Dear all!
Sorry for writing in English, but my German is unfortunately not good enough anymore to be writing to you in German... I can understand quite a bit, but you would just be confused if I tried to write something, and using Google Translate would probably just be confusing... I haven't found any good threads about the FQuad in the English forums, so I'm trying my luck here. Too bad that there wasn't a manual included in the package.
I come from a HobbyKing Q450 frame that I partially broke last weekend, and ordered the Warthox FQuad on Sunday and received it today. A nice little project for the weekend!
However, I do have a few questions. Some are probably answered previously in the thread, but as I stated previously, my German knowledge is limited, to say the least, and I must say the same about the Google translate function, as there seems to be quite a lot of German slang used here in the forums!
Before I list my questions, I will specify all of my components, so you won't have to ask follow-up actions about this!
Frame: Warthox FQuad (of course!)
FC: KK2.1 with Stevei's 1.17S1 LITE Firmware
Motors: SunnySky 2212/13 980Kv
ESC: AFRO 30A with SimonK Firmware
Props: HQProp 9x5
Battery: 3.000mAh 4S Zippy battery
Transmitter/Receiver: Turnigy 9X
So (finally) to my questions:
PS: I won't be using this for FPV just yet, but maybe in the future. Will mostly be sport-flying (fast fligths and some flips and rolls) and some aerial footage by GoPro3+ Silver Edition:
1. Is there anything in this setup you would have changed? Any of the components that should be replaced?
2. Which angle would you mount the arms? Seems like each arm has two different angles possible. Which of the angles provides the best stability?
3. Where on the top-board would you recommend placing the KK2.1? I have seen that this has been discussed, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer. Which holes have you used to mount yours?
4. Is it possible to add more LED's to the existing setup, without adding a BEC to change the voltage? Don't know which voltage the pre-installed LED's are certified for, but Flyduino have confirmed by e-mail that 4S-battery is no problem. I have LED's on my current quad that would be nice to be able to transfer to the new one, and these are currently fed by a UBEC with 9V.
5. Where would you mount the LiPo battery? As my batteries are quite heavy (I have four of them, and will not buy new ones as of now). My guess would be that mounting it underneath the bottom-frame would be the best idea as I think it will be too back/top-heavy if I mount it on the rear top of the frame.
I'm sorry if some or all of these questions have already been answered, but as I said, I'm a bit confused about the German language here...
Thank you so much for all your help! Anything would be greatly appreciated!!!