"@Zach, Your on the right track that reducing vibrations is a good thing on a multicopter, however if this is your first quad I would just mount the motors directly to the booms. Springs on their own, and most foam, make for poor vibration…"
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michael_au commented on Ian's blog post The Happy Hacker Quad build"BTW - nice frame.. CNC'ing is so rewarding.."
michael_au commented on Ian's blog post The Happy Hacker Quad build"You are trying to dampen high frequency vibration only, so perhaps neoprene rubber top and bottom of where the blue plates mate with the square boom.
There is stack of variables to consider with vibration in general, and even more so…"
Zach commented on Ian's blog post The Happy Hacker Quad build"This is my first quadcopter build, and I would like your opinion on something. I read somewhere that reducing the vibration from the motors will improve performance of the accelerometer and gyro. To what extent should I worry about vibration? My…"
Ian commented on Ian's blog post The Happy Hacker Quad build"The nylon bolts I had, not sure where they came from. The motors/esc's are Turnigy/HK."
Zach commented on Ian's blog post The Happy Hacker Quad build"That is a great design! I just finished the SolidWorks design for my quadcopter. Out of curiosity where did you source all of your parts? (ie. motors, esc's). Also where did you source the nylon bolts? Thanks for your help!
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Ian posted a blog postThe Happy Hacker Quad build
The "Happy Hacker Quad" :)Frame - FR4, Aluminum arms, Carbon motor mountsMotors - Turnigy 2217'sESC - Trunigy 18A PlushBattery - 3000/4000Mah 3S PacksArms - 450mm Motor to MotorWeight - 1020g w/o batteryFC - APM1Test fitting of the carbon CNC motor mounts.My "Happy Hacker" Quadcopter build.…See More
Ian commented on Ian's blog post The Happy Hacker Quad build"Everything is rounded with a 2mm fillet, and all the holes/slots are 3mm, so for almost everything I used a 2mm & 3mm spiral endmill. The "happy hacker" Defcon logo is done with a combination set down to 1mm for the detail. I would aim…"
Bart commented on Ian's blog post The Happy Hacker Quad build"Looks good. I'm still in the process of designing with solidworks and then CNC cutting it myself. Can you comment on the end-mill/bit sizes you used to cut (especially the slots)? I'm still learning how to do CNC."
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The Happy Hacker Quad build
Posted on February 15, 2012 at 10:00pm 8 Comments 2 Likes
The "Happy Hacker Quad" :)
Frame - FR4, Aluminum arms, Carbon motor mounts
Motors - Turnigy 2217's
ESC - Trunigy 18A Plush
Battery - 3000/4000Mah 3S Packs
Arms - 450mm Motor to Motor
Weight - 1020g w/o battery
FC - APM1
Test…
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- At 10:11pm on February 15, 2012,
ModeratorEllison Chan said… Hi Ian, can you move the graphic to the top of the blog? I tried to do it for you before approving it, but looks like you moved it back.
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