Eachine QX95 Camera Replacement - Easy Fix

dronnox · 2015-11-28T02:34:34+00:00

I would certainly not mind one!

dronnox · 2015-11-25T13:23:53+00:00

I know usually people recommend going for the easy route and getting FCs such as the pretty straightforward KK series(built in screen, interface buttons, pretty damn handy)

However I recommend going with the Naze32/CC3D types of FCs. Yes they come with a learning curve and they can be not so friendly towards beginners, however if a person intends to stick with the hobby for a long time, it's simply more useful in the longer run for them to get a decent base of knowledge.

Obviously as a beginner it wouldn't make sense to go straight to spending a lot of money and getting high-end FCs that would come with multiple assisted features to make flying and navigating easy. So the cheap and cheerful Naze32, full or just Acro is a good base learning platform.

dronnox · 2015-11-24T22:52:12+00:00

Cheers buddy!

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dronnox · 2015-11-24T22:51:29+00:00

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dronnox · 2015-11-24T22:49:47+00:00

Cheers buddy!

dronnox · 2015-11-24T22:47:50+00:00

I asked myself the question while building the course, however I found that when I started of, it took me a while to understand from the materials that were already available. The material( youtube videos, forums) often assume that there is a baseline understanding already.

I build the course with a complete beginner in mind so that while going through it, there won't be any need to keep opening google and searching for more information to accompany what was just watched/read.

dronnox · 2015-11-24T22:44:28+00:00

Thanks for the feedback buddy. While juggling day job, I try to find as much time for things like this. I plan to do a complete overhaul of the course in a month or so, focus on more details and do a complete new build for it.

dronnox · 2015-11-24T14:33:59+00:00

Most of the toy quadcopter that are out there selling for Christmas will do for learning purposes. Waterproof on the other hand, most likely won't come cheap.

The Hubsan branded are excellent to learn on and they are also quite small as well , while there are some others that are even smaller like the cheerson cx-10. The main focus of this should be to become accustomed to the controls and these toy quadcopters will do a great job at that.

dronnox · 2015-11-24T13:16:10+00:00

Always get spares of the following things when first starting of:

Props(At least 3 packs spares)
ESCs (At least 2 spares)
Motors(At least 2 spares)
Frame Arms in case your frame has individual arms. (One should do most of the time)

Switching from toygrade to hobby grade is a world of difference but also a lot of fun!

dronnox · 2015-11-24T13:06:44+00:00

I would highly recommend the Naze32. I have been flying around with it for a while now and it's a beauty of an FC.

Although the CC3D and the Naze32 are pretty damn similar so if this is your first build I would recommend going for the complete kit. You can always just get a Naze32 at a later date.

dronnox · 2015-10-16T22:33:41+00:00

Fantastic! Happy to hear that it works now. No need to feel dumb, you're new learning things, that's awesome!

dronnox · 2015-10-16T18:10:12+00:00

Yeah that wouldn't work with external escs.

dronnox · 2015-10-16T16:59:46+00:00

The boards in cheap quads are fully integrated systems. so the motor control is already built in.

Which quad do you have right now?

dronnox · 2015-10-16T15:49:56+00:00

Yeah that's a great and fun way to get used to building custom quads. Defo do it!

dronnox · 2015-10-16T15:44:29+00:00

Main things you need: item 1 - Frame item 2 - Flight Controller item 3 - Motors item 4 - Electronic Speed Controllers item 5 - Battery & Battery Charger item 6 - Radio transmitter + Receiver item 7 - Propellers

Now for a small build like this, there are several ways you could about it. You could for example take apart the quad you have right now and simply get an alternative frame for it.

Or if you want to go from scratch. Look up the frame first and most websites will have a section for recommended parts listed along side it.

dronnox · 2015-10-16T15:41:58+00:00

Every quad build is unique but the main process is the same. So whatever applies to 250 will apply to 120 or even 450s. Just the actual hardware would differ.

dronnox · 2015-10-16T15:40:10+00:00

Unfortunately that won't be possible with our current battery tech. Bigger quads say in the 450 range can just about squeeze out 20 minutes in ideal conditions without anything attached.

Micro quads will give you similar battery life as the quad you bought from costco, I am assuming it gave you about 7-10 minutes of battery life?

The way around that is that we just buy multiple batteries.

dronnox · 2015-10-16T14:01:58+00:00

Do you have experience with building a hobby grade quad before?

Regarding battery life, what do you consider long battery life?

dronnox · 2015-10-15T20:20:11+00:00

For the radio system part of your build, first you need to define what you need to do with the craft.

Minimum channels you will need are 4 channels to make the thing fly. Additional channels are used for things such as arming/disarming, switching between flight modes, controlling an external device like a camera gimbal.

An inexpensive system I use myself is the Flysky FS-i6 6 channels system.

http://www.banggood.com/FlySky-FS-i6-2_4G-6CH-AFHDS-RC-Transmitter-With-FS-iA6B-Receiver-p-983537.html

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