Jpdeuce
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Been reading several forums for a few weeks and doing lots of interweb browsing. I've come up with the following build. I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger, but would welcome feedback or advice. Ideally I'm looking for a nice stable platform to video from. Not looking for aerobatics, just efficiency (hence the 6S battery source). I'm also trying to do this on a budget, hence some of my choices below. I don't have the money for a Cineform with Tmotors and all of that jazz, nor do I plan on making this a commercial adventure for myself. Would love some advice for what I'm missing, or not thinking of as well...
These are items I could use some advice on:
Future purchases:
Also, I don't think these ESCs have BEC, which as far as I can tell is power you can pull off the ESCs for the FC and other things?? So, do I need a separate BEC for powering the FC? I think I read somewhere that may be a preferred method anyway, to keep them isolated...but I have read a lot lately.
Thanks in advance for feedback and for all the info on this forum (and others).
JP
- Frame - RCT800
- FC/GPS - Pixhawk/ublox
- Motors - RC Timer 5010-14 360KV Multicopter Brushless Motor
- ESCs - NFS ESC 45A Multi-Rotor ESC SimonK Firmware (OPTO)
- Radio - Turnigy 9x
- Smartieparts programmer for Radio
These are items I could use some advice on:
- batteries (6S)
- battery charger
- props (thinking somewhere in the 12-15" range)
- low voltage alarm/display, something I can see/hear while flying
- small marking LEDs for orientation
Future purchases:
- Landing gear
- Gimbal - Tarot 2D
- Wireless connection for telemetry
- FPV from the GoPro to "frame" shots
Also, I don't think these ESCs have BEC, which as far as I can tell is power you can pull off the ESCs for the FC and other things?? So, do I need a separate BEC for powering the FC? I think I read somewhere that may be a preferred method anyway, to keep them isolated...but I have read a lot lately.
Thanks in advance for feedback and for all the info on this forum (and others).
JP
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