Monthly Archives January 31, 2014

Now that I've had this thing on the bench for a while, carefully planning the rest of the build, I've come up with a pile of questions.  Some of the questions I've gained answers to, others I'm still working...

Of course after we've spec'd and started the build of our new X8, the boys at Gryphon Dynamics would announce the release of their new high amp PDB, BEC and ESCs!  Here's what we know: Power Distribution...

Introduction Coming from an RC sailplane background, the task of planning system wiring on a multirotor can be a bit daunting.  With sailplanes, all one has to deal with are servos, rx & battery; with...

Will it Balance? Learning how to balance a Famous Hobby Gimbal Before I jump into wiring and programing this beast I really wanted to have a greater understanding of the mechanical aspects of things, where...

Kopterworx just announced their official partnership with Acecore Technologies' NEO, an innovative new multirotor platform, and released this video teaser.  Follow the discussion over at...

I had a few hours to make some progress on the build so I decided to continue with the power distribution wiring and plan out the rail system / gimbal mount a bit.  I had a few concerns going into it but...

Gryphon Dynamics (GD) just posted renderings of their new X-Motor Mount for larger motors such as the Tmotor U7, U8, U11 and Dualsky 7015. This is great news for us as we are right in the middle of building a...

This thing is huge! This gimbal is too big for the stand that I ordered and once I had it initially assembled, it dwarfed my Canon D6. As I mentioned in the previous post, where and how things attach is...

In planning our heavy lift build we scoured the internet for a gimbal capable of carrying heavy cameras such as the fs700 and or Red Epic. These are fairly heavy cameras and there are few brushless gimbals...

Spent a bit of time today diving into the power distribution wiring.  Decided to use the Gryphon Dynamics power distribution board (PDB).  You can get these with or without female bullet connectors already...