GETTING THE BASICS (1)
I have very little experience with quad copters or remote controlled flying vehicles in general. My first RC plane never flew for over 10 seconds and crashed in a anticlimactic explosion of parts. My quad copter arsenal consists of two $100 dollar toy quads, one from my grandparents and one found on my lawn in the winter and one $20 dollar mini quad. I have never opened any of these quads up and explored nor do I know how to fix the simplest problems like a bent motor shaft. However, I armed my self with the knowledge of YouTube over the past couple of weeks and feel that I am ready to build myself my own quad. My quad will be more capable that all the other quad copters that I own yet will be cheaper than both of the $100 dollar toy quads.
Extra necessities:
Radio: FlySky FS-i6 2.4G 6CH ($44.99)
Charger: Charsoon DC4S 2-4S Lipo charger ($12.99)
Low Voltage Warning: Lipo Battery Low Voltage Tester ($4.99)
Parts list:
- 1x ZOP Power 11.1v 2800 mAh 3S 30C Lipo Battery ($18.99)
Grand total: $86.61
I'm sure you can get this total into the seventy dollar range with a few searches for coupon codes online, I also recommend a few extra sets of propellers and a extra battery or two. I ended up getting the entire order for $78 with a coupon code. You may have noticed I don't have a radio, battery charger, and Lipo battery warning. In order to fit into my budget I had to cut these things out and I am just going to take them off my other quad that I recently acquired.
Grand total: $86.61
I'm sure you can get this total into the seventy dollar range with a few searches for coupon codes online, I also recommend a few extra sets of propellers and a extra battery or two. I ended up getting the entire order for $78 with a coupon code. You may have noticed I don't have a radio, battery charger, and Lipo battery warning. In order to fit into my budget I had to cut these things out and I am just going to take them off my other quad that I recently acquired.
Extra necessities:
Radio: FlySky FS-i6 2.4G 6CH ($44.99)
Charger: Charsoon DC4S 2-4S Lipo charger ($12.99)
Low Voltage Warning: Lipo Battery Low Voltage Tester ($4.99)
Schedule:
Finished Product:
The goal is to have a finished flying quad copter by the end of the next six weeks. This might not be the case of course as there might be some things that I have overlooked. At the least, I want to improve my understanding of quad copters and how they work.
Bonuses:
If I finish early, I want to be able to add a pair of retractable landing gear and possibly a gimbal for a action camera to make the quad more able and useful.
Sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteEthan, how much experience do you have with wiring electronic circuits? When building a drone you are going to need a lot of time, and your first attempt will likely be deficient. Here's some free advice, I'm not a pro, just some tips: if you haven't used a soldering iron before I recommend you get on that immediately; Also when constructing the drone, make sure that you balance the chip, it has to be centered otherwise the flight controls will be off balance; the weight load will need to be within the allowed for the drones' frame, and the frame can't be to heavy for your rotors. Talk to Peter Labick if you really want help, and check his project here: http://greenhopperfpv.blogspot.com/ He has far more experience than me. Also how long before your parts come in?
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter. The parts arrived on Thursday of last week and I am pretty sure that everything is within the weight restrictions. I will make sure to balance the chip to ensure that that controls will be balanced and will fly. Thanks for the tips.
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