Psyborgs Rotor Riot Alien build.

[PsyBorg]

Quick update..

The pnp50 came yesterday. I was up late getting it to fit in. Seems the new ones are a tad wider then the one Steele used in his build video. I managed to get everything tucked into the frame though. I thought I finished all the wiring this morning but after a quick test hover in my kitchen to oogle the OSD in my goggles I found I had forgot to re add the wire for the mic I removed when I added the new VTX.... Sigh..

I will resolve that later today. I did manage to post a video of yesterdays last pack in the winds after killing a prop on a gate strike and using my last ccw prop at the time. I am glad this last order had a new batch of them hehe. I messed around with several of my videos in the editor with trimming, color enhancement and some of the dvr footage now has music instead of a loud hum. Feel free to check out the latest one where I was working on throttle pumps and faster stops and turns.

Right now it is cold and damp and raining and I ache so I'm gonna take a nap under the comfy blanket since I can not fly and properly test the new setup.

 

[PsyBorg]

Yesterday was another perfect fall day here so I went out to test having the OSD (still no sound reconnected yet) It is sooo nice to have that information right there to go by. I was surprised to see on full throttle punch outs I was only hitting mid to high 60 amps. Granted I did not try to go to the moon full throttle but a good 3 to 5 seconds full vertical tests. I figured them fatty Dal T5045 would be power sucks.

I also noticed with the filters in the pnp50 that my video is much more clear now then it was after I used a different filter prior to getting this. I have to say I was impressed. It doesn't show because they are still all recorded on my cheapie DVR but hey I like the look in the goggles now. I also noticed now that I have charged the batteries I used what I took out is a bit less then I put back in. For example I flew the 1300 graphenes to ~1100 mah used and I put back in nearly 1300 mah this morning when charged. I am wondering if some sort of calibration is needed and if so how to do it. I will get and read the pnp50 pdf manual later. For now I don't see an issue how it is but will keep an eye on the trends with use.

Here is a video of one of the graphene flights. I did the mandatory play ground gap run but did not push anything special due to bad video and proximity of the play set to buildings and antennas. The rest is just more quick turns and Throttle pump practice. The good news is I now know how to trim the ends of the videos of unwanted dead time and to add free to use music so maybe they won't be as boring.

 

[ElectriSean]

I also noticed now that I have charged the batteries I used what I took out is a bit less then I put back in. For example I flew the 1300 graphenes to ~1100 mah used and I put back in nearly 1300 mah this morning when charged. I am wondering if some sort of calibration is needed and if so how to do it. I will get and read the pnp50 pdf manual later. For now I don't see an issue how it is but will keep an eye on the trends with use.

One thing to remember is that when balance charging, there is a certain amount of discharging/recharging happening to achieve balance. I would think that a quality all in one like yours would be calibrated fairly closely from the factory.

 

[PsyBorg]

I kind of thought that as I believe Steele did mention the calibration (mainly about the current sensors) was pretty spot on out of the box. One would assume that the rest of it would fall in line once the main power flow was calibrated. Like I said Ill run it like this and see if it becomes a problem. I did fly one of my Gens ace 1800 packs pretty hard today and it went flat at ~1500 mah but they are only 35 c batteries and I was hittin it like it was one of the graphenes hehe oops. It just went on the charger a few minutes ago and seems fine. Cells were down to 3.31 to 3.33 to start. Much lower then I would like but not in the damge range I don't believe.

 

[PsyBorg]

Ok one last post here for an update on the final build and what is on it. I recently had my first major crash and the repairs are complete and it is all clean again except maybe a few tiny pieces of grass in the nooks n crannies I can't get to.

The only thing left on my list is a go pro session 5 if I can manage the funds but more likely just a 4.

I present to you "The Bat Flowbile"

Frame: Rotor Riot Alien 5 inch
FC: Kiss FC flashed with RC28
ESC's: Kiss 24 amp race edition flashed to 1.03
Power filter and OSD: TBS PNP50
Video Camera: Foxeer HS1177
VTX: Lumenier TX5GA variable power 5.8ghz
Antenna: Aomway RHCP
Receiver: Walkera Devention 705
Transmitter: Walkera Devo7

 

[cranialrectosis]

Beautiful flying and copter, man.

What's that weigh, Psyborg?

Purple props to match the beard?

 

[LitterBug]

Nice Display stand too. Is that an active turntable?

Cheers!
LitterBug

 

[PsyBorg]

Thank you Cranial and ty for the motivation. With the camera and a 1300 graphene battery it comes in at 630g With the 1800 Gens ace battery it comes in at 683 g. The ladies like purple.. I figure we could certainly use a few more since most of us are some ugly lookin bro's other wise we would be out with the ladies and not flying

It is a turn table but not motorized. It has a spring loaded ball under it that locks it in various places for building on. There is a magnet on the side and slots for tools on the other. Its mainly for RC cars and trucks but functions on quads too.