This is my second Glide build, and first with KISS/FETtec gear. Maiden was great despite 40mph+ winds. It flew so well that now I dunno what to do since I have nothing to tune! I modeled the Session "couch" mount after versions for the Alien/Apex, totally love it so far.
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Great build! Can you add details about the OSD, Spike absorber, OSD wiring (photos are great, but wiring are hard to track). Also - can you add a photo of your your OSD actually looks likes and how you connected the RX/FC/VTX in order to get it right (I'm struggling...). Thanks!
Thanks a lot! I'm really happy with it. For the OSD the 7.5v line from the apex regulator is powering a 1.5A 5v regulator up front, which in turn powers the minimOSD and the camera/vtx. The main apex regulator is fed vbatt directly from the ESC pads. It sounds a bit convoluted but this is necessary as the 5v regulator on the FC is only rated to 600ma, which not enough for the unify vtx by itself, let alone the camera/osd boards. Both the second regulator and minimOSD would otherwise be replaced by the apex osd board but it is out of stock everywhere.
TX/RX 1 from the serial 1 port -- the two white wires going towards the front in the fourth picture -- are attached to RX/TX on the osd board. I followed the instructions on the KISS OSD wiki to flash it with v2.5.1. Configuring is a bit klunky, you have to flash the config hex to change settings, then flash the actual osd hex over top, and repeat to adjust anything. Looks/works great now that it is all setup though, and you can adjust how much is displayed with a rotary knob or switch.
The spike absorber is just attached to the back of the cap and shrink wrapped together, which is held up between the rear standoffs with a zip tie cause I couldn't find anywhere else lol. It has wires that run to the esc corner + / - pads. It's been working great, put at least 20 packs though it so far.
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