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Remote status LEDs
Started this discussion. Last reply by Pieter on Sunday. 46 Replies 1 Like
Having status LED's on the board is nice, but they're next to useless when the board is mounted in the stack or under a cover. The next rev of the board IMO should be designed so that these LED's can…Continue
Motor cuts out
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin Klein Nov 3, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I believe I received a defective motor from 3DR.I ordered the Quad kit, full electronics, with the 850kv motors.When I apply throttle, all of the motors start up (no props!), but one of the motors…Continue
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Cletus Berkeley replied to Kevin Klein's discussion Remote status LEDs"Pretty cool, easily implemented and works damned good .....RED (A4) blinks when disarmed and solid when armed. BLUE (A6) blinks when acquiring sats and solid when GPS fixed."
Michael commented on Kevin Klein's blog post A super-cheap stack cover for your ArduCopter"I good one of the harder and thicker rubbermaid containers. Its clear so I don't have to wire extra LEDs."
Kevin Klein posted a discussionjDrones GoPro Mount
Had a little miscommunication over the holidays and ended up with an extra GoPro gimbal mount, just like this one:http://store.jdrones.com/ArduCopter_GoPro_mount_p/mntgopro01.htmIncludes a quad mount plate.Brand new, unopened, still in shipping envelopeIncludes shipping anywhere in the ConUS.$40, PayPal onlySee More
Kevin Klein replied to Mike Cox's discussion Arm/Disarm Alerting"I had a similar question a few weeks ago. Hope this helps...http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/remote-status-leds"
Oliver Sumpton commented on Kevin Klein's blog post Fixing a 3DR frame weakness"Kevin: this is brilliant. I hope 3DR contacts you immediately about implementing this into their frame kits. The weak motors mounts are not a minor issue. It's really a deal breaker."
Stephen R Mann commented on Kevin Klein's blog post Fixing a 3DR frame weakness"I use the motor mounts that came with the motors in my 3DR kit.
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Kevin Klein commented on Kevin Klein's blog post Fixing a 3DR frame weakness"Sorry guys, but my machining skillz are not good enough to build these for others in either the quantity or quality required."
Jon von Weymarn commented on Kevin Klein's blog post Fixing a 3DR frame weakness"What Knut said! I already have 2 bent arms so there is a need for this!"
Knut Graf commented on Kevin Klein's blog post Fixing a 3DR frame weakness"I'll buy a set if you sell the plates !"
Muhammad Al-Rawi commented on Kevin Klein's blog post Fixing a 3DR frame weakness"Nice. I'll need to try this some time.
I cut some unthreaded nylon spacers to fit very snugly inside the arms and ran the motor bolts through them. This significantly reduced the amount the square tubes…"
Kevin Klein posted a blog postFixing a 3DR frame weakness
One of the weak spots of the current 3DR frames is that the aluminum walls of the arms are very thin. The motors mount directly to the arm and in the event of a "landing anomaly" the aluminum wall is easily deformed by forces on the motor.My solution was to construct "backing plates" for the motors. The plates fit inside the arms and slightly longer screws are used to attach the motors through the plates. The plates are simple 1/16" aluminum sheet drilled to match the 3DR mounting holes. The…See More
Kevin Klein commented on Marooned's blog post Configure LEDs and beeper in Mission Planner"This is great!
One comment: Can we please stop calling them "Motor" LEDs? That term makes no sense. I suggest we call them "Arm LEDs" instead.
Or maybe if people like the old names, at least label the checkboxes "Motor…"
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Fixing a 3DR frame weakness
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:30am 6 Comments 0 Likes
One of the weak spots of the current 3DR frames is that the aluminum walls of the arms are very thin. The motors mount directly to the arm and in the event of a "landing anomaly" the aluminum wall is easily deformed by forces on the motor.
My solution was to construct "backing plates" for the motors. The plates fit inside the arms and slightly longer screws are used to attach the motors through the plates. The plates are simple 1/16" aluminum sheet drilled to match…
Continue A super-cheap stack cover for your ArduCopter
Posted on November 4, 2012 at 5:00pm 4 Comments 3 Likes
I found a low cost, easy way to fabricate an electronics stack cover for your ArduCopter. You will need:
1 Ziploc Brand Container, Medium Square size
4 Rubber Bands, 1"-1.5" diameter
Modify the container by cutting 8 "posts" in the lip for fastening the rubber bands.…
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