Ummmm....please advise
Hello to all,
Sorry but I am seriously having partial cardiac-arrest right now and I'm praying some of you brilliant guys with much more experience than I can come to the rescue and make my heart at ease. I am currently mid-build with a SkyJib 8 with Axi 4120/20 motors all 'round. Anyone care to propose a case for the Plettenberg motors to be used instead? Initially, during my planning phase of the build, I sprung for a set of Herkules II v4 boards (mfg date 2011-12-10319 from stamp on PCB). Then I remember having read a thread, though very incomplete details in the post that referred to these boards not having nearly enough juice to supply what the 4120/20s need to operate during high strain. Since I also have a smaller Droidworx AD6-HL with Axi 2814/22s, I wasn't too bummed since in the worst case scenario I at least had a nice replacement for the MK hexa-PDB if/when the time came that a replacement was needed for that setup.
Based on conversation with the guys at Aerodron.ch, I made the decision to purchase one of their Aerodrive 8 boards, being assured that it would be able to keep up with my exact listing of components. That was just a few days ago, before I was fortunate enough to come across this topic. Basically, my head is now all jumbled up after flipping page by page through this thread...is any combination of the tremendous amount of componentry (not to mention the large tax on our project's overall budget that my uncertainty, admittedly due I large part to my lack of experience with such high-end machines, has cost thus far) going to reliably lift the RED Epic that our DP has obtained for my use on the set? How should I ultimately compose my SkyJib for the greatest chances of success, with the Aerodrive 8 board, the Herkules II v4, or is there some other solution that is best and yet gone listed here? I suppose there may be some value due to the fact that the Herkules boards are still in their anti static pouches, unopened with all the components unsoldered as well.
Pretty, pretty please, with sugar on top, can someone with more knowledge than I have about this particular subject (most of you, I presume) help me to sort out my issues with this build so I don't end up unnecessarily risking the studio's RED Epic, Skyjib, my pride and/or personal safety of anyone who might be in the vicinity of this theoretical masterpiece so I don end up re-making the story of the titanic on the set of a boxing movie?
I thank you all, in advance, for any/all help you might be able to provide me I making this dream-machine a safe and successful reality.
Kind regards,
Jonathan :dejection:
Oh, and fwiw, just to provide a complete picture of the completed octo, it is rounded off with the DW retracts, a full MK stack (FC, Navi, GPS) -- but also have the HoverFly Pro+GPS available as an alternate option, and a FreeFly Cinestar 360° 3-axis gimbal managed by either what I have currently, which is a PicLoc 3X Pro by George Mamo, or possibly Tabb's recommendation of Carvec Systems Stabilization Module)
Thanks again for taking the time from your day to read this lengthy post. Cheers!
