I'm a dork - Quadcopter Build
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I'm a dork - Quadcopter Build
So I bought a little heli at the mall years ago and started playing with it the other day and since I'm engaged, I can't go get drunk and make bad (or good if you're single) decisions so it was amusing me. I decided I wanted an outdoor one and decided to build a quadcopter. So far it likes to try and flip itself over but since my power source for the lipo is terrible, I can't fly until the cord arrives.
Anyway, not sure if anyone cares but it was kind of fun to build![Tomato](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif)
All the parts
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Frame assembled, legs added, motors mounted
EF856D3C-DBA3-49F1-8720-EAD576798E0A.jpg
ESC's and power distribution board added
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Control Board mounted and wires tided up a little
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LEDs, receiver, low battery alarm, and Props mounted (white in the front are hard to see here but incredibly bright). Need to find some sort of cover for the top.
020B850D-7A5C-4077-8F4F-599E39736659.jpg
Yes, my office is a mess, I know this. Anyone fly?
Anyway, not sure if anyone cares but it was kind of fun to build
![Tomato](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif)
All the parts
040C37C1-6DB7-4D5E-A25C-6DD5267C4EBD.jpg
Frame assembled, legs added, motors mounted
EF856D3C-DBA3-49F1-8720-EAD576798E0A.jpg
ESC's and power distribution board added
52A07B12-A383-4FA2-84C3-8F50EC92B8B0.jpg
Control Board mounted and wires tided up a little
5EBF0865-8DBE-4835-B762-985FCBF53084.jpg
LEDs, receiver, low battery alarm, and Props mounted (white in the front are hard to see here but incredibly bright). Need to find some sort of cover for the top.
020B850D-7A5C-4077-8F4F-599E39736659.jpg
Yes, my office is a mess, I know this. Anyone fly?
Last edited by 1StGenCL; 08-05-2014 at 06:49 PM.
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Is that a drone or a quadcopter?
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Hmmm, just engaged and is now building a perv chopper...
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I'm pretty new to the hobby but the flysky got great reviews and was only $50. I have been screwing with this every chance I get to try and get it in the air but I have learned the new firmware I flashed sucks so I went to an older one, got it to hover, went to adjust the roll, and the freaking screw was stripped. Just ordered a new flight control board, grrr
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So the stripped pot was the best thing to happen to this build. Everyone said the basic board was perfect for first flights, in case you crash but i could not get it to stay remotely stable. This board has auto level but with it off, I can actually hover and turn this one
Not sure it my was defective or just the fact that the LCD screen makes this one so easy to program but regardless, I'm happy.
New Board and protective added 'bubble'
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Other LEDs (3 cluster) seemed weak and I put too much power to them i.e. they blew
New ones are blinding
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So far the thing is pretty fun, I have the perv camera I'm going to add after I can get some stable flights going and I'm already looking at bigger carbon fiber frames, bigger motors, etc. I think I really just enjoyed putting it together.
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New Board and protective added 'bubble'
F4353696-76D6-4958-80D4-A260695891C0.jpg
Other LEDs (3 cluster) seemed weak and I put too much power to them i.e. they blew
![Tomato](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif)
3F208600-C9CC-4AFD-A2EB-F3A9E8A0EC6A.jpg
So far the thing is pretty fun, I have the perv camera I'm going to add after I can get some stable flights going and I'm already looking at bigger carbon fiber frames, bigger motors, etc. I think I really just enjoyed putting it together.
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I'd like to see some video of it flying! I wanna see those LEDs at night.
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Hey man, we moved back south and some how the charger disappeared. I keep meaning to order a new one and get it back in the air. I really enjoyed building it and did another but I don't think I flew this one more than 3 times ha
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