Sep 18, 2019
In my last article I showed how you can get RPM filtering on your AIO flight-controller with BLHELI_S. Since then I heard from couple of people that they seem to have fried the ESC’s on their NamelessRC AIO 412(T) after flashing JESC. They did everything as per tutorial - we double checked versions, magnet count and everything else we could think of.
TLDR: DO NOT USE THE RECOMMENDED HEX FOR THE NAMELESSRC NLRC AIO 412(T) when flashing JESC.
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Sep 9, 2019
As many of you might know, BLHELI_32 has some really great features - bi-directional DShot and ESC telemetry. This enables the ESC to transmit the RPM the motor is currently spinning with, back to the flight controller, which enables such cool things as RPM filtering. And with bi-directional DShot you do not even need to attach the ESC’s telemetry wire since the back and forth communication is done via the DShot channel.
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Sep 7, 2019
In this article I want to show you my top picks for brushless whoop LiPo battery chargers. Unfortunately there is no one, best battery charger for all whoop classes, but rather one best charger per cell count.
The optimal brushless whoop charger in my mind would be one where you can can attach 1-3S batteries, six at the same time, each one on a separate channel. The charger would have an internal power supply so it can be powered from the outlet but would also allow to be powered from a bigger LiPo battery.
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Aug 28, 2019
After NamelessRC released all in one flight-controller catering to toothpick builds, BetaFPV also announced one that is looking very similar and has basically the same specs: 2-4S and provide 12 Amps continuously.
And there is a reason for that: The NamelessRC board was developed in heavy cooperation with Bob Roogie, and it seems he mixed up with whom he was talking to at one moment in time. Instead of telling NamelessRC his ideas, he told them to one of the BetaFPV techs - that is the reason why the two flight-controllers are so similar. Funny enough they also credit him on their board. Bob says that NamelessRC was not to thrilled about that incident, but they understand.
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Aug 27, 2019
A couple of weeks ago, I got wind of a new all in one flight controller catering to us brushless whoop and toothpick fanatics but not just a new flight-controller - a new company: NamelessRC or NLRC for short.
They reached out to me and asked me if I would be interested to take a closer look at their product - sure, I always like to check out new gear. So they sent me one of their NLRC AIO412 and one NLRC AIO412T flight-controllers. In this article I will show you what the differences are and maybe help you to decide which one is the right one for you. The T in AIO412T supposedly stands for “Toothpick”.
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Aug 16, 2019
Turtle mode or flip over after crash enables you to - as the name suggests - flip your quad back over after a crash. It reduces the walks of shame and the times you need to get off your couch to flip over your brushless whoop.
Flip over after crash is a mode that can be enabled in the modes tab, in order for this mode to be available you need to have your motor protocol set to at least DSHOT300. Also make sure that your ESC’s run at least BLHELI_S version 16.7.
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Aug 12, 2019
The Beta65 Pro frame is a great choice if you are looking into building a 1S brushless whoop - light weight and super sturdy. There is a small mod, that makes the frame even better. Referenced to as low pro or low profile mod, there is only little information to be found about this mod online, I thought I would share how you actually do the mod.
Before the mod, the frame weighs in at 3.77g. The mod shaves off a whopping 0.14g pushing the weight down to only 3.63g.
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Jul 25, 2019
In regard to brushless motors there are a couple of specifications that you should know and understand.
Those specs will help you choose the right motor for your copter and will help you compare motors with one another.
In this article I will only be discussing brushless outrunner motors, since this is the type of brushless motor we are exclusively dealing with in the quadcopter hobby.
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Jul 18, 2019
RunCam just announced the third iteration of their split platform. For all who do not know: the split platform provides a FPV feed and a HD recording solution from one camera in a small package.
This time around the RunCam Split 3 will be available with two different camera sizes, 14x14mm (Nano) and 19x19mm (Micro).
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Jul 15, 2019
If you have read some of my articles, you know that I am a big fan of the FrSky Tararnis X-Lite - and now it got even better, with a new, upgraded version: the Taranis X-Lite Pro.
In this article I will be looking at what makes the Taranis X-Lite a great transmitter, what the cons are and how it compares to the new Pro version.
At the end of the article you will know if the Taranis X-Lite Pro is transmitter you should consider buying.
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