Lessons in Love (or how much i annoyed the mrs today :S)

[guest325]

It';s normal for the model to drop when you change direction because two motors slow down and two speed up but the nett effect is less upward thrust, practice helps once you know what';s happening and know how much to compensate for it.

[nub]

will be easier with a proper Tx etc though but aye practice as Darrell says.

[Slayer23]

I am an adept at parking it on the ceiling or down the back of the sofa lol

[guest325]

I am an adept at parking it on the ceiling or down the back of the sofa lol

I think we';ve all been there, done that, got the badge to prove it     

[Slayer23]

Word of warning or what I learnt today

Don';t fly around living room at 4 in morning and wake the Mrs !!!!!!

Lucky I got that crash kit unlucky she remembered where tennis racquet was in cupboard

It was horrifying a forehand lob just like she was swatting a fly direct hit and I only just ducked. Not a word said just turned round and casually walked back to bed still not a word and I have not dared to fly it since.

So new learning experience and warning observe flying times

Neil

[guest325]

Ha ha mine Mrs is just the same except we';ve got something potentially more of a problem - she uses the Bug racket, not managed to fry anything electronic yet but......

[LuMan]

@Neil - Tennis racquet? Well, you need to get one of these. It';ll make you both happy:

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I wonder if the tennis player comes with it.....

[Slayer23]

keep the rest I would take just the player damn if my mrs looke like that I would not need a hobby

Hope she cant get on here :S

[guest325]

keep the rest I would take just the player damn if my mrs looke like that I would not need a hobby

Hope she cant get on here :S

Delete browsing history is your friend!!! And if you';re that concerned don';t have the site as a favourite     

[LuMan]

keep the rest I would take just the player damn if my mrs looke like that I would not need a hobby

Hope she cant get on here :S

A-N-D the blackmailing can start... How much to NOT send that brown envelope to Slayer';s missus!! 

[Slayer23]

hmmmmmmmmmmmm kinda shot myself in the foot here aint I ok whats it gonna cost ???

[Slayer23]

Ok after a day of staying out of the way and licking my wounds (repairing the Q4)I have watched about 20 you tube vids on building and trouble shooting I could probably recite what each pin does on my FC in my sleep I have loaded every type of FC configurator there is and mucked about with them. Made SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) countless cups of tea and taken them to her on bended knees. I am now just itching to be able to start building my first toy I have near enough all the parts now minus the TX and RX ordered from Hobbykings international DOH did not realise it was going to take like forever
So my best buys so far
3 x 3s li-po £15 from a chap on shpock like new (thanks to bro for collecting them for me)

imax B6 £6 on ebay with 2.50 postage thanks fatfingers for finding that

various other bits from Far East thanks paypal for protecting me

Damn now all I need to do is learn patience
is it here yet ?


no seriously is it here yet ?




What about now ???


OOOOO the postie is coming is it for me  ????

[Slayer23]

Ok so I have been good so far today lol no naggin at least

so after watching painless360s video of trouble shooting his new build I have decided that when I build my first one I am going to make sure that everything is flashed with the latest firmware does anyone forsee this as being a problem ? or an advantage ?

Waiting is not one of my strong points HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR HOBBYKING STUFF TO ARRIVE ???? Sorry you can see my impatient side is showing lol

Why are my meds not helping with this damn anxiety anymore ???

Oh and if my ramblings offend anyone tough I pay my internet bill and you do not have to read this drivel

I do not think I have ever typed so much in all my life lol

What should I do with the rest of my day ?
Answers on a postcard please.

And I bet you they could build a perfect flying quad on Blue Peter with just a empty washing up bottle some card and sticky back plastic!!!!

Did anyone ever find out just what sticky back plastic was ?

[LuMan]

Heh. I feel your pain re: impatience, Slayer. When I ordered my HJ816 from HK it took about a week or so to arrive. You can check on the item listing which warehouse holds the stock and try to pick the closest.

Sometimes, if you know what you';re after, Amazon can be a quicker solution... although not necessarily the cheapest... I end up balancing speed of delivery against cost... And then I still complain! 

In the meantime, keep flying what you got and to hell with the light fittings!!  It';s all good practice and takes your mind off the wait for HK..

[Slayer23]

Well I guess it will be worth the wait I ordered the new i6s radio with the 2 receivers one is the std Ibus and the other is the new Sbus i6c I think it is so the 46 quid inc postage was worth it as the version with a single receiver is 45 quid and you have to mod it to remove the spring on the throttle these come done add to that they have just released another software update for it so it is getting better and better as the days go by lol
at least my charger arrived today just waiting for the XT60 plugs for 2 of my bats to arrive and I will charge them have got 2 charged already so can set up quad as soon as radio arrives.
Might have to do a master class on soldering as so many people seem to have trouble with that it takes a decent iron and decent solder to do it. Don';t go buying a 10 quid iron and expect it to do a fantastic job lol
and if you really struggle use solder paste but again get the heat to it.
It takes more than the temp you boil an egg at but some of the soldering I have seen pics of my old instructor would roll in his grave lol.

