing, but doesn't make much sense for what I want diversity for - where I accept there's going to be a certain amount of keeping my head in certain positions.
That said, I'm going to need to wait until I do get the doors to check the system out properly. I tried it with a skew and a 3 turn and it worked well (although I wasn't going out more than 300m on a mini quad) with the diversity module stuck on the goggles (which is actually the LaForge's recommended mounting) the weight of the 3 turn meant that it peeled off after a while and I had a helical clanging into my face.
Didn't the guy doing the LaForge video used to work for HobbyKing, presenting videos from Hong Kong ??????
One of these little guys -
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Along with 4x spare batteries and charger. Had a quick play on my break but it needs some tuning, can't wait to blast around the house! :D
http://www.banggood.com/Tiny-QX90-90mm-Micro-FPV-Racing-Quadcopter-BNF-Based-On-F3-Flight-Controller-FrSKY-Taranis-X9D-p-1069614.html (http://www.banggood.com/Tiny-QX90-90mm-Micro-FPV-Racing-Quadcopter-BNF-Based-On-F3-Flight-Controller-FrSKY-Taranis-X9D-p-1069614.html)
This little lot has arrived over the last three days! All in anticipation for my first ZMR 250. With a lot of help from Ratty I should be good to get airborne this Sunday!
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Reallacc diversity module. Just done a quick test and all seems good. Doesn't get hot and diversity switching just has a blip of static. Will take it out for a proper run tomorrow but it's a neat little package.
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My first lipo charger! You got to start somewhere!
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Technically it arrived yesterday and by arrive I mean driving up to collect it. Thanks Ratty for all your help, I'm a very happy man. The first flight went reasonably well apart from losing it in a hedge for half an hour. Bring on the evening for more flying!
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Firefly Q6....
Worth the wait...Cheaper than a Mobius and better....A few test clips on the ground look fine.
Arrived with Ver 2.1 installed.....These guys need an official web site with Versions listed properly though....I know ver 2.2 is available, but where to get it...?
Pleased it arrived with a Lens guard of sorts too....:)
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Good to see it finally arrived Dave. Although I didn't get a lens protector...curse of the early adopter :)
This arrived yesterday as a review thingy from Gearbest trying to challenge the dominance of the tinywhoop.
It's quite interesting from their marketing point of view as it's very much a "ready to fly, no building". It came out of the box built as you see it, but obviously you have to attach a receiver to it and that means soldering straight on to the flight controller.
Obviously I'm going to put a FrSky full range receiver on it and try and get a tiny quad 1km away from me :) (and with any luck, back again)
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Hi Wayne...:)
That baby Quad looks interesting....Look forward to your review, I will need something to keep my eye in over Winter...:)
I have found the official Website for the Firefly Camera.....Having downloaded a genuine Ver 2.2 Firmware, its now updated no problem at all, very easy to do with its own routine.
I know my TF Card is too slow, but the Giro Stabiliser doesn't seem to work for me..?....Its seems to be working ok though other than this....I rather like it.....It still needs a mount of some kind.
:vulture:
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Another member of my family arrive today.
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Hehehehehe well would you ever believe it, Marcin who slagged off the "terrible video" of the famous egg has now gone and bought one :)
Hold your head in shame Inspire owner pmsl
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A toe in the water ..... my first quad. Relatively cheap, about £75 ARF with a discount code from Banggood .
I printed some bits for my work for a demo we were doing, and seeing the results they told me to go and buy a printer! I was being conservative but they told me I had a decent budget, so today this arrived -
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A Raise3D N2+, absolutely stunning piece of kit, its huge! The build volume is massive, and it's so quiet and smooth in operation. Initial test prints are looking awesome, can't wait to stretch it's legs! Need to get some decent models to print out big! :D
I can't see you changing jobs anytime soon, with bosses that generous !!
Yeah, it was a nice break from the absolute tedium that my actual job is at the moment! Stuck in documentation land at the minute and it's horrible! Hoping I get to actually spend some time using the thing now though, given I'm the only one with any idea how to use it! :D
I guess that's one of the perks of working for a massive company, they are quite generous when it comes to capital expense!
Sometimes it is easier to get a hundred thousand than it is five grand.
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Sometimes it is easier to get a hundred thousand than it is five grand.
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Are you offering ??
:laugh:
That looks like a useful bit of kit. What are the build dimensions?
I've just a little HK Komet kit delivered. Rocket powered FPV anyone?
A QX 90 from eachine
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Servo extensions. You can never have enough can you, and I need some to wire up my Mini-talon. What didn't turn up though is the 14AWG silicon cable to attach my xt60... so the 2 halves of the plane will stay detached for another day
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Quote from: Andy Sayle on September 30, 2016, 12:13:28 PM
That looks like a useful bit of kit. What are the build dimensions?
I've just a little HK Komet kit delivered. Rocket powered FPV anyone?
30x30x60 which is slightly ridiculous! 60cm doesn't seem big until you actually see the thing, its massive! Really impressed with the quality so far, just been doing some test pieces.
2 DJI Z3 cameras
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£1.90 ebay
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£1.90 ebay
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Link?
Ta.
mark.
A stinking cold .... Delivered by my 2yr old .....
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Not FPV related, my sister-in-law gave me an Amazon voucher as a belated birthday gift (it was back in May !) So I bought myself this little Neopixel board to play with
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I always keep thinking of playing with light in some way, and was just helping out a friend animate something using LED's, but because he needed to keep it simple, he ended up paying quite a bit for a board that would sequence the LEDs for him. So I intend this to be my little testbed for perhaps moving to something bigger
Not really 'arrived' as such, but left a wind turbine printing last night on the N2+, came in this morning to find:
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Print looks good but the model actually isn't great. The blades are stepped rather than smooth and they don't fit flush into the hub by design. I need to find a motor to plug in to it now!
Micro Minim plus and FTDI Interface Tool.
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A Tiny OSD, removed the MultiWi Firmware and programmed it with Arduplane. 3 Screen Modes if I want them and the OSD layout of my choosing...:)
I really like it so far. No problems creating or uploading to this Tiny PCB. I have an APM 2.8 arriving Wednesday, a full blown AP with waypoint capability, OSD, GPS and a Power Module all for £55..?....Can't be bad.
Ask me again when I have it working though, I know it's a bit yesterday, but I like it...... :flying:
:vulture:
My AXN floater! ;D
Minim OSD, in case..With KV Team Mod....
Runs on 5vdc both ends, arrives ready to use, just add Firmware of your choosing
Has the side pin out holes too for those not running a full APM.
So much better than the Micro Minim for Plane use.....The Micro Minim is a bit awkward with Pins coming out the side and no case. Difficult to even Heat Shrink wrap it due to the Pins.
I like this one...:)
(https://s21.postimg.org/dbm5wejc3/Minim_OSD.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/dbm5wejc3/)
Source......E-Bay.....UK supplier.
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My new (first) 3D printer.
After a bit of faffing it is working great.
Currently printing a Moxon antenna frame ;D
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Dupont type Servo wires and plugs....:)
Avoiding stripping and crimping my own, simply remove the single sockets and place into a multi connector, or use as individuals.
This is so I can standardise my Cameras and VTXs with 3 wire Servo cables, and make up others.
Source, E-Bay.
(https://s22.postimg.org/tr0y8y7v1/Dupont_Stuff.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/tr0y8y7v1/)
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Quote from: markwilliams on October 19, 2016, 01:35:47 PM
My new (first) 3D printer.
After a bit of faffing it is working great.
Currently printing a Moxon antenna frame ;D
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How you finding it regarding setup and quality.. im pondering on the better version Wanhao i3Plus 3D Printer
X9D plus :D
Some bits from flyingwings.co.uk - DTFUHF 6 channel Rx, Fixadrone 433MHz dipole and a Runcam 2 lens extension. All going in the FX-61!
Quote from: jono44 on October 19, 2016, 03:41:01 PM
How you finding it regarding setup and quality.. im pondering on the better version Wanhao i3Plus 3D Printer
This is my first printer so I don't have anything to compare it against.
I ordered from the Technology Outlet store which is in the UK and delivered the printer next day.
Setting it up was OK till I tried to level the bed. No matter what I did it just wasn't happening. After some googling I levelled the bed bearing rods and I was then able to level the bed within 5 minutes.
Print quality looks good and probably will improve with some tinkering.
I have only had 1 print failure and that was down to Cura and not the printer.
For the price I don't think you could find another Prusa based printer out there. You would have to spend a lot more cash for any discernible improvement.
So far it has been going for 14.44 hours and has used 58.3 meters of filament.
I hope this has helped.
Mark.
As an additional note you will have difficulty printing ABS with the i3 plus as you won't be able to place it in an enclosure.
My V2.1 will be in an IKEA enclosure soon with the controls on the outside so adjustments can be made without compromising the heat.
Mark.
Quote from: English Turbines on October 19, 2016, 02:16:23 PM
Dupont type Servo wires and plugs....:)
Avoiding stripping and crimping my own, simply remove the single sockets and place into a multi connector, or use as individuals.
This is so I can standardise my Cameras and VTXs with 3 wire Servo cables, and make up others.
Source, E-Bay.
(https://s22.postimg.org/tr0y8y7v1/Dupont_Stuff.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/tr0y8y7v1/)
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Gotta link?
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Quote from: BigT on October 21, 2016, 12:01:42 AM
Gotta link?
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Try here Big T...:)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10cm-Female-to-Female-Dupont-Breadboard-Ribbon-Cable-for-Arduino-Raspberry-Pi/262403793547?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38661%26meid%3Db18fa62710e84e2c9a0e6740e5c77e09%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D262403765023 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10cm-Female-to-Female-Dupont-Breadboard-Ribbon-Cable-for-Arduino-Raspberry-Pi/262403793547?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38661%26meid%3Db18fa62710e84e2c9a0e6740e5c77e09%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D262403765023)
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today, I have had delivered A TX firmware update that has killed my Phantom 4 video downlink.....
And, a nice new GoPro hero 5.
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APM Mini PRO.
So much smaller than the original has Dupont Pinouts.
Source: Goodluckbuy.
(https://s12.postimg.org/itpagca7t/APM_Mini_PRO.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/itpagca7t/)
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Quote from: English Turbines on October 24, 2016, 07:56:59 PM
APM Mini PRO.
So much smaller than the original has Dupont Pinouts.
Source: Goodluckbuy.
(https://s12.postimg.org/itpagca7t/APM_Mini_PRO.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/itpagca7t/)
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Do let us know how you get on.
Looking at one of these myself.
Are you putting it in a multi of fixed wing?
Mark.
Quote from: markwilliams on October 24, 2016, 09:40:28 PM
Do let us know how you get on.
Looking at one of these myself.
Are you putting it in a multi of fixed wing?
Mark.
Hi Mark,
In a fixed wing...I calibrated the Compass, no problems, first time..and the Accs...10 Sats indoors in a few minutes from cold.
Ok so far....will do some more setting up soon and let you know...Ridiculously cheap now, even this Pro version, plus all the capability you could wish for. And it's got SERVO pinouts.....:)....Mating it with a cased Minimosd and Arducam Firmware.
Took about 5 days from Goodluckbuy.
Still learning it TBH....but its fun.
:vulture:
Banggood has the same kit as yours for £60.
I do like the APM. They have better flight modes than the Vector and MFD controllers.
Mark.
Quote from: markwilliams on October 24, 2016, 11:04:00 PM
Banggood has the same kit as yours for £60.
I do like the APM. They have better flight modes than the Vector and MFD controllers.
Mark.
Hi Mark,
I paid just £44 pounds delivered for mine.....:) Amazing value....:)
:vulture:
Quote from: English Turbines on October 25, 2016, 12:31:42 AM
Hi Mark,
I paid just £44 pounds delivered for mine.....:) Amazing value....:)
:vulture:
Haha under the magic £50 duty free price!
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Runcam Swift
Would have liked the new Runcam Eagle (too pricy), but settled for the Swift.
This little camera has so many desirable features and Runcam have made the effort to make their product complete.
(https://s22.postimg.org/mxd91cjql/Runcam_Swift.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/mxd91cjql/)
1. The mounting bracket locks and tilts just where you want it and has threaded brass inserts.
2. The feed cable is a Servo 3 wire type with soft silicon coating, ideal if you have pan and tilt.
3. Separate two wire joystick Menu interface you can just plug in and adjust with the Camera installed.
4. Nice box with instructions and even some spare screws and an alternate mount for Mini Multi fans.
Source: E-Bay, UK supplier, about £28.
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One of these dinky little things....
And rather frustratingly, I didn't get chance to play with it, other than have a fondle of it, and whack it on charge.
Pesky wedding anniversaries getting the way of toy time....
Andy
Nice
Andy is there anyway if hacking the controller to get a pair of goggles to show an image,
Cheers
Not that I can see at the moment. There are two USB ports, both of which can connect to a mobile device with DJI Go on and display the received video feed. I don't think both can be used at the same time though. That said, I haven't tested it. It doesn't appear to be like the Inspire's and Phantom's TX, where you can get a HDMI output from the controller....
The only way I can see to get the effect of goggles, is to drop your smartphone in a set of VR housing (A la google cardboard, or samsung gear VR).
Andy
Quote from: Andy Sayle on October 27, 2016, 12:33:42 AM
One of these dinky little things....
And rather frustratingly, I didn't get chance to play with it, other than have a fondle of it, and whack it on charge.
Pesky wedding anniversaries getting the way of toy time....
Andy
Nice. Be interested in your thoughts on it. Such a shame there is no hdmi out
Indeed. I can sort of see their reasoning, as they are going to be releasing their own HD goggles at some point in the nearish future. I'll do a thread/review type thing on it too if people are interested.. So far, I'm impressed!
Yeah it would be good to get a review from a 'normal' person. Not a YouTube star....
Quote from: Andy Sayle on October 27, 2016, 01:09:25 AM
..........
The only way I can see to get the effect of goggles, is to drop your smartphone in a set of VR housing (A la google cardboard, or samsung gear VR).
Andy
Seems a good idea - until whilst in flight you want to use one of the 'touch' sliders / buttons on the phone screen !!!!!
Did you order yours direct from DJI or a UK supplier Andy?
Ordered one through Firstpersonview and they are saying into November for their deliveries... :(
Quote from: English Turbines on October 26, 2016, 01:12:29 PM
Runcam Swift
Would have liked the new Runcam Eagle (too pricy), but settled for the Swift.
This little camera has so many desirable features and Runcam have made the effort to make their product complete.
(https://s22.postimg.org/mxd91cjql/Runcam_Swift.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/mxd91cjql/)
1. The mounting bracket locks and tilts just where you want it and has threaded brass inserts.
2. The feed cable is a Servo 3 wire type with soft silicon coating, ideal if you have pan and tilt.
3. Separate two wire joystick Menu interface you can just plug in and adjust with the Camera installed.
4. Nice box with instructions and even some spare screws and an alternate mount for Mini Multi fans.
Source: E-Bay, UK supplier, about £28.
:vulture:
It is a nice camera definitely comparable to the HS1177.
Whilst it says ok with 4s it won't handle 4s high voltage lipo's as I found out to my cost....
"impulsive Sundy afternoon.... :whistle: Ranger EX V2
"arrived 18:47 this evening"
So far so good, it looks like there's a lot of changes from what I've seen on YouTube these wheels are now soft 120mm baloon . I'll try a write up and video when I get some time.
My Vector arrived today courtesy of Blueflyer, royal mail special delivery. It seems Postman Pat was on his usual form and decided to ignore the note on my door advising to leave with any neighbour (I live in a cul de sac) or leave in my safe place ....
Thanks Pat ..... I hope privatisation works out for you! Muppet.
Quote from: SnoozeDoggyDog on November 02, 2016, 11:02:41 PM
My Vector arrived today courtesy of Blueflyer, royal mail special delivery. It seems Postman Pat was on his usual form and decided to ignore the note on my door advising to leave with any neighbour (I live in a cul de sac) or leave in my safe place ....
Thanks Pat ..... I hope privatisation works out for you! Muppet.
Glad you got it mate.
I do like the composite fuselages, those Rangers are nice - can you still sling a gopro under the nose (I think they have a mounting bracket moulded in place)?
Taranis X9D+
Finally I've got a decent TX, I've championed the Turnigy 9x, the 9XR and more recently the 9XR Pro.... they're still good txs for people on a budget, but I'm absolutely blown away with this Taranis after years of Turnigy ownership.
Quote from: Steve W on November 03, 2016, 03:09:39 PM
I do like the composite fuselages, those Rangers are nice - can you still sling a gopro under the nose (I think they have a mounting bracket moulded in place)?
The fuselage is super strong, the kit comes with the plastic dome which is crystal clear so as to entice you to buy their gimbal and housing. It's easy to fit any gimbal that's the size of a Tarot or smaller by just drilling through to the ply plate mounting.
Where did you buy it from? (The Ranger EX V2)
New part for my washing machine turned up today....
Yay, I don't smell like a tramp anymore! ;D
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Another Tornado OSD :)
Quote from: marcin on November 04, 2016, 03:16:17 PM
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Should this Thread be renamed, "Guess What It Is Competition" ?
I, for one, have absolutely no idea what the above is - flash unit? LED night light?
looks like a head torch...
Robart undercarriage for my Hangar 9 Corsair.
100A current sensor for my TeleFlyPro OSD
LC FPV Filter
Runcam Swift.....Another one.
So impressed with this little camera and its superior mounts....I got another one.
(https://s17.postimg.org/a4bgdgpmj/Runcam_Swift.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/a4bgdgpmj/)
E-Bay.....3 day delivery.... UK Supplier.
:vulture:
is this just RunCam's version of the HS1177
Quote from: BlueFlyer on November 10, 2016, 02:12:31 PM
is this just RunCam's version of the HS1177
Hi Blue,
Yes, basically, but it's the firmware that makes all the difference....Just like the Runcam Eagle and its Ultra Wide Dynamic Global Range....and yes, it is very different in the way it handles dark and bright areas of the image.
The Runcam Swift is priced pretty good right now, and the Eagle is quite pricy in comparison. The Swift works for me, impressed with the multiple mounts, wiring and other hardware you get with it. Its WDR works pretty good too.
:vulture:
Mag-mount antenna for my UHF transmitter has arrived, winter FPV from the car is a go :)
Quote from: Steve W on November 10, 2016, 03:19:40 PM
Mag-mount antenna for my UHF transmitter has arrived, winter FPV from the car is a go :)
Oh Steve,
....Joined us on the dark side called UHF....LOL....I hope you got a decent Dipole for your UHF receiver...?
:vulture:
Nope, stock rx antenna for now
Quote from: Steve W on November 10, 2016, 04:00:18 PM
Nope, stock rx antenna for now
Hi Steve,
Ok, well be sure to switch your TX Module to Hi Output Mode then....:)
:vulture:
christ no... leave it on low. That way, if you do get failsafe you can plonk it up to high and get control back.
Monopoles work just fine on EzUHF up to the ranges that 2.4 rc will get you.... of course the main point of going UHF is for the extra range, so when you push for that range that's when you need the better antennas.
Half wave coil antenna is the best of both worlds steve
I've been to 5 miles before turning back and on low power
Quote from: bignose13 on November 10, 2016, 09:40:18 PM
Half wave coil antenna is the best of both worlds steve
I've been to 5 miles before turning back and on low power
Do you make these Si?
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Shuriken 180
Quote from: BlueFlyer on November 10, 2016, 10:07:14 PM
Do you make these Si?
Yeah Chris, wasn't trying to flog them though, just pointing out that they are a good all round antenna, I love mine on my multis, you'll need a half wave on the radio to though to get the best out of it
Quote from: Jake Bullit on November 11, 2016, 12:16:50 AM
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Shuriken 180
You will love it!
Few things.
Realised to betaflight. Default settings are fantastic!
Change camera to hs1177m
Put a cable tie around the roll cage and antenna. Will save you desoldering the sma from the pcb in a big crash!
7 days from China on free delivery! Amazeballs!
(https://s15.postimg.org/ae0ym22mf/IMG_20161111_162944.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/ae0ym22mf/)
Quote from: rob.thomson on November 11, 2016, 03:26:52 PM
You will love it!
Few things.
Realised to betaflight. Default settings are fantastic!
Change camera to hs1177m
Put a cable tie around the roll cage and antenna. Will save you desoldering the sma from the pcb in a big crash!
Yes planning on doing all of those things.
Had it flying this afternoon briefly.
Camera was crap into the sun as expected.
Did the 1177m fit without modification?
These badboys turned up just after dinner, will have a play and review over the weekend and post.
(http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss76/mutley2/Fatshark%20HD3_zpss4tz0ace.jpg) (http://s563.photobucket.com/user/mutley2/media/Fatshark%20HD3_zpss4tz0ace.jpg.html)
Not really FPV related, but I got fed up with the bad lighting I have if I need to make any sort of chatty part of a video or trying to show stuff to the camera that's dark. So I picked up a few video lights (Neewer CN-160) and a mic to try and keep more consistent audio
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5792/25298032889_e669f946cd_c.jpg)
This little thing, which seems genuinely lovely looking
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5603/30987213496_1138df8fa8_c.jpg)
However, two issues immediately that are perhaps personal to me. Gearbest wanted to send this so I could do a review of it on Youtube... no problem so far. But, I just got a £4.76 tax bill from DHL (after they said they wouldn't send via DHL) and then it turns out they didn't send the version that I requested, i.e the one with the FrSky compatible rx. This comes without one - and I'm out of spare rx's. Grrrrrr </1st world problems>
FlyingWings Hornet Mini Racing Wing "MEGA DEAL"
I'd already bought an all in one cam/VTX from banggood and thought this would be the ideal thing for it to go on :)
Oooo that looks like a very nice mini to fly in the house with. What's it called?
Quote from: Jakalas on November 18, 2016, 05:52:58 PM
Oooo that looks like a very nice mini to fly in the house with. What's it called?
Gearbest sell it as the "LT105 105mm Mini Brushed RC Quadcopter". It does look great, my only worry at the moment is that there's quite a lot fo flex in the legs... but it might be ok as it's only light. I'll reserve judgement until the rx gets here
Today, all the way from Hong Kong Hobby King......my 3rd EZUHF 4 channel micro reciever...:)
I like these, nice case, small and easy to programme....
A small, relatively low cost item, so why do they not stock in the UK Warehouse? ??????
:vulture:
Runcam2 yesterday! Forgot to report it in :+
FrSky D4R-ii
It's smallest receiver I've ever had, it's for my hornet mini wing :)
Hopefully it's already got the EU LBT firmware installed to match my Taranis
Quote from: BlueFlyer on November 19, 2016, 03:48:01 PM
FrSky D4R-ii
It's smallest receiver I've ever had, it's for my hornet mini wing :)
Hopefully it's already got the EU LBT firmware installed to match my Taranis
All bound and working successfully.
1280 Centred Yagi.....7dbi.
For my new 1280 Relay Module.....This antenna is so much smaller than the Patch.
Proven to 10 Miles with 800mw VTX....Plenty still in hand.
:vulture:
I have 2 of those on the way. :)
Quote from: BlueFlyer on November 21, 2016, 09:11:16 PM
I have 2 of those on the way. :)
You saw it here first m8.....lol.
:vulture:
Technically I saw it on Bonafidepirate's Mini Talon video, but you appear to be the first forum member with one so far :)
Did you get customs charge?
Quote from: BlueFlyer on November 21, 2016, 09:40:18 PM
Technically I saw it on Bonafidepirate's Mini Talon video, but you appear to be the first forum member with one so far :)
Did you get customs charge?
Hi Mate,
No, it cost me $16 US including Postage.....Took about a week, they posted it same day for me within 3 hours of ordering...:)
This thing is really quite small, Im going to be able to reduce the size of my Relay Module considerably.
:vulture:
nice!
Hopefully mine will slip through the net also.
Yes, they're a friendly bunch aren't they? Mine was also shipped within hours of purchase.
Quote from: BlueFlyer on November 21, 2016, 10:51:25 PM
nice!
Hopefully mine will slip through the net also.
Yes, they're a friendly bunch aren't they? Mine was also shipped within hours of purchase.
Hi Blue,
Yes, two of these Yagis aimed angled out together on a diversity set-up and you won't need a Tracker.....lol.
I noticed that the PCB is drilled, not sure if its supposed to have a pin passed through and soldered to connect the elements on both sides...?....Need to investigate that.
Update.....Checked it....the drilled holes are through plated, meaning the elements are indeed connected to each other on both sides...Beep meter says they are....:)
:vulture:
oddly enough, mine arrived today. Along with a cheap DVR to try and some M3 nuts
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/gs/yagis.jpg)
ET. This data sheet shows how to attach coax to the yagi: http://www.wa5vjb.com/pcb-pdfs/Yagi1250.pdf (http://www.wa5vjb.com/pcb-pdfs/Yagi1250.pdf)
Because flying with my precious GoPro 4 silver makes me too tense to enjoy anything, and hence my camera quad goes a but unused. This just got dropped off (actually, the box was just sat outside my front door all day - deliveries near Xmas get worse)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5773/30813571240_fd1ff6309f_c.jpg)
Few reasons to buy it - I heard great things about the 6s, and this was only £55 delivered from Gearbest in some offer. Also it's exactly the same dimensions as the GoPro 4, so should fit right into the gimbal. Seemed worth a punt.
Disappointment arrived today. My sunnysky motors still haven't arrived :(
Some Z-Bend pliers! WOO! No more faffing with normal pliers and making massive, sloppy z-bends! :D
Frsky Horus X12S was Mode two and is now mode one :overexcited:, immersionrc 2.4GHz RHCP patch, just measured it at work and is very usable from 2.35-2.45Ghz with 1.43 VSWR. Will see what the pattern is like tomorrow and start to match some skew planars for the Mini Talon etc
Ordered some servos from hobbyking and they arrived 24 hours later. This must be some world record for Parcel Farce.
UHU Por :+. Still no motor for the Talon >:(
My Christmas present from the wife -
(https://s15.postimg.org/ymfv962qv/IMG_1978.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/ymfv962qv/)
She won't let me have it till then though! :(
Hope you have fun with it, definitely more of a summer plane type of a deal, though. I didn't do much to mine except rather crudely add some dihedral by bending the spar. It definitely looks more scale and flies better.
Eachine TX02 - the 200mw version of the mini cam/vtx people have been putting on their tiny whoops. This is destined for my Hornet mini wing, but I don't think I'm going to be able to get enough nose weight with it to get correct CG.... RunCam2 HD for size comparison
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Hornet/web/tx02-1.jpg)
Be interested to see how it looks on the hornet. I tried up today on an axn, was really happy with the colour and picture quality. It even got got ground details when pointed into the sun. What we did pic up though is some distortion around the sides which meant it looked a bit odd in the turns and things looked like they were going at different speeds !
I'll get some pics up tonight once its in the nose of the hornet
New fixed wing winter project. Can anyone guess what it is? ;D (blueflyer not allowed as he knows :P)
(https://s13.postimg.org/4rmaentz7/IMG_4943.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4rmaentz7/)
[BlueFlyer]*goes to check Whatsapp!
AAHH!! Yes... I know :P
VolantexRc VG2D-H3 gimbal and dome, I'll be more relaxed now with my GoPro in there; this thing is bloody strong ABS. I'll be powering it up shortly
5 x Lipo Battery Straps......300mm x 20 wide with velcro.
Source.. E-Bay.....2.99p inc free post..... :gotit:
:vulture:
Quote from: AdamG on November 28, 2016, 07:44:46 PM
New fixed wing winter project. Can anyone guess what it is? ;D (blueflyer not allowed as he knows :P)
(https://s13.postimg.org/4rmaentz7/IMG_4943.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4rmaentz7/)
Oooh, interesting.... is it a drak?
If the clue is that Blue know, perhaps an full sized Talon ?
Hehe, its actually a Z2 ;D Fancied a bigger wing for longer range flights than the falcon
Ah, I at least got the manufacturer right! :)
Thought I recognised the Ritewing box!
Quote from: Loopdreams on November 28, 2016, 11:42:30 AM
Hope you have fun with it, definitely more of a summer plane type of a deal, though. I didn't do much to mine except rather crudely add some dihedral by bending the spar. It definitely looks more scale and flies better.
Sorry, I just noticed this, so does it need some dihedral? I probably won't fly it much till summer like you say, too cold to be trying to glide for long periods! How do you transport it? Can't believe how big the wingspan is!
Some new ESCs arrived for another quad build... or possibly a set of ESCs I can move around quads if I have several frames to look at.
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5468/30530902813_321085dffd_c.jpg)
Quote from: iwan_canobi on November 30, 2016, 05:40:55 PM
Sorry, I just noticed this, so does it need some dihedral? I probably won't fly it much till summer like you say, too cold to be trying to glide for long periods! How do you transport it? Can't believe how big the wingspan is!
I wouldn't say it needs it, I flew mine for a while without but it definitely seems to help with getting it trimmed for a good hands-off glide which in turn helps with finding thermals. Looks better too. It's easier to transport than most other planes but you'll probably need to take the wings off unless you drive a van or something. I'm going to look at the connectors and wing fixing on mine to make it a bit less fiddly.
Phantom 4 Pro. To replace the Phantom 4 Not Pro, which is off to a new home this weekend. Hopefully just enough time to do a back to back comparison.
Andy
Not at all RC related, and might not mean much to you guys - but I'm super excited about this having just arrived :)
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5528/31248884622_3b96365423_c.jpg)
You might want to pose that question in "General Discussion" DedicatedDrones, as this thread is just about telling each other what just arrived in the post.
On the subject, I was sat minding my own business and another knock on the door. This time flying things :)
A package from Gearbest (without import tax for a change - yay) this is a tiny little FrSky compatible receiver. They'd sent me a little 100m brushed quad to review a few weeks ago, but sent the non-rx version, so have made it good with this. I don't expect any great range out of it - but it's an indoor/garden flyer really.
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5827/31024441710_e501b87f98_c.jpg)
They also put some new motors in the pack they asked me to look at as well. These are DYS 2206-2600kv fire motors. I think I need to start apologising to my lipos up front !
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5675/31278762481_f34bc27a77_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PgwnDq)
10x8E to test on the Ranger.
PPM to PWM converter for my Skywalker
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161207/873c9148f06d7fdb38f1d00caf333d41.jpg)
A set of tbs triumph antennas and my lost GoPro session. I returned it under warranty as it had a software issue (possibly crash related, so possibly not warranty covered!). Anyway UPS managed to lose it and GoPro have sent me a new one!
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a....
HORUS....
And a clearview pro receiver.
Quote from: DedicatedDrones on December 08, 2016, 08:45:45 AM
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Some minim style OSDs I've had made up.
With a few extras over the standard ones out there for sale. It includes a new chip instead of the Maxim one all the others use. Much cooler and completely resistant to the dirty power supplies on most of our rigs.
Going to get a few hundred made up next year.
Its pretty small but easy to mount due to being single sided. Have a micro GPS to go with them too thats only 12*12. Brill fully featured OSD for wing racers. Just had first flight with it. Chuffed how its come out
(https://s28.postimg.org/6w6kaw609/IMG_3192.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6w6kaw609/)
Hmm looks interesting. Might be perfect for project SSBB mk2. I was always aware I was using an odd that could quit at any moment
If you do an SSB mk 2 you can have one for free!
Its similar to the micro minim style. Here is a breakdown of differences:
Smaller than standard minim. Larger than micro minimum.
Flat bottom – easy to mount. Just a bit of double sided tape to keep it simple.
Uses new AB chip – takes a lot less power / no heating issues / VERY resilient to power fluctuations.
Mucho easier to connect than the micro. Standard 3 pin servo wires. It's a dream compared to the usual messing with micro minim OSD.
4 inputs– especially for normal GPS OSD users – PWM screen switch + RSSI + current sensor + option (temperature /air speed sensor etc).
2 voltage inputs with resistor combis – good for up to 6s
Support on board for FRSKY RSSSI – like d4rii – just connect up rssi and calibrate – no faffing with converters or slow telemetry
Also - reset input – for those who want to reset home physically via a press button.
It's a good option for NAZA guys too. Running it on mine and its pretty cool.
I got these,
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/296/31494824226_44c6876d48_c.jpg)
4 x 300mah 1s lipos for my future indoor micro racer (and also to see how the little lt105 does on a light lipo)
Also... finally the live out cable for the Firefly 7s so I can test that with a gimbal
Quote from: Shikra on December 09, 2016, 06:02:29 PM
If you do an SSB mk 2 you can have one for free!
Its similar to the micro minim style. Here is a breakdown of differences:
Smaller than standard minim. Larger than micro minimum.
Flat bottom – easy to mount. Just a bit of double sided tape to keep it simple.
Uses new AB chip – takes a lot less power / no heating issues / VERY resilient to power fluctuations.
Mucho easier to connect than the micro. Standard 3 pin servo wires. It's a dream compared to the usual messing with micro minim OSD.
4 inputs– especially for normal GPS OSD users – PWM screen switch + RSSI + current sensor + option (temperature /air speed sensor etc).
