Help with H-quad
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IT LIVES!!!!!
Stubborn perseverance or dogged determination?
Maybe just not smart enough to know when to quit!
Progress (YES!:applause
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Received the Rctimer 30A ESC's (flashed with current SimonK FW) and thankfully (never order exactly what you need) four of the five work.
Re-did, re-set, and re-everything again for setups and after six batteries and 3 props, the darned thing actually flies.
Still needs some fine tuning but at least I can hoover at six feet for three or four minutes without smoking it into the ground.
My not-so-final settings (for those caring to know) is:
P gain 65
I gain 12
both limits at 100
stick scaling at 55
ER9x radio at:
D/R at 25
expo at 22
The new ESC's made a huge difference in control.
Thanks to everyone on their input.
When I get a little more proficient with flying, I'll post a video.
Woohoo...I mean ....."When you look at the dark side, careful you must be ... for the dark side looks back."
Stubborn perseverance or dogged determination?
Maybe just not smart enough to know when to quit!
Progress (YES!:applause
.Received the Rctimer 30A ESC's (flashed with current SimonK FW) and thankfully (never order exactly what you need) four of the five work.
Re-did, re-set, and re-everything again for setups and after six batteries and 3 props, the darned thing actually flies.
Still needs some fine tuning but at least I can hoover at six feet for three or four minutes without smoking it into the ground.
My not-so-final settings (for those caring to know) is:
P gain 65
I gain 12
both limits at 100
stick scaling at 55
ER9x radio at:
D/R at 25
expo at 22
The new ESC's made a huge difference in control.
Thanks to everyone on their input.
When I get a little more proficient with flying, I'll post a video.
Woohoo...I mean ....."When you look at the dark side, careful you must be ... for the dark side looks back."
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I think that your settings will ultimately be very close to where mine end up.
So, from what I have gleaned so far in this journey...
P Gain - the higher you can set this, the better for responsiveness.
If your ESC's aren't capable of higher frequencies ( in my case the Plush 25's) then with a low P Gain setting of 20 or lower (any higher and it was oscillating) the quad was uncontrollable.
I liken this to being a delay between the stick and the quad response.
P Limits is more like a range setting.
I Gain controls drifting and hold positioning
At least this is what I have been able to figure out.
Am I way off base?
Anyone want a defective RcTimer ESC..??? lol
So, from what I have gleaned so far in this journey...
P Gain - the higher you can set this, the better for responsiveness.
If your ESC's aren't capable of higher frequencies ( in my case the Plush 25's) then with a low P Gain setting of 20 or lower (any higher and it was oscillating) the quad was uncontrollable.
I liken this to being a delay between the stick and the quad response.
P Limits is more like a range setting.
I Gain controls drifting and hold positioning
At least this is what I have been able to figure out.
Am I way off base?
Anyone want a defective RcTimer ESC..??? lol
I just found this thread today. What a ride, from start to finish. Frustration to joy in just a few posts. Add to that a successful on board video to top it off!
Looking forward to seeing some scenic flights with this new platform of yours Paul.
Now if I'd just get off my butt and get something back in the air...
Looking forward to seeing some scenic flights with this new platform of yours Paul.
Now if I'd just get off my butt and get something back in the air...
I tried to buy some of the ESC's from Value Hobby, but the site appears to be having issues. It won't let me add to cart, or even sign in.
Started the project a week before Christmas and got it in the air two months later...
Next one will be easier and faster I think Fred.
Googling for information is one thing, getting help on this forum was what made it possible.
Still like the design, but I am starting to already look at converting the next one into a foldable design.
Next one will be easier and faster I think Fred.
Googling for information is one thing, getting help on this forum was what made it possible.
Still like the design, but I am starting to already look at converting the next one into a foldable design.
I often think "what did we do before the internet?" Because of the internet, you're able to converse with many more people with similar interests, than you could without it. Ideas can be shared across the globe instantly. Niche market items can be purchased, that even with mail order, would not have been possible before.
Forums are a huge part of this. I'm glad that it's a resource that we have available to us.
Forums are a huge part of this. I'm glad that it's a resource that we have available to us.
Totally agree! Have been googling and reading the forums for months educating myself. Am 90% done with my build, but the one part I forgot to order - the battery charger!...
So I can't bind my rx or start the tuning work. Hopefully will be flying (crashing) in the next 3-4 weeks
Paul, I'm trying to get my new Rotor Bones equipped tricopter working.
Of course I'm making many mistakes at once, by trying to change several elements at the same time, instead of taking the working design and changing one piece at a time.
I've just about got it worked out, it should be flying soon.
Of course I'm making many mistakes at once, by trying to change several elements at the same time, instead of taking the working design and changing one piece at a time.
I've just about got it worked out, it should be flying soon.
