Making Progress (3)
Finishing Soldering PDB:
Back at school I finished soldering and started to assemble the frame to the quad.
I soldered the parts that I did at my house as they were using the wrong solder. As you may have seen from the video I was using needle nosed pliers to tighten a hex bolt. I know I need an Allen key to do so but the school didn't have the proper tools necessary in order to properly tighten the frame together.
Assembling the Frame:
After school, I couldn't contain my excitement for building the quad and ended up assembling the frame when I had the proper tools to do so.
As you can see the quad is actually starting to look like a quad instead of just a metal plate with four things connected to it. Now that I have the frame assembled, all I need to do is finish soldering the electric speed controller to the motors.
Soldering the motors:
Back at school I need to finish up the soldering. I focused on soldering the electric speed controllers to the motors like I said in the last paragraph.
I still have to finish soldering the last motor but I feel like I am getting close to finishing the quad. The only parts left is connecting the flight controller to the electric speed controllers and to the receiver. I still am brainstorming ways to fix the problem with the motor mounts spinning the wrong direction. I think that I am going to buy a left and right handed die. This will allow me to screw on a nut in the proper direction directly onto the motor. I am contacting one of my friends dads who has a set and will mentor me on this.
Hey Ethan, seems like you are making a lot of progress! I'm curious, are you going to decorate your quad copter after all the essential parts are finished? If so, how do you wish to design it? I'm excited to see the quad copter finished and fly around, good luck.
ReplyDeleteHey Chongwoo, personally I think that it looks really cool the way that it currently is(I also don't have the artistic abilities to make it look any better). I might however 3D print some guards around the arms of the quad to make it look tidier. Thanks for the support!
DeleteHey Ethan! Your project seems to be coming along and your quadcopter looks pretty impressive now! I like how you included videos and showed how you did the work that you did. It seems like you are almost finshed with the assemblence of the quadcopter and I hope everything continues to go smoothly!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I am also extremely pleased with the rate at which I am finishing the quad copter. I only have a couple of things left to do before the maiden flight. I really hope that I didn't forget one minor flaw or detail before the maiden, but I guess we will just have to wait and see.
DeleteHi Ethan! our quad copter seems to be coming along really well, and I'm excited to see the final result. Have you encountered any major problems along the way? If not, wow I'm impressed. I like how you documented everything by video and I hope you continue to do that so we can see the further progression. Great work!
ReplyDeleteThanks, so far I have encountered a ton of minor problems(no major ones luckily). I have had my soldering iron break, used the wrong solder, had weak and rusted soldering irons, forgot to buy a few parts, encountered some major hiccups with propeller and motors, and have been having troubles finding a place to work. But somehow, I am still really close to finishing and am excited to see the final results.
DeleteHey Ethan!
ReplyDeleteIt seems like you have done quite a bit in the past few weeks. I see that you are getting better at soldering every time you try, and I think that in no time, you will be a pro! I know that you are only building a quad, and you are using a flying program online. How did you choose the right parts for the quad that you knew would work together in the program?
Thanks Max! I chose the parts off of suggested builds. Choosing the parts for a quad is pretty straightforward. You need to have ESC's that can hold the same or higher amperage as your motors and make sure that they can also withstand the amount of cells in your battery. Everything else is standard. I knew that they would work in the program because it is basically used by everyone and it uses the same wire leads that I have.
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