2 voltage inputs with resistor combis – good for up to 6s
Support on board for FRSKY RSSSI – like d4rii – just connect up rssi and calibrate – no faffing with converters or slow telemetry
Also - reset input – for those who want to reset home physically via a press button.
It's a good option for NAZA guys too. Running it on mine and its pretty cool.
Sounds awesome. I'll be in touch if the time comes
Voyager E Electric Helicopter....By JR.
Having done a fair bit of custom Helicopter drive pinions for various Club Members Helis, I have been rewarded with a fairly elderly (but complete) JR Voyager electric Heli......For free...!!!!!!!
Pietzo solid state giro with rate and heading lock.
Upgraded with a Hacker 4,400kv brushless inrunner and a Jeti ESC. I think I may have to tone down the movements until I get back into my old Heli shoes...lol.
Needs a little TLC, but it should be fine, and you can still get the spares from Midland Heli...:)
(https://s27.postimg.org/grsrgz8sv/82143.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/grsrgz8sv/)
:vulture:
Haven't had any mail for days and I'm starting to think that the postie has decided to take the odd random day off here and there. Made up today with 6 (!) little packages
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5726/30783716154_47dc9e0a59_c.jpg)
A mix and mash of bits here. Tiny 3 bladed props for the indoor micro brushed quad I'm going to build and the brushed motors for it. Whilat ordering bits for that quad I decided it would be good to upgrade the Inductrix to better motors, and a flight controller that I could use my Taranis with, so in the box is Beecore F3 evo board with a built in FrSky rx. Having thought about what would be left of the Inductrix (just the frame) I also bould the frame of the E010 - which is an Inductrix copy.
The red props are 6045's for a review quad, and the little GoPro remote comes from Ratty (thanks !) which will hopefully let me take my own pictures of said review quad whilst flying fpv
Of course, what I have here are two half micro quads that don't make a whole. In the post should be the motors for the e010 frame a and the flight controller and cam/vtx for the indoor racer
Power!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/BrunoV/650FC8E0-65C1-46AA-BBC0-BDDD2CF636B5.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BrunoV/media/650FC8E0-65C1-46AA-BBC0-BDDD2CF636B5.jpg.html)
No immediate plans for its use, it was to much of a bargain to miss
How much did you pick it up for ?
I can't actually remember, it was a couple of months ago! Only just collected it from my mums today now we are back
Should be able to stop anyone locking their car for a good distance now!
Blimey, 2W! You flying to the moon? :P
My Hawkeye stuff kills my TV reception when I'm testing in the house, this thing will probably take out some satellites! :P
Run Cam 2 arrived today. It was ordered on the 24th of November. Now waiting for the VAT bill......
Replacement Runcam2, set of precision Wera screwdrivers, and the all clear for cancer from the Dr. Sweeeet!
Quote from: SnoozeDoggyDog on December 20, 2016, 06:03:36 PM
Replacement Runcam2, set of precision Wera screwdrivers, and the all clear for cancer from the Dr. Sweeeet!
Great news for you - especially as it's from such a peculiar named Doctor !!
:laugh:
Boscam TR-1
(http://www.flyingtech.co.uk/sites/default/files/Product_images/TR1.jpg)
Multistar 2350kv 2205 motors with 30A ESC built in (x2). Going to make a custom racing wing, and stick one on my Radjet for some 4S screaming around! For £7 a pop in the hobbyking sale I couldn't resist giving it a go, seems a nice little motor but time will tell how it lasts with the ESC inside. Hoping on a plane it will have enough airflow to keep cool.
Also a 40A ESC for my ASW28 glider build so I can run it on 4S!
Quote from: English Turbines on November 18, 2016, 07:40:00 PM
Today, all the way from Hong Kong Hobby King......my 3rd EZUHF 4 channel micro reciever...:)
I like these, nice case, small and easy to programme....
A small, relatively low cost item, so why do they not stock in the UK Warehouse? ??????
:vulture:
Why not buying here?
http://www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Ezuhf
Quote from: Schalonsus on December 24, 2016, 12:48:20 PM
Why not buying here?
http://www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Ezuhf (http://www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Ezuhf)
Thanks, thats not too bad a price either....I still think Hobby King UK should stock them though.
:vulture:
Oh yes, it's back!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/BrunoV/4B168845-049A-4BBA-81B9-74BCA402C23E.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BrunoV/media/4B168845-049A-4BBA-81B9-74BCA402C23E.jpg.html)
OOOOoooooohhhh yeeess....
Suck, squeeze, bang, blow :P
Darling :P
Why are you excited about a fridge compressor? ;)
A fridge compressor is just squeeze & blow...
Which is OK if your'e in a hurry...
But I like the bang bit :P
A TPU printed GoPro holder for my Quad project thanks to Mr Luvbus :)
(https://s27.postimg.org/d21w70li7/20161229_221746.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/d21w70li7/)
Quote from: Dillwhacker on December 29, 2016, 11:11:51 PM
A fridge compressor is just squeeze & blow...
Which is OK if your'e in a hurry...
But I like the bang bit :P
lol. :bravo: They just need a bit of a tickle to get'em bangin
LOL my fave Slade song - 'The Bangin' Man' ...
Showing my age now :(
Quote from: Coyote on December 29, 2016, 11:22:36 PM
A TPU printed GoPro holder for my Quad project thanks to Mr Luvbus :)
(https://s27.postimg.org/d21w70li7/20161229_221746.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/d21w70li7/)
He printed me a GoPro case for my old Hero out of flexible stuff, it's awesome. Is that the same? I wasn't sure of the material.
Yeah it's very squishy so probably the same stuff :)
Bloody nothing... again.
I ordered 8 items from Banggood on 1st December, 4 of them arrived on the 13th, 4 of them are still "on their way", or have been eaten or something.
Yaa boo :(
I'm still waiting for my flippin Eachine Ripple!!! My Big Talon arrived in under 3 weeks, the replacement big talon fuselage arrived in under 2 weeks... but I've been waiting for this Ripple now since 25th Nov.
SP F3 board for the quad. Nice board, not a brilliantly planned PDB though when you install the OSD in its preset position and it blocks one of the F3's port.
Elfie turned up... with loads of spares that i didn't order and extra Lipos!! Bonus :laugh:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/ukbeast/20161231_110144_zps07p79bmj.jpg)
Had the pleasure of driving this over the weekend. What a machine
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/BrunoV/472C69F6-BD7D-462D-BE5F-3E18BEBAA266.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BrunoV/media/472C69F6-BD7D-462D-BE5F-3E18BEBAA266.jpg.html)
Very nice ! Did you give it the full beans or lose your bottle ? :)
Be honest :) :) :)
Yeah I gave it full beans, just not for very long! So fast it's ridiculous.
I'll try and put a little video together once I'm back home.
Wicked :)
It wasn't so much today, as in the last few weeks, but an inductrix FPV quad. How cool are these little things? Mine has been banned from flying around the house, after seriously annoying the wife and kids!
And, this years FPV project. A 1/5th scale electric buggy. Got to assemble it, and then fit some FPV gear to it. Should be fun...
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170105/e186e25a3fd955a93cbbb4732dc013a0.jpg)
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Reptile and Storm OSD.
Quote from: Jake Bullit on January 05, 2017, 08:49:51 AM
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Reptile and Storm OSD.
Interesting Jake.
Look forward to seeing that one. Love the way they can't even spell the name of their own country-lol ;D
Mine came today as well
The runcam eagle is going on the bix3 though
(https://s23.postimg.org/i1m44eqdj/IMG_4009.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/i1m44eqdj/)
New mini talon and ezuhf Rx. Hopefully this one will remain in one piece for more than 2 days!
Don't get too carried away :)
Six HXT900 Servos.....Plus a nice Stainless Steel Illuminated On / Off switch.....Delivered next day....no choice, an expensive way for such small items....:(
:vulture:
a 3 metre roll of 3M VHB double sided tape and 10 x 3mm id O-rings
Frsky Sbus to PWM decoder from RC Life.
First order from Banggood arrived containing: Aomway Scews, 5.8ghz VTX and Runcam Swift for my Skywalker X-1 and 3x Micro Minimosds, USB Programmer and GPS unit.
Planning on using one Micro MinimOSD standalone, one on a Miniquad connected to the FC, and one with the GPS in my Bixler (If i can work out the wiring, considering BG showed it with a connector and wires and mine does not have them!)
10 HXT900 servos
8M of 1.2mm piano wire
5 3mmx300mm spring steel rods
2 main retracts
1 nose retract
5M 16AWG red silicon wire
5M 16AWG black silicon wire
25 linkage stoppers
4 3 bladed scale props
2 Turnigy D3530/14 motors
2 75mm wheels
5 50mm wheels
and a partridge in a pear tree
The above puts my tube of uhu por to shame ... I must try harder !
All just parts for my 3D printed P38. I don't usually buy much stuff these days, I've got enough that there's always something that can be reconfigured or reused to keep me entertained but this one needs a lot of quite specific components.
Nothing yet, hoping for a "haul" as the youtubers say... in the next few days/week
It can't get much more exciting than my "haul" yesterday
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/553/31297431464_020e93ca09_c.jpg)
I needed a connector for the Inductrix style lipos as I was building a new one
Woohoo (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170106/1a89e0e07f29ca90eff8a9dede85a02b.jpg)
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Nice :)
Quote from: stevec on January 06, 2017, 02:27:07 PM
Woohoo (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170106/1a89e0e07f29ca90eff8a9dede85a02b.jpg)
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AAAAAARRGGHH!!!! you must be so excited lol.
nice one, what phone you gonna use in the controller?
Stand alone or wired to battery.
Quote from: Drone 5 on January 06, 2017, 04:37:40 PM
Stand alone or wired to battery.
looks neat, what's wrong with a buzzer on the FC though?
Quote from: BlueFlyer on January 06, 2017, 03:02:23 PM
AAAAAARRGGHH!!!! you must be so excited lol.
nice one, what phone you gonna use in the controller?
Had a little test flight in the front garden holy shit! Locked in doesn't even come close. It makes the inspire 1 pro feel unstable.
This thing is going to cause a lot of bad habits to come back in.
Will do a short review in the appropriate section.
Yes I am excited! Even though it is for worki will be taking this everywhere I think😎
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Quote from: stevec on January 06, 2017, 05:30:01 PM
Had a little test flight in the front garden holy shit! Locked in doesn't even come close. It makes the inspire 1 pro feel unstable.
This thing is going to cause a lot of bad habits to come back in.
Will do a short review in the appropriate section.
Yes I am excited! Even though it is for worki will be taking this everywhere I think😎
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I want your job if that's what you get to play with and get paid.
ANOTHER Mini Talon...... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
(In case I crash the first one)
(https://s29.postimg.org/c5psmwivn/Mini_Talon.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/c5psmwivn/)
(https://s28.postimg.org/vjz62mkpl/Leopard_1038kv.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/vjz62mkpl/)
(https://s23.postimg.org/fmexzm6rr/Platinum_50amp_ESC.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/fmexzm6rr/)
:vulture:
nice!
I'd replace that nut with a nyloc one though.
A few sets of DAL Props to try out, along with a surprise set of free Gemfans.
I've more Props on the way from else where as I fully expect to go through a fair amount of them lol
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Chimp%20Racer/props.jpg)
DYS ESCs for the 250 quad along with some cable, that lets me finish the power side tonight so I can bolt the lid on :)
(https://imageshack.com/i/plgyAnufj)
Quote from: BlueFlyer on January 06, 2017, 05:23:55 PM
looks neat, what's wrong with a buzzer on the FC though?
The quad is a Eachine 250 with the cheap box standard Naze 32 board and could not find where to plug one in. The board has integrated plugs. I tried a buzzer plugged into a free channel on the Rx but it did not work. All I can think is the board does not give enough amps to activate the buzzer.
Wanted something quick and what is stand alone.
Can now swap around different airframes with velcro.
Thanks for the comment though.
New Fatshark (antenna) diversity receiver module, A MenaceRC Invader patch and a MenaceRC Raptor omni.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Chimp%20Racer/diversity.jpg)
Along with some more triblade props, 4S 1400mah 65C LiPos and a FrSky XSR receiver.
Props eventually turned up and a revised GoPro mount off Luvbus :)
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/922/sCArkF.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmsCArkFj)
This
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170109/6cf9d668fe019e385a1fea3994ab5c16.jpg)
Ah my favorite glider :)
I'm nearing completion of mine now as well, goes together nicely! Just fighting with getting iNav set up as an AP for it.
16 Inch Monitor Screen and Matek PDB.....
Source....E-Bay.
(https://s28.postimg.org/x7mspndp5/FPV_Monitor_PDB.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/x7mspndp5/)
:vulture:
Quote from: iwan_canobi on January 10, 2017, 12:41:26 PM
I'm nearing completion of mine now as well, goes together nicely! Just fighting with getting iNav set up as an AP for it.
Be sure to post some pics :)
Over the last couple of days
(https://s24.postimg.org/ucy01t44h/20170111_214933.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/ucy01t44h/)
Video monopod.
(https://s23.postimg.org/lwlfik3lz/P1260201.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/lwlfik3lz/)
(https://s23.postimg.org/8gyet3v47/P1260202.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/8gyet3v47/)
This little monkey
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Chimp%20Racer/CR09.jpg)
and all the things to go in it...
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Chimp%20Racer/quadstuff.jpg)
Nice frame...looks like the carbon has been finished quite nicely.
Yes it has, it's been chamfered if that's the right word lol
Not fantastically exciting, I got 4 "Racestar" 8.5mm motors for trying to give my world record 1s micro quad a bit more power... they are red, so that instantly makes them better. Also a little standalone GPS rx for a project idea.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/542/31910611190_ea69f32231_c.jpg)
Eflite Opterra, to do some long duration flights for mapping.
/Steve
Quote from: stevec on January 13, 2017, 06:21:00 PM
Eflite Opterra, to do some long duration flights for mapping.
/Steve
Very nice. What camera will you use for mapping?
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400 6045 propellers and 5 4s balance lead extentions
Quote from: BlueFlyer on January 13, 2017, 03:42:05 PM
This little monkey
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Chimp%20Racer/CR09.jpg)
and all the things to go in it...
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/Chimp%20Racer/quadstuff.jpg)
you got a monkey :P
I'm in shock at that purchase Blue ;D :D
Shuriken X1
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170113/5a7a78cd24c2624d99a781276b27c6df.jpg)
Love the look of that shuriken....
Today came 4 cw rs2205 2300 emax
Dal props
Foxeer hs1177
4 littlebee 20a blheli_s
Kester flux pen
60/40 solder
Black xt60 connectors
Quote from: Lola on January 13, 2017, 06:57:25 PM
Very nice. What camera will you use for mapping?
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Initially I will use my go pro 4 black. I did some testing with it and the model was remarkably good. Pix4d have solved the problem of the fisheye distortion and seem to have solved it well.
If that fails then I'll use a canon with the developer kit on it fired by apm.
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So these have either been in the post for 48 days, or (more likely) are the resent ones... but not possible to tell from envelope. I have an micro brushed f3 board with a built-in frsky rx to build my little indoor racer, and a condom for a gopro4 form factor camera
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/715/32385384945_e4039bbe8e_c.jpg)
F3 V4 Pro... lets see what this does ;D
(https://scontent-sjc2-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e15/15101746_1617820655191872_6792507868298870784_n.jpg)
A nice big box of Runcam Swift 2 cameras :D
Cool, what are they headed for?
My shop ;)
Probably going to put one on my 550 hex though, and maybe one on my 250....might put one on the 180 too ;D
Hot in and headed for the 1.2 to 5.8 relay to the fartsharks!
(https://s28.postimg.org/pn6vvi4ux/IMG_20170214_WA0000.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/pn6vvi4ux/)
Quote from: SnoozeDoggyDog on February 14, 2017, 07:27:43 PM
Hot in and headed for the 1.2 to 5.8 relay to the fartsharks!
(https://s28.postimg.org/pn6vvi4ux/IMG_20170214_WA0000.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/pn6vvi4ux/)
Why didn't you get a 25mw one mate?
600 seems way overkill tbh
Quote from: bignose13 on February 14, 2017, 08:40:09 PM
Why didn't you get a 25mw one mate?
600 seems way overkill tbh
Because it was £8
Good enough reason 👍
A RHO-lens HPRO for my Headplays...
If this doesn't give me a good image, I'll be selling them on here for 13p plus half a chicken...
:o
Quote from: Dillwhacker on February 14, 2017, 11:10:35 PM
A RHO-lens HPRO for my Headplays...
If this doesn't give me a good image, I'll be selling them on here for 13p plus half a chicken...
:o
I might consider buying them, as long as it's not half a cooked chicken you're after.......
It's the size that puts me off. Of the headplays ... not cooked chickens!
LOL snooze, the half chicken has to be like this...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken
You cut of its head, and it has to live breathe and eat for a year without a head......
Like a President of the USA say...
LOL
Tz
Yet more Frsky antennas after I managed to slice mine in half while testing the quad :+
Quote from: SnoozeDoggyDog on February 14, 2017, 09:08:07 PM
Because it was £8
Make sure it has adequate cooling - that extra wattage has to go somewhere.... hence why folk use a 25mw for ground stuff.
The brick has arrived, I'm thinking hmmmmm 927g!! on my dig scales. "had a chin-wag with the lorry driver about the huge box it came in" he said that they've all had to have training and only people signed off are allowed to handle lipo types and deliver as well.
A rather lovely Wii Wing from the G man himself. Looks awesome and tiny (x4r put next to it for scale) I need to order a bunch of tiny components next :)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3935/32649953940_887ebdb00b_c.jpg)
Ornithopter kit, once finished I'm going to put on a really small fpv setup on. Covert fpv :D ;)
Just arrived from HorusRC, Hall effect gimbals for my Taranis. The only option to buy them at the moment was with a "Combo Package" I chose a new VTX to replace the stock one in my Sky Shadow.
(https://s31.postimg.org/kegllmtmv/Full_Size_Render_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/kegllmtmv/)
I have a pair of those Hall effect Gimbals on backorder with T9......Sold out everywhere it seems...
:vulture:
I got on the pre-order back in January... ;D It was just a bit cheeky of them to only release them in the combo packages, but fortunately I was after a new switchable wattage VTX anyway.
TS100 portable soldering iron. Runs from a LiPo pack 12-24v output wattage dependent on voltage. Variable temp From 100-450C.
(https://s17.postimg.org/6qf3hhegr/IMG_4241.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6qf3hhegr/)
(https://s17.postimg.org/d498hupob/IMG_4242.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/d498hupob/)
(https://s17.postimg.org/3xqxukkfv/IMG_4243.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/3xqxukkfv/)
Another one of my favorite UHF receivers......This is #4..
Source....HK International.
(https://s7.postimg.org/7ui6ujnvr/EZUHF_4_CH_RX.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/7ui6ujnvr/)
:vulture:
LCD Driver board for my 15.4" screen... works a charm:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8259957/FPV/gs/EVOGS/EVO01.jpg)
My EZUHF Base Coiled Dipole......courtesy Big Nose.....Thanks Simon.....:)
(https://s1.postimg.org/fw10pfycr/EZUHF_4.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/fw10pfycr/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/bbeuaienf/EZUHF_5.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/bbeuaienf/)
3D Printed Plastic joint cover looks really neat too...
:vulture:
Some carbon effect vinyl.
LED push button switch.
2.1mm panel mount barrel jack.
Nice new flight case for my ground station project. I can start cutting the panels today :)
Nice one!
I got a replacement micro cam and VTx unit for my QX90 after the last one gave up after one too many crashes. Means I can start racing in the empty top floor of the office again! :D
Couple of things popped through the post today. First we have this inductive sensor - I've decided to upgrade my 3d printed so it will do auto bed levelling. I was going to go down the servo and probe route but then saw these and they looked easier and more accurate
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3875/33220036261_77c85a5d28_c.jpg)
Secondly, and actually FPV related is this tiny FrSky XMR receiver which will go into my Wii Wing build. It's only rated as doing ">300M" but you can see how small it is.. and usefully for such a tiny rx , it can drive 6 pwm channels
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/563/33192400552_dc1e764af9_c.jpg)
Not Fpv related but the home cinema room is gonna turn into a "proper" home cinema room, 🍿🍦
(https://s23.postimg.org/g16tw04mv/image.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/g16tw04mv/)
Got this in the post today. I tried the Realacc RX5808, but it doesn't want to play nicely with my immersion 600mw TXs for some reason.
The menu system takes a bit of getting used to, but its easier to be looking through the goggles to change channels than on the OLED screen on the outside of the Realacc.
I still need to test it with the Immersion gear, will do at the weekend.
Since I ordered the 2Pineapples last week, I see they have a 8%off promotion at the moment >:(
(https://s8.postimg.org/6qckpg80x/IMG_5919.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6qckpg80x/)
Quote from: tim_h on March 10, 2017, 12:33:23 PM
Got this in the post today. I tried the Realacc RX5808, but it doesn't want to play nicely with my immersion 600mw TXs for some reason.
The menu system takes a bit of getting used to, but its easier to be looking through the goggles to change channels than on the OLED screen on the outside of the Realacc.
I still need to test it with the Immersion gear, will do at the weekend.
Since I ordered the 2Pineapples last week, I see they have a 8%off promotion at the moment >:(
I had the same issue on RealAccs and IRC600s. I actually ended up making a video about it as I wanted to understand from people if this was a RealAcc issue, or an issue with any VRX that isn't ImmersionRC.
A strange set of responses I have to say. A few guys on True-D saying doesn't work, one saying it does and True-D not knowing themselves for sure ! AFAIK they are all based around the same H/W and firmware, and the IRC600's put out a weirdy signal that only other IRC gear seems happy with. So be interested to know how the lemons get on ?
Quote from: bignose13 on March 10, 2017, 09:00:54 AM
Not Fpv related but the home cinema room is gonna turn into a "proper" home cinema room, 🍿🍦
(https://s23.postimg.org/g16tw04mv/image.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/g16tw04mv/)
Awesome! I've got a projector and it's great! Needs a dark room though but gaming / movie watching is awesome on it.
Have you got a screen or just going onto the wall? I just painted one wall white and project onto that, image quality is great but a black border would help I think.
Quote from: iwan_canobi on March 10, 2017, 01:26:04 PM
Awesome! I've got a projector and it's great! Needs a dark room though but gaming / movie watching is awesome on it.
Have you got a screen or just going onto the wall? I just painted one wall white and project onto that, image quality is great but a black border would help I think.
I'm getting a motorised 100 inch later this month, I dont have time to fit it yet as the room needs turning 180, plus I need cables, trunking....yata yata yata
I'll do a demo vid of the room if you like
Hers a pic of the 50 inch I got on the wall now, at 4 1/2 meters its a bit lame tbh
Note:- Name that film
(https://s1.postimg.org/7yxpeyk63/IMG_4349.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/7yxpeyk63/)
Highlander?
Hell boy?
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Is it James Mcavoy in split?
Nope and nope
Free skew of your choice to the correct answer 😎
By midnight this Sunday
Angels and Demons?
Bambi !?
Nope and nope lol
The matrix?
Spotlight
PK :)
Nope soz guys
Clue, the guy in the pic has an alter ego
Birdman :)
The Illusionist
Well done Cato
Pm what skew you want
Cheers and well done
:party: Wow never win anything ;D
Thankyou Bignose :cheers: PM incoming
Aomway 10.1 Inch HD Diversity Monitor.....:)
(https://s23.postimg.org/aqt38qx47/HD588_3.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/aqt38qx47/)
:vulture:
New skew for my goggles from Bignose (looks nice!!), 9XR Pro and FrSky Telemetry cable.
Rock on :)
:rocks:
FX-79 Buffalo. Straight to the shed. I suppose I will have to sit through a few more episodes of The Voice.
Time to get out the prescription strength meds.
Let the flying commence once again! (Killed my last li-po the other day so ordered these bad boys)
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/roundozo/IMG_20170316_185646_zpsafkhfoq1.jpg) (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/roundozo/media/IMG_20170316_185646_zpsafkhfoq1.jpg.html)
Quote from: Roundozo on March 16, 2017, 08:16:58 PM
Let the flying commence once again! (Killed my last li-po the other day so ordered these bad boys)
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/roundozo/IMG_20170316_185646_zpsafkhfoq1.jpg) (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/roundozo/media/IMG_20170316_185646_zpsafkhfoq1.jpg.html)
Are they on offer? Can't resist a lipo sale!
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No afraid not. At about £20 a piece it ain't cheap but it's either that or be grounded while i wait for a sale. As the weather is now improving and my last final li-po caught fire mid flight I've decided I'd rather fork out and be able to fly than be grounded.
Parts for my Taranis Makeover......M9 Metal Gimbals.
Hall effect sensors instead of traditional Pots / wipers...Metal Chassis....These things feel silky smooth....:)
(https://s12.postimg.org/9eafgu4qh/M9_Gimbals_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/9eafgu4qh/)
(https://s12.postimg.org/9fkda96k9/M9_Gimbals_2.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/9fkda96k9/)
:vulture:
Nice :)
Quote from: English Turbines on March 21, 2017, 12:39:58 PM
Parts for my Taranis Makeover......M9 Metal Gimbals.
how much and where from??
Hall effect sensors instead of traditional Pots / wipers...Metal Chassis....These things feel silky smooth....:)
(https://s12.postimg.org/9eafgu4qh/M9_Gimbals_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/9eafgu4qh/)
(https://s12.postimg.org/9fkda96k9/M9_Gimbals_2.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/9fkda96k9/)
:vulture:
Quote from: BlueFlyer on March 21, 2017, 08:17:33 PM
Hi Chris,
I ordered these from T9 Hobbysport....Had to wait about 3 weeks because there is a shortage of supply....Monthly pre-order from T9.....About £20 per Stick unit.
:vulture:
3D Printed stuff from WWW.FPHEAVEN.CO.UK (http://www.fpheaven.co.uk)
Take a look at this and I even got some free sweets!
(https://s4.postimg.org/k4d88tqux/IMG_20170323_192031.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/k4d88tqux/)
Thanks FPVHeaven!
Got myself some prescription lenses for my Dominator HD3s. I haven't tried them in the goggles yet, but holding them up and looking out of the window they seem spot on.
The diopter sets from FatShark are OKish but not great and I managed to scratch one of them.
These were from Optik Fischer in Germany. Cost was € 41,50 including shipping and took about a week to make and be delivered.
Contact Jurgen on
[email protected] if you want some too!
(https://s28.postimg.org/n195fd1k9/Full_Size_Render_3.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/n195fd1k9/)
Dinky charger(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170324/47e291e21a5db4e83542951ca898d074.jpg)
Mini Mobius...
(https://s16.postimg.org/vss784h35/IMG_5960.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/vss784h35/)
Like the smiley next to the MM. :)
Good cameras,I mostly like mine ,though the buttons would be better on top.
Quote from: English Turbines on March 22, 2017, 12:50:32 PM
Hi Chris,
I ordered these from T9 Hobbysport....Had to wait about 3 weeks because there is a shortage of supply....Monthly pre-order from T9.....About £20 per Stick unit.
Had a bit of spare PayPal slush fund... I had my Taranis apart this week to paint it... took a LOT of willpower to NOT buy a set lol.
Quote from: DS123 on March 24, 2017, 03:06:12 PM
3D Printed stuff from WWW.FPHEAVEN.CO.UK (http://www.fpheaven.co.uk)
Take a look at this and I even got some free sweets!
(https://s4.postimg.org/k4d88tqux/IMG_20170323_192031.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/k4d88tqux/)
Thanks FPVHeaven!
Hope they are not the sugar free variety ....
Check out the reviews on Amazon :P
https://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gold-Bears-Gummi-Candy-5-Pound/dp/B000EVOSE4/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1490384203&sr=1-1&keywords=haribo%2Bsugar%2Bfree%2Bgummi%2Bbears&th=1#customerReviews (https://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gold-Bears-Gummi-Candy-5-Pound/dp/B000EVOSE4/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1490384203&sr=1-1&keywords=haribo%2Bsugar%2Bfree%2Bgummi%2Bbears&th=1#customerReviews)
Not really arrived because i went out to get it but still counts in my eyes! :D
(https://s4.postimg.org/48yd8137d/IMG_20170324_131410.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/48yd8137d/)
"well the other day", a Banggood offer with X8R Rx; managed to flashed it somehow I'll also be adding the S3 pot when it arrives.
4 x upgraded Taranis speakers :)
Already installed mine, the other 3 are for my mates :)
(http://i.imgur.com/rjRlDWi.jpg)
Keep an eye on the heat coming from the onboard voltage reg when using the furious, particularly if using dvr as well. There have been reports of them failing and although furious said it was because the modules were shorting, fatshark say the reg isn't designed to take that load. You can bypass it though by taking a feed from the fan and running it through a pololu to connect to the power pins on the module (having isolated them from the goggles). I know a lot of people don't do it, but the goggles aren't cheap and you'd be kicking yourself if you damage them!
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170327/f9d38ac869d7e1a410f9e4fbc4ed5195.jpg)
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what's a pololu?
Quote from: darlofranco on March 24, 2017, 08:42:07 PM
Hope they are not the sugar free variety ....
HA HA! :laugh:
No, they are not ;)
Quote from: BlueFlyer on March 27, 2017, 06:36:36 PM
what's a pololu?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192038068361
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cool, cheers.
Quote from: BlueFlyer on March 27, 2017, 09:13:37 PM
cool, cheers.
No probs. If you need photos of the mod let me know.
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Quote from: elmattbo on March 28, 2017, 10:23:07 AM
No probs. If you need photos of the mod let me know.
Yes please, could you open a new thread with the details please? I don't fancy blowing my goggles :)
Will do! Have a look in the goggles section.
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Quote from: elmattbo on March 28, 2017, 02:11:09 PM
Will do! Have a look in the goggles section.
Great, thanks.
F3 Shadow from Flyingwings.co.uk
(http://i.imgur.com/6BUr2Zq.jpg)
Quote from: BlueFlyer on March 30, 2017, 01:49:28 PM
F3 Shadow from Flyingwings.co.uk
(http://i.imgur.com/6BUr2Zq.jpg)
Nice one, look forward to seeing it in the air. Are the centre section side parts cut from acrylic or something? Or are they corroplast like the winglets?
They're made from a material called plastazote. It's like plastic plywood lol
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8K3VSWUQAY2Yfg.jpg:large)
;D 30cm wingspan lol.
£5.99, EPO made by Art Tech - pretty nice!!! Now to just source some tiny components.
Quote from: Steve W on March 30, 2017, 03:36:40 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8K3VSWUQAY2Yfg.jpg:large)
;D 30cm wingspan lol.
£5.99, EPO made by Art Tech - pretty nice!!! Now to just source some tiny components.
That undercarriage might be a tad heavy!! :D
washing machine drum bolt thingies?
Yea lol, I'm tidying my bench :)
Quote from: BlueFlyer on March 30, 2017, 02:35:29 PM
They're made from a material called plastazote. It's like plastic plywood lol
Yeah it's quite a cool material
At long last I received my Taranis qx7. Putting it next to my original receiver I can see why I went and got the Devo 7e.
I guess I spend the next few months working out how to use this now!
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170330/1bedd297a88efa078d2730419f31ade0.jpg)
To replace my hack Yak 54 that I re kitted on Monday, part rusty brain part faulty FrSky rx. Bargain from Inwoods £114 in overnight delivery. They fly really well, 2 in my club already, 10 mins hooning around on a 3s 2200. So now I have 4 used 5 5000 packs going cheap.
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All I got today was this little note from the postie. I wonder which banggood order they're stinging me for... could be one of many!
(https://s4.postimg.org/o36hjrdex/IMG_5986.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/o36hjrdex/)
If it's from banggood, you're one unfortunate mucka... I've been shopping from there for years and not once have I been stung for customs or fees. Even my huge X-UAV Talon from the international warehouse got through unscathed.
I think its a taranis Q7, as the tracking says it was delivered on the 29th and I haven't had it... and the card is dated the 29th.
Quote from: tim_h on March 30, 2017, 06:21:06 PM
I think its a taranis Q7, as the tracking says it was delivered on the 29th and I haven't had it... and the card is dated the 29th.
Very unlucky to pick up a customs charge... although it may depend on the postage method you chose. What was it ?
At least Royal Mail doesn't take the piss too much on the fees
At least RM tell you they're going to charge you in advance.
I had UPS call me up the other day saying they're en-route to my address and asked if I was aware there's a charge for the package he was about to deliver. He gave me a number to call to pay (about £11) but they were as much use as a chocolate fireguard.
Eventually he arrived and he called the office, put me on and I paid using my debit card.
What a stupid system, why not just email me or send me a letter first? Instead of letting some bloke travel all this way when he's not authorised to hand it over.
Quote from: CurryKitten on March 30, 2017, 09:02:27 PM
Very unlucky to pick up a customs charge... although it may depend on the postage method you chose. What was it ?
