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The new parts arrived, and they have made a huge difference in the feel of the gimbal! I followed your advice and tightened up the cage so now there is less (really NO) slop/backlash! Unfortunately, I decided to hang it from a different bird than what it was on before. This new bird, I found...

Wow! Thank you! You went to great lengths to help out with those photos. I really appreciate that! The photos partly confirm my suspicion. That is, your photos show the newer roll spacer design. If you look back at the photos I provided, you may see that I am using the older ones - the ones...

Hey thanks Andrew, pics would be great! I kinda wonder if maybe I do not have the correct parts installed. Specifically, the part about interfacing with the main frame plates. That is, I get the feeling that one half of the roll motion is relatively smooth while the other half has a lot of...

Hello all! I have an AV200 that I picked up on the cheap because it had been wrecked (quite badly) by the seller. I bought and assembled an AV200 repair kit, and I feel like I ALMOST have a like-new AV200! But the thing is: the roll motion will occasionally (often) get out of its tracks...

Dave - I just rebuilt a HexaXL Distro Board myself. For de-soldering the BL's from my "first try", I started by just clipping the caps all off. I replaced them all with new ones from Mouser for about $8. Then, with a cheap, bulb-based solder-sucker from Radio Shack (here in the US) I sucked...

Cheaper at Mouser! I just rebuilt my HexaXL Dist Board/BL2.0's with these Caps. http://ca.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Nichicon/UTT1E331MPD/?qs=isV%252bNJxyrb4nOS0g%2fz%252bmaA%3d%3d Of course, I have not FLOWN it yet . . . .

Interesting specs on those motors: Specifications: Model: GT 2820/05 RPM/V: 850KV No. of Lipo Cells : 2-4S Max Watt : 656W Max Current : 41A Weight : 140g Motor Dimensions : 35 x 46.5 mm Stator Dimensions : 28 x 20 mm Shaft diameter : 5 mm Shaft Length : 17 mm Max thrust : 1650 grams / 3S - 2300...

Another troubleshooting item to check on is whether one of the ribbon cables from the FC to the Nav came loose. Seems to be a common problem that creates uncommon errors each time.

OVDT - Let me also suggest an alternate, relatively inexpensive but very high-quality heavy-lift frame: Rusty's REV-8 from aglhobbiesllc.com I built a HexaXL Clone on this frame. It uses Pulso 2814/22 motors on 14" long pull-truded carbon fiber arms. I fly an MK FC 2.0, and I use...

Hey Bart! Great contest, and very fun way to select the winner! That said, please go check your answering machine. The 70's called. They wanted to let you know that even in the 70's 240p resolution wasn't cool! ;) Ha ha - just kidding! Them's just sour grapes that I did not win! Congrats...

Two of my favorite feelings in the whole world! 1) The first successful powerup of a set of MK Bl's! 2) Making out in the street in the middle of the riot police!

Awesome job! Yes and no. Your Video TX and FPV cam will likely run on 12v, rather than the 16.8v that your 4Cell Battery will provide. Many, many folks recommend adding a separate, small 3Cell battery to power the Video TX/FPV Cam. Some of them even operate off of 5V, and so they use a Battery...

"Chris"- :) Let me strongly suggest that you do not rely upon tape for your insulation. I have followed many, many builds - and performed many builds - and I would have to estimate that 90% of the "Dang - I just burned up $600 worth of electronics" problems are from faulty soldering. It looks...

Ryan - I have a few Pulso motors that have really nice build quality, so I was looking for some Pulso motors that would work with the 14x4.7 props. I learned that Pulso has either been bought out or switched names or something, and that here in the US their motors are now called "Cobra". They...

Good question! I would like to know this, also. They appear to be quite capable, but I don't want to buy six of them just to find out!