• A2212 Motor and 10×4,5 Propeller on the Test Stand; Thrust, Current and Speed Measurement

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    For my quadrocopter I have chosen the drive combination of A2212/13T 1000KV motors and 10×4,5 propellers. It`s time to get some data for the dimensioning. What I want to know is of course the thrust and the current at different rotational speeds. From that I can calculate how heavy the multicopter can or should be and how long I can fly with it. I screwed the motor with the propeller onto my homemade test-stand and connected it with a 3-cell Lithium Polymer battery, a 30A ESC and the Unitest 2, that I bought some years ago. Then I started with the measurement.
    link to the motors: Ebay A2212/13T 1000KV Brushless Motor
    link to the propellers: https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=48081

    Click here to download the open office calc diagram shown in the video: diagramm
    You can change the values and use it for your own measurements.

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  • How to disassemble a Hydraulic Jack

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    In this video I am disassembling a hydraulic car jack that I bought for 15 euro. I wanted to see how it works and in which quality the parts are. I didn`t disassemble all of the parts. The pipe in the middle, the safety valve , and the ball valves are still in place, because I have no reason to do it. Everything is visible in the photos and the function also became clear. I have plans for an alternative use of the hydraulic jack, I will post about it once I have tested it.
    link to the hydraulic jack: Brueder Mannesmann Werkzeuge M 007-T-GS2 Hydraulischer Wagenheber 2 t

    the photos:
    Continue reading → Post ID 97


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  • Yihua 936 – Review of a 14 Euro Soldering Station

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    It was more or less a coincidence that I saw this very cheap soldering station on Hobbyking, while looking for parts for my quadrocopter. Here is my review for it:

    The Yihua 936 soldering station is a real upgrade for my soldering tasks, compared to my old and more expensive soldering iron with wall plug and without temperature regulation.
    Continue reading → Post ID 92


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  • Brushless Motor A2212/13T 1000KV review

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    For my quadrocopter I needed some good and cheap motors. This A2212 1000KV brushless outrunner motors from ebay seller global.mart are very cheap and in this video you can see what I got for my money. I`m also measuring the radial runout.

    link to the motors: Ebay A2212/13T 1000KV Brushless Motor



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  • Improvised opening of a screw nut on a hydraulic jack

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    I wanted to make a quick video of the disassembling of a hydraulic jack, but opening the main screw nut on its top was a harder task than I thought before. After some impractical attempts and without owning an approbiate wrench I finally found an improvised method to open it. I didn`t even need a wrench, “only” two vices.



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  • Arduino: How to control LEDs wireless over 433 MHz

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    Here is a short video about how to control 2 LEDs with 2 buttons wireless with a cheap 433MHz module and the virtual wire library. This was a bit tricky, therefore worth making a video about it.
    You can download the sketches and breadboard pictures from below.
    get the 433 MHz module here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/370685120131

    download transmitter and receiver sketches: Continue reading → Post ID 75


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  • How to multiply your Arduino UNO for less than 4 dollar

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    In this video I show and explain how to easily get and use several Arduino UNO microcontrollers Atmel 328P-PU without the need to use the Arduino UNO board, except for uploading the sketch.
    It became kinda obsolete, after I found out about the even cheaper Arduino Pro Minis. But anyway, it was a nice project and gave me some more understanding of the Arduino hardware.

     

    pictures of the breadboard and parts: Continue reading → Post ID 73


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  • Powering a Notebook from a 12V battery

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    Here I show how I supply my notebook with energy from a 12V battery with a car adapter.
    http://www.amazon.de/Trust-Netzteil-Adapter-120W-Auto/dp/B001D3124G/
    (I don`t know if it is available in other countries; if not: buy a similar product)



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  • Arduino: getting started with a 10 dof IMU

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    In this video I`m showing how I`m getting started with a 10 degree of freedom inertial measurement unit containing an accelerometer ADXL345, a gyroscope L3G4200D, a magnetometer HMC4883 and a barometer BMP085 on an Arduino UNO.
    link to the IMU: Ebay – 10 dof IMU
    Links to the libraries used in this video:
    https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_ADXL345
    https://github.com/pololu/l3g4200d-arduino
    https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_HMC5883_Unified
    https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_BMP085_Unified
    https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Sensor



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