"Emin: This is totally off topic, but since you mentioned servocity.com.
I stopped using them <period> after I discovered that they patented the use of sprockets on servos. That is slapping the whole robotics community in the face, and a…"
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"would be really nice if we find the way to controll this <DC motors
http://www.maxonmotor.com/maxon/view/news/MEDIENMITTEILUNG_EC90_Flat_Mile_Encoder
http://www.maxonmotor.com/maxon/view/news/MEDIENMITTEILUNG-EC60-flat-MILE-EN
not so…"
"it would be realy nice if we find the way how to control this nice little motors http://www.maxonmotor.com/maxon/view/content/"
"...also some very useful things can be found here
http://www.servocity.com/ ; overpriced but very good,also i payed shiping $55!!!"
"jonathan,no,i did not make cinestar clone..but i do have some sugestions if you go that way..first you should use tubes of 20mm OD,it is easer to find them than 25mm OD,be cearful with tubes from China i strongly sugest to find some German…"
Jonathan M commented on Azam Shahani's blog post Impressive new camera gimbal"Emin, any info on that Cinestar "clone" that you posted pictures of? Did you make it? How's the performance compared to the cinestar gimbal? Is it using the same servos, pots, and gear ratio (seems less…"
DeveloperJohn Arne Birkeland commented on Azam Shahani's blog post Impressive new camera gimbal
"Not sure about the time frame, but looks like I will get access to a S800 + Z15 gimbal system. I'll take some detailed pictures of the design when I do."
DeveloperJohn Arne Birkeland commented on Azam Shahani's blog post Impressive new camera gimbal
"Emin: .90 helicopter tail boom (25mm) http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=10681
The irony is that those $2.99 metal booms are much better then "fake" $30 carbon fiber ones."
cjmccmd commented on Azam Shahani's blog post Impressive new camera gimbal"FYI I use these guys http://www.goodwinds.com/ for CF tubes and other stock."
"...if the Z15 cost 300 instead of 3000$ it would be perfect..."
"John can you please post link of those aluminium tubes..also do we need "proper" CF tubes wich are 100$ for 1m or we can use something cheeaper..i had carbon hexa from t-rex 550,600,700 boom tubes from HK,pure shit,now i am stucked with…"
DeveloperJohn Arne Birkeland commented on Azam Shahani's blog post Impressive new camera gimbal
"Martin: If the Z15 could hold a bigger camera (it is currently built around the Sony NEX 5/7 cameras), it would be perfect."
DeveloperJohn Arne Birkeland commented on Azam Shahani's blog post Impressive new camera gimbal
"Emin: I am not talking about the type of alu. tubes you typically find in a hardware store, but high grade thin walled tubes used in R/C helicopters. I have a bunch of .90 size helicopter boom tubes from HobbyKing costing $2.99. They have a 25mm…"
DistributorMartint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk commented on Azam Shahani's blog post Impressive new camera gimbal
"I think this is the best video I have seen to date of how a camera mount should work:
This a WKM with the Z15 gimbal, a go pro was mounted to show the gimbal at work and the main picture is the camera on the gimbal...... not bad I…"
Azam Shahani commented on Azam Shahani's blog post Impressive new camera gimbal"Since so many people here are saying great stuff about the cinestar design I think I'm gonna give it a shot too.. guess the carbon fiber / glass fiber tubes available here would…"
"..John Arne,Jani...with aluminium tube there is no way to make cinestar style gimbal under 500gr,carbon fiber mold is the only way to achive that weight..Hero gimbal is 760gr,cinestar 3x with lending legs is more than 1000gr,AV200 800gr..."
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Impressive new camera gimbal
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:38am 63 Comments 8 Likes
I'm a big fan and supporter of open source multirotors but this is just too impressive to pass. Too bad it is super expensive and out of reach for most hobbyists. Just wanted to share this with the community and see what they have to say about the the frame, gimbal and about DJI in general.
Incredible Flight Endurance!
Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:15am 24 Comments 5 Likes
I came across this video on my youtube feed today. How is this kind of endurance possible with standard LiPos? The last best flight time of 45 min was achieved by Holger Buss with his hexa mikrokopter if I'm not wrong. Can anybody shed light on how microdrones managed in excess of an hour?
Easystar Clone from Hobby King!
Posted on May 30, 2011 at 11:00pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
Guys is it just me or is this plane an exact Easystar clone? It's called 'The Bixler' named after Josh Bixler of the Flitetest youtube series. Here's the review and the link:
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