As you might have read I recently started to document the assembly of Benjamin Vedders insane 12S 50A (240A peak) motor controller called VESC. This is the third post in this series. In the previous VESC article I showed you how to cut a stencil for solder paste application on your own. This time I… Read More »
I recently started to assemble a VESC brushless motor controller on my own. This is the second post in this series. As you all might know I do a lot of prototyping. Nowadays you can get your custom PCBs made at a very low price. I get most of my prototypes done at OSHPark.com. Three… Read More »
UPDATE: There is a follow up post on how to remove the stiff wires alltogether. I have been building micro brushless quadcopters like my pepperFIISH for a while now. Over the last builds it became more and more clear that one of the weakest spots are actually the motor wires: Most of the small brushless… Read More »
UPDATE2: a new panel and ordering instructions has been posted here. Enjoy 😉 UPDATE: Please do not submit this to seeed and elecrow. See the updated post here. Recently I have been frequently asked to do an updated revision of my pagoda antenna panel for easy ordering. Maarten Baerts recently updated his great pagoda design.… Read More »
Recently I have been asked for my recommendation for a super lightweight pocket rocket. At the time of writing there are no stock lightweight RTF 2S copters I can recommend. You will have to assemble it on your own, luckily you can buy all the needed parts, there is no need to assemble circuit boards… Read More »
Do you have kids? If so, you probably got forced to buy one of the most stupid inventions of the last decade or so: A fidget spinner… Never heard of it? Lucky you… It’s time to change that! The most basic version of a spinner consists of four bearings held together in a triangular shape.… Read More »
This post was last edited on 1st of April I recently ordered a set of Pagoda antennas on SeeedStudio. It is ridiculous cheap, 160 antenna sets for $40 plus importing tax. I can crash my copter for years now without ever having to buy a new antenna — finally! Having a solid background in microwave… Read More »
After posting about my script that panelizes a 4×4 grid of pagoda antennas into a single gerber files I recently get a lot of mails how to order those on Seeedstudio. By using my script, you can order 160 antennas for around $ 40 — perfect for people that fly as good as I do… Read More »
I think everybody of us has tried one of those third hands or helping hands. The idea is simple but I have to say that I never liked those too much. They do not have enough clips, they are easy to tip over and not that flexible that I would like them to be. I… Read More »
When you build a tiny and lightweight indoor quadcopter, every gram counts. It is nice to see that there are very nice camera and video transmitter all in one combinations available. One example of such a nice set is the VM275 camera. It is sold under different names, most of the times you can spot… Read More »