Japalura 3" 4S

By lrvick on Aug 05, 2018

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After breaking many cameras on my 3" builds I finally decided to go for something a bit more durable so the Japalura seemed like a good choice with the hybrid aluminum and carbon fiber cage.

In order to deal with vibration to the FC I had to use 2 m3 rubber o-rings above and below the frame on each of the 4 posts, and another single set between the FC and the RunCam Split. After that I was able to get it tuned butter smooth with dRonin's Autotune feature.

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RENOV8R   Aug 07, 2018  

I didn't realize the HGLRC board supported dRonin, I'd like to try it. What target did you use?

lrvick   Aug 07, 2018 

Most HGLRC boards I have tested work with the "revolution" target. Buzzer is normally inverted but solid otherwise in my experience. I just inverted the buzzer in code.

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