[LuMan]

I was on soldering duty last night. My tips would be:

1. Make sure the tip is REALLY clean
2. Use flux, thinner or tip cleaner
3. Use a sponge (a proper soldering sponge - not a bath sponge or a Victoria sponge!)
4. Order a load of spare iron tips. They don';t last for ever
5. No need to go above 40W in most cases.. Unless you';re really good at it
6. Use crocodile clips or similar to drag heat away from the business end of the wire
6a. DON';T use a real crocodile!
7. Don';t try watching TV at the same time!

Finally - take pics and post your progress 

[Slayer23]

I am a little rusty but I was trained to repair boards to MOD standards I wish I still had my little micro weller iron it was great but they do not even make it no more

So I am stuck with a 48w solder station at 320 degrees lol

I wish I could find the spool of micro solder I have somewhere but hell if it gets too much I will have to use the paste need to unsolder everything off the PDB first so I can tidy the wiring a little more

[LuMan]

Have you not got a de-solderer? Those things that are like a spring-loaded sucker? I';ve got 2 of them - one I bought for about 7 quid, the other for 2 quid. The 2 quid one is miles better. Just get the solder soft and >sloop< gone! 

You should be OK with a 48W. The actual power doesn';t matter too much, as it should be the ability for the iron to quickly re-heat again once you cool it down with solder.

I';ve got a 15W, a 30W and a 40W, but I';m looking at a nice, variable-temp jobbie at the mo... I';ve really got to stop spending all my pocket money so quickly...

[Slayer23]

Lol mine is a professional variable temp station with smd rework lol

hate them solder suckers you would get shot using one of them where I learnt to solder I use desolder braid just not sure if I got any left :S

The biggest mistake people make when soldering is they put their irons back into the holder with the tip touching that big metal spring which is also a great big heat conductor and only cools down the iron and causes the bit to melt due to the heating element continuously heating it

I have cut the spring down on mine so the tip is clear I can turn on the station and in 2 mins the tip temp is at 320 which is great for cheap solder paster use around 280 micro solder I use 300 never have a problem

I can get a perfect solder flow on most surfaces I never use extra flux as it tends to cause more problems than it solves half the time but if you have the right temp the rosin flux in the multicore solder should do its job before burning off

:)

Always remember to heat what you want to apply the solder to not apply the solder then heat

[LuMan]

Yep. My solder station has a clear end section, so I can rest the iron without it touching anything.. except the errant finger when I';m daydreaming....

Flux is an odd thing. I know as many hobbyists who love it as hate it. I always recommend it initially, as it can help tidy up messy solderers. But I agree that the multicore stuff is easier once you get the swing of it.

For my Hex build I soldered without any flux, using a 30W iron, holding a tip that I washed in the kitchen sink and then ';tidied'; up with a knife sharpener  Seems to be OK, though!

As for solder suckers... We';ll have to agree to disagree 

[Slayer23]

Yayy the new batteries for the Cx 31 arrived so I have been abusing that today add to that they will fit in the Aviax F5C that is sitting on my desk just not got the balls to fire that one up in here the props are huge compared to what I am used to flying and I think I might decapitate the dog with it.

Might wait till she goes over her sisters tomorrow and fly it in the bedroom the bed will make a nice soft landing lol

before anyone suggests flying it whilst she is in bed NO WAY

the Q4 got used for tennis practice
the cx 31 got a pillow launched at it
I dread to think what she would do to this one

[LuMan]

Cover it in the same wallpaper as you have in the bedroom. It';ll be camouflaged and missus won';t be able to get a target lock on it

[Slayer23]

Are you joking she has terminator abilities !!!!!

Even if sh could not get a bead on the quad what about my appendages and anatomy ????

Would rather not take the risk lol

Before you ask am I a man or a mouse
Show me the cheese

[LuMan]

Good point, Slayer! If he breaks your thumbs you';re scuppered for flying!! 

[Slayer23]

Yup my thoughts entirely I am thinking of working on one of those thought control bands do you think it would be worth doing ???

[LuMan]

Not with my thought process.... The drone would end up trying to sh*g something.......!! 

So long as you have clean thoughts, you should be OK!

[Slayer23]

Now thanks for the visuals my drone humped the neighbours dog sounds like a headline from the SPORT lol how I miss that paper

[Slayer23]

Today I discovered the joys of simulators
They are poo they don';t fly nothing like the real thing and unless you got some kind of super computer they are laggy as hell
the best bit is I got to use my radio to get used to it a little
now all I got to do is build something to fly with it lol

still there is plenty of time lol

[LuMan]

Heh. Sims will never be as good as the real thing (refrains from saying obvious dirty joke..), but they are good for getting used to which direction a drone goes when you waggle the stick a certain way.

I';m using my sim mainly for getting used to smooth movements. If I use the F550 Flamewheel with gimbal in Heli-X6 it handles about the same as my Pathfinder 2 Hex, if I fly both on low rates. I';ve also been using it for FPV, but I crash loads. I';ve not flown UAV in real life yet, so I don';t know how accurate it is.

Thanks to Darrell ( ) I';ll be getting a CX-33 soon and I';ll have a play with FPV.

[Slayer23]

lol that';s the thing I noticed about that Darrell he loves to put temptation in your path all the time he is evil