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  1. BorisS

    Vibrationmounts.com / Are they trying to rip me off ?

    Just bought 4 vibration mounts from the company vibrationmounts.com. They couldnt tell me the shipping price at the beginning now they are coming with this info. Dear Sir, Thanks for your online order. The approximate shipping costs are as following: UPS Worldwide Expd (2-5 days)...
  2. BorisS

    ESC Options with extreme HL Motors, IC2 MK

    Hi guys, my goal is to get some extreme heavy-lift motors on my Hexa, like the Axis 2820/14, 2826/12 or 4120/14 or even the plettenbergs. As far a I understand with my given basic knowledge the MK distribution board and the standard BL-Ctrl are not an option anymore if it comes to such...
  3. BorisS

    35 Meters max with ImmersionRC 600mw Yellow Nano 5.8 Receiver, Blubeam Cloverleaf Ant

    Hi, i did some aerial fotos today for a friend and hocked up the video downlink gear. I took the kopter straight up for 30 35 meter and higher and my video signal dropped dead. I am a little disappointed hopping it can do at least 50 m plus. I have the transmitter attached to my carbon...
  4. BorisS

    4 of 8 Axi motors Loose ? to worry ?

    Hi, been flying all day as far as lipo recharge and weather allowed. Packing in now i noticed that 4 of my 8 axis motors, some of them never involved in any craches are loose. The actual outer casing is loose compared to the other ones. Small vid to explains. Time to service them get new...
  5. BorisS

    Servos and Potentiometer

    Hi, i want to start looking at different servos for my not yet fixed :) but coming to live again PH AV 200. I went to a couple shops looking for 7.4 volt servos but no one could guide me in the right direction when it comes to the potentiometer. I really dont know a lot about servos so...
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    Mikrokopter Gyro setting for heavy Octo ( Goal to fly like a Tank)

    Hi, Octo rebuild after a crash and now I want to step deeper into the Gyros Settings. Setup AD 8 HL Ext, flying with 2 Lipos 4s 6000 mah Photohigher AV 200 and Canon 500 D with a about 400 g 10-22 lens. Normally i am flying with carbon props 12 x 3.8, at the moment with APC 12 x 3.8...
  7. BorisS

    Gonna cry for a week !

    Explanation later need some Vodka first !!! .....ing 4 weeks of calibrating fiddling and than start from the beginning. :(
  8. BorisS

    Mikrokopter Video Switch on FC

    Hi guys, im am just installing a video switch on my copter and i am confused how to control it. I wanted to hook up the video switch to one of the outputs (output 1 since 2 is already used for the camera shutter) over the nick servo connection but i cant get it to work. Does one of you have...
  9. BorisS

    Bending Formable Carbon Tubes.

    Hi, I want to build a new dome out of these formable carbon tubes. http://www.carbonscout-shop.de/CFK-Carbon-Rohr-thermoplastisch-Abm-16x14x500mm.html They should be fixed to the center-plates exactly like the booms on a AD 8 HL but than bend up over the Center plate and Electronics...
  10. BorisS

    Blew my Nano 5.8GHz Modular Receiver

    Hi Guys, Thanks who ever corrected the Topic from before, I guess Bartman :) by mixing up two lipos one that should go to the Receiver and one that was supposed to feed the monitor, i mixed them up and blow my Nano 5.8GHz Modular Receiver. I heard a pop and that was it, full charged 4s. I dont...
  11. BorisS

    Props Balancing

    Hi Guys, up to now i am using in the img shown prop balancer. I dont trust it tough since it always gives me in my eyes a different feedback. The prop seems balanced i play arround tripple check its not balanced anymore. What do you guys use or is there a simple construction one can make that...
  12. BorisS

    Flight control crash cage - 29/6/2011

    One of you had this piece in hands yet ? Not sure about it but like the looks and the possiblity to check the plugs and wiring without always taking of these four screws. Boris
  13. BorisS

    Photohigher AV200 PRO, Video Vibrations ?

    Hi, the Photohigher worked in a good manner even after the little crash I had and than repairing it again. Now since today I am experiencing vibrations during flight and test vids on the ground holding the kopter in hands and just moving it around. I checked the gimbal closely and can see...
  14. BorisS

    Always drifting forward left. ?

    Hi Guys everything is going very fine. 5 th active day of flying and I am feeling very comfortable taking off landing hovering etc. There is one thing I am noticing though in wind or no wind the kopter always wants to break out slightly forward left. I can notice this when i am flying manual...
  15. BorisS

    Semi crash today, Problems with Photohigher AV200

    Hi, not sure what happened, guess nervousness took control. Lifted of today and tilted to the forward right. Two probs were slightly damaged and i have to exchange them. The Camera mount also got a punch to some reason and i took it apart to slightly bend it back. After connecting it back...
  16. BorisS

    Picked up AD8 HL EXT looking for another Dome

    HI, finally picked up my AD8 and I am a very happy and a nervous wreck postponing the next flight until there is perfect weather. The only thing I would like to change is the plastic dome maybe with a carbon one. I learned something new though yesterday that carbon is conductive so I am...
  17. BorisS

    Does one of you have or has heard of these Frames ? Baseframes

    http://www.baseframes.de/Frame-Y600/1,000000137060,8,1 I like the looks of them, the price is good for a carbon frame and the Y600 version would be tempting, I am mot to sure about the motor mounts thought. Just a feeling nothing to base it on, but they seem screaming for passing on...
  18. BorisS

    Transport box design looking for right material

    Hi, I decided I want an upside down transport box for my AD-8. For the cars trunk I think it makes sense since the space next to the landing gear can still be used. The weight of the kopter will be on the arms and for those holders I am not sure which materiel to use. Cutting them out of some...
  19. BorisS

    Engine mounts AD-8 HL V2

    Hi, I have to confess I order a RTF setup :). I am a little worried now since this picture was send to me of the kopter being put together. What I noticed is that the engine mounts don't look like on the photos from the Droidworx setups you find in the web. I thought that these alloy...
  20. BorisS

    JETI DC 16 Jeti Transmitter

    Hi, one of you heard of this First Jeti Transmitter DC 16 ? http://www.jetimodel.com/index.php?page=article&id=16 Any opinions, additional Infos about it ? Cheers
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