LordoftheCrabPeople
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Wife says I spend too much time/money on this so it's time to really actually part with it. I just finished the build a week ago and it flies very nice. Parts as follows:
Graupner MX20 radio with GR24 receiver (transmitter has a 5.8ghz FPV rig attached to it including a 4" LCD screen)
Carbon Core H950 frame
Mikrokopter stack including new FC, Nav 2.0, GPS, and new ESC's recently refurbished by Quadrocopter
GPS shield
MK3638 motors with a pile of props (currently has 14x4.7)
Hyperion 5000mah batts x 3 and one Quadrocopter 6000mah
Two 5A chargers with all wires and connectors
Xbee and MKUSB
Carrying case for radio and small stuff like FPV camera
I made extensions for the landing gear out of aluminum and it is a little wobbly but gets the job done. This frame folds up for transport of course. I soldered bullet connectors on the ESCs and you can break down the electronics stack, pull the boom arms off, and disassemble the entire frame in about 30 minutes. No need to de-solder wires to disassemble. The chopper is all up to date with 0.90 version on the flight controller and the latest nav update as well.
The situation:
I was jacking around with the dynamic stability (on a variable POTI) and the chopper went ape-****. It hit a small tree and broke off 3 arms and a few props. The electronics stack was unharmed. I flew it all day yesterday with no trouble. Please do not put the gyro-D on a POTI as suggested by some folks! Bad **** happens! Anyway, I disassembled the chopper and inspected all parts. As soon as the new arms arrive from the UK I'll have it in the air and dialed in again ready for the new owner. I really liked how I could disassemble the whole thing in 30 minutes.
I have an old 2-axis gimbal that you can have, it's a bit beat up but works great. It's big enough to put a 7D on but being a servo drive it didn't like it very much. My plans were to build a brushless set up and I have an Alexmos board and some 5010 motors in my possession right now. Wife is getting pissed that I keep spending money on this thing though so my dreams are heading different directions.
I'll update this thread as parts arrive and I dial things in. We've all heard it before but holy moley I have a ton of money in this thing. I'm realistic on selling prices these days for used stuff however. This chopper (with new arms and props) is next to new. If you want the Alexmos brushless controller and motors you'll have to give me new prices for them (check CSGshop for pricing on the controller).
Final thoughts: Flying in the configuration shown below with 2 hyperion 5000 batteries the chopper was pulling down 21 amps in level flight. I have all switches labelled on the transmitter such as GPS, altitude, and carefree (did I mention the transmitter is brand new?). Wiring for motors is 16ga color coded correctly and braided. One red LED strip on the rear boom. All normally soldered connections on FC board have plugs instead. Power distribution board is brand new with 2 brand new ESC's.
If I get $5k out of all this I'll be sad but grateful. This set up comes with a mountain of parts, batteries, connectors, wires, chargers, nuts/bolts/standoffs, etc etc. I'm getting rid of it all. I am located near Portland Oregon and can deliver on the west coast anywhere and show you how to fly it. I drive a TDI VW so fuel cost will be minimal.
Make me offers, either I will say yes or no!!!!! Trades welcome such as VW parts/cars, archery equipment, DSLR lenses, or let me know what you have. I'll add more pics when I get around to it. Thank you for looking
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Graupner MX20 radio with GR24 receiver (transmitter has a 5.8ghz FPV rig attached to it including a 4" LCD screen)
Carbon Core H950 frame
Mikrokopter stack including new FC, Nav 2.0, GPS, and new ESC's recently refurbished by Quadrocopter
GPS shield
MK3638 motors with a pile of props (currently has 14x4.7)
Hyperion 5000mah batts x 3 and one Quadrocopter 6000mah
Two 5A chargers with all wires and connectors
Xbee and MKUSB
Carrying case for radio and small stuff like FPV camera
I made extensions for the landing gear out of aluminum and it is a little wobbly but gets the job done. This frame folds up for transport of course. I soldered bullet connectors on the ESCs and you can break down the electronics stack, pull the boom arms off, and disassemble the entire frame in about 30 minutes. No need to de-solder wires to disassemble. The chopper is all up to date with 0.90 version on the flight controller and the latest nav update as well.
The situation:
I was jacking around with the dynamic stability (on a variable POTI) and the chopper went ape-****. It hit a small tree and broke off 3 arms and a few props. The electronics stack was unharmed. I flew it all day yesterday with no trouble. Please do not put the gyro-D on a POTI as suggested by some folks! Bad **** happens! Anyway, I disassembled the chopper and inspected all parts. As soon as the new arms arrive from the UK I'll have it in the air and dialed in again ready for the new owner. I really liked how I could disassemble the whole thing in 30 minutes.
I have an old 2-axis gimbal that you can have, it's a bit beat up but works great. It's big enough to put a 7D on but being a servo drive it didn't like it very much. My plans were to build a brushless set up and I have an Alexmos board and some 5010 motors in my possession right now. Wife is getting pissed that I keep spending money on this thing though so my dreams are heading different directions.
I'll update this thread as parts arrive and I dial things in. We've all heard it before but holy moley I have a ton of money in this thing. I'm realistic on selling prices these days for used stuff however. This chopper (with new arms and props) is next to new. If you want the Alexmos brushless controller and motors you'll have to give me new prices for them (check CSGshop for pricing on the controller).
Final thoughts: Flying in the configuration shown below with 2 hyperion 5000 batteries the chopper was pulling down 21 amps in level flight. I have all switches labelled on the transmitter such as GPS, altitude, and carefree (did I mention the transmitter is brand new?). Wiring for motors is 16ga color coded correctly and braided. One red LED strip on the rear boom. All normally soldered connections on FC board have plugs instead. Power distribution board is brand new with 2 brand new ESC's.
If I get $5k out of all this I'll be sad but grateful. This set up comes with a mountain of parts, batteries, connectors, wires, chargers, nuts/bolts/standoffs, etc etc. I'm getting rid of it all. I am located near Portland Oregon and can deliver on the west coast anywhere and show you how to fly it. I drive a TDI VW so fuel cost will be minimal.
Make me offers, either I will say yes or no!!!!! Trades welcome such as VW parts/cars, archery equipment, DSLR lenses, or let me know what you have. I'll add more pics when I get around to it. Thank you for looking
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