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Second Quadcopter Build - Jago's Heavy Lift



Step 5 - Make a Few Mods...

Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt, 23 March 2013 · 264 views

Just made a few mods on the Jago Heavy Lifter!

I re-attached the front servo arms via heavy rubberized mounts, and scratch designed some new landing gear that will hold the copter precisely 4" off the ground to make room for my lowered camera mount.

If anyone wants the landing gear, they were 3D printed by Polakium Engineering  and ran me around $42 shi...


Step 4 - Get 'er Dun - Add CC Board and Make Things Neater

Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt, 06 June 2012 · 186 views
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For the final step I basically neatened up all the wiring and did the following:Bolt in Copter Control board and connect wiringAttach AR7010 RX and SatelliteScrubbed the inside of plastic dome with a scuff pad for a frosted lookAdded zip-ties to keep things as nice as possibleBolt on Rib Bones landing gear by Frankenquad Maiden Flight:Airframe handles bea...


Step 3 - Make Big Wirey Mess & Add Motors, Cam Mount, ESC's, Roll Bar, Power Distro

Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt, 03 June 2012 · 185 views
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Ok, for step 3 I had a bunch of time.  So I took care of the following:Bolted on Motors - Exceed RC Rocket - 3015's @ 850kv Put on Props for fun - APC 13x6.5 Added ESC's - Quadroufo 30A flashed with SimonK software Mounted Camera Tilt Servo and Cradle.  Used the HiTec HS-5645MG Digital Servo because of torque to price ratio Soldered a wiri...


Step 2 - Make Arms, Start Bolting Things Together...

Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt, 31 May 2012 · 138 views
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Ok, after marveling at the collection of parts I took over a month to get together it is actually time to start building.The original design uses 15mmx15mm square aluminum arms.  I opted for 1/2"x1/2" arms because they are easy to get here in the U.S. and I used them on my prior build.  Also different from Jago's original design is the fact th...


Step 1 - Get all the parts in the same room.

Posted by YouMadeMeDoIt, 26 May 2012 · 145 views
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Finally compiled all the little pieces it will take to put together this new beast.  The beast I am referring to is the Jago Svensson  designed Heavy Lift Quad.  That is his site, and there is also an RC Groups thread . Here's a photo of everything that will go into this little monster: