fblonk
Member
Hello,
I am new to the hobby. I purchased a small house drone and flew it for a few months, then manned up and ordered the following and built an F450:
4 Sunnysky Angel A2212 Kv980 motors
Carbon Fiber 1045 props (balanced)
4 Hobbyking 30 amp SimonK esc
DJI flame wheel f450 frame
NAZA V2 w/ GPS
Spektrum AR8000 Receiver with Telemetry receiver
2 Turnigy 5200 mha 10C Batteries
I had watched around 60 hours of you tube videos and after a learning curve it worked. Had a blast. Flew it for around 2 months. It flew great, with no problems. very controllable and I was comfortable with it. While flying a prop broke and it fell from the sky. I repaired it and again, it flew great. I decided that I wanted to go to a hex copter so a single motor failure would not be as catastrophic. I ordered generic f550 powerboard and top plate, more Sunnysky Angel motors, generic arms, and more hobbyking 30 amp esc's. The motors that arrived were slightly different, the prop shaft mount is 1 mm off the moror where the others sit flush with the top. I installed everything and again after a learning curve I got it to fly, sort of. I have changed the naza software to hex copter, calibrated the esc's individually, the mr is balanced (if held by a string I have it almost perfect AUW), all wiring is correct (checked 4 times), gps puck is measured correctly (learned on the first quad), solder joints are fine, all looks great but she is extremely erratic. Here is my dilemma:
On take off, it drifts to the right uncontrollably.
The throttle after start does nothing until I hit 50%, then is responsive only above 50% (I have calibrated the ecs's 3 times. individually they respond full range)
The gains for pitch and roll if below 270 causes loss of control and crash, currently set at 290. I know this is way too high.
I am at a loss. It has been sitting in my office collecting dust and it is killing me. I want to get this to fly again. Any assistance is GREATLY appreciated. I can provide any info needed. Sorry this is so long.
Thanks
I am new to the hobby. I purchased a small house drone and flew it for a few months, then manned up and ordered the following and built an F450:
4 Sunnysky Angel A2212 Kv980 motors
Carbon Fiber 1045 props (balanced)
4 Hobbyking 30 amp SimonK esc
DJI flame wheel f450 frame
NAZA V2 w/ GPS
Spektrum AR8000 Receiver with Telemetry receiver
2 Turnigy 5200 mha 10C Batteries
I had watched around 60 hours of you tube videos and after a learning curve it worked. Had a blast. Flew it for around 2 months. It flew great, with no problems. very controllable and I was comfortable with it. While flying a prop broke and it fell from the sky. I repaired it and again, it flew great. I decided that I wanted to go to a hex copter so a single motor failure would not be as catastrophic. I ordered generic f550 powerboard and top plate, more Sunnysky Angel motors, generic arms, and more hobbyking 30 amp esc's. The motors that arrived were slightly different, the prop shaft mount is 1 mm off the moror where the others sit flush with the top. I installed everything and again after a learning curve I got it to fly, sort of. I have changed the naza software to hex copter, calibrated the esc's individually, the mr is balanced (if held by a string I have it almost perfect AUW), all wiring is correct (checked 4 times), gps puck is measured correctly (learned on the first quad), solder joints are fine, all looks great but she is extremely erratic. Here is my dilemma:
On take off, it drifts to the right uncontrollably.
The throttle after start does nothing until I hit 50%, then is responsive only above 50% (I have calibrated the ecs's 3 times. individually they respond full range)
The gains for pitch and roll if below 270 causes loss of control and crash, currently set at 290. I know this is way too high.
I am at a loss. It has been sitting in my office collecting dust and it is killing me. I want to get this to fly again. Any assistance is GREATLY appreciated. I can provide any info needed. Sorry this is so long.
Thanks
