Using the same setup as yesterday, I've changed the motor layout to Tricopter - three motors, and the servo on channel 4.
I also removed the rubber tubing to increase the strength of the joints. A few more crashes, and took the drill out to fix it up after each crash. I've now reinforced the joints with more cable ties.
Servo - Rudder control
I've increased the functionality, adding a servo to the rear motor, using an adapted method based off this one. I used the same steering mounts he recommends, but have a DS-339MG servo. I used a small piece of 5mm dowel I had lying around, and the screws from the servo. I had to place a spacer under the hinge, and found that the perfect fit was using a piece of an old sim card - but any plastic card will work. |
| Full Servo set up |
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| Credit card plastic was the perfect thickness |
The wiring on Tricopter is
1 2
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3 with servo on 4.
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| KK2.1 wiring, outputs on left, 1 at top |
The test flights with this setup went ok: The servo popping out is now a weak point in a crash, and one of the prop nuts came loose - only indication was that one corner just would not lift properly. Testing was cut short due to low battery - looks like it runs for 20 minutes or more.
Channel Set-up
While it was charging I've modified the Rx - Flight board cabling to get my main controls (strafe) on one stick, and the ones that will mostly be set and forget on the other.
New setup
Left side
Switch - doesn't seem to transmit - kills Throttle
Dial - Aux turn clockwise to turn on self leveling
Vertical - Fore aft
Horizontal - left right strafe
Right Side
Switch - shrinks range of everything except throttle - more precision
Dial - no purpose
Vertical - Throttle
Horizontal - Rudder, should be able to be trimmed and left alone ideally.
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