Recent content by darrylC

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    help with prop spacing please

    Thanks Pete This is good news, I'll be able to shrink it quite a bit. Ive got a set of these but have been too chicken to cut my shafts so they will fit..http://rctimer.com/index.php?gOo=goods_details.dwt&goodsid=545&productname They would nicely lower the height of the props. Ive never liked...
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    help with prop spacing please

    Since the video I have turned down the pitch and roll PIDs. Flies pretty smooth but under powered for my taste. I'm new too.
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    help with prop spacing please

    Ya but that doesn't tell me spacing I think.
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    help with prop spacing please

    Hi everyone I'm not happy with the amount of thrust I have with my first quad build..http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2176323 Ive got some new 8 and 9 inch props both with 4.5 pitch and a 4s battery. ecalc is indicating I shouldn't hover at approx 30%. I'm going to build a new...
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    How to use ecalc?

    Its been a while since I used it but.... For starters its mostly guessing parts until you get a set up you like as in flight time payload etc. The part I'm not sure about right now is ''drive included'' I believe that is for if you know the all up weight. If you are buying a frame kit the...
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    TX module help please

    Thanks for all the views. I ordered a new one.
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    TX module help please

    Help please. I lost my happy green light on the back of my tx module. also no happy beep and no binding. in fact it does nothing at all. I did remove the back cover to evaluate how easy it would be to do an antennae mod but did nothing and put it back together, it was working after. I did not...
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    newbie scratch build

    Thanks Pete. I kinda thought so. I seem to have messed it up trying and still couldn't figure it out...I'll keep trying. ok got the original mixes set back up but still don't see how to reverse it. it is Ele right?
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    newbie scratch build

    Hi everyone. I finally got my quad built with a few revisions along the way. Its a handy-man special folding H-quad. Also here is my ground station setup with 3Dr radio to my Asus HD 7 note book tablet. I've got the Turingy 9xr radio flashed with opentx with Orange tx dsm2/dsm2 module and...
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    My first build, folding H quad.

    I finally started my first build. Turingy d2830-11 1000kV motors Zippy-K Flightmax 3700mah 3S1P 20C Lipoly Battery HK 20a ESCs APM 2.6 FC with ublox neo6 GPS + 3DR mavlink telemetry radio 10\45 slowfly props Turingy 9XR radio with OrangeRX DSMX/DSM2 2.4Ghz Transmitter Module and receiver So...
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    The "X-I" shaped frame - Something a little different

    It looks great. How did you make the pivot locking pins?
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    male vs female

    sbus is a single wire connection from futaba compatible rx's to a flight controller. some of those open source controllers do ppm through them too like ezuhf or dragonlink. but check first, not all, i never messed with apm Thanx for the response.
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    male vs female

    Nevermind on the servo connectors figured that out. But still curious about the sbus port.
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    male vs female

    Hi all Total newbie question. I'm gettin ready to start my first build (as soon as I finish renovating our bathroom) a 450 clone and all my parts have arrived. What I forgot to order though is the wires to connect the orange rx r910 dsm2 9 channel 2.4 GHz receiver to my APM 2.6 FC. According to...
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    Ecalc no longer free

    I don't begrudge a man making some money but I would rather he put up a bunch of banner/ads instead.
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