Li-Poly Battery Burns down Lawn and Distrupts Time/Space
I’ve intentionally blown a few Lithium Polymer R/C battery packs when they have reached their end of life. Unfortunately while my Outrage XP25 2200mAh packs still power my rc helicopter, they are beginning to puff and I don’t trust the pack to not burst into flames while I’m in mid-air. To alleviate the temptation I […]
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My Arduino AtmoLight/Ambilight Clone Project
I was researching a project online the other day when I came across a project on Blogspot about how to make your own Atmolight/Ambilight television type setup using an Arduino Duemilanove , a ShiftBrite Shield and ShiftBar modules from Macetech and some 12v LED RGB lighting strips. It was kind of amazing as I had […]
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Guan Li Catalina First FPV Flight (sorta)
Posted on April 19th, 2010 in FPV, Radio Control
I installed the FPV (First Person View) video and electronic gear in the Guan Li Catalina this weekend. It took a bit of time to install all the parts and then some friends and I took a quick test flight on Sunday evening. Here’s some of the stuff I installed in the Catalina, all the […]
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Replacing the SAW Filter in a 900Mhz A/V Receiver for FPV
I received some more components in the mail today. Most of them were base station equipment, all from DPCAV.COM. The items I received were the 900Mhz patch panel antenna, a dipole 900Mhz omnidirectional antenna, 2 900Mhz receivers, some Kapton tape, a bunch of batteries I ordered for my Aiptek 8800 digital camcorder and A/V input […]
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What do I need for FPV Flying – A Comprehensive List of My Own Choices
Posted on March 25th, 2010 in FPV, Radio Control
Hello folks, this is my introduction to my FPV configuration and some general FPV information. As you saw in the last post a nice video showing on-board recorded video, and also FPV video. I found that particular video after deciding on doing FPV and ordering some equipment, there are many great FPV videos on the […]
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