My journey of making multirotors was started with experiments. I was completely new to multirotors and didn't know much about selection of electronics, even multirotor hobby was not much popular. My first build and selection of electronics was completely off bit. I didn't even know which electronics to buy first, funniest thing was, first i bought props, and then ESCs, battery and motors. Soon after putting all together i realized that the components i bought were not made for each other. I had to put big hole in my pocket. Luckily selection of ESC was perfect for multirotor. It was a hobbyking 20A 3A UBEC. However i didn't know its magic but after reading some online resources i found that it was best ESC out there in its class that time, which can be flashed to simonk firmware. So i bought another set of motors as per that 20A ESC requirement. Learning process was hard as well, but i learned my lessons and later everything went good and designed my frame and still flying it happily. All i wanted to say that if you choose wrong electronics you might have to burn your pocket and it will be really disappointing waiting for new electronics to arrive and doing things again from zero. But now time has changed and ARF kits now easily available on many local LHS. One of them is quadkopters.com the LHS running by Satya Gupta. This LHS purely dedicated to multirotor lovers. Recently i got chance to put my hands on new QK Hunter 260 ARF kit.
BUY NOW: http://www.quadkopters.com/product/hunter-260-arf-kit/
I would like to thank Satya bro for giving me opportunity to review and test his new kit. The concept was taken from well famous blackout mini H quad but frame was bit modified by QK team.
When i received shipment from QK everything was well packed in small brown box with nice blue logo pasted on it. I was wondering how it's possible to put whole kit in that small box but to my surprise when i opened the box i found that the size of ESCs and motors was extremely tiny. Here is a list of components included in the kit.
Electronics:
- 4 x motors
- 4 x ESCs
- 2 x CW & 2 x CCW 3 blades props
- 1 x 1250mAh 25C/50C lipo battery
- Hardware material
let's start with some details that you should know about the kit, specially motor and ESC.
* Motors are RCX 1804 2400kv brushless motor, and when you first look at them you might not believe that they can lift quad with all electronics. They are so small with only 23.6 mm bell size. The diameter of shaft is 5 mm which is part of bell itself so it's compatible with most of available props. This motor is capable of running over 2S and 3S battery. After digging some online resources i found that at full load this motor can draw 6-8 Amps current and comes with 5 mm spinner and 4 screws to mount on arms.
* ESCs are RCX 10 Amps simonk esc. Some information grabbed from sources is as below.
Specifications:
Continuous Current: 10A
Burst Current: 13A
Please do not drive this ESC more than 13A current, it will burn!
Input Voltage: Lipo 2-3 Cells
Input Voltage: NiMH NiCd 6-16.8V
BEC: 5V 2A
Size: 26mm (L) * 23mm (W) * 7mm (H).
Weight: 12g
MCU: Atmega
Suitable SimonK Firmware: tgy.hex (if you want to flash it by yourself)
* Let's talk about one of the important part of this kit, frame! Frame is beautifully designed and crafted by team QK. Since the concept taken from blackout mini H quad series it's all ready tested by many users, It contains seven main parts, 4 arms, 2 bottom plates and 1 top plates which makes robust fpv platform. All parts crafted from G10 glass fiber sheet. The thickness of arms is 2.5 mm. I show some blackout series quads have 3 mm arms but 2.5 mm is well enough and still enough sturdy to withstand minor crashes, while top and bottom plates have 1.5 mm thickness which are very strong and can easily carry all electronic without any issue.
Assembly:
Motors can be installed easily with supplied screws. It is not recommended to use less than 2.5 mm thickness arms because screws will rub with motor winding. There is 2-3 mm space still left around motors so if you crash by arms side your motor might survive. All ESCs can be easily sandwich between two bottom plates. This is best practice to keep them safe during crash and get more space for other electronic stuff. You can easily fit them using cable ties. Now let's come to FC. Plates have standard holes for all popular FCs so you won't have any trouble mounting it on frame. Use double side tape, nylon standoff or try my trick to mount the FC. Since FC is safe between two plates you won't have to invest more on this hobby anymore if you crash because your FC will survive easily. Please check the video of frame assembly in time lapse trick
Flight:
Let me say few words about flying experience. This lil quad needs proper PID tuning else it will roam around you easily. Get bunch of props with you if you are flying multirotor first time before you start practice. For experienced flyers it's not big deal to fly this small wonder quad and it can bring endless fun. Due to its small size you can do anything anywhere with your flying skills which is not possible for big quads. This small quad is very nice platform for newbies and regular flyers like me who don't have time and field to have fun with RC hobby. The quad without fpv gear will lift off at 48% - 50% throttle and with complete gear it will lift off at around 52-55% throttle. This small quad can fly easily in small spaces. If properly tuned it can fly really stable without even balancing props.
