Well there is a raging storm outside my window here in London and so I finished up some bits on my xa650 Pro and thought I would post a few pictures and videos for you.
I appreciate any comments etc. especially should you see anything that is 'not right' !!
One question I have is that all told, the take off weight is 2.34Kg. Is that too much? I run on a 5000mah 4S lipo.
Here are some pictures:
Here is the quad with new and somewhat standard fluorescent yellow boom wraps. I used to have white, but really the yellow looks better and is more visible against the sky. Hanging off the front is the gimbal, but more on this later.
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This picture shows how I have configured the component placement. It all seems fairly neat to me. Further to a recent question I posted, you can see here how I now have the auto-pilot oriented.
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So here is the new gimbal. It is from GoodLuckSell and it slides directly onto the hanger tubes which makes for easy mounting and removal. It is not a bad gimbal and worked pretty much out of the box once I had worked out the best way to position the GoPro. The gimbal is a bit deeper than the smaller ones and can accommodate any model of Gopro (I think) so for my GP3be I ended up making a Styrofoam block at the back to support my GP and then used a Velcro ribbon to secure it.
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This is my Gaui GV100 FPV system which now sports cloverleaf antennas. Because of the weather I have not yet tried them. FPV remains new territory for me so when the weather breaks (if ever) I look forward to giving it all a go.
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Here are my two ubecs. One is for 7.4 volts to power the lighting system and one is for 12v to power the gimbal
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Here is a look at the gimbal when it is off the quad
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Originally on the top was the exposed controller circuit board but I thought it would be pretty susceptible to moisture if it started to rain when I was in flight so I used duck tape to make a cover for it.
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Finally here is a back view. This shows two sets of cables. One set is for power and the other is where I have added a connector plug for the video feed. This permits me to leave the GP in place and still be able to remove the gimbal just by disconnecting two sets of wires and sliding it off the hanger rods. That in itself is pretty convenient
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Here now is a video of the beast....
Note that there is a little jiggle in the gimbal, but that is really a factor of me holding it one handed while trying to keep the video on target with my other hand... in reality the gimbal is pretty darn steady.
Finally, for the FPV monitor I have made a visor to help visibility of the screen in bright daylight. Again, not tested but is seems like it might be good. It is mad from the plastic cover of a ring binder folder and has been cut and creased into shape. It attaches to the monitor with Velcro and is therefore easy to install or remove and also it fold completely flat for easy storage.
If you have any comments or suggestions I can always learn from your experience.
Enjoy and Merry Christmas one and all.
Jonathan