At least Royal Mail doesn't take the piss too much on the fees
This was sent "Air Parcel Register" whatever that means, it was the default option with free shipping.
To be fair I think the £11.52 charge is reasonable, at least compared to the ~£30 bill TNT sent me
after they had delivered the parcel, but I've got the option of ignoring that one!
Frsky compatible Rx for the micro jet :)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8PxqylWsAAxgsh.jpg)
Whoop whoop! Now just need my new fatsharks to arrive!
(https://s4.postimg.org/fg10bz189/IMG_20170404_174228.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/fg10bz189/)
Quote from: Roundozo on April 04, 2017, 06:44:32 PM
Whoop whoop! Now just need my new fatsharks to arrive!
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I run the exact same diversity module and patch antenna. However the omni I have on the top SMA is a bignose13 skew on a tall coax... gives great clearance over the top of my fat head for when I inadvertently fly behind myself :)
That's not a bad idea although i don't know how fat my head is? Lol
Currently im going to use the same ImmersionRC circular antenna from my teleporters. I'll see how that goes and look at changing if it doesn't work.
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Couldn't help it. More pictures. Very happy man.
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3 things arrived today... the most expensive of which was left on top of a plant in a plant pot outside !
So a Runcam Swift 2, and a little XM+ receiver... not for anything in particular, it's more a case of having spare stuff if I need to put a build together quickly. The magazine is RC Flight Camera Action which I've got a few bits in this month (and one from Ratty as well)
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I've had a box of 6 bottles of wine left in a bush before but right now I have a parcel of 5 wires waiting for me to drive all the way into Bath to collect which will probably cost me more in fuel to collect than the £2 it cost to get from China!
A bunch of parts arrived
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Which I spent the day building into my first full-sized FPV quad
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Made the rookie mistake of wiring up motors 3 and 4 the wrong way round, but managed to fix that with betaflights custom quad mixer. Just need some time off work and a nice day to fly it now.
A company called AKK got in touch and asked if I'd like a few of their products to test, why not. So today a regular looking VTX arrived and this dull box.
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Inside the dull box is this 40 ch 600mw VTX and Sony SuperHAD CCD sensor camera... which bears more than a passing resemblance to a Runcam swift
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These guys caught my interest as they sell through amazon, although not on amazon.co.uk for another 6 weeks I think. This got my interest because the prices were cheap, and I'm an Amazon prime member, and I like the idea of breaking stuff and being able to get a replacement the next day.
Anyway, jumping ahead - I'll stick them on some flying things and see how they do first.
what is the method for changing frequency/band on that VTX Wayne? I don't like dip switches
Quote from: BlueFlyer on April 11, 2017, 11:51:38 PM
what is the method for changing frequency/band on that VTX Wayne? I don't like dip switches
I liked that as well, hang on *takes another picture*
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Two LCDs as you can see, one tells you band and the other channel number. If you look on the left there are two buttons and one cycles through the bands and the other the channels.
The standalone VTX in the box has a single button - so you vary the length of press to change band/channel and between 25/200/600mw (it's the same function as a tx03)
Ah yes... the standalone one sounds like my foxeer TM25 switcher... 1 x led display, 1 x button. single press changes the value, long press cycles you through changing the channel/band/power.
The camera has arrived!! Just need to finish some work on the car today and then this will be fitted to the quad (if i get enough time!)
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A new 2650mah Transmitter Lipo by Rhino for my Taranis....
Jeez, its a tight fit, some cunning re-wiring of the power lead required...plus the balance leads are way too long...fook...:(
:vulture:
In a slightly confusing tale. Banggood asked if I'd like to review something (I should say after they previously said - I'd need at least 20k subscribers before they would even think about it - a bit of traffic on a few videos and they seem quite flexible)
Anyway, I said a pair of those really cheap goggles (they do a pair for about £40) I thought it might be useful to talk about really cheap ways of getting into it.
... and today I get a parcel from DHL (with £16 duty) containing this
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Which are 2 pairs of some higher spec diversity goggles which apparently do HD via HDMI if you have a phantom/mavic which I don't. So I email the banggood guy and let him know what he's sent and he said "Sorry about that mistake, could you do a review of these instead"
So a slightly confused review of me wearing two sets of goggles at once will be coming soon... at which point I'll know why I've got some weird travel adapter in with the package as well
Excellent, I wonder why they sent 2! Just means you can invite even more spectators to witness your epic flying! Will be interesting to see if they are actually 1080 panels and not just upscaling.
Indeed - I can't find anything so far to suggest what their native resolution actually is. But I can always try using my own eyes to see if I can tell the difference between watching a Bluray through an HD TV and then on the goggles. Bit subjective, but usually any anomalies stick out quite easily
Yeah, either that or if your PC/laptop has HDMI out (or DVI if you have an adaptor) it should tell you the native resolution of the screen and it's usually obvious if there is scaling going on. I tried it with my Dominator V3's and although it works fine you can't really read text etc on the desktop very well due to the scaling.
Arrived Today....
Another Tiny 200mw 1280mhz VTX.....from Surveilzone again....I didnt even remember ordering it....Its going on the Skyfun if the LOS shakedown is ok tommorrow.
Along with the Aeromax and M8N GPS receiver........UHF control.....and Flight stabiliser.
Im also waiting for a RunCam Swift Mini to arrive for it from BG, should be a very compact Navigator package.
:vulture:
I like these 200mW transmitters (mine puts out real 150mW)
Been out to 10k with it without problems.
Last in the sudden rush of review gear is this one I asked for. It's an Aurora100 Brushless Microquad. I've been really quite excited to try a Brushless micro, but could never quite what sort of power setup I wanted to try. This on runs off a 2s (albeit an 80C lipo) so it'll be an interesting first test
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So it didn't arrive today, but I'm finally back in the UK to get my hands on it
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Haha, nice one - I've never seen one posed like that before - you win.
Was you Xugong no good for your Kenya flying then, or did you just find yourself with an extra £1k and needed something fun to spend it on ? :)
Found some spare change....
Nah, while the xugong has served me well as a portable platform, the Mavic beats it in every way. It's also similar money for what a fully loaded xugong cost back in the day.
It's not a thing you fly, it's a 3 dimensional camera. You can't even force it into atti mode.
New x4r receiver and also topping up my prop supply. Thought I'd try the wood grain effect props for giggles. Might fool a few people lol.
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Quote from: Brucey on April 23, 2017, 08:59:41 AM
So it didn't arrive today, but I'm finally back in the UK to get my hands on it
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Looks like a spider crab diver. Lol
Runcam Swift Mini...
Lost inside the huge box, this Camera is pretty small...Recently joined by the even smaller version which has a half finished case..
Destined for the Skyfun to lose some weight off the nose...all being well.
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:vulture:
I saw these in Hobby King's May Day sale and finally crumbled:
These 3 exciting things came !
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What we have there is another little DYS 1104-5400kv motor and a FrSky compatible tiny rx (this one does SBUS and PWM - which is more than the FrSky one manages) and finally the camera I ordered on the 4th April (the other two were ordered on the 20th April) has finally come. This is to replace the TX03 camera that the mean cows ate from my Wii Wing.
I stripped the VTX off the mutilated camera board, and intend to make a new cam/vtx combo which looks a bit like this (mock up) -
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Sunnysky motor for my Mini Talon - at last! Funnily enough my order from Banggood was on the 4th April as well.
Nice Wayne, do you need a mark 2 wing, or are you persevering with the old one.
:) G
Hall effect gimbals and 1000TVL camera 3.6 lens, ordered 4 April arrived 8 May.
Venturi Evo 2 from Rob @ flyingwings 😊
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Told you it wouldn't be long :)
9 turn helical from TommyD RSSI Pro track :)
The props turned up from Banggood, but no Aurora 100 quad. :(
lets hope it will be hear in the next few day's.
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Quote from: Coyote on May 10, 2017, 09:47:10 PM
Told you it wouldn't be long :)
Lol, was the last thing I ordered and the first to turn up. Have to say the 2mm plywood is exquisite. So far I am impressed with it all.
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Ok so it's a picture from Google but it did arrive. 4 shiny new motors to play with
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This little chap just came. An eachine QX90c. Gonna give him some betaflight.
EDIT.. They sent the wrong receiver type, And the vtx produced some magic smoke before dieing. :+
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Well that was an anti-climax to say the least :(
Cryptic....
Edit - should have read the post above! :+
Ezosd with power module and the EzTracker v2 all in perfect condition.
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After my (actual not-a-copy-a-real-one) SPRacingF3 went pop, someone suggested I try and Omnibus FC, so I ordered an F3 controller from Banggood. As it happens, an F4 one is also on it's way - so I might hold out for that one
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I got a few of those and have been setting up iNav for fixed wing, haven't flown it yet, but so far so good! The inbuilt OSD is nice, makes it a neat solution!
Well, I was right not to crack on with the Omnibus F3 as I've just been to the post office to collect a package and it's the Omnibus F4. Along with something else
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The something else is another AIO unit. This has a 20A Dshot600 compatible ESC board which connects into an F3 flight controller with an integrated VTX. It comes with no SMA attached and a short pig tail or SMA adapter in the bag ready to solder on. Sadly, there's no other documentation that I can find, and given it has vcc out to a camera and things, I could really do with understanding what all the pinouts/uarts etc are and do ! I've just pinged the company a message to see if they can link anything.
The Chinglish on the box is priceless: "Awesome flys for dream" :)
Oh, and I got this in on Friday (I think) for a magazine review - which has made me smile a lot. It's so solidly built - although I need some smaller 4s lipos and a bunch of x30 plugs before I can do anything with it
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That's awesome Wayne, you're really ramping up on the review game here! I mailed banggood to ask if I could do some reviews, but I think my paltry 360 subscriber count means they won't bother with me! :(
Quote from: iwan_canobi on May 15, 2017, 01:04:58 PM
That's awesome Wayne, you're really ramping up on the review game here! I mailed banggood to ask if I could do some reviews, but I think my paltry 360 subscriber count means they won't bother with me! :(
I started commenting on that Ewan, but probably not fair to clutter the thread up, so PM'ing you
anyone for dlg-fpv ?
that's actual real balsa wood :o
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Balsa wood????, is that some sort of new EPP foam 🤷🏻♂️
Quote from: bignose13 on May 16, 2017, 12:52:11 AM
Balsa wood????, is that some sort of new EPP foam 🤷🏻♂️
No.
It's stronger, lighter, you can sand it to shape and it doesn't melt when you cover it.
Apart from that, it's the same as EPP..
:P
Technically it arrived yesterday... but I wasn't in and it went to the post office where I've just collected it. Package from Hobbyking. I'm not a fan of them, but I need to write a review for the Vortex 150 before the end of the month so didn't have time to wait for a shipment from Banggood
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The 150 manual warns against using 1300 lipos as they weigh a lot and will tend to smash it up more in a crash, so I ordered from 850mah 4s's. There wasn't a great range in stock, and nothing with an xt30 attached. So I'm going to swap out these Xt60's on the lipos I just got.
I could just swap to an xt60 on the 150 of course, but the little quad is so dinky that it would feel weird. I have some spare male/female sockets to make up an xt30->xt60 adapter though just in case I need to use elsewhere, as well as a few charging cables.
Just arrived are my long wished for Cyclops V2 Goggles ;D
Yeah I could have bought them months ago form HK global service but they are now on the EU warehouse site and probably soon to be on the UK site.
You either love goggles or hate them... but they are a PPP.. Perfect Price Point
I would never have entered the world of FPV if I had to pay 200-300 quid for FPV fatsharks
I went basic entry level quanum then quanum V2's and now The CyClops MmMuuUHhhHHAHha Sorry I got carried away there for a moment :)
Regards RBS
That was quick, i only ordered them on the 12th. ;D
Yer i know. Unfortunately we have to send them out in batches as we are charged for every order. So to keep costs down we dont order until we have about 20 to order, or it has been so long we feel they need to be sent out.
(be sure to turn the auto renewal off if you dont want it on, we have changed it so it is off by default now, but i think it would of been on when you joined)
A big bunch of packages through the door
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Which included some Racestar ESCs (which I think are Dshot compatible), a 60A ESC (for the SkyHook or the MiniRaceWing... dependant on what else arrives) an Eachine VTX03 (for the Wii Wing 2) and some props for the Aurora100. Then a few non-fpv bits - a little LED number thingy (arduino-style project) and some bits for a new camera I got.. which is just a bag,m and a filter to protect the lens
LOL CK your life is just like Xmas every day :P
My hint is to place loads of individual orders for cheap stuff which you then forget about and get multiple little presents through the door.... ok, so they look like they've been wrapped in bin bags, but still fun to open :)
Quote from: Dillwhacker on May 20, 2017, 10:57:34 PM
LOL CK your life is just like Xmas every day :P
I hate all this waiting. :(
Still now sine of my Aurora100 from BG and who nose when my Dji Goggles will get her. I think Dji is hoping to send some sets out in June, I have ordered my ones from Foxteck worked out cheaper than buying from Dji so?
Ok, well the remainder of my big order blowout (about £20 if my wife asks) has arrived from Banggood (and one ebay thingy)
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In the big white box, a Martian III frame. I have these 2206-2600kv motors I haven't been able to put to good use, so combining them into a (hopefully) little light frame for maximum stupidity.
On top of that are 4 8x8 LED matrices for another non-fpv project
Left another 60A HobbyKing ESC, little packet on the right of that is a FrSky compatible 8CH PWM rx for the Wii Wing 2, and also for the Wii Wing, the box contains a DYS 1104 motor, and the two packets on the right are the tiny 1.9g servos for it.
Which means I have all the parts for my Wii Wing 2 build - yay :)
I was noticing where everything comes from today - as I tend to order every bit individually so if something going to get lost it's only going to be one thing rather than everything.
So stuff has come in the past week (all from Banggood main China warehouse) from Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Seychelles. I'm sure I've had stuff before from Malaysia as well. I wonder where the Aurora's are shipping from. There's 2 others as well as G that ordered one which haven't come yet.
Motor and camera for my MT. I've given up waiting for the sunnysky I ordered from Banggood and got the t motor from electricwingman instead for not much more along with my first run cam.
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Quote from: CurryKitten on May 23, 2017, 01:05:23 PM
Ok, well the remainder of my big order blowout (about £20 if my wife asks) has arrived from Banggood (and one ebay thingy)
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In the big white box, a Martian III frame. I have these 2206-2600kv motors I haven't been able to put to good use, so combining them into a (hopefully) little light frame for maximum stupidity.
On top of that are 4 8x8 LED matrices for another non-fpv project
Left another 60A HobbyKing ESC, little packet on the right of that is a FrSky compatible 8CH PWM rx for the Wii Wing 2, and also for the Wii Wing, the box contains a DYS 1104 motor, and the two packets on the right are the tiny 1.9g servos for it.
Which means I have all the parts for my Wii Wing 2 build - yay :)
I was noticing where everything comes from today - as I tend to order every bit individually so if something going to get lost it's only going to be one thing rather than everything.
So stuff has come in the past week (all from Banggood main China warehouse) from Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Seychelles. I'm sure I've had stuff before from Malaysia as well. I wonder where the Aurora's are shipping from. There's 2 others as well as G that ordered one which haven't come yet.
I ordered my Aurora on 27/4 they sent it out 29/4 and today I check my tracking and its just arrived at Heathrow airport, so its been traveling across China for about 23 day's, they must use bicycles to carry post.
I'm hoping it will be hear in the next day or two.
2017-05-23 11:02 HEATHROW WORLDWIDE DC, ON ITS WAY TO TRURO MAIL CENTRE
2017-05-23 07:19 HEATHROW WORLDWIDE DC, ARRIVED IN THE UK
Origin Country - Tracking Consuming: 1085 ms
2017-05-11 13:08 The center of Fuzhou, leave
2017-05-11 13:08 The center of Fuzhou, left hand navigation
2017-05-11 13:08 The center of Fuzhou reach
2017-05-11 08:06 Exchange Bureau of Fuzhou, has been exported
2017-05-11 07:16 Exchange Bureau of Fuzhou, has been exported to open
2017-05-10 22:07 Fuzhou interim positions,
2017-05-10 17:59 Fuzhou interim positions, has received send
It's finally arrived, all looks good, but I'm having problems with it.
It binds to my Futaba with a FrSky mod, but when its connected to the Betaflight, it looks like my controllers are all over the place, so I can't arm it or test it. :(
I have a friend with a Taranis controller, he's going to test it on that for me.
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It's finally here!! A clean piece of kit. Granted I need to extend the motor wires but she still very tidy and also has saved some weight. I give you.....the....... Flycolor Raptor S tower
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In the post today (well I actually had to go and collect those props from the post office depot - not sure if petrol cost me more than the props)
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This is part of the quest to get the MXP230 with 6" props flying smoothly. The previous props have been terrible, but I like DALPROPS on my other quads, so I've got a set of 6040's and another of 6045's to try out.
More interesting is the stuff below it, which is a product called DroneKeeper Mini from a Korean company NicheTek. After I put up a video showing me search for a friends down quad in the woods, someone suggested I should use these. I'd never heard of them, so had a look.
You have a little 6g buzzer + battery which starts going off if no movement is detected and it can sound for a few hours. I thought it might be a potential easy solution for when you lipo disconnects and your model could be 4ft away from you but buried in long grass. I'll have a good test of them anyway.
Arrived today from the Bangood EU Warehouse...
Mini Talon....£36
Box etc in perfect condition....:)
:vulture:
Quote from: CurryKitten on June 01, 2017, 02:37:32 PM
In the post today (well I actually had to go and collect those props from the post office depot - not sure if petrol cost me more than the props)
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This is part of the quest to get the MXP230 with 6" props flying smoothly. The previous props have been terrible, but I like DALPROPS on my other quads, so I've got a set of 6040's and another of 6045's to try out.
More interesting is the stuff below it, which is a product called DroneKeeper Mini from a Korean company NicheTek. After I put up a video showing me search for a friends down quad in the woods, someone suggested I should use these. I'd never heard of them, so had a look.
You have a little 6g buzzer + battery which starts going off if no movement is detected and it can sound for a few hours. I thought it might be a potential easy solution for when you lipo disconnects and your model could be 4ft away from you but buried in long grass. I'll have a good test of them anyway.
I have one of those DroneKeeper and I swap it between my quads and planes and they are great. The battery lasts ages between charges. Saved my quads a couple of times. Best thing since sliced bread.
Quote from: English Turbines on June 01, 2017, 09:31:28 PM
Arrived today from the Bangood EU Warehouse...
Mini Talon....£36
You m7st have got mine then because mine's MIA lol
( just watch it turn up this morning when I've just got to sleep from night shift )
Quote from: Coyote on June 02, 2017, 03:22:49 AM
You m7st have got mine then because mine's MIA lol
( just watch it turn up this morning when I've just got to sleep from night shift )
Hi Ian,
Bugger, hope it arrives soon for you...Mine turned up in just two days...I wish the Bangood EU Warehouse had more fpv stuff....its very limited dont you think..?
£36 is the cheapest its ever been I think, it was on Promo tho...What a bargain for such a well engineered foam plane..
:vulture:
Yeah they have very limited stock in there, but the odd good thing.
Fear not, all is well, as predicted, woke from my sleep by none other than ............
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Just bought my 3rd one :D
Nice one Coyote - you got the rest of the HD kit?
Yeah I have everything here for now Steve but tempted in the future to use a GoPro for live footage but that means the £80 adapter bridge which I won't shell out for initially.
I've just ordered a mini talon too. Not sure when I'll get to build it though
Another Dronekeeper. SNAP :)
Arrived Today from Hobby King UK...
Skywalker Falcon, cheaper than Bangood would you believe...
Nice mouldings....my first Flying Wing.....destined for the Omnibus F4 Autopilot.
:vulture:
Joined the Mini Talon crew. Not sure when I'll build it, probably keep it in the UK
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The MiniRaceWing is almost ready to be sent to me (yay woot) but they ran out of power-packs, so I've got a T-Motor F80 and some Graupner Cam-Speed 5.5 x5.5. I couldn't get a prop reducer though... nothing special about them are there - can I just print myself an 8mm -> 5mm reducer to fit and be happy ?
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Iv'e always turned my ones, but I would probable print one now, Make it a nice tight fit and balance the prop with it in.
;) G
Quote from: CurryKitten on June 07, 2017, 08:00:02 PM
The MiniRaceWing is almost ready to be sent to me (yay woot) but they ran out of power-packs, so I've got a T-Motor F80 and some Graupner Cam-Speed 5.5 x5.5. I couldn't get a prop reducer though... nothing special about them are there - can I just print myself an 8mm -> 5mm reducer to fit and be happy ?
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Wrap it a bit of insulation tape around the motor shaft, she'll be fine. :P
Quote from: Brucey on June 07, 2017, 05:46:52 PM
Joined the Mini Talon crew. Not sure when I'll build it, probably keep it in the UK
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Doesn't count as arrived if it isn't at your place of residence!
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As far as the tax man is concerned, it is! 😂
Post man just arrived with a little bundle of tiny bin bags in his arms - very exciting
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Bottom left is a VTX in the normal FC sized proportions so I can build it into a stack in the quad I'm building (although I can't build it yet as the flight controller (I ordered before this) isn't here yet.
Just above that is another VTX03 teeny tiny VTX. On the box above that are 2 x 850mah 4s lipos (with xt30's) for the Vortex 150.
The last two are review things. The RunCam box contains a Swift Micro. Not sure where that's going yet. i want to say the Aurora, but it'll need some mods doing. The last box is a tiny 1s brushless quad. I wanted to see if there's something Tiny Whoop like, but with a bit more grunt. Not sure if this will do it, but it's very cute
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(The stickers just seem to appear randomly sometimes)
Ooh, really looking forward to a review on that Jumper quad, have Banggood done their usual thing of having no stock of the spare batteries for the model?
Jeez Wayne - you're going to have to switch your man cave into the master bedroom at this rate!
This has been so long coming I can't remember how I got it from. lol
It was after I watched Wayne's revue. Thanks bud :+ G
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Quote from: tim_h on June 08, 2017, 06:14:02 PM
Ooh, really looking forward to a review on that Jumper quad, have Banggood done their usual thing of having no stock of the spare batteries for the model?
some guy that revues the quad, recons these batteries are better.
Not sure I like the motors coming out the bottom.
https://www.banggood.com/5PCS-Eachine-H8-Mini-H8-3D-Battery-3_7V-260mAh-RC-Quadcopter-Spare-Parts-p-987893.html?utm_campaign=spaglFPV_1151472&utm_content=1645&p=V901173430951201601M (https://www.banggood.com/5PCS-Eachine-H8-Mini-H8-3D-Battery-3_7V-260mAh-RC-Quadcopter-Spare-Parts-p-987893.html?utm_campaign=spaglFPV_1151472&utm_content=1645&p=V901173430951201601M)
Quote from: tim_h on June 08, 2017, 06:14:02 PM
Ooh, really looking forward to a review on that Jumper quad, have Banggood done their usual thing of having no stock of the spare batteries for the model?
The supplied battery uses a mini losi connector. I just happen to have 14 x 300mah 1s nano techs from the indoor brushed racing nights, so I'm well covered :)
some more props for the baby quad. and some antennas to try.
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DAX for ezuhf for rssi
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Something I wanted to make sure didn't get squashed in the post... so of course the boxes came through mangled.
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They seem ok though
A firefly 7S from Gearbest! Only got the shipped notification on Thursday so no idea how it got here so fast! Nice surprise though and means I can get my gimbal quad with iNav finished!
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Yeah baby
:)
What's that Simon? New airframe? Never heard of it before. Any good? ;D
It's my third steve and the first not to have the fuze snapped in half by ridiculous packing by the bloody Chinese
Few left over bits turned up today I was beginning to think go lost. Some longer battery straps - these are to go around my camera as opposed to a lipo, and someone recommended some 5 bladed 1935's for the Aurora, so I have 10 sets of those to try (although it's flying so well right now, I don't think I'll swap them until I break the others)
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Mike (drone5) showed me one of these buzzers months ago maybe a slightly larger version ? Saw the good reviews and with the crops now high it seemed a good time to get one.
The micro runcam, well not sure where that's going yet, but will find a good home for it...
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Mine has saved my bacon a couple of times already. Well worth the cost.
I just velcro it onto whatever plane / quad I am flying.
Great bit of kit.
I saw Mike's DroneKeeper in action when we were practicing appallingly slow quad racing, and Mike's quad came down in the long grass twice. I went home and ordered two units (one for my quads, and one for fixed wing). They arrived in ten days, and are superb. Highly recommended.
Yep, I have forgotten to turn mine on a couple of times.
Finally
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My Dronekeeper also arrived, super happy that it's arrived as even though the farmer has cut the grass in my local field I still managed to bury the quad in a pile of cut grass last night!
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I also received a new adjustable soldering iron as I have a build planned in the coming months and didn't fancy precision soldering the the rubbish USB iron that I fumbled along with in the past.
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Postie had his arms full today, first item in a huge padded envelope from t9hobbystore, to replace the switch I broke when I dropped my taranis...
*Edit* Links added at the request of DS123.
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Next is a lovely little soldering iron from banggood, can be powered from 12-20 volt mains adaptor or 3 / 4s Lipo and warms up to 300c in a matter of seconds, but got enough power to solder XT60s without any trouble. £35 with coupon code "WELDTOOL" Affiliate link: https://www.banggood.com/MINI-TS100-Digital-OLED-Programable-Interface-DC-5525-Soldering-Iron-Station-Built-in-STM32-Chip-p-984214.html?p=JN120678599082016128 (https://www.banggood.com/MINI-TS100-Digital-OLED-Programable-Interface-DC-5525-Soldering-Iron-Station-Built-in-STM32-Chip-p-984214.html?p=JN120678599082016128)
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Finally a few supplies for when I start my MT build. Glue as recommended by Votecks bought from wirelessmadness.com/bob-smith-industries-foam-cure-safe-glue-1oz-bsi141? (http://wirelessmadness.com/bob-smith-industries-foam-cure-safe-glue-1oz-bsi141?)
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M2 threaded Servo rods and clevices from glidersuk.com (http://glidersuk.com)
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I really like this thread as I like seeing what people are getting and whats new. But can I make a suggestion that we start adding a link to the place where we got it from and the price paid (as they change over time)? Also I wonder if this could be used for affiliate links as I don't care about clicking on these at all if someone has taken the time to post the link it saves me time and costs me nothing.
I await to be shot down.....
Good idea, I have edited my post above. I think affiliate links are fine when they are marked as such.
:minigun: :minigun: :minigun: :minigun: :minigun: :minigun:
Kidding,doesn`t bother me unless its spamming.
Just received a parcel in the post... most exciting :)
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Currykitten your certainly a prolific builder :D
dizzy ;)
Certainly a prolific gatherer of things... I'm a bit slow at building. I did just mount the motor in the Skyhook though, so I'm having a celebration Diet Coke.
This one, I really only ordered it for the free Haribo :)
Quote from: Dizzy on June 29, 2017, 01:08:11 PM
Currykitten your certainly a prolific builder :D
dizzy ;)
Thought I might as well get one posted.
This turned up today
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It's the 2.3mm version of the RunCam Micro Swift. I recently tested out the 2.1mm version which (after some getting used to) I really liked. I found I could up the camera angle quite a lot for going really fast, but because of the wide angle, I could still see the ground and so had no issues landing.
So it'll be nice to put the 2.3mm version side-by-side to see if it offers most of the same, with perhaps less distortion.... dunno, I'll find out soon :)
Flight stabiliser for my Cub project in another thread
£6, jobs a good un
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I bought this camera the other day as I was intrigued by the 5 star review and the £5.55 price.. delivered .. it arrived today and I'm actually well impressed with it.
It doesn't have WDR but the image quality is pretty nice. The white balance changing is noticable but quick enough that I can already tell it won't be an issue when flying and I tried it in low-light in my shed with zero issues.
https://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-Warehouse-DAL-700TVL-FPV-HD-14-COMS-Camera-Module-Wide-Angle-wp-Eu-957174.html?rmmds=myorder
Nice to have a cheap little camera for putting on something you don't really care about.
Nice price Steve - the biggest issue with those is normally dusk when the sun drops, but if it's half decent, then it's a steal !
Well, I thought I was done for the day, but a DHL man just appeared at the door and had a small package in his hand and after ripping that package open, it contained this !
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I'd forgotten about it really, as it came from someone who asked me if I wanted to review one of those toy $12 egg sort of quads, so after saying no to various things she asked me if there was anything I liked from the website, so I found a little RTF brushless quad to test which is this thing here (the following is not an affiliate link, but obviously lets them track how many people click on it) http://www.rcmoment.com/other-products-2002/p-rm7993-1.html?aid=CurryKitten (http://www.rcmoment.com/other-products-2002/p-rm7993-1.html?aid=CurryKitten)
So it's just 76mm motor to motor and runs on a 2s, with an f4 board, integrated OSD and (despite the contact saying it didn't have an rx in this version) a FrSky rx. I do notice the camera mounting is rubbish and is flapping around in the wind - so I'll reserve judgment until after I fly it
Those boards look a tad exposed.
These arrived the other day, but I only got back from London last night, so there new for me.
This is my first RunCam so I don't have a function lead, but it did come with a stand.
if eany one has a spear lead, I would be interested.
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The pics don't show G - which one do you have ?
Its the micro one bud, don't know why that happened.
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Quote from: beesleyboy on July 06, 2017, 03:14:47 PM
Its the micro one bud, don't know why that happened.
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Send a pic of the socket G
I got loads in the shed I'm sure one will fit
Quote from: bignose13 on July 06, 2017, 03:57:34 PM
Send a pic of the socket G
I got loads in the shed I'm sure one will fit
I have some with different cameras with remote leads, but this one only has two pins Simon.
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I'll look when I get home in the morning G, dunno about that one tbh
Thanks Simon
Really good of you bud, but its all good. Wayne "CurryKitten" has kindly found me one.
;) G
Good job, I couldn't fine one to fit that cam mate
Thanks for looking mate. ;) G
Eachine DVR Pro ..
Seems decent - a LOT smaller than I was expecting heh. I had to fabricate a couple of cables to power it (5V) and connect the AV input to the servo connector it came with (but I expected this).
I've not recorded a flight with it yet but I did do a test by doing a weird dance in front of my camera and watching myself on screen - it's pretty laggy when you output it to the screen (using it as a pass-through) while recording so I wouldn't want to use it at all while flying - however, the recorded video was decent quality and was at full framerate.
I'm pretty happy with it for 20 notes.
My setup is basically this DVR + a screen + a vrx on the ground, and then me flying with my goggles using a nexwave module... the ground station is a completely separate entity so I couldn't care less about the video output lag while recording as I won't be watching the screen ... the fact that it plays back nicely if I crash is its whole purpose and it passes the test.
DJI Mavic
#ashamed...
hey, 100 pages ... *clink*
Quote from: Brucey on July 17, 2017, 07:18:19 PM
Don't be, they are amazing.
You've changed! 😕
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Following a recommendation on one of vortecks youtube vids, I ordered myself a tbeacon from tbeacon.org,
What a great little gadget! Not the cheapest in terms of lost model devices, but combines a lot of functionality in a small package, taking your GPS from the flight controller and transmitting the last known location over UHF to a handheld walkie talkie such as this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007HH6RR4/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007HH6RR4/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) which is a steal at £17.50 at the moment.
The tbeacon worked out at about £48 posted from Russia and arrived in 9 days.
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Not been on here in ages but it's good to see this thread still going strong!
These came yesterday but I realised they're 5s and not 4s :wallbash:
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Quote from: seebuyfly on July 20, 2017, 12:11:14 PM
Not been on here in ages but it's good to see this thread still going strong!
These came yesterday but I realised they're 5s and not 4s :wallbash:
Oh what size are they, you can send them my way! :D
I could use them in my new Eachine wizard X220s
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Quote from: seebuyfly on July 20, 2017, 12:11:14 PM
These came yesterday but I realised they're 5s and not 4s :wallbash:
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Look on the bright side that's 6 lipos for the price of 5 :D
Just break out the soldering iron.
Diatone GT200 2017.
And she looks even better in the flesh. Got her just in time to take with me to South Wales. No doubt next week i'll be blowing sand out of the motors. :laugh:
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I like the look of that, very clean :)
Runcam split for the up coming L4 grasshopper
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Quote from: bignose13 on August 01, 2017, 10:52:18 AM
Runcam split for the up coming L4 grasshopper
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Nice! Interested to see how you get on with it and mounting it on a pan etc.
This arrived for me -
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....I feel dirty...
Initial impressions are good, it has a nice solid feel, and the controller is nice and weighty. Was expecting it to feel plasticky but so far I'm impressed. Just charging at my desk then will attempt to get it set up when I get home. Annoyingly the charging hub only charges one battery at a time, despite allowing 4 to be connected. I guess it saves you changing them over but I thought it charged them in parallel.
Let the fun commence :)
Looking forward to hearing about your Mavic flying Ewan. I hope you'll tell us if you manage to "take it anywhere/everywhere" and it works for that sort of situation. I've already given the family the "I won't take up as much space on holidays and it's less setup time" but that doesn't quite get me to £1200 :)
Over in the CurryKitten review towers, the DHL man turned up with some goodies
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I'm very excited about trying the Lizard 95 - this is a review machine from Banggood. What seems significant about this over the Aurora is that it ships with a 3s 550 (it also uses xt30 connectors which screws up me using other lipos - I'll need some more stat)
The other boxes... bit more of a story there. I've steered away from reviewing the toy-grade stuff... and if you are thinking "oooh, poor you, people want to send free stuff and you tell them no" It's just because I don't have the time to make videos featuring these without getting behind on my other things (of which I'm behind as per usual)
Anyway, the reason I have these is because RCmoment (that sent that god-awful Lanchi Monster 76mm) contacted me again (!) and asked if I would review one of these... and as my daughter, Sophie, is on her summer holidays at the moment, I thought it might be a fun project for us to do together (and she has more chance of controlling one via a phone) So the one for review arrived yesterday, and then another one unexpectedly arrived today as well. So if they actually work we'll try an inside-the-house formation flight
Wayne, you know you can get a Mavic for under £900 these days right?
I was quoting price as the fly more package. But that's UK stockists, is it ? Cheaper from China, but it reeks of high risk :)
Quote from: Ratty on August 02, 2017, 12:25:58 AM
Wayne, you know you can get a Mavic for under £900 these days right?
Yeah, it is the biggest purchase I've made in this hobby, and the wife nearly castrated me but I'm hoping it will be worth it. Either I'll report back with some glowing reviews or you'll see it in the classifieds and I'll be signing up to Tinder.... :P
Quote from: CurryKitten on August 02, 2017, 01:10:37 AM
I was quoting price as the fly more package. But that's UK stockists, is it ? Cheaper from China, but it reeks of high risk :)
Your friend sells them. :laugh:
https://www.banggood.com/DJI-Mavic-Pro-OcuSync-Transmission-FPV-With-3Axis-Gimbal-4K-Camera-Obstacle-Avoidance-RC-Quadcopter-p-1092053.html (https://www.banggood.com/DJI-Mavic-Pro-OcuSync-Transmission-FPV-With-3Axis-Gimbal-4K-Camera-Obstacle-Avoidance-RC-Quadcopter-p-1092053.html)
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Pay with a credit card not through PayPal and you're insured.
Another quad to review. I was looking forward to this one (The Eachine Wizard 220s) initial reviews were all "it great" which have since turned to "it's crap" Which is a shame. Although Bruce demonstrated it's glass fibre, I can barely get any flex in the arms - those seem very strong. It seems to be the top plate that breaks though - so we'll see.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4292/35503786374_e4908a6b21_c.jpg)
I had an email from banggood last week stating the arms are being upgraded to full carbon fibre and they were sending me new arms for mine for free, I wonder if your 220s is from the new batch and has the full CF arms? You could try Bruce Simpson's multimeter test on the arm plates to see if they are not a glass fibre sandwich.
We would like to inform you that the frame arms of the Eachine Wizard X220S have been upgraded to carbon fiber ones, which are stronger.
We will send the carbon fiber frame arms for X220S to you for free. However, this item is currently out of stock and should become available again in 6-9 days.
We will arrange the dispatch of your order once the item is restocked.
Quote from: tim_h on August 02, 2017, 11:37:51 PM
I had an email from banggood last week stating the arms are being upgraded to full carbon fibre and they were sending me new arms for mine for free, I wonder if your 220s is from the new batch and has the full CF arms? You could try Bruce Simpson's multimeter test on the arm plates to see if they are not a glass fibre sandwich.
We would like to inform you that the frame arms of the Eachine Wizard X220S have been upgraded to carbon fiber ones, which are stronger.
We will send the carbon fiber frame arms for X220S to you for free. However, this item is currently out of stock and should become available again in 6-9 days.
We will arrange the dispatch of your order once the item is restocked.
I didn't know that - yeah, I just did a continuity test on the legs and the top plate and I get a beep :) I have broken pure 4mm carbon arms before though, so I don't necessarily expect this to last any longer
Quote from: CurryKitten on August 02, 2017, 01:10:37 AM
I was quoting price as the fly more package. But that's UK stockists, is it ? Cheaper from China, but it reeks of high risk :)
Hi Wayne
hear is a UK £1099 for a fly more Mavic.
http://www.pro-camera.co.uk/acatalog/DJI-Mavic-Pro-Fly-More-Combo-Quadcopter-Drone.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwk4vMBRAgEiwA4ftLs_i41qHv9uHZN36DIKwaU2_iv1ZynpwCCUBk2jNg_xbIAyGuSiIpTxoCvJMQAvD_BwE#a4208 (http://www.pro-camera.co.uk/acatalog/DJI-Mavic-Pro-Fly-More-Combo-Quadcopter-Drone.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwk4vMBRAgEiwA4ftLs_i41qHv9uHZN36DIKwaU2_iv1ZynpwCCUBk2jNg_xbIAyGuSiIpTxoCvJMQAvD_BwE#a4208)
Nice - thanks G. I'm still about £500 short though. I'll keep saving the pennies. I know what'll happen though, I'll get enough money and then they'll bring out the Mavic 2 :D
Quote from: beesleyboy on August 03, 2017, 10:15:34 AM
Hi Wayne
hear is a UK £1099 for a fly more Mavic.
http://www.pro-camera.co.uk/acatalog/DJI-Mavic-Pro-Fly-More-Combo-Quadcopter-Drone.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwk4vMBRAgEiwA4ftLs_i41qHv9uHZN36DIKwaU2_iv1ZynpwCCUBk2jNg_xbIAyGuSiIpTxoCvJMQAvD_BwE#a4208 (http://www.pro-camera.co.uk/acatalog/DJI-Mavic-Pro-Fly-More-Combo-Quadcopter-Drone.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwk4vMBRAgEiwA4ftLs_i41qHv9uHZN36DIKwaU2_iv1ZynpwCCUBk2jNg_xbIAyGuSiIpTxoCvJMQAvD_BwE#a4208)
Just seen there's a 25% off coupon on the Mavic on banggood bringing the price down to £737 or £956 for the fly more with free EMS shipping. Would you get stung on import tax though?
Hi
Do you have the link to the coupon please?
Thx
P
dbf6c6
Most of the guys that got theirs from BG paid about £26 in import fees.
I think about 6 of us have them now, and most got duties added.
EAchine 1000TVL camera
https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-1000TVL-13-CCD-110-Degree-2_8mm-Lens-Mini-FPV-Camera-NTSC-PAL-Switchable-p-1053340.html (https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-1000TVL-13-CCD-110-Degree-2_8mm-Lens-Mini-FPV-Camera-NTSC-PAL-Switchable-p-1053340.html)
I paid £11.80 for this and it's fantastic... it even has WDR.
Flight test to follow, but I'm super impressed by how it handles light changes in the garage. I also love how it is cased (and the case is flat) so it can be mounted properly. The other camera I bought for £5 from Banggood was decent enough but didn't have WDR and was uncased (which I don't like as it makes mounting difficult ... ooer).
Great value for money camera.
I've sold a fair amount of these and never had one come back ;)
I've still got one on one of my 250 hacks. That poor thing has had a hard life (several steel gate interfaces) and the camera is still going strong :)
Quote from: Ratty on August 06, 2017, 06:50:26 PM
Most of the guys that got theirs from BG paid about £26 in import fees.
I think about 6 of us have them now, and most got duties added.
That's not bad at all when you consider what 20% actually comes to. What shipping method did you all use?
Quote from: Steve W on August 07, 2017, 03:43:39 PM
EAchine 1000TVL camera
https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-1000TVL-13-CCD-110-Degree-2_8mm-Lens-Mini-FPV-Camera-NTSC-PAL-Switchable-p-1053340.html (https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-1000TVL-13-CCD-110-Degree-2_8mm-Lens-Mini-FPV-Camera-NTSC-PAL-Switchable-p-1053340.html)
I paid £11.80 for this and it's fantastic... it even has WDR.
Flight test to follow, but I'm super impressed by how it handles light changes in the garage. I also love how it is cased (and the case is flat) so it can be mounted properly. The other camera I bought for £5 from Banggood was decent enough but didn't have WDR and was uncased (which I don't like as it makes mounting difficult ... ooer).
I can't see how they can make something like that for so little.
great buy
Quote from: Steve W on August 07, 2017, 03:43:39 PM
EAchine 1000TVL camera
https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-1000TVL-13-CCD-110-Degree-2_8mm-Lens-Mini-FPV-Camera-NTSC-PAL-Switchable-p-1053340.html (https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-1000TVL-13-CCD-110-Degree-2_8mm-Lens-Mini-FPV-Camera-NTSC-PAL-Switchable-p-1053340.html)
I paid £11.80 for this and it's fantastic... it even has WDR.
Flight test to follow, but I'm super impressed by how it handles light changes in the garage. I also love how it is cased (and the case is flat) so it can be mounted properly. The other camera I bought for £5 from Banggood was decent enough but didn't have WDR and was uncased (which I don't like as it makes mounting difficult ... ooer).
Hi Steve....Have you tried running an OSD over the image yet...?....Last time I had one of these excessive TV line Cameras it flickered like buggery on the text....:(
:vulture:
3S Lipo Power Hot Glue Gun......7mm Sticks.
Fed up of my mains gun providing a torrent of hot glue, (plus its temp would drift down sometimes) I got this little gun from Hobby King, and the sticks too.
Bought it mainly for fixing wires in place and edge gluing of my Depron Scratch builds if it will work without melting it.
Unlike the mains one, it can provide a thin bead of glue just where you want it. Heats up in about 2 mins from cold.
I could also take it to the field for repairs if needed.
£2.50p from HKUK.
(https://s1.postimg.org/aptgw6ejf/Lipo_Glue_Gun.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/aptgw6ejf/)
:vulture:
Warlark Pro-85 from UndergroundFPV
(https://s1.postimg.org/4snuf31rf/warlark.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4snuf31rf/)
First outdoor flight fooling around with the dog:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35enrM9SAZc#)
Oh, I had managed to remove the thought of buying one of those from my mind......
Please tell me its a load of rubbish and not worth the money :laugh:
fly's relay well.
Quote from: English Turbines on August 08, 2017, 10:56:25 AM
Hi Steve....Have you tried running an OSD over the image yet...?....Last time I had one of these excessive TV line Cameras it flickered like buggery on the text....:(
:vulture:
It's fine mate, hooked it up on my Mini Talon to replace the £5 one I had one and it's perfect. Not flown with it yet though, but no issues on throttle up etc...
Well actually these arrived yesterday...
The beginning of a new build
ESCs HGLRC BS28A BLHeli - S 28A
http://www.gearbest.com/esc/pp_616585.html (http://www.gearbest.com/esc/pp_616585.html)
(https://s2.postimg.org/66y32y5kl/ESC_Closeup.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/66y32y5kl/) (https://s2.postimg.org/tmg08apbp/ESC_Full.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/tmg08apbp/)
I really like that they don't come soldered up. I'll be putting some nice silicone wire for the signal and the other wires are fine.
Motors FIRE PHONENIX 2205 Motor 2300KV 4Pcs
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/AOKFLY-MR2205-KV2300-CW-brushless-Motors-For-FPV-QAV250-quadcopter-Multirotor-Rc-Model-toys/32791600386.html (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/AOKFLY-MR2205-KV2300-CW-brushless-Motors-For-FPV-QAV250-quadcopter-Multirotor-Rc-Model-toys/32791600386.html)
(https://s2.postimg.org/x284humk5/Motor_Box.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/x284humk5/) (https://s2.postimg.org/d5278w3p1/Motor_Only.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/d5278w3p1/) (https://s2.postimg.org/50u345h9x/Motor_Rear.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/50u345h9x/) (https://s2.postimg.org/m3wuznxyt/Motor_Wire_Length1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/m3wuznxyt/)
Nice looking motors and a (little) step up (I think?) from my usual racerstar motors. Have quite short wires so wouldn't be too good for an all in one build but you can see that I've gone down the separate ESC route anyway. I'll let you know what other parts I got as it comes in and maybe do a final build too.
Some random bits today
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4364/36360257332_fc0cf128d7_c.jpg)
A FrSky XM+ rx as I managed to blow the last one up whilst not paying enough attention when flashing the firmware and reversed the polarity.
A 2.5mm frame for the Aurora 100 - I was just hedging my bets in case the Firer 110 frame didn't work out, but I might transport the bits from the awful Monster 76 and see if it works any better.
In the RunCam box is a replacement 2.3mm lens for the Micro Swift. My last one was all shaky, and RunCam identified a problem and so sent this new one out. i also got the orange mount for it as I managed to shear off a screw in the original one
Which lens was it you said was best for quads with high angled cameras so you could still see where you were landing Wayne ? 2.1's ?
Quote from: Coyote on August 13, 2017, 12:18:21 AM
Which lens was it you said was best for quads with high angled cameras so you could still see where you were landing Wayne ? 2.1's ?
Yes - I've been able to tilt the 2.1mm lens right up so i can fly fast, but there's still enough ground to land comfortably. To be fair I haven't tested the 2.3mm yet - but obviously it won't be as wide. I'm interested to know if the horizon still looks curved though
I might order one then to try. Thanks :)
Something a bit different arrived to review from Banggood today. I do tend to steer away from the toy-grade stuff (although just posted a review of one because I could make a video about it with my daughter) However, I was interested in this because it's almost a hybrid - sitting between a toy/hobby grade thing.
It seems to have reasonable GPS hold, RTH and quite decent info on the Radio - proper brushless motors... oh and it's shiny and has eyes. It's not trying to be an AV quad though, just something to fly around - presumably very easily. We'll see though, I haven't taken it out of the box yet.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4389/36514374536_0f934ae4fb_c.jpg)
Probably not a review I'll post here, but looking forward to having a play.
may be something my grandson could fly, be interesting to see how it fly's.
Longest thing that I have waited for and today its come and its raining.
(https://s2.postimg.org/rb4w3d105/20170814_120308.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/rb4w3d105/)
(https://s2.postimg.org/yse3ikqj9/20170814_120340.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/yse3ikqj9/)
(https://s30.postimg.org/k9fb5huy5/20170814_115856.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/k9fb5huy5/)
Oh, interesting! One thing I was thinking whilst flying mine, theres a lot of screen prodding and setting up, how do you do that with the goggles? Or is it just assumed that you have it all set up then stick the goggles on and use the buttons on the Tx to start/stop recording etc?
Quote from: iwan_canobi on August 14, 2017, 03:22:27 PM
Oh, interesting! One thing I was thinking whilst flying mine, theres a lot of screen prodding and setting up, how do you do that with the goggles? Or is it just assumed that you have it all set up then stick the goggles on and use the buttons on the Tx to start/stop recording etc?
I saw Flitetest talking about them, and they mentioned you could touch the side of the goggles to operate things - like a touch pad of sorts.
Yes you can control your settings from the goggles.
As I mentioned, its raining hear, so I have been playing with them in the house, the picture is absolutely stunning, I can't emphases how good it is.
The one problem I have is I only have one eye and no mater how I move the lens in the goggles, I cant see the left bottom corner of the screen, If my right eye worked, I would see this with my right eye. in the right screen. lol
Tried a mate's yesterday, and blooming hell, what an image! Jees I would love that on a plane.
His Mavic is so stable, it's like your'e looking at a photo, but I wonder what the image would be like in a fast moving plane....
I have a horrid feeling the MPEG compression and latency would ruin it for anything other than slow flying.
Come on tech geeks, all I want is 1080, real time, no latency, no MPEG blockiness, 90 degree FOV, all in focus, and 10km's range..
Please.
Pretty please with a cherry on the top....
:)
Thats interesting, hadn't considered how it would cope with movement. From my limited experience so far the image is pretty smooth, but I haven't flown in sport mode yet. I have noticed dropped frames when you start recording though, which is a bit annoying. I'll need to have a play with the settings, theres lots of options for the transmitted image.
It is ridiculously stable though, a few times I thought it had frozen as the image just doesn't move when it's in a hover! :D
The image hasn't "moved" since at least the phantom 3. They have gimbals. Not sure what else you would expect for 1k outlay. The stills are not as good on the mavic compared to the p3.
If you want fast moving fpv image you can turn down the steam bitrate at the cost of the received image. I have found due to the nature of 2.4g that you'll soon lose signal if you have anything in between you and the mavic/P3 and it will go into RTH.
The dji stuff is great for what it is .... but I found you get bored very quickly with it. It's a flying camera, not a flying experience. Thats why I jumped to fixed wing.
P
Yep. £1500 worth of kit, but no smile on his face, no giggles of fun, no ducking and shouting 'gees that was close'.
I'll stick with my £40 Hornet thanks.
:P
Huge new toy turned up today, no expenses spared .........
(http://imageshack.com/a/img924/5803/WmROu3.jpg)
£37 HobbyRC.co.uk
Watch out for no review coming soon !!
:)
Quote from: SnoozeDoggyDog on August 15, 2017, 11:23:15 AM
The image hasn't "moved" since at least the phantom 3. They have gimbals. Not sure what else you would expect for 1k outlay. The stills are not as good on the mavic compared to the p3.
If you want fast moving fpv image you can turn down the steam bitrate at the cost of the received image. I have found due to the nature of 2.4g that you'll soon lose signal if you have anything in between you and the mavic/P3 and it will go into RTH.
The dji stuff is great for what it is .... but I found you get bored very quickly with it. It's a flying camera, not a flying experience. Thats why I jumped to fixed wing.
P
Well having built all my own stuff for the last 4 years it's impressive to me just how stable is actually is. I've used gimbals before but never had them this stable, I suspect there is some in sensor stabilisation going on as well though.
Thats why I bought it though, as a flying camera. I've got plenty of other crafts to get my fast flying kicks from, this was purely for aerial photo stuff.
Much like Coyote I got a new FPV cam from Hobby rc, £30 for a Runcam Eagle 16:9.
(http://i.imgur.com/d5jpHUm.jpg)
That's what I initially wanted, I prefer flying in 16:9 for whatever reason, but the fact its CMOS put me off trying it.
Quote from: Coyote on August 17, 2017, 12:11:12 PM
That's what I initially wanted, I prefer flying in 16:9 for whatever reason, but the fact its CMOS put me off trying it.
I love flying on my 16:9 Monitor so a 16:9 Camera sounds a great idea to me...Is this CMOS Eagle no good then...?
:vulture:
I bought a bunch more 3s (allegedly high C) 550's for the Lizard 95, a it's a massive pain going out with 1 lipo and then not being able to remember all the changes you might want to make.
The props is a12 x 6.5" folding prop for the Skyhook 2.6 build... now the slowest build ever (but it's coming on)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4389/36626870765_6e5e4cc70c_c.jpg)
Quote from: Coyote on August 17, 2017, 12:11:12 PM
That's what I initially wanted, I prefer flying in 16:9 for whatever reason, but the fact its CMOS put me off trying it.
Quote from: English Turbines on August 17, 2017, 12:23:44 PM
I love flying on my 16:9 Monitor so a 16:9 Camera sounds a great idea to me...Is this CMOS Eagle no good then...?
With all due respect, I'm not sure if you've actually given this a go, but the CMOS on the Eagle and Monster are way better than the old CMOS stuff.
I have the Monster (V1) (or HS1189, I think) and for Fixed wing FPV, the image is MILES ahead of the Swift 2 or their closest competitor (in terms of image quality). I would definitely keep going back to the Eagle and Monster (and I assume the V2s are better) for all my fixed wing flying. I do agree it's not as useful to (race) quad pilots however.
Quote from: GlenJacob on August 17, 2017, 01:41:14 PM
I do agree it's not as useful to (race) quad pilots however.
Indeed. There is a trade off between image quality and latency. If I were wholly interested in racing I would have chosen the Swift 2 without a doubt.
Quote from: English Turbines on August 17, 2017, 12:23:44 PM
I love flying on my 16:9 Monitor so a 16:9 Camera sounds a great idea to me...Is this CMOS Eagle no good then...?
:vulture:
It looks good on the plank videos so yeah it will be fine for you, but for being strapped to my 250 I wanted to stray away from CMOS.
I will probably get some for my Talon and Venturi though at some point.
Quote from: Coyote on August 17, 2017, 03:59:07 PM
It looks good on the plank videos so yeah it will be fine for you, but for being strapped to my 250 I wanted to stray away from CMOS.
I will probably get some for my Talon and Venturi though at some point.
I watched the Bonafide clip again on this Camera to remind me what its like...I didnt realise it was CMOS, but it really worked well and for £30 now seems a bit of a bargain.
Although thats for the Eagle 1 which has a 5 pin interface plug...not sure how much better the Eagle 2 is..?
Doesn't CMOS work better in low light situations..?...The footage looks pretty good on the Pirates clip though...even in bright sunlight it still works pretty good with GWDR on.
Im going to try one, I like the idea of a full Monitor of image to fly with...:)
Anyone else tried the Eagle 1....???
:vulture:
It's more the rolling shutter effect you can get from cmos cameras that is the main difference. To be honest I think you will be hard pushed to find fault with it.
Well since yet another immersion vtx of mine has broken I've decided to start migrating to other stuff so I ordered a TX526 from Unmanned Tech, that arrived today so I'm hoping they're decent .. it's 25/200/600mw switchable.
Only problem I have now is that all of my antennas are SMA and all of this new stuff is RP-SMA.
Just pick up a couple of adapters, can't say I've noticed any difference with them.
Not today but Saturday....
More parts for my next build this time a frame the Realacc Purple 215 (I paid £18.43):
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Realacc-Purple215-215mm-4mm-Arm-Thickness-Carbon-Fiber-Frame-Kit-for-Racer-Racing-RC-Drones-FPV/32817913261.html (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Realacc-Purple215-215mm-4mm-Arm-Thickness-Carbon-Fiber-Frame-Kit-for-Racer-Racing-RC-Drones-FPV/32817913261.html)
(https://s27.postimg.org/gf6z7yjv3/Realacc_Purple_Frame1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/gf6z7yjv3/) (https://s27.postimg.org/5ptafp827/Realacc_Purple_Frame_Camera.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/5ptafp827/) (https://s27.postimg.org/wsqyr400f/Realacc_Purple_Frame_Side.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/wsqyr400f/)
(https://s27.postimg.org/ixso8n5lb/Realacc_Purple_Parts.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/ixso8n5lb/) (https://s27.postimg.org/88ezgdtsf/Realacc_Purple_Weight.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/88ezgdtsf/)
Not too sure about this one the carbon was quite rough and in the photo's I've already filed down the edge of the main plate. I've just places in a camera to see how that looks and it's not protected as much as I thought it would be. Finally I think it's quite heavy at 117g with battery protector and strap (not included the foam feet that came with it). I think this is due to far too many steel screws that are needed to assemble it.
Oh and I also got some JST cables that fit into the back of my FPV cameras:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10-Set-1-25mm-Pitch-Male-Connector-Wire-15CM-Long-28AWG-2-3-4-5-6/32787305004.html (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10-Set-1-25mm-Pitch-Male-Connector-Wire-15CM-Long-28AWG-2-3-4-5-6/32787305004.html)
Fit fine but I'll need to swap the order of the wires.
Quote from: Loopdreams on August 18, 2017, 02:33:24 PM
Just pick up a couple of adapters, can't say I've noticed any difference with them.
Yep, picked a couple up and are working fine.
Nothing particularly exciting but a Vortex 285 Go pro mount
(https://s29.postimg.org/5myakvhsj/immersionrc_vortex_racing_quad_gopro_recliner_ki.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/5myakvhsj/)
Hopefully this will reduce a tiny bit of weight, the stiffened may cure the last bit of jello too.
Runcam Eagle 16:9....PAL.
Late to the Party with this one, but keen to see it on my Sharp Vision Monitor....Im wondering now if my cheapo HK DVR will record it in 16:9 ratio..?
Looking around the Hangar, the little Skyfun is perfect, change the mount and it will plug straight in...:)
(https://s2.postimg.org/69ibxze05/Runcam_Eagle.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/69ibxze05/)
:vulture:
Very interested to see how you get on with that
I really don't like my Runcam Owl Plus much - I know this is not the thread but HS1177 all the way. Runcam footage just seems too... washed out and pixelly. Be interested to see how you get on with that.
I'm sure I watched a review that showed that the 16:9 lost you vertical view instead of gaining horizontal view. Basically it appears they just added black bars top and bottom to a 4:3 image.
That would suck if that is indeed the case :(
Runcam Eagle 16:9 Ver 1
Update: Now installed on the little Skyfun. As per the Pirates suggestion, I reduced the sharpness a little to suit my own preference.
GWDR was already set to ON...A short ground test and DVR recording was fine, although playback was in 4:3 Mode inside Media Player.
That said, the image looked a bit squashed in the vertical, so when you play it back in a widescreen capable player, it looks fine. I was using Scenic Player and it filled my Laptop screen totally without looking distorted in any way at all.
I need to play with the DVR recording some more and wait for some sunshine to test it in...(dont hold your breath)
The real reason I got this Camera was for a full screen on the two Monitors I have, and it doesnt disappoint, looks great on both.
1..... Fills the 10 inch Aomway Screen and looks pretty good.
2......Fills the 7 inch Sharp Vision Monitor and looks epic.
My one reservation so far is that it looks a bit oversharpened, even after toning it down a bit...but it is the V1 Eagle and it was cheap as they have recently released the V2 Eagle now.
This Camera cost a packet when they first released it, now its about the same as a Swift. Im also hoping it will have a good performance in low light / cloudy conditions.
Footage from the Skyfun in due course when we get some better light hopefully...Stay tuned.
(https://s2.postimg.org/69ibxze05/Runcam_Eagle.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/69ibxze05/)
:vulture:
Quote from: Brucey on August 22, 2017, 05:00:35 AM
I'm sure I watched a review that showed that the 16:9 lost you vertical view instead of gaining horizontal view. Basically it appears they just added black bars top and bottom to a 4:3 image.
Depends on the fov really. For example a hs1177 has around a 80-90° fov and an eagle is something like 130° so dispite being cropped to fit 16:9 you can still see roughly the same vertically (fisheyes a bit on the horizontal but it's ok)
If you are coming from a 4:3 with a lower fov it will be far less noticeable. Now If you have a wide fov camera to begin with then you will notice the cropping.
I think 4:3 is a better shape for FPV than 16:9. Widescreen is only really a thing because of cinema screens. But VR setups for example typically use an aspect ratio that is nearer to being a square as this provides a greater sense of immersion.
Another point is that lenses are round so you'll always be able to leverage the greatest light gathering capability of that lens by using a sensor that is closer to being square.
Quote from: Loopdreams on August 22, 2017, 12:46:07 PM
I think 4:3 is a better shape for FPV than 16:9. Widescreen is only really a thing because of cinema screens. But VR setups for example typically use an aspect ratio that is nearer to being a square as this provides a greater sense of immersion.
Another point is that lenses are round so you'll always be able to leverage the greatest light gathering capability of that lens by using a sensor that is closer to being square.
Bare in mind VR is displaying two different images, one apart from the other. The perfect setup would want two 1:1 screens, two cameras, two vtxs and so on. For a monitor or box goggles you want 16:9, (or a lovely 21:9) but i'm getting off topic.
VR is displaying two images, one over the top of the other. When you put on a VR headset it's not a widescreen image but pretty much a big square. I just don't see any logic behind adopting widescreen for our application *except* perhaps for when the main purpose for your FPV view is just to serve as a viewfinder for some footage you are shooting which will be presented widescreen.
Quote from: Loopdreams on August 22, 2017, 04:22:24 PM
VR is displaying two images, one over the top of the other. When you put on a VR headset it's not a widescreen image but pretty much a big square. I just don't see any logic behind adopting widescreen for our application *except* perhaps for when the main purpose for your FPV view is just to serve as a viewfinder for some footage you are shooting which will be presented widescreen.
VR dosent need to be widescreen as each eye sees a horizontally separated perspective anyway. Providing that
vertical fov is equal, looking at a single screen with two eyes, it's best to make use of the extra horizontal peripheral vision. For fatshark style goggles the point is moot as each eye is seeing the same 4:3 image.
Got a red card through the letterbox a few days ago and went and collected it today...
HTRC H4AC DUO 20W 2A 2CH 2S-4S Lipo Battery Charger: (I paid £18.94)
https://www.banggood.com/HTRC-H4AC-DUO-20W-2A-2CH-2S-4S-Lipo-Battery-Charger-p-1184274.html (https://www.banggood.com/HTRC-H4AC-DUO-20W-2A-2CH-2S-4S-Lipo-Battery-Charger-p-1184274.html)
Bought this on a whim as I thought it would be good to charge up batteries in work as I sometimes go for a lunchtime fly.
(https://s28.postimg.org/rowpf0srd/HTRC_Dual_Charge_Front.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/rowpf0srd/) (https://s28.postimg.org/88bzshxnd/HTRC_Dual_Charge_Back.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/88bzshxnd/) (https://s28.postimg.org/fpl77pn6h/HTRC_Dual_Charge_Cables.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/fpl77pn6h/)
(https://s28.postimg.org/s5hx1ggih/HTRC_Dual_Charge_RSide.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/s5hx1ggih/) (https://s28.postimg.org/v0v08bkih/HTRC_Dual_Charge_LCD.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/v0v08bkih/) (https://s28.postimg.org/68ve133bt/HTRC_Dual_Charge_Adaptor.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/68ve133bt/)
First impressions was that this charger is quite small (smaller than I expected) 9cm x 9cm. Came with two cables to convert to t-plug style connectors. Also came with power euro lead and adaptor. Unfortunately the adaptor came with bent pins so I can't use that.
Not charged a battery yet but managed to power it up with another cable and the fans spin up even with no load so not a silent charger. Be looking forward to trying it out soon.
I've been on holiday for a week, but came back to a little bonanza of stuff. First up was this -
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4349/37084119205_0575b4e8e5_c.jpg)
This is a Fly Egg 130 quad, and was sent from Gearbest (who appear to be talking to me again) for a review. Yodel dumped this in my garden whilst I was on holiday, and I was so lucky that it came inside this little lunch box, as the actual cardboard packaging around this was just a mush of sodden cardboard which fell to bits when I went to pick it up.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4346/36249030494_d10631ea5d_c.jpg)
The nice people at AKK Tech sent me some bits - a camera and VTX that I already looked at to go in the SkyHook, a replacement to the skew that fell off my quad when I was trying to test the RunCam Split, and a little 25mw VTX/Camera combo. I was interested in this they come separated with a loop of wire from video in to video out making it easy to add in an OSD if you like. I have a plan to build a standalone little MWOSD based pod.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4419/36249030414_bb67d34e27_c.jpg)
Quite a few people have mentioned getting Gemfan 2035's on the micro quads, so I have bought some. I'm looking to improve the smoothness of the Aurora100 and the Lizard 95 with these.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4382/37084118895_eb2f0c0b5b_c.jpg)
I thought I might try a few of these skews. If you've used the TX03 (and similar little VTX's) they come with a little linear dipole attached with an IPX connector, so these skews also have IPX connectors. I thought I'd see if these look better, and if I crush them I can change them out without any soldering.
Yet another mini talon .... sure there's some kind of disease going around.
A Realacc 5808 module for my FatSharks. Just updated the firmware to the AchilleΣ firmware:
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2890595-Achille%CE%A3-Firmware-for-Realacc-Other-Fatshark-Modules-and-Ground-Stations (https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2890595-Achille%CE%A3-Firmware-for-Realacc-Other-Fatshark-Modules-and-Ground-Stations)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc5aDOhzQeU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc5aDOhzQeU)
Seems like a pretty brilliant upgrade for the money. I'll have a quick fly at lunchtime and see how it goes.
Another frame!
Looking to do a light build in the future and this frame was going cheap. (I paid only £13.98). A bit of a pain to put together as it was quite tight and I had to drill a new hole where one was missing (see photo). However when put together it's only 78 grams and really solid. It also came with two different carbon pieces for the FPV camera mounting but it doesn't fit the runcam swift.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/VX210-210mm-Carbon-Fiber-Frame-Quadcopter-Mini-Four-Axis-Multi-FPV-Racing-Drone-with-4mm-thickness/32822195728.html (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/VX210-210mm-Carbon-Fiber-Frame-Quadcopter-Mini-Four-Axis-Multi-FPV-Racing-Drone-with-4mm-thickness/32822195728.html)
(https://s26.postimg.org/obcp2811h/Frame_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/obcp2811h/) (https://s26.postimg.org/q5pjjyo1x/Frame_Inside.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/q5pjjyo1x/)
(https://s26.postimg.org/xtcg29mpx/Bottom_Plate_Hole_Missing.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/xtcg29mpx/) (https://s26.postimg.org/e00c9k9c5/Camera_Fitting_Spares.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/e00c9k9c5/)
Quote from: Loopdreams on September 08, 2017, 12:33:31 PM
A Realacc 5808 module for my FatSharks. Just updated the firmware to the AchilleΣ firmware:
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2890595-Achille%CE%A3-Firmware-for-Realacc-Other-Fatshark-Modules-and-Ground-Stations (https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2890595-Achille%CE%A3-Firmware-for-Realacc-Other-Fatshark-Modules-and-Ground-Stations)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc5aDOhzQeU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc5aDOhzQeU)
Seems like a pretty brilliant upgrade for the money. I'll have a quick fly at lunchtime and see how it goes.
