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| yotsuya:
You damn kids and your fancy heliocopter toys!!! When I was a kid and wanted to fly a helicopter, I had to play with this! |
| Howard_Casto:
Dude those were AWESOME! If I remember right they even had an arcade game that used the same setup. |
| knave:
I would have LOVED that as a kid...heck I probably would still enjoy it now. But there is something fun about having to build my quad flying skills. As a bonus it gets me outside. |
| menace:
I just dropped a boatload of money on Satan's hobby store (hobbyking.com)... I defy you to go there and not come away with 5 bags of crap you don't need just cause it was so cheap and you have room in your order before you hit the next tier of shipping prices... Will soon be building a 330 sized quad, then eventually going full FPV with it (in reality I will be crashing it into everything and spending money buying propellers...) |
| knave:
--- Quote from: menace on August 26, 2015, 07:16:42 am ---I just dropped a boatload of money on Satan's hobby store (hobbyking.com)... I defy you to go there and not come away with 5 bags of crap you don't need just cause it was so cheap and you have room in your order before you hit the next tier of shipping prices... --- End quote --- LOL yeah, the lack of free shipping is what prevents me from going too crazy. They have a bunch of stuff I want though so once I finish a list...who knows. I have to get off ---my bottom--- and start building my 330 quad. all the parts are here now. This quadcopter thing is addicting. I have ordered 4 already and its not enough. at least they take up less room than arcade cabs. I did learn a thing or two about Lipo batteries of late. Mainly how to save them if they get discharged too much. I had already read up on steps to care for them I just didn't know the details or how to address mistakes like leaving your battery plugged in to the quad too long. Which is exactly what I did...left the Lipo plugged in to the quad and must have been distracted when putting it away. Battery was DEAD! would not charge, I thought I had ruined it. But thanks to google I found out that you use a low amp NiCad charger. to gently bring up the Lipo to above 3v(per cell) and then it will charge. My luck was good, I have a box of old RC stuff with just such a charger. Built a connecter and I'm back in business. Lipo's are delicate in that you don't want to let them get under 3 v (per cell) or store them full (for long periods). Good thing my initial purchases included a balance charger. In the end it was a good lesson and I would rather learn with a small $2 battery than a more expensive one. |
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