3D Printed gimbal for TBS Discovery - finally tamed the beast

[Chippercheese]

Finally got to the point where I think it will work. Only problem now is where to mount the FPV cam?

http://youtu.be/fHmBDGsD5PA

Cheapest of the cheap Chinese BG motors, cheap (£15) Alexmos board, not bad if I do say so!

[Chippercheese]

It works! It bleedin'; works!

http://youtu.be/nnGBHfRelRQ

[Trev2971]

looks cool .... what does it look like? how does it mount?

how much to print one in black lol ? 

[Chippercheese]

looks cool .... what does it look like? how does it mount?

how much to print one in black lol ? 

Mounts like this




And you';ve just reminded me I had this waiting for post 




It';ll be sent out on monday!

[Trev2971]

haha ... you just reminded me too m8

just reordered those motors as they never turned up from myrcmart ... waited 2 months.... now Im getting a bit more serious with them

Im giving them one more chance .... Ive ordered them on that carbon 250mm as I want the arms and also a spare frame as they are only £10 at the mo

hope they come this time lol

Im 140 quid into it now .... but will have spares 

[Trev2971]

pls delete... double post! no idea how that happened!

[Biffa]

http://youtu.be/fHmBDGsD5PA

I';d get a decent tiler in, that wall is on the p*ss

[Chippercheese]

I';d get a decent tiler in, that wall is on the p*ss

I will raise it with my landlord and show him vids of all the wonky walls

[Biffa]

I will raise it with my landlord and show him vids of all the wonky walls

[Chippercheese]

Tested it a bit more with a direct comparison with the regular-mounted Mobius - I';m quite chuffed with the results!

http://youtu.be/mFuTdGPig4Q

[Trev2971]

thats awesome ... you still havent told me how much lol

[Hands0n]

A great job there CC - thats looking the dogs nuts, and it performs really well. That side-by-side video is awesome demonstration.

Suggestion - pop a cable tie through the centre of each of those rubber vibration balls - if they pull out of the supporting frame at least the cable tie will act as a tether and prevent the gimbal from parting with the TBS Disco.

[Chippercheese]

A great job there CC - thats looking the dogs nuts, and it performs really well. That side-by-side video is awesome demonstration.

Suggestion - pop a cable tie through the centre of each of those rubber vibration balls - if they pull out of the supporting frame at least the cable tie will act as a tether and prevent the gimbal from parting with the TBS Disco.

Cheers Danny!

Great minds think alike - did that before my major flight testing :)

[Chippercheese]

thats awesome ... you still havent told me how much lol

Can do £15 for the gimbal frame and postage, I';ll find and link the motors/controller I used in the morning (about £10 for 2 motors and £12 for the controller IIRC).

[Hands0n]

You couldn';t paste up the 3D print files would you?  I quite fancy fitting one of those on my TBS Disco also. Was looking around for ideas, but always nice to see one that is in practical use. 

[Trev2971]

Can do £15 for the gimbal frame and postage, I';ll find and link the motors/controller I used in the morning (about £10 for 2 motors and £12 for the controller IIRC).

no probs ... will find your PP address from before ... get your prodruder ...erm! protruding 

PM Paypal addy incase I cant find it m8 please

no rush though ... Ive got more than enough to do lol

thanks again

[Trev2971]

Found your paypal Addy Rich

paypal Sent m8   

any idea on the motors and controller?

[Chippercheese]

Found your paypal Addy Rich

paypal Sent m8   

any idea on the motors and controller?

This controller and these motors


And this be the frame, for Danny

[Trev2971]

sorted Rich

thanks 

[Hands0n]

This controller and these motors


And this be the frame, for Danny

Cheers Richard, thats absolutely splendid.  Dunno how you found such a cheap source of the Gimbal controller, I';ve been cruising [ooh errr] EBay for ages .. A great find.

[Chippercheese]

Cheers Richard, thats absolutely splendid.  Dunno how you found such a cheap source of the Gimbal controller, I';ve been cruising [ooh errr] EBay for ages .. A great find.

Just random Chinese electronics searches haha!

As with all clone boards its limited to 2.2fw but for under twenty quid inam more than satisfied with its performance! Didn';t even need PiD tuning when I plugged everything in (until I swapped it on to 4S) - had acceptable values saved from factory.

[Hands0n]

What GUI is used to work with this gimbal board? 

Once done with the quads I may need to sort one out for the motorcycle ::)

[Chippercheese]

What GUI is used to work with this gimbal board? 

Once done with the quads I may need to sort one out for the motorcycle ::)

I believe I am using simplebcg GUI 2.2b - tricky to remember without being at my PC!

[Hands0n]

I believe I am using simplebcg GUI 2.2b - tricky to remember without being at my PC!

Ah, of course, that';ll be because its a clone of simpleBCG innit? My bad ... doh!

Quite looking forward to playing with something that I';m not terrified to break - although my Tarot T-2D performs brilliantly with the latest firmware. Just got to get it mounted to [probably] my Firefly 450 with the long legs [phweet phew ].

[Trev2971]

Rich,

any chance you can put the gimbal settings you have from the GUI if poss please m8?

mines got the jitters and does nowt lol

also getting probs during calibration (serial connection)