It went really well! I just took my mini quad as it was blowing a hooley but I definitely seemed to have better video than usual, this was with a skew and a patch. Can't wait to try some fixed wing.
Something new to me, I'll be 3D printing bits and bobs.
I got a plan
(https://s26.postimg.org/uvz2a8cet/IMG_5151.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/uvz2a8cet/)
(https://s26.postimg.org/ytmbzmz85/IMG_5152.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/ytmbzmz85/)
Axial Wraith. I'll be dropping UHF and 1.2vtx in it.
(https://s26.postimg.org/chy6yotb9/received_10209994964127035.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/chy6yotb9/)
Just a day after I get my RunCam Swift Micro flying well on my Firer 110 frame, the RunCam Sparrow drops through the door. Essentially like a Micro, but it's a 16:9 camera, and CMOS. I'm presuming that 16:9 CCD sensors don't exist in this size ?
It should just be a 5 minute swap on the Firer frame, so should be able to make a reasonable comparison. I can happily report that RunCam ship all the necessary accessories with the Sparrow now (so the OSD cable and mounting bracket are included)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4348/37194881796_3a5894776f_c.jpg)
After looking at lots and lots of action cameras and trying ever so hard to get a second hand GoPro session on ebay I took the plunge and bought myself the Runcam3 from BangGood.
Managed to pickup a £11 customs fee on this too but the way I see it I've ordered a lot of stuff from China and this is my first one so I can't argue too much.
(https://s26.postimg.org/kwvt9mz5x/Runcam3_2.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/kwvt9mz5x/) (https://s26.postimg.org/n1gohmu85/Runcam3_3.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/n1gohmu85/)
(https://s26.postimg.org/lc7l9keit/Runcam3_in_Case1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/lc7l9keit/) (https://s26.postimg.org/6rqieqjk5/Runcam3_on_Stick_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6rqieqjk5/)
I'll be placing this on my new lightweight build "The Stick" (a cheap frame I posted on here recently). This is my second build ever and fly's really nice I'm very happy with it. Not flown it with the camera yet but it'll add another 100 grams which might be a little heavy. We will wait and see...
I was asked on Youtube if I would be up for doing some reviewing, so I have accepted this AKK X2 Vtx.
(http://imageshack.com/a/img923/2686/6XBdol.jpg)
Obviously review coming soon :)
Glad you posted this Ian - i was going to reply and say yay, glad it's you doing some reviews as I seem to be filling up the product review sub forum. Then I noticed you had the X2 and realised I got sent one the other day. I hadn't twigged it was a new product as it looked like a previous one, but this can have it's channel/band etc changed by TBS smart audio, so I'd better get on and actually look at my one in more details too !
SunnySky motor for my second Mini Talon.....It may get put in my Skyfun first though.
Looks genuine to me....Hologram on Box....
(https://s1.postimg.org/7tntqq44ej/Mini_Talon_Sunny_Sky.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/7tntqq44ej/)
:vulture:
A nice package of goodies from Banggood arrived today, in there we have -
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4466/23618229378_6049e22bf0_z.jpg)
A replacement motor for the one that burnt out on the Wizard X220S - also gives me a good excuse to root around and see if I can fix the issues with the ESC noise on the live image. The RX is a FrSky X6R, which is a 6 channel receiver with a built in stabaliser. I was having some issues getting the MiniRaceWing in the air, so that's where this one is going - hopefully will make launching a bit easier
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4489/37439314912_01ba739461_z.jpg)
Got this charger to review, it's tiny and cheap and has 2 charging ports (although only to 2A each) But I thought it might suit the quad people charging up multiple 1.3A lipos. Has it's own PSU as well which is nice... we'll find out.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4477/36800467863_1c25890bdb_z.jpg)
... and the cherry on the top is this rather gorgeous looking 105mm micro quad from Aurora RC. You'll notice it;s already got a 2.1mm RunCam Micro Swift installed, and even comes with Gemfan 2035 props. Sadly, it's not the FrSky ready version, so I have to completely ruin it with my dodgy soldering and get an RX squeezed in there.
That little quad looks amazing! Is it a 1S affair or 2S? Look forward to seeing how you get on with it.
I like that little quad :)
Interested to hear your opinions on the AKK stuff too as I haven't tried their stuff yet ;)
Super cute isn't it, looks more like a 5" quad that's shrunk in the wash :) I've had good results with the AKK stuff. It looks similar to other stuff, but they always come with lovely silicon wire and other people have noted that it seems put together better. It's good that Coyote has an X2 as well - as other opinions I think are always useful, but I just tested this today, and the Smart audio is really cool... I can't believe what a sucker I was actually pressing buttons with my fingers when there's a way to do it with the goggles still on.
It says 2s and 3s Ewan, but 3s seems a bit high for 7000kv motors - but I'll check that.
Hi Wayne...I have that FrSky (S6R)..with onboard 3 axis giros....You will need the SBUS interface and the APP to set it up....Unless they have sorted the lua script..? So you can talk to it via your Taranis...If they have, be interested to see you review it...
When I tried it in autolevel, the servos were super smooth...but its a pain adjusting gains etc in the field without the lua script...:(
:vulture:
I have unfinished business with an FPV T-Rex 600 or 700 in a scale fuselage. My first ever FPV flight was with a T-Rex 600 :o
(https://s1.postimg.org/5525j58h23/100_0884_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/5525j58h23/)
Didn't even know Naza Heli existed !
Please post up details of the build and how it goes.
Quote from: Coyote on October 09, 2017, 09:22:19 AM
Didn't even know Naza Heli existed !
:o Ian where have you been? Do you remember back in the good old days when Quads were made of wood and the Futaba 401 gyro was the mutts nuts' and you soldered your own KK board? Well, that's how far the Naza H goes back, also it's has a GPS for position hold, Atti, flybar less etc. I sold my T-Rex 600 back in the day to fund the then "game changer" Naza V1 after my mate showed off his landing at our feet.
http://www.dji.com/naza-h (http://www.dji.com/naza-h)
A new review quad arrived from Gearbest today, and there was much excitement from me
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4485/37375928510_4e6c01934a_z.jpg)
This is the Bfight 210, which I've just found out is made by AuroraRC who made the QAV105 Micro that I loved. Looks like some quality components in there as well (look at that lovely lens on it). Looking forward to taking that out for a spin/crash/etc
Get the Bfight from Gearbest for only £112.99 Using this code:
RC18OFF
EKEN H9R Action Camera 4K.
Source..... Bangood via the EU Warehouse fast delivery on Sale offer right now at £27 inc free delivery.
Seems like a genuine product according to the Firmware type loaded and the battery is heavy enough to be a keeper.
First impressions is that the colours are very natural looking and 1080P @ 60fps is probably how I will use it.
What I find extraordinary is that amongst all those accessories there is NO LENSE CAP....wtf? Maybe they thought we would all keep it forever protected in that plastic Scuba diving case?
The lense is very vulnerable to scratching without a cap on it....wtf were they thinking?
For the outlay, is pretty good value Id say, I wanted a Camera with a viewfinder for taking ground footage only.
(https://s1.postimg.org/8msjq22zuj/Eken_H9_R.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/8msjq22zuj/)
:vulture:
Quote from: CurryKitten on October 11, 2017, 02:57:09 PM
A new review quad arrived from Gearbest today, and there was much excitement from me
This is the Bfight 210, which I've just found out is made by AuroraRC.....
I'm well impressed with the AuroraRC stuff, look forward to seeing your review :)
Quote from: English Turbines on October 11, 2017, 06:16:11 PM
EKEN H9R Action Camera 4K.
Source..... Bangood via the EU Warehouse fast delivery on Sale offer right now at £27 inc free delivery.
Seems like a genuine product according to the Firmware type loaded and the battery is heavy enough to be a keeper.
First impressions is that the colours are very natural looking and 1080P @ 60fps is probably how I will use it.
:vulture:
Hi, Whats the picture like when you connect to a TV via the HDMI cable?
I only ask because I bought one of these about a year ago and the picture suffered from severe over sharpening. Looked like everything was covered in snow!
The strange thing was if you played it back on a computer it looked fine.
Might buy another if they've improved it .. :)
This arrived
(https://s1.postimg.org/6hpbpjwb8r/100_0893.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6hpbpjwb8r/)
For this
(https://s1.postimg.org/1gx8xzv923/100_0894.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/1gx8xzv923/)
Now am off to design and print the catapult "thingamajigs" :laugh:
My custom lenses for my new gogs arrived from RHO-Lens. Hope I got the scrip right! I'll report back when I've flown with them in.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171013/3402e38a05b2ab5cc31b5c791d5cfd46.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171013/e1b24efae941a5286fd23e15d07b15e1.jpg)
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Quote from: BigT on October 13, 2017, 11:22:45 AM
My custom lenses for my new gigs arrived from RHO-Lens. Hope I got the scrip right! I'll report back when I've flown with them in.
Just what I need, I sacrificed a pair of lens to my Dremel tool to fit my goggles. :laugh:
http://rho-lens.com/prescription-rho-lens-fpl-v2/ (http://rho-lens.com/prescription-rho-lens-fpl-v2/)
Quote from: BigT on October 13, 2017, 11:22:45 AM
My custom lenses for my new gigs arrived from RHO-Lens. Hope I got the scrip right! I'll report back when I've flown with them in.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171013/3402e38a05b2ab5cc31b5c791d5cfd46.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171013/e1b24efae941a5286fd23e15d07b15e1.jpg)
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look forward to your report!
Cheers
Quote from: darlofranco on October 12, 2017, 03:27:54 PM
Hi, Whats the picture like when you connect to a TV via the HDMI cable?
I only ask because I bought one of these about a year ago and the picture suffered from severe over sharpening. Looked like everything was covered in snow!
The strange thing was if you played it back on a computer it looked fine.
Might buy another if they've improved it .. :)
Hi m8,
Don't know, I assume you mean playing back some recorded HD video into your TV using the HDMI cable?
To be honest, Im not surprised it doesnt look right for you at all. If you want to use your TV for playback I always load them onto a portable Hard Disk and use the USB input of the TV rather than the HDMI port. It seems a more logical way to view stored HD footage anyway?
For the outlay, Id say the Eken H9 is good value, the most impressive thing so far for me is the very natural colours it records as a lot of these Action Cameras suffer from oversaturation.
Keep in mind this is a £27 Camera.
:vulture:
Quote from: FlyingRock on October 13, 2017, 02:18:11 PM
look forward to your report!
Cheers
Quote from: Njoro on October 13, 2017, 11:41:05 AM
Just what I need, I sacrificed a pair of lens to my Dremel tool to fit my goggles. 😂
http://rho-lens.com/prescription-rho-lens-fpl-v2/ (http://rho-lens.com/prescription-rho-lens-fpl-v2/)
So my review is in Video/Goggles.
:o :o :o :-*
(https://s1.postimg.org/2e4lq5oqyz/7_BDF1_E19-_E9_DB-4182-8824-_ECF05_BE60_C8_D.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/2e4lq5oqyz/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/4r787d24q3/CC8867_BA-_C0_F7-4_E4_D-88_A0-02843_F739_D87.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4r787d24q3/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/8pcd27kasb/D92_FB988-3_CC1-4_DDB-_B926-99_EB244_D7606.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/8pcd27kasb/)
Mmmmm looks like fun :)
Another one lost to the dark side :o
(I'm just jealous)
Quote from: bignose13 on October 14, 2017, 08:52:45 PM
:o :o :o :-*
(https://s1.postimg.org/2e4lq5oqyz/7_BDF1_E19-_E9_DB-4182-8824-_ECF05_BE60_C8_D.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/2e4lq5oqyz/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/4r787d24q3/CC8867_BA-_C0_F7-4_E4_D-88_A0-02843_F739_D87.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4r787d24q3/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/8pcd27kasb/D92_FB988-3_CC1-4_DDB-_B926-99_EB244_D7606.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/8pcd27kasb/)
Took a good hour to get set up with controller and all updates
Tbh it quite remarkable,
Can't fly it now till Wednesday so you'll have to wait for the vid
Didn't think you were into selfies Simon??
I thought I already posted this, but guess I must have navigated away from the page before I did !
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4446/37422489440_1bbc83a60a_c.jpg)
This lot arrived from Gearbest on Friday for some reviews, they were literally out of stock of everything, so it came down to "we have this, can we send it" But interestingly I didn't ask for the Walkera Rodeo 110, I'd said yes to a completely different quad... one that didn't have an rx, hence the little FrSky compatible rx. But anyway, the ARFun Pro, I've only heard good things about... and yet another quad from AuroraRC, so looking forward to getting out and seeing what it can do.
Just nipped down the road to Midland Helicopters and got these for the T-Rex 600 FPV build.
(https://s1.postimg.org/5l67bdt3fv/Fybar-less_head.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/5l67bdt3fv/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/7v1z91nzcr/100_0911.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/7v1z91nzcr/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/53sx0z65mj/22_Volt_Lipo.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/53sx0z65mj/)
This Battery for the Opterra.
(https://s1.postimg.org/5aw4wezlej/For_Opterra_Build.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/5aw4wezlej/)
I thought it's time I tried the anti-spark XT90
(https://s1.postimg.org/4rsbkyfy7v/Anti-_Spark_XT90.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4rsbkyfy7v/)
Haven't seen any FPV on heli's for an age, so looking forward to your build Njoro.
Dropping through the post this morning was this lot -
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4490/37754192891_768d0478f4_c.jpg)
In here is a FrSky XM+ I order ages ago from Gearbest - I think I was going to put it on the Wizard X220s, but now it's going to go on the BFight 210 as that has the more immediate issue of falling out of the sky.
Also there is the TBS Crossfire micro TX/RX - this is destined for a magazine article I've got a plan for.
Quote from: CurryKitten on October 17, 2017, 05:09:05 PM
Haven't seen any FPV on heli's for an age, so looking forward to your build Njoro.
The Heli arrived the other day off eBay, the one thing for sure is there is no way that this heli was flown by the last owner the head geometry was a total "baboons ass". The new Rotor head is fitted. I'll start a thread on the build next.
(https://s1.postimg.org/1os4db620r/100_0917_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/1os4db620r/)
Quote from: bignose13 on October 14, 2017, 08:52:45 PM
:o :o :o :-*
(https://s1.postimg.org/2e4lq5oqyz/7_BDF1_E19-_E9_DB-4182-8824-_ECF05_BE60_C8_D.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/2e4lq5oqyz/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/4r787d24q3/CC8867_BA-_C0_F7-4_E4_D-88_A0-02843_F739_D87.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4r787d24q3/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/8pcd27kasb/D92_FB988-3_CC1-4_DDB-_B926-99_EB244_D7606.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/8pcd27kasb/)
Nice. !
At last my Eachine EV100 goggles Black edition have arrived.
(https://s1.postimg.org/84u11s0ouz/EV001_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/84u11s0ouz/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/90qih8b0gb/EV001_2.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/90qih8b0gb/)
However I thought that wearing contact lenses I'd be able to see fine with these but I find that when I look through them with my contact lenses in I see two screens. They don't converge into one. Anyone else have this problem?
I've cut away at the foam to make it thin although it's not as comfy now and I may get a little light leakage around the edge. Still not been able to try them out on a flight though. I may need to retro fit some diopter lenses in there somehow.
Lastly I managed to pick up yet another £11 customs fee on this but I only paid £70 for them on a deal.
Had to replace my 25-year-old soldering iron.
(https://s1.postimg.org/81gxeja5az/100_0949_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/81gxeja5az/)
That's what I have. Initially loved it. But now it's 2 years old and onto iron number 3. The iron keeps failing all the time ( heater blows. )
Quote from: Coyote on October 23, 2017, 02:43:51 PM
That's what I have. Initially looked it. But now it's 2 years old and onto iron number 3. The iron keeps failing all the time ( heater blows. )
Noooooo :o at least I've soldered the 10AWG for the XT90's battery and ESC.
I
Quote from: DS123 on October 23, 2017, 09:35:48 AM
However I thought that wearing contact lenses I'd be able to see fine with these but I find that when I look through them with my contact lenses in I see two screens. They don't converge into one. Anyone else have this problem?
I wear contacts and have never had this problem with any goggles I've used. Admittedly, I've not tried these ones in particular but I am struggling to think of why the fact you wear contacts would cause this (?)
Quote from: Dave on October 23, 2017, 04:20:04 PM
I wear contacts and have never had this problem with any goggles I've used. Admittedly, I've not tried these ones in particular but I am struggling to think of why the fact you wear contacts would cause this (?)
Yes I found it odd that when I took off my glasses I could almost see clearly one screen. But when I went and put in my contact lenses no matter how hard I tried to adjust it I could see two screens side by side (with a little overlap in the middle). I wonder if I just have odd eyes and can never use this style of goggle? I'd like to try out others now out of interest. I don't mind taking a punt on goggles that cost me £80 but if I was spending over £200 I'd want to know they worked for me!
Do they have IPD adjustment? Could be that?
Quote from: Njoro on October 23, 2017, 03:22:21 PM
Noooooo :o at least I've soldered the 10AWG for the XT90's battery and ESC.
I
Save this in your favourites. You're going to need them :)
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F263187342309 (https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F263187342309)
Quote from: Coyote on October 23, 2017, 05:04:46 PM
Save this in your favourites. You're going to need them :)
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F263187342309 (https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F263187342309)
Thanks Ian for the heads up, I've earmarked, I'd have thought that the element would be the part to replace but at £9.99 it's quiker to buy a new iron instead.
Quote from: beesleyboy on October 18, 2017, 08:05:26 PM
Nice. !
Quick vid fro the other night at a tem woolysheep meet Gord, think you'll be impressed
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkIWTa6YltQ&feature=youtu.be#)
This little guy -
(https://s1.postimg.org/8mk5j92t7f/ACB0_A7_FD-_E291-4_CE0-_ABC6-54286_FD51_BCB.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/8mk5j92t7f/)
A nice little package (mostly from AKK) arrived today containing one of their Omnibus F4 boards, the FX2 VTX which is similar to another I tested before with smart audio support, but handily in the normal quad stack spacing, and a few skews (as the VTX is RP-SMA)
I also got 3 little LC filters from Banggood, as I've got a few quads with annoying noise issues (especially the Eachine Wizard X220s - so want to see if I can get that to be half decent)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4452/37989809176_18b87e42ae_c.jpg)
Quote from: DS123 on October 23, 2017, 09:35:48 AM
At last my Eachine EV100 goggles Black edition have arrived.
(https://s1.postimg.org/84u11s0ouz/EV001_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/84u11s0ouz/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/90qih8b0gb/EV001_2.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/90qih8b0gb/)
However I thought that wearing contact lenses I'd be able to see fine with these but I find that when I look through them with my contact lenses in I see two screens. They don't converge into one. Anyone else have this problem?
I've cut away at the foam to make it thin although it's not as comfy now and I may get a little light leakage around the edge. Still not been able to try them out on a flight though. I may need to retro fit some diopter lenses in there somehow.
Lastly I managed to pick up yet another £11 customs fee on this but I only paid £70 for them on a deal.
I am surprised you need to wear your lenses as there is supposed to be independent focus and pd on these goggles. The double image issue has been mentioned a few times on another forum thread. I believe it's a combination of the pd and eye distance from the lens. You can get a similar effect when using either cheap binoculars or expensive ones that are badly adjusted. FYI the lens prescription distance for bino goggles is 7 feet so for me that's the distance from my sofa to the TV.
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Quote from: CurryKitten on October 30, 2017, 05:43:16 PM
A nice little package (mostly from AKK) arrived today containing one of their Omnibus F4 boards, the FX2 VTX which is similar to another I tested before with smart audio support, but handily in the normal quad stack spacing, and a few skews (as the VTX is RP-SMA)
Its not fair *stamps foot*:(
Why are you getting loads of free stuff from them and I haven't received the flight controllers I payed for over a month ago :Dumbfolded:
Sorry - don't know, it's just regular China Post stuff - so there's always a bit of a lottery going on there. Mine only got sent on the 16th of the month, suggesting that yours may have gone walkabouts :(
Quote from: CurryKitten on October 31, 2017, 11:23:39 AM
Sorry - don't know, it's just regular China Post stuff - so there's always a bit of a lottery going on there. Mine only got sent on the 16th of the month, suggesting that yours may have gone walkabouts :(
Yeah, I know :(
Certainly not the first time its happened :+ (Not referring to this company)
At least its not that high a value, I've lost substantially more in the past when complete stock orders have 'vanished' (?)
Oh dear. As Microsoft says, "this may take a little while".........
Stunning so far, God I wish I could fly with this.
The future is coming, my friends.
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Ok, with apologies for mulitple pictures - this turned up completely unexpectedly today. It's the SPC Maker 95GF, it was something I was going to get from Gearbest last month, but they ran out of stock - I presume it came back in and they sent it, but I've had to email just to double check :)
The reason I am super-excited is that (on paper at least) this micro looks like the best micro quad yet produced. It comes in a lovely little case, runs 3s on 7500kv motors (!) of which they include 2 lipos. Also it has an XM+ in it and a RunCam Micro swift (albeit with the slightly less desirable 2.3mm lens). It's base plate is also 3mm thick !
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Looks lovely, I hope it's as amazing as it seems. I seem to have had a big dose of reviewers curse lately with a lot of RTF quads being anything but. I'll cross fingers for this one
Ive had my eye on one of these for a little while. If I didn't have so many builds on the go I would have bought one based on its spec alone. Cant wait to see what its 'actually' like :)
Hot from Simon at Firstpersonview the Mavic Pro Fly more bundle.
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As always excellent service from Simon and the team and I know that should I need backup or repairs Simons' team have it covered.
For the Mavic Pro the iPhone 7 Plus, I'm just waiting for a new sim card to arrive.
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Wow Njoro, that's quite a nice few packages in one day ! What are you printing for it ;)
Quote from: CurryKitten on November 03, 2017, 10:57:51 AM
Wow Njoro, that's quite a nice few packages in one day ! What are you printing for it ;)
"well am not sure as yet" but I'll be looking at raising the rear up a bit so some printing there; I might try a lens flare shade later. I just thought I'll start with a joystick lock for when it's in the carry bag.
Minimosd, GPS and 5m of LED's fur extra garage lighting 👍
What I love most about reviewing stuff is always getting hold of the latest most powerful hi-tech pieces of flying stuff imaginable.
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...and also there's this stuff. Hard to resist actually, the little quad carries around a lego santa and plays Xmas themes. I'll see how long I can fly it around the house before another family member stamps on it repeatedly :D
The Xmas egg.... erm, yeah - screw you easter, we're taking the egg back for Xmas... or something ?
Ha ha, what the hell is the egg? FPV egg perv cam?
Eachine E56 from banggood £35 post free
Great fun tearing round the house with the G controller. App and camera work well to
One of the sp racing neo f4 controllers with a vtx board - now, what to put it into?
Suggestions welcome :D
"For the cold winter days, but I won't open it until Monday when the Panasonic 65" arrives ";D.....
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A little bit of fixed wing for a change... and look how tiny the box is
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Looks quite interesting - it all snaps together with the idea being that it breaks down completely for easy transport... I don't know if that also means that it breaks apart in a crash though !
Let's hope the Dart Wing doesn't become the Lawn Dart Wing any time soon :)
Quote from: Coyote on November 10, 2017, 11:32:41 PM
Let's hope the Dart Wing doesn't become the Lawn Dart Wing any time soon :)
My last bunch of throws have done just that... but hey, here's hoping
Arrived today from T9 Hobbysport a FrSky XM Plus micro reciever....For my Furibee Darkmax Quad from Gearbest.
Yes, Im admitting it, I have gone over to the darkside..It's going to be a filming platform though I hope by the time I get through with it...Crazy I know, but hey, I dont care....lol.
The price had dropped to the point where it was irresistible, that's my excuse anyway.
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A *very* nice package arrived for me today, after having fun with a santa quad I've got 2 slightly more hi-spec models through to review. We have -
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The is the Diatone GT200S - it looks like a work of art if you look at how it's been put together, it even looks like it's been pimped up with the silver motor wirings :D
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..and this lovely is the Holybro Kopis 1 which emerged out of the carry case it's sat on, complete and ready to bind and fly ! This is supposed to be seriously fast, so I just hope my lipos will survive. Interesting as well how they've done the FrSky antennas pointing out front at the angle.
Of course, I'm stuck inside right now trying to paint my daughters room white (as requested) which after 3 coats of "5 star coverage" paint is now just a slightly light shade of pink that it was (that said it' bloody horrible outside, so I can wait a while to fly these)
Very nice, they look fast! Looks like the smaller reviews and work you've been putting in is paying off! :D
Painting is a special kind of torture though, so I definitely don't envy you there. I'm doing white on white next weekend in the hallway and I know even that will need multiple coats!
New arrivals
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The big lunch box type of thing is a King Kong ET100 - I thought I might try it indoors, but at 100mm it's probably a little over what you'd want, and an 80c 2s probably means more power than you want... but hey it's crap weather, worth a try isn't it.
The little black folded quad next to it arrived last night. One of these little put-in-your-pocket-and-fly-anywhere ideas... another possible Xmas idea, without being Xmas themed.
What I didn't like about this was having literally popped out for 15 minutes to walk the dog, I see a yodel note has come through telling me the package is "side gate" this means that is was lobbed over a 7ft high gate and landed on concrete. The result of that (I assume it was this and not normal transit) is a broken lunch box :(
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Quote from: CurryKitten on November 13, 2017, 03:13:00 PM
A *very* nice package arrived for me today, after having fun with a santa quad I've got 2 slightly more hi-spec models through to review. We have -
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The is the Diatone GT200S - it looks like a work of art if you look at how it's been put together, it even looks like it's been pimped up with the silver motor wirings :D
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4529/38358439092_46feaa170d_c.jpg)
..and this lovely is the Holybro Kopis 1 which emerged out of the carry case it's sat on, complete and ready to bind and fly ! This is supposed to be seriously fast, so I just hope my lipos will survive. Interesting as well how they've done the FrSky antennas pointing out front at the angle.
Of course, I'm stuck inside right now trying to paint my daughters room white (as requested) which after 3 coats of "5 star coverage" paint is now just a slightly light shade of pink that it was (that said it' bloody horrible outside, so I can wait a while to fly these)
Here is a pro tip on covering up Pepto Bismo coloured Pink Emulsion. I've lost count of the number of these we have done over the years as little girls grow up! First coat should be an oil based thinned down with white spirit Grey undercoat applied with a fine bristle roller. Followed when dry with Dulux Diamond White. Never fails.
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Quote from: BigT on November 15, 2017, 09:26:39 AM
Here is a pro tip on covering up Pepto Bismo coloured Pink Emulsion. I've lost count of the number of these we have done over the years as little girls grow up! First coat should be an oil based thinned down with white spirit Grey undercoat applied with a fine bristle roller. Followed when dry with Dulux Diamond White. Never fails.
You tell me that now I'm 3 coats in with at least another to do ! I had to take yesterday off as I woke up feeling a bit off colour... I think I need to have more airflow when I'm painting :)
Quote from: CurryKitten on November 15, 2017, 09:53:35 AM
You tell me that now I'm 3 coats in with at least another to do ! I had to take yesterday off as I woke up feeling a bit off colour... I think I need to have more airflow when I'm painting :)
You didn't ask! Also you will always get a better cover and finish with Latex based emulsion. FYI if you ever have any issues with decorating you can always call your nearest Dulux Centre for free advice.
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Just now, a FuriBee DarkMax arrived - yay. Accompanied by a £25 customs charge - boo.
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The linear antenna they've supplied looks odd, it's got a right angled connector on it, so will only go straight like that. Actually, ok when flying fast, but I'm not sure that's the intended one.
I also had 2 XM+ rx's turn up today as well, which is good as this is equipped with one of the AuroraRC compatible rx's that run out of range quickly, so I'll probably swap it over.
Hey Wayne, I hope that's not my Darkmax you have there....lol....Mine says its been shipped out, I paid the extra to have it tracked...Gearbest now have a reputation for poor delivery...
I have an XM Plus for mine too when it arrives...I hope by then you will have a clip up showing how to set it up in Beta Flight m8..
I have watched all your other tutorials though...:)
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A new frame for a winter build:
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This Chameleon type frame only cost me £25 in the 11-11 sales. It looks really nice and will be my first top mounted battery style frame. I like the fact this frame comes with the small standoff to fit on the top of the camera pod for extra strength and it also has really nice silicone non-slip pads for the battery and HD camera. Really looking forward to kitting this out over the winter.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Upgrade-version-PUDA-Chameleon-5-FPV-Frame-FPV-Racing-Drone-Quadcopter-frame-FPV-Freestyle-with-High/32833567089.html (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Upgrade-version-PUDA-Chameleon-5-FPV-Frame-FPV-Racing-Drone-Quadcopter-frame-FPV-Freestyle-with-High/32833567089.html)
Arrived Today from HKUK.....Wing Wing Z84.
In the Sale at £20 plus free delivery....I did have to buy a few other bits though to get up to $50.
Room for an F4 with iNAV...an XM+RX and some miniature VTX with the Runcam Swift Mini.
Unbelievably, I watched a Clip the other day with a 4000mah 3S in one of these, seemed to fly just fine...The CG on this plane is pretty critical by all accounts. I dont think I will be having 4000mah in mine though.
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Fly mine with a 1500 3s, great little wing
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Quote from: dp106 on November 29, 2017, 01:12:05 PM
Fly mine with a 1500 3s, great little wing
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Lol...a long way from a 4000mah 3S...So, Sir Dave, where did you have the CG?...On the provided moulded nubs?
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A friend of me flys his Z84 with 2200mAh 4S LiPo, AUW 520g. FC+iNav, 800mW Vtx, GPS....
Flys really nice and 30-45min flight time
He will put in a 3000mAh LiIon made of LG HG2 cells. This weighs exactly or even less than the now used 2200mAh LiPo.
I think even a 4S2P 7000mAh of 18650GA weighing 420g will be flyable in this plane. The Z84 has 17dm² wing area.
So lets assume the Z84 weighs completely equipped with all fancy stuff without battery around 300g, now we add the 4S 7000mAh with 420g we are at 720g....
With 17dm² this results in just 42g/dm².... my SkyFun has higher wing loading....just my 2 cents
I would like to try one of these LiLon packs. So what's the equivalent to 3s 2600 and a 4s 2600?
Edit
Sorry I know this is the wrong thread but thought I would ask.
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One 18650 cell weighs around 48g, but you can calculate with 50g beause of wires, connector, heatshrink..
Then there are different cells out there, but only two are really interesting: Sanyo 18650GA 3500mAh and LG HG2 3000mAh
The Sanyo have max 10A discharge and the LG have max 20A
So for a Sanyo 3S2P: 7000mAh, 300g, cont. discharge 20A
and for LG 3S2P: 6000mAh, 300g, cont. discharge 40A
One thing to consider is battery heat... for the 18650GA you should really not use more than 1C continues discharge as the battery gets very warm and you wont be able to use its whole capacity
Can you please post the link to the UK model shop that is supplying these packs ready made?
Will this link help?
https://www.3dxr.co.uk/product-category/li-ion-batteries/ (https://www.3dxr.co.uk/product-category/li-ion-batteries/)
I think painless 360 did a video on them.
Link to painless360 video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFHmcAuWYFQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFHmcAuWYFQ)
Finally I got my Omnibus F4 V2.1 to have a play with :D
Surely this will be the one I get fully working with all the bells and whistles (?)
Ray
DHL man just arrived at the door with a package demanding £18 off me to see it (normally I get a text through that I can pay online - but not this time) the package contained a rather beaten up box containing a FuriBee Nebula 230. I have a rather grumpy dog in the photo who thought she was just about to go on a walk.
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Feels slightly bigger and heavier that the last batch of quads I looked at, but as far as steps forward go, this has a proper FrSky XM in it (I think, it's no XM+ but better than the tiny compatible rx's that have been showing up) and has a proper battery strap - yay.
Weird purple coloured body. I don't know if it's some sort of laminate over carbon, or what the material is. I will endevour to find out when when I fly it !
EDIT: Yuk, what's up with the first picture. Looks ok on flickr, is there an issue with embedding portrait photos ?
Freaky ! You can click the pic and toggle it from landscape to portrait...
Cool quad by the way :)
Quote from: English Turbines on November 29, 2017, 01:15:30 PM
Lol...a long way from a 4000mah 3S...So, Sir Dave, where did you have the CG?...On the provided moulded nubs?
