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The Build!

Posted by DanZ, 18 July 2012 · 156 views

QAV500 Quadcopter Build FPV
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Hey guys

I would like to share the progress of my current quadcopter project I am busy with. I pre-ordered the FPVmanuals QAV500 frame a couple weeks ago, the official release only being July. It took 3 long weeks for the frame to arrive, but I'm glad it made it in one piece! I began building it that same evening, really excited to get into the quadcopter FPV world!

The BOX:
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The Contents:
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The Drive:
Tiger motors MT2216-900Kv
Nanotech 5000mah 4s
Gemfan 10x45 Carbon Nylon Props
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ESC's:
HK F-30A ESC's
Flashed with SimonK firmware (Rapid ESC)
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The most important component! Openpilot CopterControl board :)
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The Build:
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More pics and comments to follow, but first impressions are very good! Really excited to get this bird up in the air.



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bluehash
Jul 19 2012 01:26 AM
Thanks for the detialed pics.. where did you get your tigers from?
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Felix Da Cat
Jul 19 2012 09:39 AM
so clean! i love it
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DanZ
Jul 19 2012 04:04 PM

Thanks for the detialed pics.. where did you get your tigers from?


I got them from multirotor.co.za here in South Africa :)


so clean! i love it


Thanks Dacat :)
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unfaix
Sep 10 2012 11:47 PM
how do you know if youve got the right motor rotation if youve soldered the connections to esc?

soldered, test, unsoldered two and swap?
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DanZ
Sep 11 2012 01:11 PM
The motors initially came with bullet connectors, before I cut them off I pluggled them into an ESC which is part of my "test bed" for motors. So I determined the correct motor direction from there.

I was intially suprised to find that once plugged in the Tiger motor spun the opposite direction as to what was intended. From experience I usually know the correct way to plug in the motors to get them to spin the direction I want, ESC heatsink side up, plug all wires in without crossing any of them over would give me CW direction. Then again ESC heatsink side up, plug in the 3 wires while crossing the outside wires to give a CCW direction. This was not true with the Tiger motors, it was the exact opposite. So I was glad I did check before hand :)
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migser85
May 14 2013 07:38 PM

hey, what is your AUW in grams and flight time with this setup? im building a quad with AUW around 1760gr, and trying to decide between mt2216 800kv motor or the 900kv version like yours, i will be running 4s, what is stopping me from getting the 900kv version is that i see they get hot in 4s with 10 inch propellers, yours are getting hot? also i see in ecalc that the 800kv version are slightly more efficient in 4s, but im not sure if they will be enough pop for a quad of 1760gr. ecalc say it will hover with 61% throttle with 800kv and with 50% throttle with 900kv.

appreciate your help, thanks!

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