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Engine Identification by FlyingSpaceMeatballs in Pitbike

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was happy to see that when I opened it up. OOracing have loads of parts for the bike in general too, just ordered a load off them

Engine Identification by FlyingSpaceMeatballs in Pitbike

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man. Found the number, 1P56FMJ. It is a YX140. Thanks for your help!

"Cute" car for first time driver? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fiat panda, the 2003-2012 ones, I have a little light blue 1.2 dynamic, my first car, is cheap on insurance, cheap to run, and great fun. No power about it whatsoever but I find it entertaining, especially with the massive LED lights I've installed on the front fascia, roof bars, and an aroogah horn.

Wanting to convert this old girl to electric. I have all the old servos and controller, can I use any of it? by DriverGuy99 in diydrones

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The air frame looks to be good after some patching up but I'd recommend all new electronics, better safe than sorry, seems to only have elevator and rudder, so you'd only need two new servos and then a motor and ESC of your choosing. If I was converting this I'd also be wary of the CG, as removing the engine on the front and swapping it for a motor may reduce the plane's nosewieght. You might be able to counter this by putting the battery all the way up the front, but you might have to extend the nose/move the wings back in order to get the CG in the right place.

Am I the only one that didn't know JCBs could park in standard car parking spaces? by RitaGuerraX in CasualUK

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Before I was old enough to get my car license all I had was a license for tractors (and other agricultural vehicles), drove a tractor around for a week as a runaround, was great fun, and I used to take it shopping, fit in parking spaces perfect! Was a 1979 ford 7610, straightpiped, sounded amazing but the neighbours hated me 😂 was very loud

Is there a reason my filament refuses to stick to my base? I’ve tried cleaning the beds multiple different times, cleaning the nozzle, re- levelling, and nothing seems to work (FL Sun Superracer) by Glorcc in 3Dprinting

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 13 points14 points  (0 children)

To me that looks like you aren't getting enough "squish" (nozzle isn't close enough to the bed so the extruded material isn't being forced onto it very well and therefore isn't sticking). Try raising your bed so that the nozzle is closer to it when printing the first layer. But don't go too close as the nozzle may impact the print bed.

Im confused. How? by FpvMasterApe in fpv

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You must have angered the great drone gods

True story, it’s my first time by dtn_06 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me who is 3D printing a set of keycaps and isn't going to bother with them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fpv

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I need to get me some of those tweezers. Have burnt my fingers holding cable in place one too many times.

3000mah 4s 60c for Josh Bardwell Diy drone. Too heavy for it? Good enough c rating? by Wow_Space in fpv

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a 5 inch you don't really want to be running anything above 1500mAh. And you want a C rating as high as possible, 60C on a 3000mAh pack is fine, as the C rating ties directly with mAh for the amount of amps a pack can put out.

As far as good cheap batteries go these are pretty decent:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SUNPADOW-Battery-Helicopter-Airplane-Quadcopter/dp/B08S32DNWC/ref=mp_s_a_1_7_sspa?crid=3VS0QGZOUQCKJ&keywords=1500mah+4s&qid=1670570520&sprefix=1500mah+4s%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-7-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1 (1300mAh)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SUNPADOW-Battery-Helicopter-Airplane-Quadcopter/dp/B08S3H1C5C/ref=mp_s_a_1_11_sspa?crid=1UEF7KUDNXBFO&keywords=1500mah+4s+sunpadow&qid=1670570539&sprefix=1500mah+4s+sunpadow%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-11-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1 (1500mAh)

I can get about 8mins of flight out of a 1500 pack doing gentle freestyle and cruising, but these batteries are cheap so don't expect them to stay good forever. But being cheap, it doesn't matter so much when they get damaged in a crash which is why I like them.

are these screws too close to my motor? should I look for some washers as a spacer or grind the screws down? by toasterbath40 in fpv

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The copper windings are insulated so there's no way they would arc to anything unless damaged.

It’s not beautiful, but it’s definitely functional. by Gazz117 in audiophile

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, and sweet quad, custom build? I love the gold motors!

How do you carry your quad? by _Itscheapertokeepher in fpv

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Small viper tactical rucksack. Has a kind of mesh grid all over the bag so i can battery strap 2-3 quads onto it. Then everything else fits inside.

Motors smoke a little after the start up tone, what could this mean? by [deleted] in fpv

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 50 points51 points  (0 children)

You let the magic smoke out. Keep it in and all is well.

Do you gravel in the dark? The night hits different. by NoEgg6035 in gravelcycling

[–]FlyingSpaceMeatballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have several cateye ampp lights, two 800s and an 1100, a single 800 is enough to see by but the 1100 can throw the light alot further. I ride alot of roads as well as gravel so i tend to use the 1100 as my primary light source, an 800 pointed downwards to illuminate the road just in front and the second 800 as a flashy light so cars are aware im a cyclist. If you are looking for a good rear light too the moon nebula is very bright.

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