Repairing Turnigy X900 Tricopter – Motor Mounts
Posted on April 10th, 2014 in Custom Projects, DIY CNC, Multicopter, Radio Control, Technology, Video
I’ve been working on a tricopter using a Turnigy X900 frame for some FPV fun-flying this year and having some fun putting that together. Unfortunately I had a bad motor and during my first test I damaged one of the fiberglass motor mounts beyond actual repair. I could (and still may) have made a home […]
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Another Silly Quest – Dynamic Balancing
I really want to get the best results out of my Y-6 Multicopter camera platform and I know a big part of that is reducing motor/prop vibrations in the airframe. I’m looking into a dynamic balancer for the purpose because even with static balancing there are still vibes. The system is not running smoothly and […]
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E-Flite Beast UMX Review Pictures and Videos
Posted on March 16th, 2011 in Radio Control
I picked up the e-Flite Beast UMX Bind-n-Fly Biplane model way back in the early Winter before it started snowing. The Beast UMX (Ultra-Micro eXtreme) by e-Flite is intended to be a 3D capable mini model of the large scale radio control Beast, which itself is a mini model of the full scale ‘The Beast’ […]
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Upgrade Fun with the Skyartec SkyFun
Posted on October 3rd, 2010 in Radio Control
If you have a HobbyKing Skyfun and are wanting to do an upgrade on it, see how to do it pretty cheaply by reading on. I upgraded on of the SkyFun planes with the one of the cheap brushless motors I bought off eBay and a new CC Phoenix 35 ESC. The RC-Timer 2826/6 motor […]
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Trying Out Some Low Cost Outrunner Brushless Motors from eBay
Posted on September 13th, 2010 in Radio Control
These outrunner brushless motors were shipped straight from China and took about two weeks to arrive and cost about $12 each shipped. Here are a couple of high resolution photos of these motors, they have a nice flat gold color to the ends and the bell is chromed a good overall appearance at first look. […]
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