divertom80
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I posted in the electronics section but as its to do with Gimbals will also post here 
Hey guys, I set to making my 3 axis gimbal with old skool servo's a brushless one. So I set a couple of days aside to work in my workshop and put my 3d printer into overdrive. Anyway I bought two pancake motors that were prewound to 150 for $50 each and a Martinez board with gyro for $50 (www.buyitonline.com). This was my outgoings for the project as I have a 3d printer, material and various bolts and nuts already. Anyway gimbalzilla is now complete aside from the 3rd axis of which for now will stay using servo control.
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Anyway with some PID tweaking I was amazed at the results, the movement is incredibly smooth and instant. There naturally is no noise either and it looks sweeeet. Anyway hope this all inspires you to do the same. The sad thing is my £130 upgrade makes my Radians, worth £700-800 worth nothing now I will post a video soon. Also a few people have asked me if I would like to sell the kit, I say yes but more testing is required before we all jump onboard.
One last thing is that I have made no changes to the frame or drilled holes and cut my gimbal. The motors take the place of the gear wheel and clamps onto the frame so all my old gear can go back on :livid: happy days. :highly_amused:
Hey guys, I set to making my 3 axis gimbal with old skool servo's a brushless one. So I set a couple of days aside to work in my workshop and put my 3d printer into overdrive. Anyway I bought two pancake motors that were prewound to 150 for $50 each and a Martinez board with gyro for $50 (www.buyitonline.com). This was my outgoings for the project as I have a 3d printer, material and various bolts and nuts already. Anyway gimbalzilla is now complete aside from the 3rd axis of which for now will stay using servo control.
View attachment 11641
Anyway with some PID tweaking I was amazed at the results, the movement is incredibly smooth and instant. There naturally is no noise either and it looks sweeeet. Anyway hope this all inspires you to do the same. The sad thing is my £130 upgrade makes my Radians, worth £700-800 worth nothing now
I will post a video soon. Also a few people have asked me if I would like to sell the kit, I say yes but more testing is required before we all jump onboard.One last thing is that I have made no changes to the frame or drilled holes and cut my gimbal. The motors take the place of the gear wheel and clamps onto the frame so all my old gear can go back on :livid: happy days. :highly_amused:
