Best shop for quad parts

[Trimitsos]

So I am trying to choose one of the below shops for my x180 quad build up Parts' order.
I would like to know your opinion on the below shops.

http://www.quadrysteria.com/
http://www.twistedquads.com/
https://www.thedronestorenv.com/
http://www.dronematters.com/
http://www.multirotormania.com/


please consider that I line in Greece, so posting issues will also make the difference,
(e.g. possibility of Posting Batteries overseas etc.)

[Cheredanine]

Used twisted quads, drone matters and mom, all seemed OK, had no issues.
Seen drone matters deal with others complaints very well

But ordering from outside the eu when you live inside can be time consuming and costly, recommend you look at Euro suppliers if possible

[Baner]

He';s good suppliers to.
http://www.sos-x.co.uk/

[Trimitsos]

The thing is that Greek suppliers are way too expensive for some reason...
For instance purchasing my X9D plus cost me ~100$ less than it was priced in a greek shopmultirotorparts

And I am not aware of any other cheap European Suppliers...

Used twisted quads, drone matters and mom, all seemed OK, had no issues.
Seen drone matters deal with others complaints very well

But ordering from outside the eu when you live inside can be time consuming and costly, recommend you look at Euro suppliers if possible

[Cheredanine]

Depends what you mean by cheap, use quite a few good ones in the uk, got my xnovas from a French supplier who was very good and was cheaper than uk supplier even with express shipping compared to the uk cost excluding shipping, used a German supplier for osdoges, they were also not more expensive than the US and cheaper shipping/no duty

[Trimitsos]

I know that some parts are cheaper in one shop and other parts might be cheaper in an other store. Also some stores give a nice discount or offer in some parts (eg. props).

Maybe the question should be put this way:
Is there a trustworthy shop (could be 2-3), with honest/decent prices, good customer service etc.
Or just everyone goes and searches for what he is looking for in every single store?

I prefer asking people like you, with experience, rather than finding out on my own....

[Cheredanine]

Ok for uk based I like and use hobbyrc and makeitbuildit mostly, also used buildyourowndrone, electricwingman, radioc and supremefpv as well as some others ad-hoc

For frsky i use t9hobbysport

For lipos I use hobbyking a lot and use hobbyking and banggood for cheap bits and pieces

Also used a raft of us and aus suppliers but generally try and order from uk to avoid duty, and delivery times (uk customs are the spawn of satan, if you label a package "weaponised plutonium, sarin and assorted small arms" there won';t be a problem but if it is parts for a quadcopter it will tend to disappear for a week or two and then re-emerge with a huge bill)

[guest325]

I would have thought Hobbyking Eu warehouse would be ok, not strictly speaking a shop but delivery is usually quick. I use them in preference to uk warehouse quite often (usually when uk don';t stock of what I want and they do).

[Trimitsos]

But ordering from outside the eu when you live inside can be time consuming and costly, recommend you look at Euro suppliers if possible

Today, I found out that customs cost might be around 150$-200$ for a 400$ parcel!
So maybe I Will stick to the UK shops! :-(

[Trimitsos]

Ok for uk based I like and use hobbyrc and makeitbuildit mostly, also used buildyourowndrone, electricwingman, radioc....

Any suggestinos where I could find Dodo Flight Controller and Tweaker FPV frame? Those above did not have

[Yellow]

Any suggestinos where I could find Dodo Flight Controller and Tweaker FPV frame? Those above did not have

Hobbyrc have started stocking shendrones frames, so should have the tweaker.

Otherwise 4props.co.uk have had shendrones frames for a long time, definitely have tweakers.

I dont know of any uk people stocking the dodo boards, I would just get the lux (which hobbyrc do sell) and I know buildyourowndrone have a bunch in stock, I picked mine up from them on friday

[Trimitsos]

I dont know of any uk people stocking the dodo boards, I would just get the lux (which hobbyrc do sell) and I know buildyourowndrone have a bunch in stock, I picked mine up from them on friday

Don';t know much about the lux FC,
do you think its worth looking into this flight controller?
Thanks

[Cheredanine]

So most flight controllers are f1 or f3 chips, the f3 are faster and can do more stuff but f1s fly fine

Currently the best minds in flight controller software and making the loop times as quick as possible, this makes the gyro far more accurate by removing aliasing.
F1 boards such as the naze32 can just about handle 4khz if you shut down some features
F3 boards can handle 4khz fine but to reach 8 kHz they need to use spi instead of i2c.
There are currently only three boards that do spi-

Lumenier lux - I like this board, it is in my last two quads, the layout makes the build super clean, it is a little minimalist - no soft serial pads, no baro or mag, but I don';t use those things and most 250 or smaller don';t either. The gyro is very sensitive, you need to use the rubber o rings the FC comes with

Motolabs cyclone - great board, not keen on the form factor once I tried the lux

Tbs colibri (powercube) - bespoke, you need to use their ESCs, which are comparable to most other blheli ESCs but don';t really compete with kiss and other ESCs of that type

So there are converts of the cyclone, me I like the lux, but either of those two are running the best FC at the moment

[Trimitsos]

Is there any good video on youtube, that you would suggest going through for the installation and setup of the Lux?

[lamprosGR]

Search, study what yoy have found, then search again and keep repeating.

Καλησπερα πατριδα.

[Cheredanine]

Is there any good video on youtube, that you would suggest going through for the installation and setup of the Lux?

The manual and vid on getfpv page are pretty good, and people can help as a sounding board

I should add sprf3 Evo just been released which another f3 flight controller with spi to the gyro

[Trimitsos]

@lamprosGR
quote author=lamprosGR link=topic=17763.msg161550#msg161550 date=1460042673]
Search, study what yoy have found, then search again and keep repeating.
Καλησπερα πατριδα.
[/quote]

Επειδή η πείρα είναι μια χτένα που την αποκτάς όταν είσαι πια φαλακρός,
προτιμω να ρωτήσω κάποιον που έχει χρησιμοποιήσει αρκετές χτένες ακόμη κ αν δεν έχει χάσει τα μαλιά του.
Ρε Πατρίδα, εδώ στο Ελλάντα υπάρχει κανα φορουμ της προκοπης σχετικό με QUADS;

(rough translation: experience is not painlessly gained, that';s why I ask people that already have it! I also ask him for a Greek forum suggestion)

[Trimitsos]

The manual and vid on getfpv page are pretty good, and people can help as a sounding board

I should add sprf3 Evo just been released which another f3 flight controller with spi to the gyro

Thanks for the info on getfpv site.
I have alredy ordered a Lux Lumenier

[Trimitsos]

So I have ordered almost everything from HobbyRC UK , except batteries and charger .
I also ordered Tweaker FPV from a German site (www.racequadgear.de), because this frame was out of stock in every shop available!!! Pegasus was and not the best choice but it was a necessity (The site didn';t have a language selection at all! I had to use google translate to proceed to checkout - GREAT JOB GUYS )

So now the below has to be ordered.
where would you suggest to choose the following :
(Also taking into account, that I live in Greece - regarding transportation regulations etc.)

1) x1 descent charger (balance) with parallel charging capability of up to 4 batteries, power input of 12-24v or 220V
2) x1 parallel board (e.g. http://www.dronematters.com/40a-parallel-charge-board-for-4-packs-2-6s-xt60.html)
3) x2 1000mAh 60C and above
4) x2 1300mAh 45C and above
5) x1 2-8S Cell Checker with Low Voltage Alarm (for general usage)

of course a suggestion of a charger with embedded parallel board would also be nice!

[Cheredanine]

:) glad to hear you have it all sorted, now comes the fun part. If you have any questions just shout or start a build thread, we will all chip in :)

[lamprosGR]

I dont know if I am allowed from the administrators to link another forum but i will take the risk.

Fpvracingclub.gr

[Trimitsos]

:) glad to hear you have it all sorted, now comes the fun part. If you have any questions just shout or start a build thread, we will all chip in :)

Well almost everything is sorted!!!! Still don';t have batteries and charger...
Any suggestion on a UK shop?
Thanks

[Trimitsos]

I dont know if I am allowed from the administrators to link another forum but i will take the risk.
Fpvracingclub.gr

Thanks man, I have just signed up!

[Trimitsos]

:) glad to hear you have it all sorted, now comes the fun part. If you have any questions just shout or start a build thread, we will all chip in :)

1) What do you thing of the below batteries, does the Graphene worth buying  over any similar Tattu battery?
      a. Turnigy Graphene 1300mAh 3S 65C (~20€ +shiping cost)
VS
      b.TATTU 1300mAh 11.1V 45C 3S1P Lipo Battery Pack
         (~17€, it is available in my country, so no shippinh cost!!!)

2) Also I am kind in the middle of two chargers
a. SkyRC S60 CHARGER 60W (~55€)
b. SkyRc Racing Star RS16 charger (~77€ excluding power supply***)
    (wouldn';t this charger be better for charging of 4 batteries at the same time???)

***
I am thinking of making a power supply using an ATX from an old Computer.
But on the other hand being compact with a small all in one charger is something I tend to like.