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Follow along with Ben Heck as he shows you how to build your own flying quadcopter. With parts from a hobby store and his own mad-hacker designs, Ben aims for the sky with a quadcopter project. He tests the parts and begins to build a frame.

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colecago over 12 years ago

I think these are most of the parts he used

Motors
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__39435__NTM_Prop_Drive_Series_28_26A_1200kv_250w_short_shaft_version_USA_warehouse_.html

Controller
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__30667__HobbyKing_Multi_Rotor_Control_Board_V3_0_Atmega328_PA_US_Warehouse_.html

ESC
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__30931__HobbyKing_Red_Brick_30A_ESC_US_Warehouse_.html x4

Power Dist
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__38913__Hobbyking_Multi_Rotor_Power_Distribution_Board_DIY_8_x_output_PCB_USA_Warehouse_.html

Radios
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__15140__Hobby_King_2_4Ghz_6Ch_Tx_Rx_V2_Mode_2_USA_Warehouse_.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__41721__Hobby_King_2_4Ghz_Receiver_6Ch_V2_USA_warehouse_.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__41716__Hobby_King_2_4Ghz_6Ch_Tx_USB_Cable_USA_warehouse_.html

The props we wanted weren't in stock at Hobbyking so he got them from eBay, don't remember the size. As for the motor not working, I accidently chose a 4S battery so that was what he had used and we think we fried one of the ESC's/motors. As for programming, I'm not sure what card to use with those ESC's so we couldn't get it to program.
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shobhitkukreti over 12 years ago in reply to colecago

Yes. I was pretty sure those ESC's were the hobbyking red brick esc's. The programming card works with turnigy esc. I hope Ben can reply to this..

How did he fix the lazy fourth motor problem. I have tried trimming the servo controls on the TX but that has not helped me.
He will probably need a good dampener to prevent vibrations of the frame to pass onto the gyros.
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shobhitkukreti over 12 years ago in reply to colecago

Yes. I was pretty sure those ESC's were the hobbyking red brick esc's. The programming card works with turnigy esc. I hope Ben can reply to this..

How did he fix the lazy fourth motor problem. I have tried trimming the servo controls on the TX but that has not helped me.
He will probably need a good dampener to prevent vibrations of the frame to pass onto the gyros.
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colecago over 12 years ago in reply to shobhitkukreti

I've seen brushed DC on mostly very small quadrotors, like 6" wingspan or less.

As for lazy fourth motor, I think the fried ESC/Motor was the problem originally.
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