Here is outdoor video in windy condition
Conclusion:
This kit is true value of money for newbies to quickly learn flying. Once you learn perfect flying you can simply put your FPV gear on the quad and have lots of fun.
BUY NOW: http://www.quadkopters.com/product/hunter-260-arf-kit/
I would like to thank Satya bro for giving me opportunity to review and test his new kit. The concept was taken from well famous blackout mini H quad but frame was bit modified by QK team.
When i received shipment from QK everything was well packed in small brown box with nice blue logo pasted on it. I was wondering how it's possible to put whole kit in that small box but to my surprise when i opened the box i found that the size of ESCs and motors was extremely tiny. Here is a list of components included in the kit.
Electronics:
- 4 x motors
- 4 x ESCs
- 2 x CW & 2 x CCW 3 blades props
- 1 x 1250mAh 25C/50C lipo battery
- Hardware material
let's start with some details that you should know about the kit, specially motor and ESC.
* Motors are RCX 1804 2400kv brushless motor, and when you first look at them you might not believe that they can lift quad with all electronics. They are so small with only 23.6 mm bell size. The diameter of shaft is 5 mm which is part of bell itself so it's compatible with most of available props. This motor is capable of running over 2S and 3S battery. After digging some online resources i found that at full load this motor can draw 6-8 Amps current and comes with 5 mm spinner and 4 screws to mount on arms.
* ESCs are RCX 10 Amps simonk esc. Some information grabbed from sources is as below.
Specifications:
Continuous Current: 10A
Burst Current: 13A
Please do not drive this ESC more than 13A current, it will burn!
Input Voltage: Lipo 2-3 Cells
Input Voltage: NiMH NiCd 6-16.8V
BEC: 5V 2A
Size: 26mm (L) * 23mm (W) * 7mm (H).
Weight: 12g
MCU: Atmega
Suitable SimonK Firmware: tgy.hex (if you want to flash it by yourself)
* Let's talk about one of the important part of this kit, frame! Frame is beautifully designed and crafted by team QK. Since the concept taken from blackout mini H quad series it's all ready tested by many users, It contains seven main parts, 4 arms, 2 bottom plates and 1 top plates which makes robust fpv platform. All parts crafted from G10 glass fiber sheet. The thickness of arms is 2.5 mm. I show some blackout series quads have 3 mm arms but 2.5 mm is well enough and still enough sturdy to withstand minor crashes, while top and bottom plates have 1.5 mm thickness which are very strong and can easily carry all electronic without any issue.
Assembly:
Motors can be installed easily with supplied screws. It is not recommended to use less than 2.5 mm thickness arms because screws will rub with motor winding. There is 2-3 mm space still left around motors so if you crash by arms side your motor might survive. All ESCs can be easily sandwich between two bottom plates. This is best practice to keep them safe during crash and get more space for other electronic stuff. You can easily fit them using cable ties. Now let's come to FC. Plates have standard holes for all popular FCs so you won't have any trouble mounting it on frame. Use double side tape, nylon standoff or try my trick to mount the FC. Since FC is safe between two plates you won't have to invest more on this hobby anymore if you crash because your FC will survive easily. Please check the video of frame assembly in time lapse trick
Flight:
Let me say few words about flying experience. This lil quad needs proper PID tuning else it will roam around you easily. Get bunch of props with you if you are flying multirotor first time before you start practice. For experienced flyers it's not big deal to fly this small wonder quad and it can bring endless fun. Due to its small size you can do anything anywhere with your flying skills which is not possible for big quads. This small quad is very nice platform for newbies and regular flyers like me who don't have time and field to have fun with RC hobby. The quad without fpv gear will lift off at 48% - 50% throttle and with complete gear it will lift off at around 52-55% throttle. This small quad can fly easily in small spaces. If properly tuned it can fly really stable without even balancing props.
Here is outdoor video in windy condition
Conclusion:
This kit is true value of money for newbies to quickly learn flying. Once you learn perfect flying you can simply put your FPV gear on the quad and have lots of fun.
To be continued..