Tag: Power

Marlon Blackwell on the Power of Everyday Design

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Marlon Blackwell, principal of Marlon Blackwell Architects and distinguished professor and department head at the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas, practices in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where the temptation to design according to a derivative vernacular—and the risk of descending into quaintness—is great. Blackwell seeks instead to operate in the space between […]

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Build Your Own Quadcopter: Power Up Your Designs with the Parallax Elev-8

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Build a custom multirotor aircraft!

Build and customize radio-controlled quadcopters that take off, land, hover, and soar. Build Your Own Quadcopter: Power Up Your Designs with the
Parallax Elev-8 features step-by-step assembly plans and experiments that will have you launching fully functioning quadcopters in no time. Discover how to connect Elev-8 components, program the microcontroller, use GPS, and safely fly your quadcopter. This fun, do-it-yourself guide fuels your creativity with ideas for radical enhancements, including return-to-home functionality, formation flying, and even artificial intelligence!

Understand the principles that govern how quadcopters fly
Explore the parts included in your Parallax Elev-8 kit
Follow illustrated instructions and assemble a basic ‘copter
Connect the Parallax chip to a PC and write Spin and C programs
Build radio-controlled systems that minimize interference
Add GPS and track your aircraft through Google Earth
Beam flight information to smartphones with WiFi and XBee technology
Mount cameras and stream real-time video back to the ground
Train to safely operate a quadcopter using flight simulation software

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Free US Ship Hobbymate Slow Flyer Park flyer Power Combo Motor ESC Prop airplane power combo

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Includes:

Hobbymate HB2832 Brushless Motor, 1200Kv

Hobbywing 30A Speed Controller

2x ‘O’ rubber ring

1x sets motor mounting parts

3x pairs gold plated bullet connectors

1x pairs dean plugs, male/female

2x 10*5 props

1x shrink pipe (100mm)

Motor Specification:Kv：1200rpm/V;Shaft Dia:3.00mm;Weight(about)：58g
;Unload current: 1.3A;Max current：21A;Lipo Battery: 2S-4S;Recommend Propeller: 10*5 (included);Thrust：1100g;Install Diagram:

Hobbywing Pentium 30A ESC specification:

1.1 Output: Continuous 30A, Burst 40A up to 10 Secs

1.2 Input Voltage: 2-4 cells lithium battery or 5-12 cells NiCd/NIMh battery

1.3 BEC: 2A / 5V (Linear mode)

1.4 Max Speed: 210,000rpm for 2 Poles BLM, 70,000rpm for 6 poles BLM, 35,000rpm for 12 poles BLM.

1.5 Size: 45mm (L) * 24mm (W) * 11mm (H)

1.6 Weight: 25g

2.1 Safety Arming Feature:Regardless the throttle stick position, the motor will not spin after battery connected

2.2 Throttle Calibration:
Throttle range can be configured to provide best throttle linearity,
fully compatible with all market available transmitters

2.3 Programmable Items
Brake Setting: brake enabled / brake disabled
Battery Type: Li-xx(Li-ion or LiPo) / Ni-xx(NiMh or NiCd)
Low Voltage Protection Mode(Cutoff Mode):
Gradually reduce the output power / Cutoff the output power
Low Voltage Cutoff Protection Threshold (Cutoff Threshold): low / medium / high
Start Mode: normal / soft / very soft
Timing: low / medium / high
Reset: reset all the programmable items to their default settings

2.4 Full Protection Features:
Low voltage cutoff protection / Over-heat protection / Throttle signal lost
protection

Product Features

  • Hobbymate HB2832 Brushless Motor, 1200Kv
  • Hobbywing 30A Speed Controller
  • 2x 10*5 props
  • 2x ‘O’ rubber ring
  • 1x sets motor mounting parts

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