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  1. seattle_helo

    CS8 to X8 conversion - Herkules ESC III V3

    Boris, how close to the battery plate is the top of your electronics stack? Is the clearance fine? I had to buy longer aluminum hex standoffs to accommodate the total height of the MK FC/NAV & SE OSD boards. With the heat sink and that roll bar you have very good protection for the ESC's. Nice.
  2. seattle_helo

    CS8 to X8 conversion - Herkules ESC III V3

    Boris, the heat sink looks stunning. Very well done! As for drilling holes in the booms, I think it would be okay for all "normal" conditions but if you were to ever have a crash I think the holes would be a stress point and would allow cracking more easily than if they did not exist.
  3. seattle_helo

    Not a good idea !!!!

    If you listen closely you can hear a low frequency "buuuuuurrrrrrp" the moment prior to loss of control. Wonder if a prop nut came loose and the prop was slipping under torque while also allowing the machine to somewhat keep flying?
  4. seattle_helo

    Mikrokopter What is the extra capacitor space for?

    My understanding is that the plates are heat sinks for the board. I read that somewhere on the MK site but can't find the link now... Not sure about the additional cap spaces but I'm interested in this as well.
  5. seattle_helo

    dual video downlinks

    Would love to hear any insights or comments from folks about using two video downlinks for aerial cinematography. The primary application being one video stream for the pilot to operate the machine and the second video stream from the output of the camera for the camera operator. I guess my main...
  6. seattle_helo

    Camera tilt requirements for video

    Forgive my ignorance here, but is the issue the weight of the camera and the shifting CG point relative to the pivot point?
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