Tamiyacowboy Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 am sure it runs the futaba styled layout so that will be ...... 1. Aileron 2. Elevator 3. Throttle 4. Rudder 5. Gear (Gyro) 6. Aux1 (Pitch) 7. Aux2 8. Aux3 when it come to AUX on the control board you are going to use a switch on the handset so look for the gear switch on handset, this will be your mode switch ( manual mode/ stability mode) plug AUX from the controller into ch5 on your rx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Ok, cheers, pretty sure I've got it plugged in right Few snaps Just need to solder on the battery connectors and work out what settings to set my radio to and I can test it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) looking brill Tim. good thing is if you wnat to upgrade all you do is grab an upper and lower fpv deck and place the quadparts onto the new plates. pop that connector on, grab a battery ( leave props off) and start up the system , test radio without props on. then prop her up and find a nice quiet field to have your first maiden test flights. going to be loading up my quad tomorrow with 3s 5ah and 10 inch props. send the naza up and check the house guttering ( think its blocked an needs cleaning out) nice thing is i dont even need a ladder lol. Edited June 30, 2014 by Tamiyacowboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Ok, it turns on and it seems like the correct motors spin up or down in accordance to the control inputs, but when I move the quad around with the motors going it seems like it does nothing to correct itself. How do I turn the auto level on? Also, anyone got any decent pi gain setups? (I've no idea what that even means!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) heres the video to the kk2 pi gain settup you may also need to flip your chanel 5 switch ( gear ) this is your mode switch between stable and manual flight with quad copter de-propped, start it up again, handset first then plug quad into battery and give it say a min to warm up the quad will do some diagnostic checking. now start up motors have them about 1/3rd to half throttle. pick up quad, turn left-right pitch forward back angle left right if the quad does not try to compensate, give the gear switch a flick and try again. do the quads motors now spin faster slower when the quad is moved. if so your now in stable mode. Once you know the switch state for manual and stable your ready to prop up the quadcopter full charge your batterys and go out to test fly and maybe adjust PI gain if needed Edited July 2, 2014 by Tamiyacowboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Right, good video that. I've just tried it in the garden and it really wants to pull to one side. I can't lift off without the blades hitting the floor unless I punch it up. Once up it's off all by itself where ever it wants to go. Already bent a set of blades. Is this normal or have I missed something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) have you calibrated the motor esc's buddy, sometimes we need to sync the esc's to the single handset so in the old days we had to set throttle limits on every esc seperate, but the kk2 changed that with its own esc calibration system using keypresses. what we need to do is go back indoors / outside and de-prop the quad again. set the throttle to 100% and turn on the handset. Now your going to hole in button 1 +4 together and plug the battery into quad. it should beep twice, now lower throttle to zero it should beep once calibration done oh and dont feel down about props we all lost a few in our time if they have nicks in now worrys use them for testing like now. now if the kk2 has done everything right we should have four esc's acting as one single unit all in sync , while depropped, arm the quad start up motors and give her a little hand rattle around all sounds good ? , cool prop her up and try again your very close to getting the bird airborne Edited July 2, 2014 by Tamiyacowboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Did it I didn't realise that auto level turned itself off on power loss. Only in a small garden with solid objects such as a shed and washing line (stupid I know), but I managed to dodge it all. Longest flight was around 30 seconds about 4 foot off the ground Couple of small dents and scratches in the lipo from the bad landings and poor mounting, but other than that no harm Now hurry up weekend... Edited July 2, 2014 by TiM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 wooohooooooo Tim welcome to the wonderful world of 360 freedom of the sky. i bet your itching to go back out. and yes small gardens can be a mine field but a slow and gentle flight hover is fine. if anything feels bad and/or out of control just chop the throttle. have fun fly safe and enjoy your rotorcraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Super glad I got the hubsan, would have no hope without that teaching me the basic controls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 have fun buddy. have late nights now so dont get dark till round 9:30 over time you will start to explore manual mode and try to tame it, but for now have fun with stable mode and get used to flying a bigger more bulky machine. you will notice a big difference power / lift and control feel wise. awesome news your airborne just dont get to hooked lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zardoz Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Great to see you've brought it alive! ...got a feeling I'll be going down this slippery slope myself at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Just had an excellent first proper flight Massive thanks to everyone who helped in the thread, it would still be in the box without that Short video to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 your welcome Tim. good to see another happy pilot enjoying the open freedom of the skys have fun and keep up with the stick work, the more you fly the better pilot you become Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baorevo Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Glad to hear your up n flying ........have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Short clip from today Sorry about the sound, there was quite a wind, as I found out when I went too high! Must have got caught in a nasty gust and before I knew it, it was off. Within seconds I lost memory of which way it was pointing as all I could see was the X of the frame as it was being blown away! Got a bit lucky in being able to point it back towards me and gun it forward to land somewhere near where I took off. Did have my brother with me who had already gone sprinting after it to spot it land if I had to kill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 little tip tim buddy. its not unusual to loose direction so some people add a hooped bar to the front legs of there quads, onto this plastic rod they slide on a ping pong ball and paint it bright fluro orange those kinder egg toy holders the kiddies get are ideal, just spray one over poke holes in the end. for a bar i used those plastic sticks you get with roses and petrol station plants in pots, or those ballons on sticks a couple zipties to hold it onto the front in a bow shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Not sure why I didn't think to do that Will see what I can mash together tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samshirley001 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) tell ya what, you should try and put ER9X on your turnigy 9x, comes as standard on the 9xr, and its amazing, especially the mixing.im at the point where i would like more than 8 channels on the thing!some of the cool things you can do, is assign any switch to anything, can have it so you flick a switch, and it changes the aelaron and evelator controls and sends it to a gimbal, and flick it back to control the aircraft. would be cool in gps hold for fpv Edited July 9, 2014 by samshirley001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 aye guys channels become the thing you want more in flying. with ground base your always hunting for the next awesome battery / servo / motor and esc combo. in the rotor world we aint bothered with fancy stuff we just want more channels. like the annoy wife switch chase cat switch become a brick switch omg come home switch follow that hot chick switch email and post to facebook switch ( my god if this happens i am going to top myself by trying to use my quad as a parachute of a tall mountian ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) Well, the 9X has just packed up on me! Just get "switch error" no matter what guides I follow online. Think it might be a sign though. It's an ok radio I guess, but I'm flying this thing every weekend and want something with a little bit more of a name to it. Also might want to expand the range of copters soon too... Looking at the DX6i at the moment, any others suggestions greatly appreciated. Would be looking to spend up to Edited July 12, 2014 by TiM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jony nitro Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 A second hand DX7s would good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) aye a second hand dx7 even a beaten up dx8 you would be well on your way. dx6i is ok but if i was to upgrade it would be to a 7-8 channel. Edited July 12, 2014 by Tamiyacowboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) And it lives again haha Wiggled one of the switches a bit and it works again. Still looking to buy something better though. Its 95% trust rating from me has gone down to about 55% Edited July 12, 2014 by TiM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banners Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 The addition of a fully functioning fail safe would be welcome too. Even with the flashed firm ware it's missing what I'd consider an essential feature. Check the soldering on the switch to prolong the radios life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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