Questions tagged [diy]
Short for "do it yourself", use this tag on questions about projects entirely or mostly built from scratch.
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One motor getting hot
I have built an FPV drone, and during the first test flight, one motor failed before even taking off. I replaced that motor, but now the new motor is getting much hotter than the others when I attempt ...
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How to calibrate DIY Brushed ESC powered by 3.7v
I build a DIY Arduino drone. I also build a working DIY brushed ESC. I use 720 DC brushed motor. Let me please inform you that the min Throttle and the Max Throttle not working as expected.
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DIY or Custom Quadcopter
I want a quadcopter with (2)lb payload capacity, (5)mi range, 30mph min. speed, long-range fpv, waypoints, & ZERO enforced geofencing. I am willing to use/accept any combination of hardware/...
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How can I calculate the weight needed in the nose?
I have built this plane:
But the nose cone is too light. I have tried adding different objects in the front but each thing was either too light or too heavy. How can I calculate the weight needed in ...
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Why wont my 1000kv brushless motor work with a 10x4.5 propeller?
When I run my A2212/13T 1000Kv brushless motor by itself with 11.1 or 7.4 volts(i am using 2 lipo 3.7volts 900mah and a li-ion 3.7v 900mah in series that I connected with alligator clips) it runs fine....
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How to choose a flight controller for my DIY drone?
I am assembling a drone. So far, I have learned that it is 450mm. I'm using 8 to 12 21700 Li-Ion batteries. When I search for AIO flight controllers, I believe I have to search for "30A" and ...
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Brushless Motor not spinning when controlling with Raspberry Pi, PWM and ESC
I'm currently working on a drone which is controlled by a Raspberry Pi. I try to control the motors by using PWM on the connected ESCs, which is described in many guides and forums. For that I use the ...
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Do I need anything else for this drone build?
So far, I have these parts as all I need for a drone build. Is there anything else that I need or should have?
Flight controller: DJI Naza-M Lite
TX/RX: FS-i6
Drone body: F450
Motors: 2212 920kv
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What drone or drone kit allows long range {SD FPV and payload data forwarding}
I am looking for a drone which is able to:
maintain an RF link between 5-10km from the receiver
get easily modified to carry an external payload (assume another IMU+GPS) and transmit the payload data ...
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Are the power connections for BECs of ESCs made in parallel or series with each other?
I see the 5V power pin of BECs all are connected to the flight controller, but within the flight controller, is this registered as a 4 5V batteries in series or parallel? In series would not make ...
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what is the voltage output from the ESCs of drone motors?
the flight controller i am using is a custom one, which is a teensy 4.0 microcontroller. it cannot have more than 3.3V into its GPIO pins. I know I can use the 5V from the BEC of the ESC to power my ...
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why do drone frames have spaces and holes
This may sound like a very dumb question, but I am building my first quadcopter and I just realized that some frames have these perfectly symmetrical holes/spaces.
I used up all the screws on mine, so ...
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Drones with attachments for cleaning windows
Newbie on drones.
Are any attachments that can added to the bottom of a drone to carry a 1/4 or 3/8 water pipes?
Thanks,
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Diy drone Digital control/communication
Is there a solution for digital drone communication through Wifi for diy fpv drones?
I'm searching for a way to build a drone that have multiple cameras and communicate with my computer through wifi, ...
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Can I re-flash the Hubsan fpv1 controller with built-in fpv screen?
the only radio transmitters, also called remote controllers, that embed a fpv screen, for seeing what the drone sees, near the joysticks, instead of having to get obstructed vision by goggles,
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