Marauder
By kwadkenstine on Apr 30, 2020
Things i build i know i should not .
GPS
DJI
EDF 2212 3500kv X 8
Racerstar 35a esc X 2
Momba FC
1500mah 4s X 2
The momba has motor pads and a plug,
Plug plug one esc
Solder and plug esc no 2.
Plug in one esc at a time to flash and configure.
2 xt60 connectors one for each esc and joined together in parrallell
Spotto the ants.
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Part List
Flight Controller |
MAMBA F405 Betaflight Flight Controller F40 40A 3-6S DSHOT600 FPV Racing Brushless ESC
(55 builds)
Banggood.com
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$42.99 |
FPV Camera |
DJI FPV Air Unit Digital 5.8Ghz 1080p/60fps 28ms/4km HD Recording FPV Transmitter Camera Combo for FPV Racing Drone RC Airplane
(293 builds)
Banggood.com
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$180.79 |
Goggles |
DJI FPV Goggles HD Digital 5.8Ghz 1440*810 720p/120fps Low Latency with DVR Compatible With Caddx Vista for FPV Racing Drone RC
(145 builds)
Banggood.com
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$534.29 |
I'm feelin' that aluminum cage, you are really evolving. I would love to witness the sound and the fury of that x8. I wonder if the prop seperation is working for, or against you (since you are only using 4 motor outputs)? I know the flight code is idealised for 4 motors...
More X8 madness, and another excellent build! I do like all the aluminium work you are doing. So by the props, this is still the 4-motor-octocopter setup you have had going on, but is there any noticable effect from more vertical separation between the props? Apart from it looking even cooler? ;-)
Soo ,,, i have flown it 3 times now and its a handfull, its so heavy the default pids cant cope. will have to tune it some but i dont have enough battery to feed the beast. i get the feeling it needs a Big 6s and a throttle limit and or motor limit. Also a set of heavy pitch bi blades. I also am making some ducts these will be tapered to fit 5 inch up front and 3 inch behind tapering to less than 3 in. this is in the hope it will make enough thrust to fly and increase the volicity of the air leaving the duct to above that from bare blades , increasing top speed , In theory!!!.
The biggest problem is the noise , the neighbours barely tolerate a std 5 inch , and this thing screams.
Yeah, that's a lot of metal you are hauling about there with all that motor. And I would go with the bi-blades too; triblades on my X8s are just too much, too much rattle and shake for one thing. And tapered ducts for this thing?! Oh the madness, and yet, that's brilliant. If nothing else, it will be utterly unique! :-D
And yeah, I know what you mean, people are starting to move in at the building site I fly the X8 at, they won't be putting up with that for much longer. But I do kind of love the racket!
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