Building the "K-Quad"

[CurryKitten]

looks mint Wayne... I've just sent Krikey a PM ordering one :)

Nice one, what stuff are you going to put on it ?

[BlueFlyer]

mobius as fpv cam
1704-1900kv motors
1000mah 3S
5" props
plush 10A or 12A escs
5.8 600mw irc vtx
:):):):):):):):)

[krikey]

I'd like to see the results with the mobius. Have you considered how to dampen the camera mount?

[BlueFlyer]

I use pound shop foam tape for everything i need to dampen. works bloody wonders, especially for flight controllers and cameras if you dont have a dirty/clean frame design.

[CurryKitten]

mobius as fpv cam
1704-1900kv motors
1000mah 3S
5" props
plush 10A or 12A escs
5.8 600mw irc vtx
:):):):):):):):)

Cool Chris, look forward to seeing your build - I looked around for suitable motors to run 3s, but I couldn't really find any - so stuck with what I knew.  Should be interesting on 3s :)

[rob.thomson]

mobius as fpv cam
1704-1900kv motors
1000mah 3S
5" props
plush 10A or 12A escs
5.8 600mw irc vtx
:):):):):):):):)

How did it go?

Can you send me links to the ESC, and motors and props you used?

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[Brod]

well Chrisbrit81 had a change of plan and got the frame sent to me.cheers Chris ;) and Krikey

I intend building it up when the motors arrive,built my own design wooden ply one a week or 2 ago,which flies mint..but I always like to take 2 quads,incase of an early unrepairable crash at the field :o
i'll post some pics etc later of my stuff.

[BlueFlyer]

as it happens, I now have another one on the way :)
Those motors I looked at are no longer available ANYWHERE!!! so I'm going to have to think of something different.

[CurryKitten]

as it happens, I now have another one on the way :)
Those motors I looked at are no longer available ANYWHERE!!! so I'm going to have to think of something different.

Doh, that's a shame - I was hoping we'd have a few more alternatives than the little 1811's.  Your mission is to keep searching and fly with a completely different setup :)

[friesianflyer]

I have just ordered my frame from Krikey, and was looking at running these on 3s......

any thoughts?

http://www.myrcmart.com/zmr-1804-2400kv-micro-outrunner-brushless-motor-clockwise-p-6281.html

They also sell a 10A esc pre-flashed with simonK......

[CurryKitten]

That looks cracking.  I was looking for possible 3S motors before I built mine, but I couldn't really find any that I thought were light weight enough.  It does motor on 2s, but 3S might be crazy - but in a good way :)

I found one other potential alternative on Hobbyking since then as well http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__29667__AX_1806N_2100kv_Brushless_Micro_Motor_19g_UK_Warehouse_.html which are a touch heavier.  In both cases, I could swap straight into my current config and see how mental it goes.  But I've told myself I must get it flying super smooth first before I mess with the config.... and stop crashing into bushes and things

[friesianflyer]

You know you want more power........ ;)

Do you think the mounting holes for the motor will line up with the holes on the arms? They are listed as 12.4mm apart.....

Just ordering the parts now.......

....and a mobius :-)

[krikey]

After being inspired by Zeeflyboys own mini Quad, he used adapters for his motor mounts. I'm wondering if that could be done on the K-Quad to allow for different sized motors.

[Brod]

That looks cracking.  I was looking for possible 3S motors before I built mine, but I couldn't really find any that I thought were light weight enough.  It does motor on 2s, but 3S might be crazy - but in a good way :)

I found one other potential alternative on Hobbyking since then as well http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__29667__AX_1806N_2100kv_Brushless_Micro_Motor_19g_UK_Warehouse_.html which are a touch heavier.  In both cases, I could swap straight into my current config and see how mental it goes.  But I've told myself I must get it flying super smooth first before I mess with the config.... and stop crashing into bushes and things

I've got some of these motors,plenty of power but massively out of balance,the bells seem uneven as they turn.they are more like 24grams not the 19g stated.
the Multistars are much smoother but not quite as much power with same setup.

[friesianflyer]

Thanks for that Brod - I was just about to pull the trigger on those!!!!

Do the multistars have enough power on 3s though? - doesn't need to be ballistic...