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Too much heat could migrate into the esc and damage it. I'm not saying you can't do it but it's like trying to pound nails with a sledge hammer. Way more heat than you need to get the job done.

Looking forward to seeing your progress, Remember to be flexible during the build. Some items can only go one way and others can go any way you decide. When I do a build my plans always change on how I mount my batteries, gimbal and FPV system.

140 watts is too much. Connectors will not add that much weight unless you are talking about a really small, lightweight quad and then you should use small lightweight connectors.

Yes, The demolition supervisor lets me in to film the whenever I want. They were going to implode it with explosives but they couldn't get approval so there pulling it down piece by piece.

Yes the open hardware stuff can be made by anyone. Some may use cheaper components but they are virtually all identical. CC3D had several approved vendors that maintained their standards for quality, wouldn't surprise me if pixhawk does the same.

They will probably work just remember there is a CW and a CCW one depending on which way your prop turns. You need both. I installed them on a large MR that I built but haven't taken them off yet. I need to mark them some how so to avoid the mental exercise as to which ones go where. If there...

The butane ones are good for small stuff. A 20/40 watt is probably all you should need.

@charleshildalgo That 370 hex is wicked. I bet it hauls ass. The pics make it look larger than it really is. I was thinking about building one after my 250 but I never got any good stick time in with my 250 so I put it off. I fried an ESC on my 250 and haven't got back to it cause I have been...

I figure it may help my gimbal run a little easier too. I'm going to keep looking for one. They turn up on Craigslist from time to time. There only $250 new but I'm cursed with the Cheapskate DNA so I will have to suffer through a few months of searching to hopefully save a $100.

So I got my gimbal up and running and its tuned decent for now but I will be refining it eventually. I am running an aftermarket gimbal with an alexmos 32 bit controller. I have a sony nex 7 with the stock lens which is an 18-55mm. I am considering changing it to the 16mm pancake lens. Is it...

I think we all agree that the movi is the best but are there others worth mentioning? is Align any good?

I'm in the same boat. Just bought my first non go pro gimbal with Alexmos. I have got it semi good on the stand but know its going to need more work. I just mounted it on my MR today and will continue with the tuning. The more I look into it the more I just want to get a movi. I am also...

With fmkit's and mattwelli's plant videos I thought I would post mine too. I worked at this coal fired power plant for 22 years before it was decommissioned in 2012. I'm very familiar with the term "turnaround". This is footage of the demolition process.

I just went back and reviewed my build log on youtube and I couldn't find the weight anywhere. I must have just figured I was way under and didn't bother to do it. I just weighed everything now, I run a single 4s battery 5000mah or 8000mah. I get 1918g for the multirotor only, camera and gimbal...

This is nothing special. I didn't cant the camera down to get the props out of the shot. I have been wanting to try to fly super low over a field for some time now.

Decide what type of battery connectors you want now and buy a bunch so you have them as you add battery's. I have a 680 with a gopro on a gimbal and its overrated for that small of a load. It will take an extra battery for your fpv /gimbal no problem. I run 13 inch props and I like them. I used...

600 puts out a fair amount. something to try would be to just set the 250 on a table or something with no real airflow over it and just see how it preforms over an hour or so. If you don't fry it or burn down the house then your probably good to go.

I have ordered from the west coast warehouse recently as well. This would be very bad news if they couldn't ship lipo's.

The camera is probably not an issue. The video transmitter on the other hand may be. The higher the output the more heat. I would get the lowest power output video transmitter you can find. They make them as low as 25mw but the range isn't that great. Remember, never power up your video...

Fat shark and immersion are cross compatible as far as I remember. Be careful with some of the older stuff as the game keeps changing due to the popularity of mini quad racing. There are 40 channels now I think, the old ones haven't gone away they just keep adding more. If your going to use 5.8...