Another Quadcopter Build

[HPIguy]

IT'S ALIVE!! My new BEC came in today, heat shrunk the caps on it, mounted it differently (which worked out well so I can see the LED from below the copter), and did some wiring differently. Waiting on a pack to charge to test my anti jello solution for the GoPro!! I'm so pumped, that 4 day wait for the maiden hop was brutal LOL.

 

[REVO-5309]

Sometimes the wait can be handy, helps me come up with new ways to do things instead of rushing in and doing a messy job.

I just ordered a 1/4 scale gokart kit from hk and its suppose to be electric but since it comes with no electrics and I have a spare nitro I'm gonna see if I can mount the nitro on.

 

[HPIguy]

Yeah, that's a good point REVO, and I did clean some things up. Post up a build thread of that go kart if you do it!

 

[REVO-5309]

Yeh I shall. And one day when I stop spending money on this stupid rc crap ill eventually save up some money to build my turbo 1L 1/1 scale gokart. Already have the kart and turbo, just need a motor and turbo rebuilt kit and ill be skidding everywhere

 

[HPIguy]

^^Now THAT, sounds fun!!

 

[HPIguy]

The new tiger motors showed up the other day. Went from 920kv to 1100kv, and down from a 10" prop to a 9" prop, same pitch though. Much more nimble, and these motors are so smooth.

 

[ChasCS]

Update us, time?

Well, crap. I was minutes away from a flight test, and like an idiot didn't pay close enough attention to where I put the VU (DJI's version of a UBEC) and got it too close to one of the metal stand offs for the PDB (power distro board) and smoked a capacitor on it. So now I get to wait a week to have one delivered here to podunk. What a crock of BS they don't coat or shrink wrap those caps!! $25 shot for nothing, and no flying this thing at all for a week now. So aggravated with myself that I didn't pay closer attention

So has the new quad build completion been successful?
I'm interested in hearing about the first few flights, and what all you think of this quad. I already have four quads, but feel there's always room for another. Smile

My next one will not be a micro, prebuilt model, but a kit that needs assembly.


Chas

 

[HPIguy]

Thanks guys, it's currently torn apart getting some new stuff added to it. I'll post up some pics when done.