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Yeah flies fine on the recommended cg.
People seem so obsessed with loading planes up with the biggest batteries they can. They fly so much nicer IMHO if left lighter.
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Quote from: dp106 on December 05, 2017, 12:27:17 PM
Yeah flies fine on the recommended cg.
People seem so obsessed with loading planes up with the biggest batteries they can. They fly so much nicer IMHO if left lighter.
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Agreed totally :)
Arrived (Yesterday) Furibee Darkmax Quad from Gearbest....£114
First impressions are very nice build quality, although it does have some very obvious flaws.
1) The battery strap provided is utterly useless.
2) Fitting a proper strap means dismantling the Quad to thread it.
3) No spare prop nuts in mine.
4) The Camera is not quite positioned correctly, it's too close to the FC..limiting its elevation range.
5) The Camera is not set up as provided, set in a weird (clipped) version of NTSC, PAL is very useable and far better.
6) The Camera needs to be removed to use the quirky joystick, image is impressive though, WDR is off as provided.
7) The provided D8 FrSky receiver is inappropriate for a model with a potential up to 1km range.
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Quote from: English Turbines on December 05, 2017, 02:35:05 PM
Arrived (Yesterday) Furibee Darkmax Quad from Gearbest....£114
First impressions are very nice build quality, although it does have some very obvious flaws.
1) The battery strap provided is utterly useless.
2) Fitting a proper strap means dismantling the Quad to thread it.
Yes - but you'll need to dismantle the quad anyway to get to the camera (see point 6 !)
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3) No spare prop nuts in mine.
Mine either, were you expecting some ?
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4) The Camera is not quite positioned correctly, it's too close to the FC..limiting its elevation range.
This bit confused me - how did you mean, I can angle my camera at about 85 degrees if I need to, it seemed to have quite a full range of movement ?
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5) The Camera is not set up as provided, set in a weird (clipped) version of NTSC, PAL is very useable and far better.
6) The Camera needs to be removed to use the quirky joystick, image is impressive though, WDR is off as provided.
Mine was in regular NTSC - not sure what you mean by clipped. NTSC has less vertical resolution, so it could possible clip off parts of the OSD that were set for a PAL camera. Good to see you changed it anyway.
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7) The provided D8 FrSky receiver is inappropriate for a model with a potential up to 1km range.
or even 100m of range. That said I flew the Nebula 230 today which included an XM rx (note, not the XM+) and that also fell out of the sky twice at around 100m
Re Darkmax..
1. Yes, I was expecting some spare prop nuts, others have been issued with some. I know they are only M6 Nylocs but even so, I managed to have one spin off and lost it...lol.
2. Camera:...My main gripe is not the Up angle range, rather the opposite, try aiming it down... That said, the Camera is too close to the FC because the plug is at the bottom of it and it clashes with the FC if you try aiming it down. The bottom standoff also gets in the way. Frustrating, because if it was moved up slightly, it could be avoided enabling a level Camera if needed, unlikely I know, but a schoolboy design error. In fact in PAL Mode, the vertical view is huge.
3. In NTSC, the vertical view is clipped, it's not just because it has less vertical resolution. They have stretched the horizontal view as well. I suspect it's a way of making a 4:3 Camera appear to have both 4:3 and 16:9, but the 16:9 Mode isn't real. I may be wrong about this, but I dont think I am. Don't get me wrong, I think the image from this camera was more than acceptable, certainly when in PAL anyway.
4. Yes, the receiver, inappropriate. I too have an XM plus for mine.
Still like it though, it's an animal in terms of performance.
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Another M8N GPS receiver for my Z84 build....Its small enough, even for the Z84.
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FC and GPS for an iNAV experiment....
Andy quick question, why v3 not the v5?
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The v3 was in stock, and the v5 was out of stock! Plus it was cheaper. Didn't want to wait the usual times from Banggood etc.
It will do fine for this experiment, it's going in a nano talon. If it works well, I'll put another in either the Drak, or maybe the MTD...
Quote from: Andy Sayle on December 08, 2017, 07:01:15 PM
The v3 was in stock, and the v5 was out of stock! Plus it was cheaper. Didn't want to wait the usual times from Banggood etc.
It will do fine for this experiment, it's going in a nano talon. If it works well, I'll put another in either the Drak, or maybe the MTD...
Well good luck, still,waiting for mine but at least you know it's a genuine board so,that's a bonus.
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Ah, yes....be interested to see how you get on with those tiny M8N GPS receivers....Good price.
Soooo, is the latest Omnibus F4, now available v5?....ie 5 different flavours of the F4?....
I know I have two different kinds, although they look very alike at first glance.
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Me too. I've heard mixed reviews, but I thought I'd give it a shot on the Nano talon. It seems wrong to me to fit a dirty great GPS receiver in a tiny little plane!
Just fired up the old CAD software and 3D printer to do a little mount for it too....
Had it out already, very impressed with it. Phantom 4 Pro.
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Quote from: Coyote on December 11, 2017, 12:22:37 PM
Had it out already, very impressed with it. Phantom 4 Pro.
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Nice...
I ordered this case the week after my Mavic arrived, I got it today and I'm very impressed with the quality and strength of it. ;D
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I got this Bandicoot antenna from MenaceRC. It's a linear patch antenna, so should give a boost to the little micro's with linear whip antennas
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I should have a few more antennas turning up so I can do another comparison test. Probably deeper into the woods to really stir up some static
Probably nothing that'll interest the people here, but a few things turned up that I'll be looking at (maybe). I got this toy grade thing from RCMoment which - like many - looks a tiny bit like a Mavic in it's styling. Just runs off 1s lipos, but you get 3 batteries in the kit and it alt-holds, so perhaps a nice intro to flying for a little 'un
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The next one is a bit more controversial... for two reasons. Without wanting to air all my issues, a certain magazine asked if I wanted to review the Microdrone 3.0, which is also the same magazine that hasn't paid me for the past two pieces I've written and is starting to really annoy me. So I said - we need to sort out this payment problem before I do anything else for you.
and low and behold, this arrived anyway
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Not heard of this before, but I took a look at the videos used to fund it on indegogo (I think) and they really got my back up. Very obviously filmed on something like a Phantom, aside from the odd bit and seemed to present this as something it isn't. What it is, is a 1s brushed quad with a 1axis gimbal on a magnetic camera.
Still firmly in the toy-grade end of the spectrum, the TX came out with a switch hanging off and the other one loose
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I found a collection of bits inside and outside the radio
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Whilst putting that back together - which was no fun, but hey I know how a switch fits together now, you will notice that the radio's antenna is a complete dummy. You can see the actual antenna attached the the back of the main board (the switch I was working on separated from the wire on it's own - a combination of awful solder joints and very rigid wire)
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So I may or may not actually look at this depending on my issues with the magazine
Quote from: CurryKitten on December 19, 2017, 11:57:56 AM
The Microdrone 3.0......
So I may or may not actually look at this......
Every time I see one of these my stomach turns. I've only ever had bad experiences with the company and their products :(
Quote from: CurryKitten on December 19, 2017, 11:57:56 AM
So I may or may not actually look at this depending on my issues with the magazine
If it's that bad surely you're obliged to post a review of it to show others who might buy it how bad it is.
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Quote from: dp106 on December 19, 2017, 07:33:06 PM
If it's that bad surely you're obliged to post a review of it to show others who might buy it how bad it is.
No doubt it'll appear as a video review at some point... mainly the magazine situation is winding me up. Anyway, it goes to the back of the queue whilst I have actual stuff to work on.
This Tiny7 just arrived from Banggood earlier today
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Wayne, out of pure curiosity, what happens to all the stuff you are sent to review once you have finished with it?
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Quote from: BigT on December 20, 2017, 10:09:03 AM
Wayne, out of pure curiosity, what happens to all the stuff you are sent to review once you have finished with it?
So far, most of the stuff is still with me ready to go (I tend to buy a constant stream of XM+'s so things are ready to fly) The majority of the toy-grade RTF's ave been passed on to friends who were interested in the idea, or have a child that is interested.
Going forward though, if I keep getting review stuff at the same pace, then I run out of a) space and b) any likelihood of flying all of them. At this point I'm not quite sure what I do.
FREE GIVEAWAYS! Opera Winfrey style... :P
Quote from: iwan_canobi on December 20, 2017, 04:15:59 PM
FREE GIVEAWAYS! Opera Winfrey style... :P
With apologies for derailing the thread. The only with this is that the cost of sending the things around. My analytics also tell me that 60% of my viewers are in the US which is then more expensive as far as postage goes. I know a few other guys with similar sized channels that use Petreon for givaways, and the money from it to fund the postage :) Not sure I like the patreon idea personally... I'll hoard for now and decide about things later.
Yeah I was only joking, that kind of thing would only be a pain in the ass for you I can imagine.
I am in the 40% and would gladly pay the shipping for something I wanted. Having said that I have over 24 models ready to go, some very large, and I probably only fly the same 2 or 3 week in week out.
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So CK is a team pilot for AKK sic https://www.akktek.com/team-pilots.html
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My DJI RE Goggles are here, I'll be testing them with my various aircraft after charging them. ;D
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I'm glad they do them in black as well, not keen on them in white.
BushMule :)
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Also got a spare 9x transmitter + receiver, and a VikCam 4K action cam - seems pretty nice to be honest.
And ordered another Runcam Owl Plus FPV cam with my winning from yesterday - £75 off a £5 bet which paid out early due to a special offer if they went 2-0 up.... and the team I bet on (Burnley) didn't even win in the end - score :)
Quote from: CurryKitten on December 20, 2017, 04:24:58 PM
With apologies for derailing the thread. The only with this is that the cost of sending the things around. My analytics also tell me that 60% of my viewers are in the US which is then more expensive as far as postage goes. I know a few other guys with similar sized channels that use Petreon for givaways, and the money from it to fund the postage :) Not sure I like the patreon idea personally... I'll hoard for now and decide about things later.
Absolutely charge for the shipping, that's fair.
Nice one Steve, especially on the bet, lucky bugger :)
Racerstar 4 in 1 ESC...For my Martian 2 build.
Bangood....
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4 x Racestar 2300kv motors for my Martian 2 build.
Omnibus F3 Betaflight FC with Baro...Martian build.
Frsky XM plus micro RX....Martian build.
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At last, the post... this got sent out a few weeks before Xmas, so I was expecting them ages ago... but y'know.. the post.
Just for revenge the postman decided to sit on my parcel (it was crushed like this on the underside of the box as well)
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Happily, I can't spot any actual damage. Anyway the stuff here is the Diatone Tyrant S, the DiatoneGTR90 and another singing Santa drone. This is actually not the santa drone we'd talked about, as I'd already looked at this for geekbuying (I think) so this will be a hack attempt... can I make it play any other music ?
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4755/25759316978_533953df0b_c.jpg)
To make soldering those FC boards just a little bit easier for these aged Mince Pies of mine. Ordered from Banggood 6 days ago, comes with lenses and batteries. Really pleased with it. . (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180111/82558790366cd52036ddd958eca02d05.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180111/c0ae87e25e01313d0efe40216c12ed16.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180111/9dc8bba011efc2d32aa8d662afb0fbc0.jpg)
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Be interested to hear your thoughts on those magnifiers. I'm at the stage now that my regular glasses are for normal distance, I have other glasses for reading distance, and then soldering where I need to get close both glasses don't focus, so then I have to peer over the top, which means I need to get within a few inches to focus and my eye is close to a hot soldering iron... which may not be ideal.
I do have a lighted magnifier for this sort of stuff, but I feel a bit disconnected from my hands if you know what I mean. I thought maybe the glasses might feel like it's more connected.
This is the thread to complain about being old isn't it ?
That's actually a really good idea BigT, got a link?
He can't hear you, you'll have to shout into his good ear.
Well I can help with that no problem (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boxer-Gifts-Old-Age-Trumpet/dp/B00ADK523M)
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Quote from: Steve W on January 11, 2018, 03:05:17 PM
That's actually a really good idea BigT, got a link?
Here you go
Link (http://www.tena.co.uk/men/#)
Ahh sorry I meant this one Magnifier (https://www.banggood.com/2-LED-Headband-Magnifier-Magnifying-5-Lens-10X-15X-20X-25X-35X-p-916736.html?rmmds=myorder&cur_warehouse=CN) That was the other delivery.
Quote from: CurryKitten on January 11, 2018, 03:03:50 PM
Be interested to hear your thoughts on those magnifiers. I'm at the stage now that my regular glasses are for normal distance, I have other glasses for reading distance, and then soldering where I need to get close both glasses don't focus, so then I have to peer over the top, which means I need to get within a few inches to focus and my eye is close to a hot soldering iron... which may not be ideal.
I do have a lighted magnifier for this sort of stuff, but I feel a bit disconnected from my hands if you know what I mean. I thought maybe the glasses might feel like it's more connected.
This is the thread to complain about being old isn't it ?
Posted a quick review here http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php/topic,52713.0.html (http://www.fpvhub.com/index.php/topic,52713.0.html)
Parts for my Martian 2 build.
So impressed with my Darkmax, I decided to build this while the weather is abysmal.
I also have a 4 in 1 ESC from Racerstar for a neat build.
I wish the wires on the motors were slightly longer, they won't quite reach....aghrrrrrrrr...
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Mini Quick Change tool and post holder for my Unimat SL 1000 lathe. Needs a bit of modification but will speed up tool setting. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180118/a1d709582cd8f2d33cb8937da68da5af.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180118/22846d7eeaef587509cb68ce4dd5e39a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180118/35c04d755d96470c8302cbd8b04f6393.jpg)
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S800 V2 kit for iNav project
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Nice. Enjoy build
I am looking at the iNav as a project.
A Vortex 230 Mojo for a magazine review
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On a side note, this is quite interesting as I didn't know Horizon partnered with IRC to create a BNF Vortex - so Spectrum owners are well catered for. Do I have a Spectrum radio.... no, receiver swap it is then.
Time I tried one of these micro quads, go this HGLRC XJB 145 RX ready from Banggood.
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Does that run 3" on 3 or 4S ? Looks pretty meaty, a shelf there for a session as well ?
Quote from: CurryKitten on January 21, 2018, 12:54:59 PM
Does that run 3" on 3 or 4S ? Looks pretty meaty, a shelf there for a session as well ?
it's 3", 3-4S; good reviews on YouTube seems mental on 4s. I've measured the shelf and it's a perfect fit for this camera.I only forgot to order an RX I wanted the Frsky XM+ which are out of stock. :(
https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Stack-X-F4-Flytower-Spare-Part-1080P-DVR-With-12_5-Inch-CMOS-Camera-For-FPV-Racing-Drone-p-1220198.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN (https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Stack-X-F4-Flytower-Spare-Part-1080P-DVR-With-12_5-Inch-CMOS-Camera-For-FPV-Racing-Drone-p-1220198.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN)
Got his nice package from DemonRC this morning (after I went to the post office in the wind and rain to get it)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4767/25000411957_2138cd681b_c.jpg)
This is to work on a follow up piece to looking at the signal using the little whip antennas (as often used in Micros) so aside from the mini cross hair antenna (and a MenaceRC patch I have from December) I'm interested to see how the mini V antennas perform. The word is an inprovement over a wihp. Not as good as a skew, but far more robust in crashes. We will see :)
Oooh, a crosshair made in the EU and at a decent price, ORDERED!
Oh, a 5.8G Vee Dipole....I made one of those quite a while ago....Like the plastic encasement though, looks unbreakable.
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Are the antennas for a review? If not can you do one on them :) Always interested in something that helps video reception.
Quote from: ched on January 24, 2018, 06:23:14 PM
Are the antennas for a review? If not can you do one on them :) Always interested in something that helps video reception.
Yep - to be fair, everything is for review :)
Quote from: CurryKitten on January 24, 2018, 06:33:53 PM
Yep - to be fair, everything is for review :)
I look forward to the review. Keep up the good work.
I've had a parcel that's been stuck in Prague since the 29th December - it finally turned up
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It contains 3 pretty good looking quads. First is the BB-66, essentially a brushless Tiny Whoop - so be good to see if there's a bit more power to it
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4754/28132748439_cd7304e231_c.jpg)
The largest of the 3 is the FuriBee X215 Pro, one of the very few FuriBee quads to actually contain an XM+ rx, instead of those pretty awful D8 compatible ones with no range. Design looks pretty nice
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4761/39880004812_154bab060a_c.jpg)
The one I'm most excited about testing is the GepRC Sparrow. Is 3" the new 2". Nice spec on this with another XM+ and Micro Swift with a 2.1mm lens. Feels really solid (if quite heavy) motor magnets feel incredibly strong ! It also comes in a nice zip-up case
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4669/39912742611_fa53a1cb3a_c.jpg)
Reviews and stuff will be forthcoming
These dropped through the letterbox yesterday. A few people recommended Gemfan Hulkie props over my normal choice of the 4-bladed Gemfan 2035's, so I ordered a few sets to try out.
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Me again - for some reason this came as a DPD delivery in a massive bag and then a smaller bag inside and then finally wrapped up was this. It was the worst game of solo pass-the-parcel ever.
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As you can see this is a brushed flight controller with an OSD on it. I thought it might be fun to take one of the larger brushed toy-grade things I reviewed before Xmas to see how it would perform when given a proper camera/vtx (instead of that wifi nonsense) and what would happen if I try and do a bit of Acro on it :)
Finwing Penguin
Nothing this size to fly for the summer season so bought it, pretty cheap until the taxman got his grubby hands on it
I just got back from holiday today. While I was away I managed to intercept a text from DHL and reschedule a delivery for Monday, but I did find a package from DPD that had been sat by my bins for the last two days and was wet. Luckily the covering had kept the rain out, although the package was a bit squashed.
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This is an Eachine Mirage E500 - a VTOL wing that transitions into normal flight and then back again
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Looks very interesting, so looking forward to flying it and obviously putting some FPV gear on it... .although staring up at the sky in order to take-off and land would be odd !
Did I mention, it's tiny - I would guess this suits a very calm day
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The delayed DHL parcel turned up today... and for the first time ever, something from DHL didn't include import tax !!
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4697/39458455395_9862daef58_c.jpg)
So a few goodies here. The little packages are a 2.3 and 2.1mm lens to see if I can fix some recent issues of quads shipping with really narrow lenses (The Diatone Tryant had a 3.6mm lens with it !)
The TX is a iRangeX multi-protocol radio - it speaks many protocols as the name suggests. I thought it would be a good portable radio for chucking in the backpack with the micros, but looking at it - it's actually fairly wide. Pretty comfy to hold, but definately chunkier than I'd expected
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4701/25483648837_ee26da2fa6_c.jpg)
I'm very excited to try the Foxeer box camera though, after some let-downs from GoPro (and skiing with the GoPro's in the cold weather the GP4 and session were lasting less than 30 mins whilst the Firefly 7s was going about 50 mins) is this the little action camera that can displace the session as the defacto mini-quad HD cam ?
It's slightly larger than the session (which is why I think Foxeer didn't get sued whilst RunCam did)
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Which could create an issue when we already have moulded pieces to fit cameras into - although less hassle when you are just fixing it in with a battery strap. We'll see how it goes !
I like that Tx, looks like it could be useful.
I think GoPro are well in the doo doo now, if you see the state of their shares recently its a company about to take a big fall. Maybe they will adjust their prices to lessen the blow, and maybe pigs might fly :)
Arrived Today from T9 Hobbysport..:
Two Frsky XM Plus receivers, since flashed with FCC Firmware and providing Rssi in the SBUS stream.
These tiny receivers work really well and weigh next to nothing, great as a wingtip receiver.
T9s prices are nearly the same as Bangoods BTW, but you do have to pay ridiculous postage for such a tiny item.
:vulture:
They work well in a racing quad, I use these now for foamy throw away modelshttps://www.t9hobbysport.com/frsky-x4r-sb-receiver (https://www.t9hobbysport.com/frsky-x4r-sb-receiver)
Thing with T9 is the customer service is excellent and the stuff does arrive.
Quite pleased with this. A Turnigy Tx case. The material is stiff but not solid. I like the size, fits my Qx7 and goggles perfectly.
(https://i.imgur.com/Z8RkAZ9.jpg)
Zip seems good quality.
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Has a strap at the top for carrying it around like a handbag, (or dancing around at the disco). Has two removable velcro blocks to keep everything from bouncing around.
The case looks nice how much did you pay? Put in a link
11 quid > https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-transmitter-case-w-fpv-goggle-storage-black.html?___store=en_us
10 quid for a camo one > https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-transmitter-bag-carrying-case-camo-green.html?countrycode=GB&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhYDCsuq52QIVx7ftCh2ZYg8kEAQYASABEgIN8fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&___store=en_us
£5 from China. Should fit in most backpacks as well.
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-transmitter-bag-carrying-case.html (https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-transmitter-bag-carrying-case.html)
nothing patchy about my reception...
fast and speedy service from menaceRC and Greg kindly threw in a 45º sma adaptor ;) can't wait to try these out!
(http://www.coptercapers.com/fpvhub-images/menace.jpg)
They look well made :)
Few quads in for review. The bigger one is the LitisRC Cicada 180 which AKK sell, and the smaller one is the BFight Mini - which does look like a scaled down BFight 210 (which was a very cheap quad that flew very well - after a few issues to sort) So once the weather turns nice again I'll get flying
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For a nano talon project.
Looks good, could you do a review thread on it, we don't have one yet ? :)
Two unexpected packages for me. First was from MenaceRC, who sent me a 5.8Ghz circular polarized antenna pack. This consists of (among other things) two pagodas, the invader patch, 45 degree adapter, and an RP-SMA adapter
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/807/40052413705_bac221973f_c.jpg)
Then somehow, the day became antenna themed with this package appearing from DemonRC - who did say they were going to send over the new micro Vee antennas (no printed parts) but also added in their Pixel antenna... which looks interesting.
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Two rather large boxes :)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180322/56c48602980da3830537b501e4075ef6.jpg)
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Oooh, do tell!
Does one of them contain the other shoe ?
My guess is a 3 story dolls house and a snowboard ;D
Haha the shoe was for scale lol.
One on the right contains a mini Skywalker and a few other sundries, typical Hobbyking oversized boxes. The left one is my latest fpv project, an Axial Yeti XL, i5s huge! :) 1/8th scale lol
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Or the body that wore the shoe?
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For the Nano Talon project.
(Although it should have been the 'Power' version not 'Enduro' )
Bluetooth Module to wirelessly update Flight Controllers buried inside a Plane....oh joy.
It seems to work fine, and I can use it on multiple aircraft as its on a standard plug....:)
No more struggling with micro USB cables.
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A bunch of things arrived of late - I was away last week, so typically my poor neighbor gets a bunch of boxes
This isn't too exciting. I'm running low on heat shrink, and I broke some props on my QAV105. I couldn't find out exactly what 2435 props they used, so took a guess on these Racerstar ones - which happily look exactly the same
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/881/40738808134_6dfa6c282b_c.jpg)
Next, a bit of a mysterious package. I ordered from LIR1254 cells to test the DroneKeeper Micro with, but when I opened up the package today I saw just a bunch of resistors ! Then I unwrapped the resistors and found this -
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Lastly, my long suffering neighbor had this big box cluttering up her house for close to a week
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Which doesn't have anything to show the scale, but it's big (but light). Inside it is this -
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Quite a tiny little wing that takes a 4s. I just need to figure out what camera/vtx I'm putting in there and then try and figure out how I'm ever going to land in my field without turning it completely brown
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/895/41410269542_3d2ae2ac49_c.jpg)
I like the look of those little Tomahawk wings.
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Some Headplays - yes I love my box goggles, a couple of power modules, couple of video transmitters and a mini gps/compass.
The compass and one of the power modules are to use with my 3DR mini pixhawk/nano-talon project as these are much lighter than the pdb and gps that it is supplied with.
One of the VTX's is also for the nano-talon project as it is much light than the IRC vtx's I usually use.
The headplays came with the dvr and RHO lens extras, the RHO lens is great as I can now see my OSD clearly!!
I got one of these to test. Is this the same one as yours ET ?
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Quote from: CurryKitten on April 20, 2018, 06:12:23 PM
I got one of these to test. Is this the same one as yours ET ?
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Hi Wayne,
No mate....mine was a cheapo from E-Bay...but it works ok.
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I made a recent review of the DroneKeeper Micro, and got lots of comments talking about the Hellgate FPV buzzer, and what could it do, what's better etc, so I managed to get hold of one and it arrived today.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/842/41647030871_054f1af4f3_c.jpg)
It's basically small enough to replace a conventional beeper, but is battery backed so beeps away even if the lipo ejects (I think that's what it does, I'll take it out the packaging and check soon)
Looking forward to the review CurryKitten
That does sound a better option.
Nothing fpv related, just hooligan fun!
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Runcam Split Mini for my Babyhawk R. Seen a couple of videos on this mod and it seems very successful. I love that little quad but the lack of HD footage is always a bit of a bummer.
Couple of receivers for the Wasp kits and a module case to house the transmitter end of my Bluetooth linked headtracker (no more pesky wires).
(https://s18.postimg.cc/s2z54c1qd/322922_D0-_DB1_C-4_DEC-_A9_C5-_E5_C90_F0966_D4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/s2z54c1qd/)
Not had many quads in to review in the last month (none in fact). But just like buses, today 3 arrived all at once. 3 different sizes as well.
First is the King Kong Tiny7x. I've got the 7 which uses 7mm brushed motors, the 7x uses 8mm brushed motors. I want to see if it feels like it's got more power, or it's just heavier. I must point out that the box is lovely. Separate opening sections for the quad, accessories, and the battery charger is part of the box. Cool
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/909/41845497372_0af728a65f_c.jpg)
Moving up a size if the Space Wolf 140, a 3" machine which already has an XM+ in it and a Runcam Micro Swift (IIRC).
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/826/41845498332_a5d7d55d60_c.jpg)
Lastly, the big boy is the Furibee X215 Pro S. I flew the regular X215 Pro a while ago, and it's was excellent out of the box (just needed the camera mounting tightening up) the 'S' adds a build in HD recording camera which I guess is a little liek the RunCam split, but will see. Fingers crossed. Yes, it really is that shade of green !
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Quote from: CurryKitten on May 04, 2018, 06:07:20 PM
Not had many quads in to review in the last month (none in fact). But just like buses, today 3 arrived all at once. 3 different sizes as well.
First is the King Kong Tiny7x. I've got the 7 which uses 7mm brushed motors, the 7x uses 8mm brushed motors. I want to see if it feels like it's got more power, or it's just heavier. I must point out that the box is lovely. Separate opening sections for the quad, accessories, and the battery charger is part of the box. Cool
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/909/41845497372_0af728a65f_c.jpg)
Moving up a size if the Space Wolf 140, a 3" machine which already has an XM+ in it and a Runcam Micro Swift (IIRC).
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/826/41845498332_a5d7d55d60_c.jpg)
Lastly, the big boy is the Furibee X215 Pro S. I flew the regular X215 Pro a while ago, and it's was excellent out of the box (just needed the camera mounting tightening up) the 'S' adds a build in HD recording camera which I guess is a little liek the RunCam split, but will see. Fingers crossed. Yes, it really is that shade of green !
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/912/41845496612_82d9558530_c.jpg)
You lucky man. Looking forward to watching all 3 reviews. Maybe you could even do a separate one on the HD recorder cam if it's available separately?
ched, the HD recording thingy only seems available as the entire stack https://www.gearbest.com/flight-controller/pp_1106470.html (https://www.gearbest.com/flight-controller/pp_1106470.html) which is a bit weird, as you'd think that people might want that.
I flew it on Monday (in the heat) it does ok. Much like the RunCam split, there's a compromise in terms of your live image, but the recorded footage looks ok. Need to check it out in more detail, it's on the editing queue :)
Today, I got this in the post. Torvol make some interesting Drone backpacks. This one is actually designed for imaging quads, like phantoms and I didn't think I'd be able to use it. By Torvol mocked up an image of my massive Quanum x470 frame folded up in there so I thought I'd give it a try.
It's fairly massive. Just that bottom section is big enough to hold a Phantom and 6 of it's batteries !
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/831/41264669104_5cc80e8bc4_c.jpg)
That looks quite nice CK! quite fancy one of those packs...
Cheers
Quote from: CurryKitten on May 09, 2018, 12:14:41 AM
ched, the HD recording thingy only seems available as the entire stack https://www.gearbest.com/flight-controller/pp_1106470.html (https://www.gearbest.com/flight-controller/pp_1106470.html) which is a bit weird, as you'd think that people might want that.
I flew it on Monday (in the heat) it does ok. Much like the RunCam split, there's a compromise in terms of your live image, but the recorded footage looks ok. Need to check it out in more detail, it's on the editing queue :)
It would be good as an add on but for a complete stack with 35A esc and FC all for £70 it does seem cheap when you consider the RunCam Split V2 is about £60 on it's own!!!
That reminds me I must get a new cable and try and get my RunCam Split V1 up and running.
I quite often get comments on YouTube asking me what I do to my goggles so I can see - as it's fairly obvious that I wear glasses. Luckily for me, my prescription is pretty close to the -6 Fatshark diopter set. But I've always lacked any knowledge of what to tell someone who is long sighted, or has a more complex prescription, so decided to try and get in some custom lenses to test them out.
The first arrived today, to my prescription - which includes an astigmatism part, and are from a German company called RHO-lens. I'm going to take them out and test them in my FatSharks soon. So far I've held them up to my eyes and can see... which is a good sign to begin with I guess !
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/969/41533597004_81ec3e9968_c.jpg)
I've been using these for about 6 months, in fact they are so good I ordered a second pair for the standby goggles. Interesting that the script is for 7 meters.
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Interesting - it would be nice to have some "proper" ones ... In my case I ordered the official Fatshark diopter set but they didn't work for me because I too have a specific prescription. When I got some newer style glasses I repurposed my old lenses and carefully dremelled them to size using the real diopters as a template. They work brilliantly but they're not 100% the correct depth so they sometimes move slightly out of position if I'm not careful handling the goggles.
Arriving yesterday was this new tracking device from PinpointRC. Everytime I think I've made a video about every half-decent finding device out there, someone pipes up about some other one.
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So, first thing you might notice about this, is that it's quite chunky. I don't think it's really a mini-quad thing - sure you could use it, but it seems a bit overkill unless you are going away some distances. To me it feels like it'll be more at home in a larger quad or plane.
So a few quite interesting things about this - first thing to say that it's not cheap, at $185 (although I'm not clear if that's Canadian or US) but that essentially gets you a GPS device with some sort of sim that works anywhere in the world and you don't have to pay for (aside from that initial cost)
The other good thing (although I need to test this more) is that once on, it constantly transmits data - so rather than you have to text it to find out where it is, it constantly updates it position and you can track it via an app where pinpoint issue you with a username and password
Some things are a bit unclear, I'll know more when I test it properly. I'll go and hide it in the woods a few km from our house and see if my daughter can find it using the app
Just got a little package through from MenaceRC containing their new Pico patch antenna. It's tiny, even when compared to their existing small patched like the Invader and Bandicoot.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1748/28859924858_52a2e4dd70_c.jpg)
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Looking forward to going out and flying with it... or indeed anything for that matter. I've been held up finishing off some writing work for the past week or so, so have missed all the nice weather. Cue the rain as I eventually get some time to fly outside.
A few things in over the last few days. 3 VTX's from AKK, this includes the 2 versions of their FX2 "ultimate" which goes up to 1.2W. Also known as the "how to alienate anyone you fly with". It also runs at 25mw as well, so it's all good.
tbeacon - I don't know if anyone else has come across, but it's another tracker - a lot of setup options on this one, but it blasts out a 433 pulse that can contain your GPS coordinates - so you need a handheld 433 radio to help you, or you can use you handheld as a proximity finder. Anyway, lots to find out about that one, and they also sent an as yet unreleased beeper called the buzzybo. Which is kind of a cross between the dronekeeper and hellgate buzzer.
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My first FatShark goggles Attitude V4 Anniversary Edition
I was really excited about these and to be honest I'm a little disappointed. I flew two models with different cameras and on both I was really struggling to get the light balance right. It was either too light or too dark. My previous goggles were the Eachine Goggles 2 (Box goggles) which were really good just massive to carry around all the time. I also have the Eachine EV100 goggles which to be honest have been pretty good too. I think the Attitude v4 has better colour and I can really notice a step up in screen size too. I'm not sure I'd like to go any larger, not for quadcopters anyway. One of my reasons for going down the FatShark route rather than Aomway was that I can add a diversity module in the future. I'm also not overly impressed with the module that comes with this and have now lost diversity which seems like a bit of a backwards step.
