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  1. bensid54

    Cameras transmitters and heat question.

    Totally not related to quads but that is where my Fat Shark camera equipment was taken from. I'm in the process of building Charon the Ferryman of the River Styx and want to place a camera in his head. His head will turn and tip up and down with red LED lights for eyes but it is also covered...
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    What's a good night vision camera?

    Where I live there has been a couple of times where nasty people on the run hide out in the school yard behind my place or drunken parties occur. A couple of months ago there was a major police presence and they searched the area all around for a couple of hours and finally found one of the...
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    DJI 450 with Naza lite does weight make a difference in stability

    As the title says I have a DJI450 with a Naza lite controller and I was wondering if my battery setup can affect the stability of my quad. I have two 2200mha 3 cell lipo batteries on the top deck of the flame wheel on either side of the GPS antennae, will a battery setup like this be too much...
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    Amazing what props will do!

    I made a "Y"6 multi from DJI parts and was using stock DJI propellers which are quite flexible and controlled with a Naza lite, I had a V2 but it flew off into the sunset when I didn't plug things in properly. I found a couple of things that improved stability and thought maybe better props will...
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    Want to change DJI ESC over to bigger amp ESC

    I have a Naza M lite control system on my "Y" 6 multi rotor and I want to increase the ESC amperage. Now if I remember right the Naza has it's own bec and adding more becs to the mix normally fries things. I believe you can disable the bec on the motor ESCs by removing the plugs red wire but I...
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    Flamewheel "Y" copter

    No idea what I'm doing so I'll try my best. I took six DJI Flamewheel legs cut off the landing legs and machined down the arms where they attach to the 550 main frame. The lower motors have the props installed upside down to turn them into "pusher" props the tops ones are mounted normally. The...
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    Econo quad

    My last quad with Naza V2 flew off into the wild blue yonder. So I went back to the Naza M lite which I have had good success with on a quad. I'm in the process of making my own quad that will have the Fat Shark and a ring of lights around it plus making it obstruction proof hence the rings that...
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    Naza V2 and Flame wheel gone!

    I saved my nickels and saved my dimes to get a Naza V2 so I can fly my Flame wheel 550 well. Turns out I like how the Quad flies compared to a hex so I got another Quad and did the Naza upgrade for the V2. Took it to work last night and flew it in our very large yard showing the guys I work with...
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    Learned something about gains Yesterday!

    I was tweaking the attitude and altitude gains of my Naza V2 in the wind yesterday. I was increasing the gains bit by bit, thinking I was improving the performance but I was so wrong. After the last attitude gain adjustment when my hex about thirty feet or ten metres off the ground it started to...
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    Upgrading the Naza V2 to 4.02 does it help?

    I have a Naza V2 on my Flamewheel hex with 10 inch props on stock motors powered by to 2250 three cell battery packs it presently has 2.26 firmware and it keeps telling me to upgrade to 4.02. Upon ready the upgrade it says to remove all props before doing the upgrade so my flags go up here. What...
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    Motor configuration on a 550 using Naza m lite what's better?

    I have a DJI 550 flamewheel that I'm thinking about using a Naza Lite for a controller. Now first off everyone is going to tell me to get a V2 but I want to keep my cost down so that bit of advice is not what I'm looking for. There are two motor configurations for the hex and they are the x and...
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    450 and 550 Flame wheel using Naza lite controller question about blades.

    When I received my 450 Flame wheel with Naza lite controller I used the stock eight inch props which worked fine but I went to the ten inch to increase my lift. On brining he quad down rapidly with the ten inch props I would get a lot of wobble which made me uneasy it also didn't hold it's...
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    How do I increase my lift on a Flamewheel 450

    Want to still use three cell batteries and would like to increase my lift capacity on my 450. I don't want to spend a pile of money though but I also don't want to buy junk but I am open to suggestions. Thanks in advance.
  14. bensid54

    Flying Saucer build

    I started out my Multi rotor experience with a DJI450 kit with a Naza light controller and a Fat Shark FPV system that has been upgraded to what it is today. My next step was to upgrade to a DJI550 using my electronics from the 450. Problem with that is the Naza light does not like hex copters...
  15. bensid54

    Barebones camera gimbal.

    I was in the process of building a new camera when the belt on my lathe packed it in, can't complain it's lasted a couple of years. So I was forced to make a much simpler gimbal system with less parts and if it works I may just keep it. I was having a fuzzy view on my FPV googles so the gimbal...
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    Moisture in controller? Vibration issues? Naza light controller with a Hex

    I have been reading some posts about fly away with Naza controllers and have seen some interesting points made and some solutions. First thing I'm curious about is moisture in the controller from flying over salt water. One thing about the air over salt water is it can be very corrosive which...
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    My Hex drifts what setting do I adjust?

    DJI 550 with Naza light and Futaba radio system it will drift slightly and sometimes not all it will travel 10 feet in any direction it chooses when in GPS mode. Which of the settings do I adjust in the Naza assist? Thanks in advance.
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    Boxing Day Bonehead!

    Got my two new ESC on Christmas eve so no time for it until Boxing day when I finally got to finish putting my new DJI 550 together. I carefully wired the bottom plate and plugged all the wires into the controller and receiver, now here is where the problem started! I used the four motors and...
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    Clover leaf antennae tips please and why can't I find them to buy online anymore

    I just received the clover leaf antennae this week so I went back to my two favourite online RC supply stores to see which is RX and which is TX. Searched both sites and it appears they no longer offer the antennae, I suspect patent laws may be the root of it so I found that info on other sites...
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    If you lose a prop whats better a quad or a hex?

    Saw some videos and one of the crashes was a hex copter, it came down fairly level on manual mode which I surely would have crashed. Now can you control a quad to come to the ground level after losing one prop or is control just a memory at that point? If a hex can be controlled after a prop...
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