Ok, my build begins with the X468 Landing-Gear/Medium Camera-Mount and the Base-plate. There is going to be soft-rubber isolation-mounting of the base-plate to the landing-gear, I do this with Bungee Rubber, O-rings and wire ties.
All the video equipment (video battery, FPV camera, video-TX, etc.) will mount to this landing gear, keeping these loads under-slung and the CG on the center-line.
0.6Kg and counting
Last edited by Cletus; 6th December 2011 at 01:29 PM.
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That looks friggin soild.
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Homebrew, vibration-isolating mounts. These have proven very effective in isolating vibration from under-slung cameras. The entire undercarriage will be hung from these:
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Cletus, what type of servo's are you using for the pan tilt? I'm looking for somewhat affordable yet light but strong servo's. (HXT900's...never again)
Actually, it's TILT / ROLL and I am using Hitec HS-56HB as per the X468 manufacturer recommendations.Originally Posted by Hans
Panning is done by Yawing the aircraft.
Hope it works good
Last edited by Cletus; 6th December 2011 at 01:43 PM.
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The motors and prop-adapters will be here tomorrow. I will be doing some testing of Static-thrust with one of these motors with APC 10x4.7, 11x4.7 and 12x3.8 propellers and plotting: Throttle position vs Thrust / RPM/ Current / Voltage
This should give me some empirical data as to what to expect in payload vs flight-performance.
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Motors, mounts, prop-adapters, ESCs, bullet-connectors and silicone wire arrived today.
These Turnigy Motors and machined prop-adapters seem to be very good quality.
Assembly has begun!
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I'm very happy with the way this frame is turning out ....very rigid!
Now it's on to building the power-wiring harnesses.
1.2Kg and counting
Last edited by Cletus; 8th December 2011 at 01:35 PM.
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Man That thing looks Awesome!!
Could you explain the build on the antivibration mounts?? They look really nice.
Just some really soft rubber tubing (maybe like surgical tubing or bungee tubing) I found at the hardware store (1/8" Id 3/8" OD). I cut 1" pieces of the tubing and inserted the heads of 3mm x 16mm bolts into the ends with a drop of CA. then I pulled-up a couple small wire-ties on the tubing ends that overlap the bolt heads. Simple, cheap and works a peach!Man That thing looks Awesome!!
Could you explain the build on the antivibration mounts?? They look really nice.
Will show a detail photo of it when mounted.
UPDATE: Battery bank harness and Navigation LED Lights harnesses done! ......on to the ESC harness now.
Last edited by Cletus; 8th December 2011 at 04:29 PM.
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