Anyway the main reason for getting them was because they were on a deal and were the cheapest I've seen any fatsharks (even second hand on ebay)
https://www.gearbest.com/fpv-goggles-monitors/pp_992444.html?wid=1349303 (https://www.gearbest.com/fpv-goggles-monitors/pp_992444.html?wid=1349303)
(https://s22.postimg.cc/csdhtybzh/IMG_20180618_143306.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/csdhtybzh/)
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Anyone know what this button does (circled)? I thought it was to switch the fan off but it doesn't
(https://s22.postimg.cc/jubffr2m5/IMG_20180619_164506.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/jubffr2m5/)
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The button turns the fan on, but then it's on a timer (iirc)
Quote from: DS123 on June 19, 2018, 05:52:41 PM
My first FatShark goggles Attitude V4 Anniversary Edition
I was really excited about these and to be honest I'm a little disappointed. I flew two models with different cameras and on both I was really struggling to get the light balance right. It was either too light or too dark. My previous goggles were the Eachine Goggles 2 (Box goggles) which were really good just massive to carry around all the time. I also have the Eachine EV100 goggles which to be honest have been pretty good too. I think the Attitude v4 has better colour and I can really notice a step up in screen size too. I'm not sure I'd like to go any larger, not for quadcopters anyway. One of my reasons for going down the FatShark route rather than Aomway was that I can add a diversity module in the future. I'm also not overly impressed with the module that comes with this and have now lost diversity which seems like a bit of a backwards step.
Anyway the main reason for getting them was because they were on a deal and were the cheapest I've seen any fatsharks (even second hand on ebay)
https://www.gearbest.com/fpv-goggles-monitors/pp_992444.html?wid=1349303 (https://www.gearbest.com/fpv-goggles-monitors/pp_992444.html?wid=1349303)
Just out of curiosity would you say they are worth double the price of the ev100?
Difficult to say I suppose it depends on your priorities.
The FatSharks has built in DVR (still not great) but have a bigger screen and are more comfortable. The quality is definitely better and you have piece of mind that there's good customer service if you have issues. You have the option to get a different module later too and even support the new RapidFire and maybe future models will support FatShark.
The Eachines were OK as a compact starting goggle and worked well for the price (I only paid £70). But I found it a pain to record even with the dedicated DVR (sold separately £10). I have found on mine that sometimes one screen gets snow whilst the other is OK. This (so far) has only happened when I power up a copter, not whilst flying. It's fixed by unplugging and plugging back in again but it doesn't fill me with confidence.
I think in the end you do get what you pay for and until someone produces these in the millions rather than the thousands then they will always be an expensive addition to your FPV setup.
At a £189 that's a proper bargain. I paid more than that for year old Dom HD3. The glass optics are definitely better than the plastic Dominator ones. The issue I had with the early Attitudes was they where to narrow and would not stay level. I did the ski mask mod and fixed it. But I see the new ones have that done already. In retrospect I wish I had kept them instead of changing up to the HD3 which at £500 plus are a nonsense in my opinion. I am now tempted to swap back for that price!!
Re rx modules, I have the LaForge V4 main and diversity and to be honest for ranges up to 500 meters I would not bother. I do like the Quad finder feature, used it last week when a Wing came down in a Barley crop, it was only 80 meters away but I could not see it u TIL I was on top of it. Paid for itself right there. They draw .5 of an amp in record mode with fan on so you need either 18650 batteries or 2 normal FS packs or a big lipo, ubec and lead if you are going out for an hour plus session. The DVD recorder is ok, but it is only going to record the same as you are seeing in the goggles and the firmware is very clunky. Big tip, never remove the card with the power on.
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Cheers. I have the ev100 and find them OK. Much better than my Quanum V2 well much better on my head especially for walking to pick up quad :D
Image isn't as good but very flyable.
Good to read comparisons from people who have other goggles.
For anyone in the market for some new Goggles I saw these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spektrum-Fat-Shark-Focal-V2-FPV-Wireless-Headset-w-Diversity-Antenna/283009944039?hash=item41e4b509e7:g:rVUAAOSweYtbJB~Z (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spektrum-Fat-Shark-Focal-V2-FPV-Wireless-Headset-w-Diversity-Antenna/283009944039?hash=item41e4b509e7:g:rVUAAOSweYtbJB~Z)
I'm not going to get them now but they might end up being a bargain if you don't mind the Spectrum branding.
Matek F405 Wing...Flight Controller.
(https://s8.postimg.cc/z4y2ru8zl/Matek_F405_Wing_2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/z4y2ru8zl/)
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Because I'm too lazy to use google and look for myself, can you run me through that board. Is it designed around iNav and fixed wing or something... what does it do that's different to a normal FC ?
Quote from: CurryKitten on June 20, 2018, 11:19:52 PM
Because I'm too lazy to use google and look for myself, can you run me through that board. Is it designed around iNav and fixed wing or something... what does it do that's different to a normal FC ?
Hi Wayne,
Yes, its designed with iNAV in mind...onboard LC filters, voltage regulators 9v / 12volt for video system, plenty of UARTS...and dedicated servo outputs with onboard heavy duty 5v BEC to drive them.
For Fixed Wing specifically....Onboard current sensors for two motors.
Vertically mounted USB Port....Bliss.
Plus Matek build quality which is usually pretty good.
(https://s8.postimg.cc/z4y2ru8zl/Matek_F405_Wing_2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/z4y2ru8zl/)
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Stingy X5.....PUDA Clone......E-Bay....£25
Motors from Bangood.
Frame assembled very nicely, got the motors on it too....
(https://s8.postimg.cc/luy3xuc35/Stingy_X5_1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/luy3xuc35/)
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You're on a steadily steepening slope, ET ...
Quote from: Steve W on June 21, 2018, 08:16:58 PM
You're on a steadily steepening slope, ET ...
Hi Steve,
I know, I tried to stop myself from buying this one but failed miserably.
You see, I had a spare 4 in 1 ESC, an F3 FC, and 4 spare motors on order, so I thought why not buy this Frame off E-Bay while I wait for the motors to arrive....The real Stingy X5 is about $115 ....so it's a bargain right..?....lol.
I rather like assembling and soldering them together truth be told.....I just need to figure out what VTX to fit on it now as there is not much height in the stack...:(
I will try not to buy another one... :vulture:
This is a real addiction, I did the same with the ZMR 250, got 4 hanging on the wall plus 2 kits and base boards in the spares box. In reality I only fly one on a regular basis but I like the building and fiddling as well.
Ps memo to self, you must have a comprehensive clear out soon!
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Nice looking frame ET, you've fully embraced the darkside now :D
I was looking at any alternatives for Fatshark diopters. I looked at the RHO-Lens inserts last month which were really good, but I've managed to get hold of some slightly cheaper alternatives from CustomFPX, so I'll have a look at those and see how they do. (always the very best quality review when all I can say it " I like/don't like them" as you can't see them through my eyes)
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Nice looking frame ET, you've fully embraced the darkside now :D
Yes, I will admit Im hooked....I had six Lipos... :o :o :o on my Martian 2 again today...I am mostly beyond help now....lol.
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Today I received another set of cheap motors for a new build. I'd previously bought some DYS 2207 motors for around £7 and they have since been out of stock and now have gone up in price. I saw the Raptor motors which looked the same so thought it was worth a try to see if they were just not the DYS branded version of the same motor.
Anyway they are very similar but the Raptor motors have short wires which was really disappointing as I was planning to put the 2600Kv motors on a light build with a 4-in-1 ESC. I look forward to seeing how these perform as these are my first 2207 motors. But I think I'll go ahead and put the DYS motors on the light build now and the Raptors are going on a Chameleon style build with ESCs on the arms.
One thing to note is the Raptor motors came with two locking nuts whereas the DYS only one. Both use a c-clip on the bottom which I don't like but they are cheap!
Raptor Motor FB2207 2600KV (£6)
https://www.gearbest.com/motor/pp_1631896.html?wid=1433363 (https://www.gearbest.com/motor/pp_1631896.html?wid=1433363)
DYS Samguk Series Wei 2207 2300KV (£7)
https://www.banggood.com/DYS-Samguk-Series-Wei-2207-2300KV-2600KV-3-4S-Brushless-Motor-for-Racing-Drone-p-1226073.html?rmmds=myorder&jumpAuth=8c7582b4 (https://www.banggood.com/DYS-Samguk-Series-Wei-2207-2300KV-2600KV-3-4S-Brushless-Motor-for-Racing-Drone-p-1226073.html?rmmds=myorder&jumpAuth=8c7582b4)
(https://s22.postimg.cc/j1qfrs3x9/Raptor_1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/j1qfrs3x9/) (https://s22.postimg.cc/o0dy6dcvx/Wire_length.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/o0dy6dcvx/)
I just got a GepRC Elegant through, and I have to say, this thing is sexy as hell. I was a big fan of the GepRC Sparrow, and this looks engineered even better. I just hope in flight is as good as how it looks out of the box
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That does look interesting CK. Can't wait for review.
+1 looking forward too!
I like the little slots for motor wires, avoids prop strikes. Not sure the antenna holder really looks like it fits in with such a great looking design. Think if it were black would look better.
Only things not sure of are the battery slamming into the session in a crash. 38Degs for Session might be a bit high but I guess it gives the fpv cam more ability to tilt. Nice cushioning under the session.
It will be interesting to see how it flies Freestyle with a low deck and higher arms. Seems like weight will be towards thrust disk?
Quote from: ched on June 28, 2018, 07:51:25 PM
I like the little slots for motor wires, avoids prop strikes. Not sure the antenna holder really looks like it fits in with such a great looking design. Think if it were black would look better.
Only things not sure of are the battery slamming into the session in a crash. 38Degs for Session might be a bit high but I guess it gives the fpv cam more ability to tilt. Nice cushioning under the session.
It will be interesting to see how it flies Freestyle with a low deck and higher arms. Seems like weight will be towards thrust disk?
As far as the design goes with the lipo in line with the props, it's similar in this respect to the ImmersionRC Vortex Mojo 230, what I noticed with that was it's ability to utterly stop dead coming out of an roll/flip/etc. The battery is central in the balance point, so there's no off-balance weight trying to pull/push anything else around.
I've not had the issue with the lipo moving in mojo. 2 straps and a silicon pad means it's stuck to the spot. However, it is hard not to get the battery perfectly in without pushing the session slightly out, and you need to be really careful making sure the battery and balance cables are strapped away
Venus Pro....Mini FPV Camera.
Source Amazon UK.
Approx £21 in their sale, free delivery.
This Camera is tiny despite being in a full enclosed case. Its going in my Ranger G2.
(https://s22.postimg.cc/uszsmnp3h/VENUS_PRO_1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/uszsmnp3h/)
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Another TX526 VTX ... as my Immersion gear slowly dies out I'm replacing them with these as they're dirt cheap and excellent.
I did forget to buy more RPSMA-SMA convertors though - if anyone needs them, these are the ones you need:
RP-SMA Male -> SMA Female https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112590736330 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112590736330)
I am retiring my Mini Talon (for now, I have another one) and going to rebuild my Bush Mule using its components. The Mini Talon needs a new motor since the SunnySky one I have in it has bad bearings and is just about ready to fail.
I pulled its VTX onto my TBS Discovery which I have also resurrected.
So now I have (ready to fly):
Skywalker Revolution w/ Cyclops Tornado
Z-84 w/ T1000FC
TBS Discovery w/Naza
Immersion Vortex 285
Bushmule w/ Cyclops Tornado [on its way]
Need to get back to flying - easier when your gear is ready to rock and roll lol.
Managed to pick up a FrSky R9M module and the micro receiver for only £30! from www.t9hobbysport.com (http://www.t9hobbysport.com). (Delivered next day as I also ordered some batteries - Great service!)
I know it'll be a while before I get around to getting this setup but with the winter months ahead of us it'll be a good indoor project. Note it doesn't come with the flexi antenna but that's not much of an issue as I'll probably end up getting the FrSky 900MHz Super 8 Antenna in the end.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Rqj4TMp0/R9_M_1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Rqj4TMp0)
Although I was considering getting the X lite combo pack from here:
https://www.horusrc.com/en/frsky-taranis-x-lite-combo-with-r9m-lite-and-r9-mm.html (https://www.horusrc.com/en/frsky-taranis-x-lite-combo-with-r9m-lite-and-r9-mm.html)
Quote from: DS123 on September 20, 2018, 09:29:10 AM
Managed to pick up a FrSky R9M module and the micro receiver for only £30! from www.t9hobbysport.com (http://www.t9hobbysport.com). (Delivered next day as I also ordered some batteries - Great service!)
I know it'll be a while before I get around to getting this setup but with the winter months ahead of us it'll be a good indoor project. Note it doesn't come with the flexi antenna but that's not much of an issue as I'll probably end up getting the FrSky 900MHz Super 8 Antenna in the end.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Rqj4TMp0/R9_M_1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Rqj4TMp0)
Although I was considering getting the X lite combo pack from here:
https://www.horusrc.com/en/frsky-taranis-x-lite-combo-with-r9m-lite-and-r9-mm.html (https://www.horusrc.com/en/frsky-taranis-x-lite-combo-with-r9m-lite-and-r9-mm.html)
Hi m8,
I have one on order too from T9...(due in next week)
The Flexi TX antenna is for 915mhz (FCC), you dont want that one because you need to use the EU LBT Mode, which is 868mhz. The band is crowded on 900mhz by cell phones, so I suggest you stick to the LBT Firmware.
You can still get 500mw which will be plenty on this frequency.
Today I Upgraded Open TX Companion to version 2.2.2....You will need this to run the 868 mhz EU version.
Bit of a steal at £30 for a TX module and micro receiver....:) I will be getting a Dipole for my TX Module.
:vulture:
i got the R9M lite for my xlite from t9, bargain, though im not even really interested in long range lol, just got in case really, the receiver is really tiny which is great for my little 120.
doubt i will be using it any time soon though now summer has vanished down the plug hole.
mine did come with a flexible antenna, though it does say EU version on the box.
Where to get a FrSky Super 8 TX Dipole Dave..?
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I tried 868 MHz a few years ago on ground fpv and it operated my car alarm, garage door opener and my mother's hearing aid.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/38095/final_report.pdf
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Quote from: BigT on September 20, 2018, 08:00:38 PM
I tried 868 MHz a few years ago on ground fpv and it operated my car alarm, garage door opener and my mother's hearing aid.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/38095/final_report.pdf (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/38095/final_report.pdf)
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Oh, that's interesting reading, alarms, smart meters, security devices...et al....its crowded airwaves for sure..
Its what the EU have chosen for us..lol
The FCC Firmware runs on the 900 915 band, which is heavily used by cell phone technology..?
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Just to be clear 868 has never been legal in the U.K. for rc Control. In fact you would be better off using 35 MHz now that 99% of rc uses 2.4 MHz. Even 27 MHz
http://www.gtmbc.org.uk/frequencies_GBR.pdf
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/spectrum/radio-spectrum-and-the-law/licence-exempt-radio-use/licence-exempt-devices/Radio-controlled-models
800 MHz and 900 MHz bands are now licensed for use in the U.K. with an annual licence fee being levied of around £1.5 million per MHz. These bands are used primarily for tri band smartphones and other 4G devices. Burst transmissions from gas metering stations for example.
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The text in the Ofcom stuff suffers from being in quite a technical language - as I suppose it will do, but be nice to have a summary page as well. However, 2 things jump out at me. First is that TBS got an CE mark on the Crossfire system as well as an EU declaration of conformity - which you don't get for a system that can't be used.
If you look at the frequency allocation table on Ofcom, then there's a note about "harmonised use of spectrum for short range devices (SRDs)" for 868. This eventually led me to here https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/84970/ir-2030-july-2017.pdf (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/84970/ir-2030-july-2017.pdf) where the document tells me that 868 can be used airborne, with the only exclusions being analogue voice and video.
I could be reading that wrong of course, but my understanding is 868 is legal in the EU for RC control up to 25mw
I don't see the definition as that Wayne, can you link to the passage? I found this that specifically excludes control. Use is for audio and data. . (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180921/330c40ba8fad9b4027b36dbdf4d12db6.png)
I will put a call into Ofcom today for clarification.
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868 upto 25mW is legal in the UK. It's in a license exempt band. This has been covered in a number of crossfire threads some of which are on this forum.
Can't link the the details soz
Quote from: BigT on September 21, 2018, 10:04:27 AM
I don't see the definition as that Wayne, can you link to the passage? I found this that specifically excludes control. Use is for audio and data. . (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180921/330c40ba8fad9b4027b36dbdf4d12db6.png)
Pages 19-21 of the document I linked to
Just checked with Ofcom and 868 is only to be used for data transfer not control. It is not a legal analogue control frequency in the U.K. they referred me to this chart for the EU, some countries don't even list 2.4 as legal
https://www.fai.org/page/frequencies
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Quote from: BigT on September 21, 2018, 10:34:22 AM
https://www.fai.org/page/frequencies (https://www.fai.org/page/frequencies)
Well I don't fully trust that site as it states: -
QuoteModel control and telemetry:
458.5 MHz to 459.5 MHz: Effective Radiated Power 100 mW
which is wrong.
Quote from: CurryKitten on September 21, 2018, 09:55:03 AM
The text in the Ofcom stuff suffers from being in quite a technical language - as I suppose it will do, but be nice to have a summary page as well. However, 2 things jump out at me. First is that TBS got an CE mark on the Crossfire system as well as an EU declaration of conformity - which you don't get for a system that can't be used.
If you look at the frequency allocation table on Ofcom, then there's a note about "harmonised use of spectrum for short range devices (SRDs)" for 868. This eventually led me to here https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/84970/ir-2030-july-2017.pdf (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/84970/ir-2030-july-2017.pdf) where the document tells me that 868 can be used airborne, with the only exclusions being analogue voice and video.
I could be reading that wrong of course, but my understanding is 868 is legal in the EU for RC control up to 25mw
It says "the equipment may be used airborne" but the transmitting component is on the ground - so is it actually appropriate to Crossfire?
Quote from: atomiclama on September 21, 2018, 10:57:32 AM
Well I don't fully trust that site as it states: -
which is wrong.
Don't where you are getting your info from but you are misinformed or out of date. Suggest you call Ofcom or the LMA or BMFA or UKRCC.
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Edit
Telemetry includes RSSI, rx pack voltage etc
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The table you listed ofcom and ukrcc.
Telemetry is 433 give or take a bit, this is purely from airborne model to ground. edit sorry this can also be used for control under the non-specif SRD but is limited to 10mW
Control is 458 give or take and is purely from ground to model. and under the specific use of model control can go to 100mW
This is different from the information in
Quotehttps://www.fai.org/page/frequencies
Model control and telemetry:
458.5 MHz to 459.5 MHz: Effective Radiated Power 100 mW
I'm being picky about this as ofcom are very specific in their description
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/84970/ir-2030-july-2017.pdf (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/84970/ir-2030-july-2017.pdf)
The 868 is falling under the non-specific short range devices and is limited to 25mW can be used airborne so telemetry is ok.
Quote from: Steve W on September 21, 2018, 11:04:54 AM
It says "the equipment may be used airborne" but the transmitting component is on the ground - so is it actually appropriate to Crossfire?
When crossfire is doing telemetry the transmitter is airborne so it fits within that rule.
Statement I received today from the BMFA Technical and Legal dept
" 868 is an unlicensed frequency but has strict rules. Distance is supposed to be no more than 300 metres...Please don't make the common mistake, there is NO such thing as unlicensed spectrum in the UK. Bands like 433MHz, 868MHz, 2.4GHz are license exempt. This means if you stick to the license published by Ofcom (in a Standard Instrument - i.e. an Act of Parliament), you don't need a specific license (which you would be very unlikely to get in license except bands).
Generally the SI contains a list of technical requirements such as channel size, max power (ERP or EIRP) etc. Also the requirement may be that all equipment is CE marked. There are variances for running tech trials (such as in 868MHz, however systems must not be more than 300m apart). It is possible to get a test license from Ofcom to do more realistic testing in real world environments and these cost around £50 (maybe per piece of equipment). 300 meters means the distance from tx to rx. Responsibility for assigning frequencies to this Allocation rests with Ofcom. Frequencies in this Allocation are exclusively assigned for emergency services use. Further information on emergency service use can be found in the document "Frequencies for Emergency Services in the UK".
So in my opinion 868 MHz is not legal for recreational model aircraft flying.
Is it illegal? There seems to be a grey area
Well Steve in the opinion of the BMFA, LMA and the PR dept of Ofcom it is illegal for RC Model Control and for other uses if the tx and rx are more than 300m apart. As far as the BMFA are concerned they view its use the same as 433 so insurance and legal support would be void. IMHO why take the chance given the current situation. I understand that the Jeti DC24 Duplex radio uses the 868/900 band for telemetry.
Interesting. Never saw the requirement about 300m.
So if this is the case what are ofcom doing about the crossfire and R9 ?
Quote from: BigT on September 22, 2018, 05:11:36 PM
Well Steve in the opinion of the BMFA, LMA and the PR dept of Ofcom it is illegal for RC Model Control and for other uses if the tx and rx are more than 300m apart. As far as the BMFA are concerned they vihinkew its use the same as 433 so insurance and legal support would be void.
Any chance of an official statement from the BMFA and Ofcom with regards to this?
Think that will get a few people worked up ;D
I refer you guys to this statement of EU conformity that TBS have on the radio equipment now http://www.team-blacksheep.com/doc_ce/id:1710 (http://www.team-blacksheep.com/doc_ce/id:1710)
Is the suggestion that a piece of equipment can adhere to all the necessary standard to get such a document, along with a CE kite mark and still be illegal to use?
Clear as mud seems to be the apt description, with the statement from the BMFA throwing in 300m from nowhere - c'mon BMFA, citations please ?
I'm certainly no legal expert in these matters, and nor should I have to be. We can get the cheap unlicensed stuff from China, but when we have the CE mark, it's supposed to be approved - simple as that. If there's something wrong here, then more simple straightforward language needs to be used.
Go to a race meet and look at the amount of people on Crossfire, it's very much already here - and I don't see anyone getting kicked off the field for using 868 over 2.4.
I remain confused - even when you try and do the right thing, barriers pop up everywhere
Quote from: atomiclama on September 24, 2018, 08:56:48 PM
Any chance of an official statement from the BMFA and Ofcom with regards to this?
Think that will get a few people worked up 😄
BMFA have asked Ofcom for a definitive statement regarding control of a UAV by 868 MHz as it effects the viability of the members insurance and advice it can give on legal operation of UAV. Worth mentioning that just because equipment conforms to a prescribed standard doesn't mean it is legal to use for any purpose.
The 300 meter between tx and Rx comes from the Ofcom document no the BMFA. (Wayne, why the antithesis towards the BMFA and not the LMA or JMA?)
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Quote from: BigT on September 25, 2018, 12:07:29 AM
BMFA have asked Ofcom for a definitive statement regarding control of a UAV by 868 MHz
Nice one thanks.
Quote from: BigT on September 25, 2018, 12:07:29 AM
The 300 meter between tx and Rx comes from the Ofcom document no the BMFA. (Wayne, why the antithesis towards the BMFA and not the LMA or JMA?)
In this particular case, I'm not having a go at the BMFA, it was just that they seemed to pull a 300m figure out of thin air. Again, having looked through the Ofcom info on the frequency, I couldn't see that figure anywhere - hence the request for a citation. I do find it slightly frustrating that not only are the documents easy to understand, but there must be multiple sources of info if there's another one saying 300m somewhere !?
This seams clear to me, crossfire and R9 are classed as Non specifc SRD and as long as they fulfill the technical requirements they should be good to go.
Just some more info for anybody, like me, interested in this area.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/cymru/spectrum/radio-spectrum-and-the-law/licence-exempt-radio-use/licence-exempt-devices/short-range-devices-information (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/cymru/spectrum/radio-spectrum-and-the-law/licence-exempt-radio-use/licence-exempt-devices/short-range-devices-information)
Quote5.3 The non-specific short-range device category covers all kinds of radio devices, regardless of the application or the purpose, which fulfil the technical conditions as specified for a given frequency band. Typical uses include telemetry, telecommand, alarms, data transmissions in general and other applications.
But then we have
Quote5.11 Model control devices are a specific kind of telecommand and telemetry radio equipment that is used to remotely control the movement of models (principally miniature representations of vehicles) in the air, on land or over or under the water surface.
So which one takes precedence ?? :-\
5.11 in my opinion. If its not listed by Ofcom as a use then it is not legal. Anyhow lets wait for the official statement from governing bodies. Its all rather academic anyway. If a SUA is flown out of LOS its outside the law so it really doesn't matter what control system is used. More relevant is the other users of that waveband causing control issues. In this case its container trackers, goods trackers, remote gate openers, car alarms and remote garage door openers etc etc.
I just like to know which rules I'm breaking ;D
You'll find out soon enough if the police get the next tranche of authority promulgated in the consultation. I.E. stop and search suspected SUA pilots, seizing equipment and data without a warrant, entry to premises on suspicion without a warrant, on the spot fine for failing to show registration number on the SUA of between £300 and £1000.
Anyway a note to our moderator, this subject should now be moved to elsewhere, don't you think?
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Last week I took receipt of the FuriousFPV True-D module for Fatshark goggles. Updated to 3.8 software (really easy) will be doing a series of tests this week to see how it compares to my previous module which was just the stock module that came with the Attitude v4.
(https://i.postimg.cc/WdnLLgXL/True-_D1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WdnLLgXL)
My only concern is that it doesn't fit as flush as I would expect it to (see image below). Considering this cover is supposed to fit the Attitude goggles I would expect this to sit flush with the Fatshark case but there's a bit of a gap. I've tried removing and refitting but I always get the same fit. Does anyone else have this issue?
(https://i.postimg.cc/zVv0XWzY/True-_D2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zVv0XWzY)
I was flying my AR wing at the weekend and my eachine pro58 diversity module actually fell out of the dominators soon after launch.......the fairly crappy 3d printed cover I got from banggood just wasn't a secure fit...
Of course video was straight off and I couldn't hit rtl quick enough before it piled in to the ground ! I thought it was a problem with the plane until Louis my little lad saw the module in the grass and picked it up saying "is this yours".
The weight of the cp and directional antennas is quite a lot and puts a strain on the clips on the cover, although maybe I hadn't clipped it on properly.... ( yet another thing to check). We've just got a high res SLA 3d printer at work so I'm printing a (hopefully) better design from thingiverse. I resorted to a low tech sellotape fix for the rest of the morning... :-)
Coincidence, I had the LaForge module fall out of Dom's last week, luckily I was only flying the Nasty little emax r3 which bounced into the long grass. White insulating tape fixes it.
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Haha Mark
You can see it fall off in your video at 1.22. At least it is recorded on video as proof.
Glad the plane only got minor damage.
Yes, after I did that last post I wondered if I'd caught it on camera.....
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-dm_R7eOGA&t=16s#)
True-Mox 868 mhz.
Suits FrSky R9M....or....TBS Crossfire Transmitter Modules......www.hobbyrc.co.uk/truerc-true-mox-868mhz-antenna (http://www.hobbyrc.co.uk/truerc-true-mox-868mhz-antenna)
(https://i.postimg.cc/MvR2HBNC/True-Mox-868-mhz.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MvR2HBNC)
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Very nice :)
I'm just waiting on Hobbyrc getting some Immortal T antennas in, seem to be a shortage lately.
Quote from: Coyote on November 03, 2018, 04:43:45 PM
Very nice :)
I'm just waiting on Hobbyrc getting some Immortal T antennas in, seem to be a shortage lately.
They are in stock mate, just checked.....www.hobbyrc.co.uk/tbs-crossfire-immortal-t-antenna (http://www.hobbyrc.co.uk/tbs-crossfire-immortal-t-antenna)
Ta very muchly :)
My second F405 Wing FC....It's a great board for sure.
(https://i.postimg.cc/vD93FJJF/F405-Wing-FC.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vD93FJJF)
(https://i.postimg.cc/0z5fSbbP/F405-Wing-Schematic.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0z5fSbbP)
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Quote from: English Turbines on November 08, 2018, 06:47:31 PM
My second F405 Wing FC....It's a great board for sure.
(https://i.postimg.cc/vD93FJJF/F405-Wing-FC.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vD93FJJF)
(https://i.postimg.cc/0z5fSbbP/F405-Wing-Schematic.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0z5fSbbP)
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That looks very nicely laid out. Seems very easy to connect up.
Just waiting for my Christmas presents to arrive :D Mobula7 (indoor 1 & 2S quad) and a Lizard 105S (3 or 4S) sub 250 gms with 720p recording :D
Can't wait till Xmas :D
My second Matek board ( for the MyTwinDream ) arrived today
Another rebuild begins :)
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181114_130152_zpsnhv1xljx.jpg)
With the new trend of 2s whoops being a thing (where whoop is now much more loosely defined) I've just got the LDARC/KingKong GT7 quad. It'll be interesting to see how it stacks up against the already impressive Mobula7. As per normal the quad comes in one of the strange little tuppaware like cases (which are genuinely useful for storing/ traveling)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4848/45890510701_fda8d9632a_c.jpg)
Quote from: CurryKitten on November 15, 2018, 12:15:32 PM
With the new trend of 2s whoops being a thing (where whoop is now much more loosely defined) I've just got the LDARC/KingKong GT7 quad. It'll be interesting to see how it stacks up against the already impressive Mobula7. As per normal the quad comes in one of the strange little tuppaware like cases (which are genuinely useful for storing/ traveling)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4848/45890510701_fda8d9632a_c.jpg)
Looking forward to the review. Waiting for my Mobula7 to arrive :D
(https://i.postimg.cc/9r2rC2jH/20181116-014351-resized.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9r2rC2jH)
couple of extra 8000mah batts for the Mini talon and a second Matek F405 for not sure what yet.
Excellent choice sir :)
Matek 405 Flight Controller, Matek HV Vtx for my new freestyle mini quad build
R9 Slim+ for the Talon
Replacement connector plugs for replacement 3D Printer motherboard
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181123_150838_zpsoos6up0g.jpg)
An Armattan Rooster clone arrived to begin my freestyle build
(https://i.postimg.cc/NyrnJPfH/20181128-104804.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NyrnJPfH)
And some ipex adaptors for R9
(https://i.postimg.cc/TppJJ5Py/20181128-104816.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TppJJ5Py)
Another Runcam Sparrow 16:9 2.1 Lense
My fave camera at the Moment....to replace the Sparrow I stole from the F330 for the Ranger G2.
(https://i.postimg.cc/4Kyh4W1d/F330-4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4Kyh4W1d)
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(https://i.postimg.cc/18VPHqBX/33-E8-EE87-AC1-F-4-ACA-B3-F7-DAA33162127-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/18VPHqBX)
Ah you went for it then :)
Quote from: Coyote on November 29, 2018, 10:21:11 PM
Ah you went for it then :)
Yes. Whilst there will always be better printers, overall it seemed like the best option for my first foray into 3D printing.
Multiple things in one day - excitement !
I got these packages from HobbyMate, which contains a D6 Duo charger (which is really good - I've used it already to charge lipos to fly today) and one of their RTF quads called the Comet. I haven't got as far as plugging it into anything, but the build quality looks really nice, there's aeven a copper insulation *something* over the ESC board.
(https://i.postimg.cc/xqMCz3Vs/IMG-3997.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xqMCz3Vs)
... and also this from FlyBot. This is the Flux wing. If you recall the MiniRaceWing which had a sort of carbon fibre central section (like a quad) and the wings would just break off in a crash? Well, this is their follow up and more of a freestyle wing (to which I take to mean a general wing rather than one purely for speed) The MRW flew nicely, but was a bugger to launch, at least I was terrible at it, so hopefully this one is a little more forgiving (they tell me it is anyway)
(https://i.postimg.cc/18c7nTv9/IMG-3998.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/18c7nTv9)
New soldering iron. My old one is shocking, it takes an age to get up to temp, and then cools down quickly and the tip tends to fall out. I hear nothing but good things about the TS100 and TS80, so thought I'd try it. The box is unbelievably light BTW, I thought it was empty at first, this thing is as light as a feather.
(https://i.postimg.cc/5jQXzrST/IMG-4011.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5jQXzrST)
Nice ! That's a cool bit of kit :)
Do they have the grunt for big connectors and suchlike?
Quote from: Loopdreams on December 06, 2018, 08:59:43 AM
Do they have the grunt for big connectors and suchlike?
I don't know yet, but I'll attempt to find out. It tells me it will heat from 30c to 300c in 40s on 12v and 20s on 16v (11s on 24v but I don't have a PSU for that) so presumably it can get up to 400c fairly quickly and stay there which will help on the big jobs. Tests coming
I have the TS100 and I can tell you it has changed the way I solder forever! I do use a 24V power supply (£6) and it heats up in seconds and I can now solder really large 12awg battery connectors I was having so much trouble with before. I also Invested in some decent solder as the stuff from China isn't great.
24V power supply
https://www.banggood.com/AC-100V-240V-DC-24V-4A-96W-Power-Supply-Charger-Converter-Adapter-p-970663.html (https://www.banggood.com/AC-100V-240V-DC-24V-4A-96W-Power-Supply-Charger-Converter-Adapter-p-970663.html)
Another great thing is you can make up a cable and run it off a Lipo in the field. Although I have made up a cable I tend to only use it at home but I'm sure it would work.
