gimbal controllers for gimbal noob.....

[gilly]

right then ladies and gentlemen, i have no experience with gimbals at all so I';m not sure what to do here and i apologise if this is a stupid question!! 

I bought an ifly4 when i first started out (reduced price, don';t judge me  ) and after 4-5 flights it';s sat in a corner gathering dust ever since. I';m not ever going to get into the whole serious camera rig stuff it';s not really my cup o'; tea but a few occasions have arisen when a floaty stabilised gopro would have been of use and (my racer just doesnt really cut the mustard for that sort of thing) and seeing as the quads sat there i may as well get some form of use out of it!

so here';s the question! the ifly has an integrated gimbal controller designed for the ideafly servo gimbal but could a cheapish brushless system be plugged into this or does brushless kit require a dedicated specialist "brushless controller"??

it all hooks up with standard rx plugs and i';ve tested the system with 2 random servos i found lying around and they operated as expected.

thanks in advance 

[tupoar]

Gilly, I am as new to this as you are, but I believe if you';re going to use a brushless gimbal, you';ll need a controller. You cheapest options are this

Storm32 BGC 32Bit 3-Axis Brushless Gimbal Controller
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Storm32-BGC-32Bit-3-Axis-Brushless-Gimbal-Controller-V1-31-DRV8313-Motor-Driver-/261685967220?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item3cedb2f974

or this

BGC 3.1 MOS Large Current Two-axis Brushless Gimbal Controller + Sensor
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121343361510?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[gilly]

cheers mate, i was afraid that would be the case. looks like im going to have to stick to a servo gimbal to utilize the on board controller.

im not overly bothered about "video quality" as im not doing anything professional, i just want to find a use for an otherwise useless quad lol

[tupoar]

May I point you in the direction of these??

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/RC_PRODUCT_SEARCH.asp?strSearch=thrifty

Just add 2 x 9g servo';s and away you go.

I have both of these and am looking forward to playing with them.

[nbpicklesno2]

I';ve just got this inline one and set it up. Basic but seems to work quite well and available in the he UK warehouse.

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__40643__ActionCam_Inline_Gimbal_for_FPV_and_Multi_Rotor.html

One 9g servo and one 13g.

[gilly]

as as i can get one to work off the integrated gimbal controller i';m a happy boy