DYI, Mods, Hacks & Stuff

LISAMRC ML180 Carbon Fiber Frame Kit – Review

Today we are doing a review of the LISAMRC ML1800 Carbon Fiber Frame Kit.  Not sure what LISAMRC stands for, so I suppose it's a 'cool' factor thing.  Overall, I'm pretty impressed with this micro-sized quad frame kit. It's well crafted and light.  There are some minor issues, but no show stoppers and nothing you can't fix with some spare bits.  The following is an unboxing review and observations putting the base kit together.  Sometime in…
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FeeYoung – FatShark 600TVL Rotating Camera Mount

This allows you to mount the FatShark TVL600 (or similar) FPV camera so it can be rotated by a servo on the FeeYoung ZX-250 quad frame. The flange is printed wider with a support. Once printed and cooled, you have to twist the flange to break it free. A few twists back-and-forth will loosen it up so it can act as a bearing. The right side flange is printed flat and can be slid on…
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FVT LittleBee 20A ESC Mounts – FeeYoung Frame

You can use these mounts to hold a set of small ESCs in place on your quad. These were made for a FeeYoung ZX-250 frame and mount the FVT LittleBee 20A ESCs. However, they may work for others. Requires Hot glue or Goop (my favourite). Note: This is a single STL but 2 parts.   FVT LittleBee ESCs   FeeYoung ZX-250 Carbon Fiber Frame    Tinker this thing.    
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3D Printing

LulzBot Mini: Arduino Temp Monitor / Fan & LED Controller

I'm on a mission to reduce the amount of noise my LulzBot Mini 3D printer makes. I've already added a motor damper to the Y axis.  However, one thing that is consistently noisy is the case fan.   It's on at > 70% nearly all the time.  In addition to this, the air vent fins in the side of the case amplifies the fan noise.  So, I decided to build my own fan controller.  …
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Arduino

DIY & Hobby Projects: Parts, Components & Tools Must Have’s

Most people who visit to this site are either DIY'ers, Makers, Hackers, or Robotics / RC enthusiast.  For the most part, we all do the same thing - we build or mod stuff for our projects or hobbies.  Over the years, experience and repetition has given we wisdom as to what works, what doesn't, and key components that I want to have on hand.  I wanted to share a list of parts/components I have found useful for…
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LulzBot Mini: WebCam & LED Mount

Given that I can't leave well enough alone, along comes my latest project.  I was trying to both have good lighting on the build platform as well as a stable platform for the web camera.  My first run at a camera mount used a series of flex hose pieces I printed.  However, getting them to snap together required warming them up and press fitting them to each other.  After they cooled down however, the fit…
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Arduino

LulzBot Mini: LED Lighting Controller

Update: Check out the more recent mod - camera mount and better lighting. So, I just got my LulzBot Mini this week and have to say I love this thing.  It's my 2nd 3D printer (I Kickstarted the M3D - but it was not a reliable machine).  Anyway, like any guy with a new toy, I had to do something to make it my own!   ..and why not print some parts for it! The…
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Cleanflight

250 Carbon Fibre Quad Build

I recently downsized from my 450 quad to a ZMR 250 unit.   The purpose of this post is not so much of a step-by-step but rather a collection of tips, suggestions and lesson's learned to help should you go down a similar avenue to build your own quad.   There are plenty of video's and how-to's out there once you know what set-up you want to go with.  I will reference mine as well as…
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Micro MinimOSD – D4R-II RSSI using RC Filter

I'm running a Flip32+ using a D4R-II receiver and wanted to get RSSI into the Micro MinimOSD.   Googling yielded other results that did not work for me.  After digging deeper, I found this worked for my set-up.  The solution is an analog RC filter consisting of a cap and few resistors.  The idea is to convert the PWM signal to an analog signal so it can be interpreted correctly.  Analog will provide an analog…
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