Ah! From the picture on the box I was thinking it was going to be running off an internal battery and so would be a bit hopeless.
Today more of my freestyle quad bits turned up :
Foxeer Predator 2 Mini with 1.8mm lens in blue to match the colour scheme
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181206_193805_zps2rfcerda.jpg)
Some DAL T5045C Cyclone Tri-Blade in blue, to match the .............
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181206_194009_zpsj0sjlp2g.jpg)
Airbot Wraith32 V2 BlHeli_32 35A ESC
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181206_193552_zpsqeiojw6v.jpg)
So it's starting to look respectable now, but early days
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181206_201314_zpswy0jyauw.jpg)
Looking great.
Thanks Ched, it's a work in progress, no wiring done at all yet :)
Runcam Sparrow....This camera is on sale at Bangood now for £17.50.
it may be a CMOS Camera, but it represents incredible value and even has its own Mic built in. The WDR works really well and it will run in 16:9 PAL or NTSC....2:1 Lense.
So impressed, I ordered another while they are in the Sale.
(https://i.postimg.cc/xNmF2Br8/Runcam-Sparrow.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xNmF2Br8)
A nice roll of 1.75 TPU to try and get to grips with and make some vibration mounts for the quad.
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181207_164039_zpsecylljrj.jpg)
And the Armattan higher spec hardware kit for my clone as well as Aremattan original arm spacers to stop the sloppy movement especially on the front arms.
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181207_163939_zpsssjdpnaf.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Jtgxrd2J/7-FB3425-A-F180-4211-97-B4-36-A827-EAE455.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Jtgxrd2J)
A random selection to experiment with on my new Ender 3.
Few bits and bobs in today. I got pinged by Tattu about testing some lipos, so I thought it might be interesting to try a 1300 one (albeit only 45C) against a 1550 (75C) one. I have always flown 1300 4s on mini quads, but some of them have massive motors and the voltage sag is amazing sometimes, so I could see if it's all fixed on a 1550
I also got 2 servos in for my Flux build from Banggood
(https://i.postimg.cc/dkj6qPTB/IMG-4031.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dkj6qPTB)
After R9's recent err "issues" I thought I should go back to a working system that I previously had and leave R9 sat on a shelf until they get their act together instead of expecting us to be Beta testers and leaving us with repair bills because their system is completely incompetent right now.
So my Crossfire Lite and 2x Nano receivers ( only one pictured ) turned up. The initial cost is high, but once you have replaced a HD camera and a few airframes from inferior system failures it turns out the cheap system is nothing but false economy so its money well spent ......... Again :)
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181222_094258_zpsd9r4avg5.jpg)
Also bought a Acehie 1500 4S 75C lipo for the Rooster to try, if I like it I'll shell out for half a dozen more and retire some of my older lipos.
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181222_094311_zpsl31imkgo.jpg)
Another Runcam Sparrow from Bangood...
I really like this camera 16:9 CMOS with a great WDR...and right now £18 in the sale....
(https://i.postimg.cc/2Lq68YPw/Runcam-Sparrow.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2Lq68YPw)
Arrived early too...
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A mobula7!!! Ordered from Banggood on 2nd Nov and was supposed to be dispatched on 25th Nov. Then email saying not available!!!! Reading into the issue seemed like manufacturer (Happy Model) ran out of batteries!!! They were saying to people who ordered direct (didn't know you could) on Facebook that they had 300mAh batts not the 250mAh advertised and would people mind.
So I emailed BangGood saying I didn't mind 250 or 300mAh batts and then it was marked as shipped on 12th Dec! It arrived today with 4x300mAh batts :D :D :D :D
So lots to do over Christmas what with a new Ender3 printer that was a replacement for the Mobula7 that wasn't going to arrive by Christmas :D :D :D :D
Just some bits came that I'd been meaning to buy for a little while.
- 7" non blue screen TFT to replace my bust one on my groundstation
- Eachine 1000TVL CCD camera with WDR (big fan of these for the 14 quid they cost)
- Eachine TX526 25/200/600mw vtx w/ raceband - again.... a bargain and im switching to these from immersion gear as I go
- And a Frsky D8RII+ w/ telemetry which I use in every single plane I have.
- Chocolate truffles
Maintenance mode on :)
A few bits and pieces have arrived. Whilst I was away on holiday, this bunch of bits turned up
(https://i.postimg.cc/9rVD5X3j/IMG-4327.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9rVD5X3j)
What we have there is a Eachine E511s which is a cheapy GPS enabled foldable quad. It's just about the exact dimensions of a Mavic Air, but obviously a whole lot cheaper, and without much of the tech, including a gimbal. But there's a big group of people who just want something to fly around with that don't want a race-style quad and don't want to spend proper money on a proper aerial video machine.
Also in there is a RapidFire module. I've been after on for a while, as I figure I represent the longer-term fpv'er where I haven't got a very expensive pair of HDO's which will actually support these natively, and so need to get the extra power into these somehow. I also have a whole bunch of old IRC600mw VTX's which don't work on the newer receivers
Lastly there's a 50A ESC for the Flux build
Then just turned up this morning (I was still in bed and had to run for it)
(https://i.postimg.cc/zyG3vdXt/IMG-4334.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zyG3vdXt)
This is the FullSpeed TinyLeader, which is another 75mm "whoop-ish" sized quad that can take 2s, and also 3s! Shape is slightly different to keep the props out of shot. It does feel quite heavy just in the hand I notice though
Some fishing gloves with fold-back finger-tips so I can still use my Tx sticks + switches properly - prep for the cold weather.
Realtree camo ! Taking concealment very seriously now Steve :)
pmsl i actually have matching trousers :D
Got to work to find a couple of packages arrived :
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20181229_182159_zpsi3e5fhtp.jpg)
Immortal T for the Talons Crossfire Rx. Longer battery straps for my freestyle quad. The Vifly V2 lost model alarm for the quad.
And a Line-Thru Albino Trout for nothing even remotely FPV related :)
Will that Immortal Tee fit on an R9MM then Ian...?
IPEC4 is it..?
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No its U.F.L Ipex so it needs an adaptor wire to switch down connector sizes which you can get from here (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Connector-Jack-Male-Pin-For-BCM94360HMB-For-IPEX-Gen4-MHF4-UFL-to-IPEX-1-3pcs/292668146371?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649) for £3.69 for 3 and they came within 4 days I believe.
Today my Furious Smart Case turned up. I wanted the 4x capacity of the original Fatshark lipos, even though it is quite large in size. I like the design although the reviews showed it didn't discharge properly wasting a lot of the mah on board, but looking at the firmware it does cater down past 3v per cell so I won't have to do the step-up converter mod to it after all.
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190102_181131_zpsxdzv4wyx.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/3kctBGSh/2019-01-04-14-29-40.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3kctBGSh)
Another EAchine Pro DVR - I really rate these for £18, this one will be wired into the receiver on my goggles - it only weighs 9g and is powered off 5V.
Going all in for winter and bought a new flask for early morning coffee at the field lol
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/s0AAAOSwQgpXAtQg/s-l500.jpg)
1.0L, £11 shipped ... roll on the frost :)
LCD voltage readout module so now my groundstation build can be completed, coolio.
FrSky sent me their F4 flight controller with an in-built R9MM to test. It's nice that it also comes with one if their T Antennas
(https://i.postimg.cc/LYt90jTC/IMG-4350.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LYt90jTC)
..although the journey wasn't kind to the UFL connector and it was hanging off, but gave the impression it was attached because of the glue (be careful if you get one)
(https://i.postimg.cc/7brnR7Dg/IMG-4351.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7brnR7Dg)
We haven't had overwhelmingly good results from the R9 stuff so far, but I did note there was a firmware update on the 30th December saying it fixed the RSSI issues... although it was a bit vague about what exactly
Isn't the whole point of the glue to prevent that from happening?
Quote from: Steve W on January 07, 2019, 01:38:15 PM
Isn't the whole point of the glue to prevent that from happening?
Only if you apply it correctly. It was only over one side, so allowed it to lift up
I've had that before, they're always really miserly with that weird rubbery glue. It's like it's made of unicorn tears or something.
Has anyone tried Sugru for this sort of thing or lots of other applications I guess? I'm considering just getting some to play with and wonder if anyone has some experience of using it?
What I've found with that stuff is that it's something that's really useful once in a blue moon but it also has a fairly short shelf life even when you keep it in the fridge. So by the time you actually want to use it it's probably gone off.
But for that job in particular it's a bit too inflexible and strong, you'd risk ripping the connector off the board if you needed to remove it.
Great thanks for the feedback! I wasn't aware of the shelf life.
Today my ImmersionRC RF Power Meter V2 arrived.
Initial impression is its pretty well made, I will test it with my Vtx's and hopefully find no nasty surprises :)
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190107_170732_zpsejlxjyre.jpg)
my UBEC finally arrived so the g/s build can proceed ... wish I could get the two hours back I spent looking for it the other day lol
Also - I bought some toilet seat fixings for my Skywalker. That's right.
Quote from: Steve W
Also - I bought some toilet seat fixings for my Skywalker. That's right.
Go on, I know I shouldn't but I will, how on earth are you going to use toilet seat fixings? :)
Wing attachments :) Can't stand the elastic bands any longer.
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Cs4AAOSwIBJaZ6W0/s-l1600.jpg)
Madness or genius ..... Yet to decide :)
Stevens Lavatorial approach to FPV flying....Unique in every way....lol
Top Bloke..:)
:toiletbang: :toiletbang: :toiletbang: :toiletbang: :toiletbang: :toiletbang: :toiletbang: :toiletbang: :toiletbang:
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(https://i.postimg.cc/DSbWCQNM/IMG-20190108-163010.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DSbWCQNM)
This would have been extra nice if the FedEx guy had actually followed delivery instructions and delivered the 3d printer instead of stuffing a note through my door and taking it back to the depot... Oh well better luck tomorrow maybe
Aitch
How annoying >:(
"Let's have a look at what you could have won!"
(https://i.postimg.cc/3k7HbV36/Screenshot-20190108-184159.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3k7HbV36)
:-\
Some 3D carbon sheet vinyl for trimming my Pelicase broadcast ground station build ( Coming soon )
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Slight oversight of forgetting to go buy the plywood to be able to start it though :)
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(https://i.postimg.cc/GBcjWgn2/IMG-20190109-192957.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/GBcjWgn2)
(https://i.postimg.cc/B8MC45JC/IMG-20190109-193002.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/B8MC45JC)
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Everything came today. Just the glass bed to collect from the post office.
Aitch
Quote from: Aitch1969 on January 09, 2019, 08:36:34 PM
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Everything came today. Just the glass bed to collect from the post office.
Aitch
Looks good. What are the little speakers in the last page???? Have I missed something, my ender 3 didn't come with speakers :D
I couldn't get the glass bed to work very well. Went back to the one if comes with. I found it worked very well.
It might have been that I didn't clean the glass with hot soapy water first. I will give that a go when I get time.
Lol speakers are for old pc that I have resurrected for the software. It doesn't have a speaker and I'm not a cars fanatic they were just the cheapest speakers...
I've seen lots of criticism of all the various beds on offer at the moment and some seemingly knowledgeable advice saying always print on glass.
Glas was the only option last time I had one and then it was just being mega fussy about cleaning. I may try the hairspray
Aitch
Quote from: Aitch1969 on January 10, 2019, 07:28:51 AM
Glas was the only option last time I had one and then it was just being mega fussy about cleaning. I may try the hairspray
Aitch
Just had a tip from BigT to say clean glass with warm soapy water, don't touch the glass and use the smooth side.
A Tyro79 kit has just dropped through the post (well, actually I had to go and answer the door, because of the box... but you get the idea)
(https://i.postimg.cc/2L3CwcRx/IMG-4449.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2L3CwcRx)
I took a look at the 5" Tyro99 which was a cheap ($99) 5" quad kit, but it had some large shortcomings. The camera was too narrow, the props were awful, you needed you're own receiver and there was a fair bit of noise in the FPV feed. This 3" kit is cheaper again at $79 (about £62) so hopefully there are some improvements in the kit. I'll get building on this one soon.
Quote from: CurryKitten on January 22, 2019, 11:50:10 AM
A Tyro79 kit has just dropped through the post (well, actually I had to go and answer the door, because of the box... but you get the idea)
(https://i.postimg.cc/2L3CwcRx/IMG-4449.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2L3CwcRx)
I took a look at the 5" Tyro99 which was a cheap ($99) 5" quad kit, but it had some large shortcomings. The camera was too narrow, the props were awful, you needed you're own receiver and there was a fair bit of noise in the FPV feed. This 3" kit is cheaper again at $79 (about £62) so hopefully there are some improvements in the kit. I'll get building on this one soon.
For the money it looks great, not sure about the bull nose props! I look forward to your review.
Nice !
Today I received a ASUS ROG Strix GL703GM-EE063T laptop for live FPV broadcasting as well as being great for video editing :
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And a 1080p hdmi capture card a YK752 which comes with glowing reviews for the laptop for live FPV broadcasting :
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Quote from: Coyote on January 22, 2019, 06:27:04 PM
Nice !
Today I received a ASUS ROG Strix GL703GM-EE063T laptop for live FPV broadcasting as well as being great for video editing :
And a 1080p hdmi capture card a YK752 which comes with glowing reviews for the laptop for live FPV broadcasting :
that's nice - keen to hear how you'll setup the live feed on the software side; are you planning to stream over youtube or twitch?
here's what arrived for me today: parts for my Taranis update project, including a spare shell which I intend to spray paint; and my sub-250g project, a joysway Eaglet - weights 117g stock RTF w/out battery. Some component upgrades and direct soldering planned. All from robotbirds, which had the same or lower price compared to banggood (ex. shipping which was £7.50 for the lot). The eaglet was about half price compared to other online sellers.
cheers
I was going to use YouTube bug initial tests were terrible using it, so swapped to Twitch and the result was absolutely perfect.
My answer to long range control....Never fails...lol
(https://i.postimg.cc/KKW2HwKy/EZUHF-7.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KKW2HwKy)
:vulture:
Eachine 2300kv motor with built in 30A ESC arrived from good old Hong Kong ... only weighs 30g, game on.
Turnigy Evolution radio. Feels nice and balanced and gimbals are smooth! I think I am going to like it, will take a bit to get used to it over my faithful FlySky i6.
Sonoff with 433 remote so I can turn the 3D printer that is in the garage on/off from the office/work and get Octopi to power itself all off when finished printing.
Now all I need to design is something to remove completed prints on completion.
A few things turned up at the weekend. This little charger with lots of extra functions like being able to read/write PPM/PWM/SBUS, output power at a specific voltage/ampage and it supposed to measure ESC amp draw, but I couldn't figure out how that's supposed to work
Also got in a few new antennas from MenaceRC. There's the Periscope (which is designed to go on your goggles but is tall and so isn't blocked by your head) and the Thrasher, which is a little stubby antenna with the idea being for racers - or people who make a habit of flying through ghost branches - that there's less to catch. They are pagoda types
(https://i.postimg.cc/LgPPQfF5/IMG-5551.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LgPPQfF5)
ND filters for my Mavic air then i go and crash it into a tree.
(https://i.postimg.cc/FdD6nC3m/20190128-145715.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FdD6nC3m)
Omnibus F4 Version 3 with SD Card.
This version has a solder pad jumper for either PPM or SBUS.
(https://i.postimg.cc/NL1r0MVd/Omnibus-F4-Schematic.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NL1r0MVd)
:vulture:
I got an Eachine Trashcan (yep, that's it's name) through. Which is yet another 2s whoop
(https://i.postimg.cc/fS3FpwtB/IMG-4522.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fS3FpwtB)
This one looks and feel very much like the Mobula7 (which isn't a bad thing) although it uses slightly bigger (but less KV) motors, has a VTX capable of going to 200mw and they package it with 2 sets (4 - 2x1s HV in series) of 300mAh lipos (mobula was 250mAh)
I will be attempting to fly it around the house tomorrow
Quote from: CurryKitten on February 06, 2019, 04:55:50 PM
I got an Eachine Trashcan (yep, that's it's name) through. Which is yet another 2s whoop
(https://i.postimg.cc/fS3FpwtB/IMG-4522.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fS3FpwtB)
This one looks and feel very much like the Mobula7 (which isn't a bad thing) although it uses slightly bigger (but less KV) motors, has a VTX capable of going to 200mw and they package it with 2 sets (4 - 2x1s HV in series) of 300mAh lipos (mobula was 250mAh)
I will be attempting to fly it around the house tomorrow
Hope it doesn't come out better than the Mobula7........ I ordered the Mobula7 after your review and it arrived yesterday, just given it a first run round the room :)
PK
You should feel safe with the Mobula, it's held up well against other 2s whoops so far. I think the Trashcan is seeking to copy it rather than do anything different.
But, we'll see :)
800mw VTX from Partom @ 1.3G.
This is before I de-case it, as it weighs a ton....but they work well, with formidable range, just dont put it near any receivers..
9 Channels on a pushbutton with LCD.
(https://i.postimg.cc/k2YjncH1/Partom-800mw-vtx.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/k2YjncH1)
:vulture:
Triple Feed Patch Array antenna 5.8GHz 14dBi LHCP & RHCP
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Quote from: English Turbines on February 07, 2019, 05:01:18 PM
800mw VTX from Partom @ 1.3G.
This is before I de-case it, as it weighs a ton....but they work well, with formidable range, just dont put it near any receivers..
9 Channels on a pushbutton with LCD.
(https://i.postimg.cc/k2YjncH1/Partom-800mw-vtx.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/k2YjncH1)
:vulture:
What RC link do you plan to use alongside that?
A biiiig long strip of blue hobbyking velcro - cheers for the link Ian :D
Quote from: chris-s on February 07, 2019, 09:29:40 PM
What RC link do you plan to use alongside that?
EZUHF....It works fine alongside 1280mhz...I already have one doing it....
:vulture:
To accompany the new antenna for the tracker :
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I got this little 1s battery charger in for review. Does 5 at a time, handles lipo and HV and has a bunch of connectors depending on your battery type. All with a pretty screen. Looks pretty good for £12 odd, but I'll have a play with it next week (with a slight wave of relief as I don't have to rely on weather to test it :D )
(https://i.postimg.cc/gx9YmttK/IMG-4529.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gx9YmttK)
The video driver board for my old Acer Laptops screen so I can continue on with the build now.
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190211_172820_zpsy3fa95kf.jpg)
Before I went back out I had to check it actually worked :)
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Result!
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So Banggood asked me if I'd like something to review and offered me some crappy 2.4GHz F-16s which I declined - they asked me if there was anything else I'd be interested in and I decided to ask for one of these because I quite fancied one when they first came out and it arrived today.
However, given that everyone and their dog has already reviewed one of these, I'm not sure what to do with it. It's a kit version so no stabiliser included, so all bets are off, everything I put in it will be of my own choosing.
Anybody got anything they'd like to see one of these have done to them in the context of a review? Other than that it's just going to get compared to something like my Z-84 (I'm quite interested to find out which one is best actually... I expect it'll be this).
Quote from: FPVSteve on February 12, 2019, 09:57:49 PM
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Anybody got anything they'd like to see one of these have done to them in the context of a review? Other than that it's just going to get compared to something like my Z-84 (I'm quite interested to find out which one is best actually... I expect it'll be this).
Nice one ! :)
To be honest I'd probably be tempted to go with the same power options everyone else does, it gets crazy flight times / distances.
I am tempted to make it a night flyer - there's nowhere for an HD camera, and with a small stabiliser and a Runcam Owl or Night Eagle in it, it'll be ideal since it weighs nowt and its generally calm on evenings so it'll be fairly steady in the air too....
Quote from: FPVSteve on February 12, 2019, 09:57:49 PM
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So Banggood asked me if I'd like something to review and offered me some crappy 2.4GHz F-16s which I declined - they asked me if there was anything else I'd be interested in and I decided to ask for one of these because I quite fancied one when they first came out and it arrived today.
However, given that everyone and their dog has already reviewed one of these, I'm not sure what to do with it. It's a kit version so no stabiliser included, so all bets are off, everything I put in it will be of my own choosing.
Anybody got anything they'd like to see one of these have done to them in the context of a review? Other than that it's just going to get compared to something like my Z-84 (I'm quite interested to find out which one is best actually... I expect it'll be this).
I would be interested in seeing how it's built. What I mean by that is, I have only built quads, so things like COG and working out servo throws, the sort of basics you guys take for granted. Quads are just bolt together, and solder a few wires up. I believe planes are a bit more involved with motor mount construction, chopping holes for servos (how do you decide where to cut the holes, do you glue them in or use tape?) Are there special hinges or are they part of the kit?
Cheers.
Planes like these are way easier than putting a quad together. You screw on a motor, glue in some servos, stuff the rest in, check the CG and chuck it!
The servo holes are already cut and the CoG is already marked. To be honest there are a million and one tutorials on how to build a plane and I'm the last person you want to listen to for tips on a build lol. On that basis you can't go wrong because I've flown a lot of planes and most of them worked fairly well.
Quote from: Loopdreams on February 12, 2019, 11:50:26 PM
Planes like these are way easier than putting a quad together. You screw on a motor, glue in some servos, stuff the rest in, check the CG and chuck it!
That's exactly what I did. It was at that moment that I discovered I cant fly a plane LOS :(
(https://i.postimg.cc/rd8SGCS0/IMAG0230.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rd8SGCS0)
To be fair a Mini Talon isn't exactly beginner friendly, they're fast and not very forgiving at low speeds.
Flying a plane, even one with a Flight Stabiliser, is not remotely like flying a quad. It takes a degree of skill, and the first obvious difference is, when you chuck it, it will get small very quick, you can't hover it while you become friends with it....lol.
Im still amazed how many FPV Pilots still can't fly LOS, a dead giveaway is landing time as they invariably land using the Camera, and as any LOS Pilot knows, the visual queues LOS gives are way superior when landing in a controlled fashion.
:vulture:
No way - landing FPV is much easier lol. Landing LoS the aileron controls are reversed, at least until you go past yourself and then they aren't.... with FPV you can see exactly where the plane is going to go at all times.
To be honest I'm fine either way, once you can actually fly LOS then the ailerons are never "reversed". I'd say it's easier LOS to slow the plane down to the point where it is just above a stall and make an actually decent landing. This is why you see a lot of FPV flyers just flying the things into the ground at 30 mph and calling it a landing. It's also one of the reasons why their planes often don't seem to last very long.
Are you listening Steve.....?.....A controlled crash is not a landing....lol..... :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat:
:vulture:
Phff - if you can pick it up and chuck it again, it was a landing lol
Cheers everyone. Would be interesting to see some build picys anyway. Thanks.
Quote from: English Turbines on February 13, 2019, 03:03:50 PM
Are you listening Steve.....?.....A controlled crash is not a landing....lol..... :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat:
:vulture:
:rofl:
Another 5.8GHz receiver for my Pelicase GS ( ongoing ) and a replacement DVR for it ( see thread )
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A USB TrackPad which will soon be degloved :)
4 more RCA Sockets
16 AWG wire
A HDMI lead for spares
Yes more GS building :)
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Rub on decals and tactile switch caps :
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Time to crack on with more GS making :)
Something not for the ground station !
A Foxeer Predator V2 for the MyTwinDream, although I think it will be getting swapped out with the Eagle 2 soon after the 16:9 discussion thread.
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190307_172258_zpswxv3ha3o.jpg)
Some 18650 li-ion batteries to begin part 2 or 3 of the Ground Station :)
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190320_112044_zps2fn9lxnp.jpg)
Another high res DVR from Eachine.
Records in 16:9 and PAL Mode.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Y4Vb6BG7/Eachine-Pro-DVR.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4Vb6BG7)
:vulture:
I haven't posted here for a while but I thought some of you guys might be interested in an ally case
I picked up today....
Bargain from Lidl only 22.99 ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/R6dyzTYq/IMG-0001-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R6dyzTYq)
(https://i.postimg.cc/RWtY0mYk/IMG-0002-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RWtY0mYk)
(https://i.postimg.cc/8fFHnBQ2/IMG-0003-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8fFHnBQ2)
That look good value for 20 quid !
Yep!
Dead chuffed with it... ;D
Frank
Was it really 20 quid or was it "tell ths missus is was 20 quid" :D
Really just over 20 quid -- £22.99 including VAT
:party:
Well this was totally unexpected ! A trip to see PK-Surfing ended up in coming away with a Scherrer UHF set ! It's always been out of my reach because of the price so to get a set gifted to me has blown me away, thanks Paul :)
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190328_063119_zpsxqr3hdq9.jpg)
The next item is so I can do a modification to my MyFlyDream Antenna Tracker today, its an Arduino Nano :
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190328_063215_zpsrslzdamq.jpg)
Wow Paul, that's amazing. You going for some serious range now then Coyote??
Not really, just really don't like Dragonlink with its flaky receiver binding its never instilled confidence where Sherrer just works. But a new PB would be fun to get :)
Since I got my Crossfire a few years back I've not use the Scherrer gear so its been gathering dust and I knew Ian would be able to make good use of it ;D
Quote from: Coyote on March 28, 2019, 07:37:17 AM
Well this was totally unexpected ! A trip to see PK-Surfing ended up in coming away with a Scherrer UHF set ! It's always been out of my reach because of the price so to get a set gifted to me has blown me away, thanks Paul :)
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190328_063119_zpsxqr3hdq9.jpg)
The next item is so I can do a modification to my MyFlyDream Antenna Tracker today, its an Arduino Nano :
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190328_063215_zpsrslzdamq.jpg)
What's the modification?
Quote from: chris-s on March 28, 2019, 11:20:18 PM
What's the modification?
I want to be able to use the MFD tracker even when its not tracking, this normally means the antenna has to point with a 45 degree tilt. The mod will let me set the tilt with a potentiometer to whatever I want instead when in offline mode.
'potentiometer'..... how old school
I would have expected 'voice command' at least from you :)
Arrived yesterday actually ! Like everyone else, I've already got too many planes.... but couldn't resist the e-wings firefly. Thanks Ewan!
(https://i.postimg.cc/5H61DGG8/firefly.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5H61DGG8)
That looks nice Mark.
Quote from: Coyote on March 28, 2019, 07:37:17 AM
Well this was totally unexpected ! A trip to see PK-Surfing ended up in coming away with a Scherrer UHF set ! It's always been out of my reach because of the price so to get a set gifted to me has blown me away, thanks Paul :)
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190328_063119_zpsxqr3hdq9.jpg)
The next item is so I can do a modification to my MyFlyDream Antenna Tracker today, its an Arduino Nano :
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190328_063215_zpsrslzdamq.jpg)
How jammy was that?
Sent from my phone, 2 u 4 free
Very :)
Today though came the result of using it and not being jammy :( I made the slight faux pas of leaving the UHF plugged in and didn't realise it was still being powered by the Tx when the Tx was unpowered ( rookie error ) bye bye lipo (?)
So taday a new Gens Ace 2700 3S from HobbyRC will now be replacing the casualty :)
(https://oi108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190403_191616_zpsrnqytsr8.jpg)
I had another "lost model" buzzer arrive for the TBS Discovery - worth its weight in gold, no way would I have ever found it last time it crashed into crops without the buzzer.
Thanks to pk-surfing these 2 30A Opto esc arrived to repair my F450.
The broken one has been replaced and all looks great. Hopefully have test flight tomorrow.
Thanks again pk-surfing.
Nice one Paul :)
(https://i.postimg.cc/s1CNLRwg/20190410-133604.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/s1CNLRwg)
Box looks more expensive than the drone
(https://i.postimg.cc/345nzgjc/20190410-133835.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/345nzgjc)
Nice bit of kit :)
Not exactly exciting but now I can plug my receiver modules into my PeliCase GS
(https://oi108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190415_201342_zps6iqinef5.jpg)
MyFlyDream TeleflyOSD so I can finish up the MyTwinDream :)
(https://oi108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20190424_210138_zpszjlgemax.jpg)
Quads seem to follow trends, and the "toothpick" idea seems to be one. These two both arrived today. On the left is the FullSpeedRC Toothpick which is a stretched X weighing in at 41g (without a lipo) and on the right the HappyModel SailFlyX at an even lighter 25g. Both of them are rocking 65mm props and can use a 3s HV lipo.
(https://i.postimg.cc/B89rhDjk/toothpicks.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/B89rhDjk)
They are in essence a 2-3s whoop that we are seeing everywhere, but just made for outdoors and speed. Looks like an interesting concept
Treated myself to a Creality Ender 5 after my CTC again destroyed its own motherboard while printing.
(https://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/cayote64/20191015_130259_zpskieuojd8.jpg)
The kit looks really well made, I've ordered some modified parts to bolt to it while I build it including BLTouch self bed leveling, Capricorn PTFE tubing to replace the bowden tube already on it, stepper TL smoother boards.
Also bought some PETG to give that a try with it as ABS is sooo last year apparently :)
The CTC ( RIP ) I still have plans for, I think I will replace the board eventually and maybe strap a laser or a drill to it but seems a bit small for CNC work.
Let us know how you get on with the printer.
This printer so far is very impressive. I'm so glad I went with the Bltouch auto bed level sensor, the first layer is brilliant although getting it to work took several firmware versions eventually settling on TH3D. The first layers are the best I've ever seen. Fairly quiet, sturdy, well made, wires too short and terrible cable system in general. I'll be printing some track system to neaten / hide them.
Good to know. I have an ender 3 and it's OK. I must try the glass bed at some point.
This guy has some really good video mods for the ender3 https://youtu.be/Hi7uPYJ_q-U
Also look for Luke Hatfield on Facebook. He is the man when it comes to mods and fixes. Especially Hot End ones.
Quote from: Coyote on October 16, 2019, 07:20:01 PM
This printer so far is very impressive. I'm so glad I went with the Bltouch auto bed level sensor, the first layer is brilliant although getting it to work took several firmware versions eventually settling on TH3D. The first layers are the best I've ever seen. Fairly quiet, sturdy, well made, wires too short and terrible cable system in general. I'll be printing some track system to neaten / hide them.
Ender 3 or 5?
Ender 5 bud
I'll take a look at the links thanks :)
Quote from: BigT on October 19, 2019, 04:21:41 PM
This guy has some really good video mods for the ender3 https://youtu.be/Hi7uPYJ_q-U
Also look for Luke Hatfield on Facebook. He is the man when it comes to mods and fixes. Especially Hot End ones.
He does have some great vids. I have watched way too many :D :D
Ah yes ! That's who Ive been following with the tips and tricks, I like his students F1 project they are doing as well. I was watching a few of his videos with the notion of building a home made CNC too soon :)
Edit :
I did follow his flashing tutorial for the Ender 5 to go with newer Marlin and BLTouch however every time I tried the flash worked but the printer / BLTouch didn't so I gave up and flashed with TH3D instead which worked first go no problems. A lot of his links in his videos are also bad now which is a shame.
What do you think about the ender 5? I am tempted to update my ancient Creator X.
I am really impressed with it, a few points :
Pro's :
Very well built
Easy to level and clean
Sturdy
Easy to build
Really quick to remove prints straight after printing
Easy to adjust components
With BLTouch I have never levelked the bed since and every fist layer has been perfect.
Vast improvent over my CTC
Cons :
Noisey in use ( £30 silent board fixes this )
Salmon skin on prints ( silent board apparently fixes this also without the need for TL smoothers )
Stock firmware is pants ( I have flashed with TH3D )
The backlash mechanism on the Z axis is not effective
Should have a Z min endstop due to the design
The extruder platform crashes into the frame while homing, Y is sorted by simply bending the switch metal out a bit, the X needs the same but needsa tiny print to activate it.
SD card slot is terrible ( Already printed an adaptor to fix that )
Build plate sags under weight ( Again printing leg to solve that )
So far all the cons I have found can be fixed with the Silent Board 1.1.5 being fitted instead or as with most printers a 3D printed part will sort it out. Prints well stright out the box, PETG strings a bit but 5mm retraction sorts thats out. ABS printing due to the magnetic bed is a no go unless you change it out but its not enclosed either so just easier printing PETG instead which after using it for a week seems miles better than ABS anyway to me.
I would highly recomment one, with a silent board, all other tweaks are based on how increadibly fussy you want to be :)
They look very good for the price compared to what you used to get.
They are really good value IMO, my little CTC you can now get for just £167 nowon fleabay so it really is affordable for anymone, but the CTC just doesn't get close to the quality of the prints I am getting out of this already without some serious modifications.
Thanks Ian. I may have to because last night my creator seems to have stopped heating up.
Would really like a Prusa, but so much more £££
I should make a new thread in 3D printer and split this lol
But installed the Silent 1.1.5 board today, wow what a difference, can't hear the printer anymore, just the fan on the extruder ......... Hmm I wonder if I can get a quieter fan :Dumbfolded: