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Step 6,7,8 - Mount Motors, Finish Wiring, Setup CC Board

20 January 2012
Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt
Ok, so at this point I am cramming the last few steps together after receiving my motors from Hobby King in China. At the time I am writing this I have already accomplished my maiden flight/crash test. Basically, these are the final steps I took prior to getting her out and in the air:

1. Mounted motors - I used 2 sheets of some tub lining...

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Tags: setup, soldering, motors, mounting, fly 4 Comments


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Step 5 - Paint & Assemble Frame, Mount Boards

05 January 2012
Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt
Not sure how many steps this is going to take...hopefully just a few more! Just waiting on the motors from Hobby King. Will try not to order from China on the next build.

The arms are attached to the frame with 8 bolts total. 4 of those 8 bolts are used to hold the power distribution board and Copter Control board in place as well. The...

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Tags: paint, assemble, mount boards, copter frame, frankenquad 0 Comments


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Step 4 - Drill Mounting Holes for Arms and Boards

04 January 2012
Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt
In the next part of putting this copter together I measured and drilled mounting holes to connect the frame and motor mounts to the 1/2" aluminum arms. I also used a .pdf template to drill mounting holes for the Copter Control board and the power distribution...

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Tags: mega quad, mounting arms, power distribution, mount cc board, cc board 0 Comments


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Step 3 - Solder the Power Distribution Board

02 January 2012
Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt
After researching a few power distribution options, I chose the DIY Drones power distribution board. It is a nice, clean little board and it was really easy to solder together with the included deans ultra plug connectors. The battery will be connected via 4mm banana...

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Tags: CC, copter control, power distribution board, deans ultra plugs, pdb, power 5 Comments


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Step 2 - Cut, Prep, and Fit the Arms

02 January 2012
Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt
For my second step, I chose to measure, cut, and test fit the 1/2 inch square aluminum arms. I cut one piece to a length of 24" and it will pass all the way through the center of the frame, serving as two of the four arms. For the remaining 2 arms, I cut two lengths of aluminum to 11 3/4". I also chose to use basswood inserts to help...

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Tags: aluminum arms, open pilot, blue sky r/c, copter control, mega quad, wood inserts 0 Comments


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Step 1 - Build the Frame

25 December 2011
Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt
This is my first ever quad copter build, as well as the first time using copter control. I will log the whole build here, and in more detail on my own website. I am still waiting on a few parts, but I am ready to start building the frame. I will be using the Blue Sky RC xRotor Mega Sport Quad frame. Here's what the parts look like before...

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Tags: camera ship, mega quad, blue sky r/c, copter control, open pilot, first build 0 Comments


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