Introduction
In this article I am going to demonstrate what you need in order to build your own Quadcopter. This project is going to be split into 6 Chapters which cover the build step by step so that you can follow this guide if you like. I want to point out that I am by far no professional and that I do not have the best soldering skills, but because of the fact that I love the hobby and I love creating videos, I hope you enjoy this project. Thanks and if you liked it, feel free to rate this article, RC-Creator.
Chapter 1 - Parts & Setup
In this chapter I am going to talk about what parts I used and what the setup is going to be like. This covers motors/ESCs and props as well:
Here is a list of the parts I used:
Turnigy Talon Quadcopter (V2.0) Carbon Fiber
10CM Male to Male Servo Lead (JR) 26AWG (10p
Slow Fly Electric Prop 8045 SF (4 pc - Green
Slow Fly Electric Prop 8045R SF (4 pc)
Slow Fly Electric Prop 8045R (4 pc - Green,
Slow Fly Electric Prop 8045SF (4 pc)
NTM2826-1200 NTMProp Drive Series 28-26A 1200kv / 250w
NTM Prop Drive 28 Series Accessory Pack
PolyMax 3.5mm Gold Connectors 10 PAIRS (20PC
TURNIGY Plush 25amp Speed Controller
Hobbyking KK2.0 Multi-rotor LCD Flight Contr
Chapter 2 - Frame Construction
Building the frame for my Quadcopter using the Turnigy Talon V2 Frame from HobbyKing is the topic of this chapter.
Chapter 3 - Power System
I am going to display step by step how to solder your ESCs to your motors, how to install the motors on your quad as well as installing the ESCs/ wiring your ESCs to the powerline.
I am sorry for the length of this Chapter. That is why I created the menu which is supposed to help you skip to the parts of your interest.
CHAPTER 4 - KK2 Board, ESC Calibration, Throttle Range & Props
In this chapter I am installing the KK2 Board on my quadcopter, calibrate the ESCs so they will not turn off the power to my motors due to a low voltage, I am going to calibrate the throttle range as well as balance and install the props on the motors.
CHAPTER 5 - Preflight Checklist & Maiden Flight
CHAPTER 6 - Adjustments & Advanced Settings
This video will be posted soon!
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Talon frame v2
KK2 flight controller
4 X turnigy plush 25 amp
4 x NTM 2826 1200kv motors
AM1001A gold connectors
8045R prop black
8045N black
8045R green
8045N green
ZIPPY 2200 4S 40C
TR_PC turnigy BESC Programing card
10 cm MALE-MALE SERVO LEAD
turnigy 9XM2 transmitter&receiver
Rhino 2620 mAh 3S 11.1 (RT-TX)
450-0024 Prop Balancer
Clip Holder for soldering
1mm solder wire
IMAX B6 AC battery charger
HobbyKing X550 camera tilt mount
soldering station
Feel free to add/remove stuff...
Thanks again for the article!!
PS I'm sorry for my english...
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Pls help I live in India and the KK 2.0 LCD flight controler is now available for delivery here so can use KK 2.1 LCD flight controler instead and I am also confused about transmitter and receiver I am
new so don't know which will work and also running low on budget I can't affort this drone for more than 250$ so pls help and is there some better drone or newer version with same price or little more
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And also with KK2 boards important to know there are two power buses, M1 powers receiver and the KK2, and M2 - M8 power servos/ESC and anyone using the KK.2 boards need to read up on this duel bus issue as there's quite a bit to learn associated with it and using servos or ESC UBEC/SBECs. If ESC are switching SBECs you can only use ONE per BUS and must cut (or lift tab and remove) red wire on unused SBECs and even with UBECs best to cut unused BECs red wire based on what I have read and not run ESC 5v BECs power wires in parallel as they run hotter and may induce noise into the KK2.1 flight controller and receiver causing problems. But leave ground wires on all ESCs as is. On larger quads like this best to use a separate UBEC/SBEC IMO so you don't have one ESC with UBEC running hotter than the rest especially on longer running setups past 7 min, and set ESCs to NiMh battery setting instead of LIPO to make sure ESCs do not cutoff power due to low voltage cutoff during a high power maneuver. USE YOUR TIMER and know your amp draw and stay well under mAh limit. You LIPOs will last longer too. ESC's until recently were not designed for multi copters (some) so be aware of that.
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I was wondering if you could tell me if the DX5e controller would work with this quad, and what receiver I should use with that one? I really enjoyed your videos, but am fairly new to quad building and saw this set of videos and am very inspired to build one!
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