My F550 Frame Finally Arrived

The F550 Frame, which I ordered from eBay, finally arrived. The shipment did get a bit delayed than I thought, but considering it was a holiday season I'm OK with that.

This F500 (or HJ550 as labeled on the box) is also not the genuine DJI branded one. It's a clone similar to the F450 frame I reviewed in my last post.

The F550 Frame in the box

It comes with the 2 PCB plates (with the integrated power distribution lines), 6 arms (in 3 colors), and the nuts and bits to put it together.

2 Plates, 6 Arms, and the Nuts

The plates seems to be of good quality (I haven't done a connectivity test yet). The connection points and the solder pads looks good.

The F550 Top and Bottom Plates

Once you have both the F550 and F450, you see how much larger the F550 plates are, compared to the F450.

The F550 Plates vs. the F450 Plates

The arms on the other hand, appears to be almost identical. However, We'll have to check the weight of them to verify that.

The F550 arm (left) vs. the F450 arm (right)

And yes, the box did came with all the nuts and bits needed to put the frame together.

The nuts and bits for the F550

With the Naza-M Light and the frame at hand, now I need to decide which Motors and ESCs to get.
(And I need to decide between the FlySky FS-i6S and the RadioLink AT9S also)

Comments

Selecting the Correct Gauge Wires for your RC Models

When we are building RC models (aircrafts, multicopters etc.), something we typically overlook is what type of wires to use to distribute power in them. Usually, we try to reduce the weight of the model, so we tend to go with smaller wires. But, we cant expect to put in small circuit-wires and have them handle the amount of power needed. If you look at the wires that comes in the output leads of a Li-Po, or the wires that comes on a standard XT Jack, you'll notice that they're quite huge. Large gauge wires on a Li-Po and XT connectors These need to be huge to handle the amount of amperage that goes through them. So, we should also consider the amperage, and the length of wire needed when selecting the size (gauge) of the wires.

What do the prop size numbers mean?

Have you been trying to shop for propellers - either online or at a hobby shop - and got confused of the numbering used to denote the size of the propellers? You see things like " 10 x 4.5 CW ", or " 8055 CCW ". What do these numbers mean? A 8 x 4.5 CW and CCW Propeller Set It's actually quite simple once you figure it out. The first number denotes the diameter of the prop (length from tip-to-tip). The second number denotes the pitch of the prop. Here, the pitch is denoted as a length, not a angle. Let's see how that works.

Li-Po Batteries Explained - Part 2

I explained about Li-ion batteries (the predecessor of Li-Po) in my earlier post ( Li-Po Batteries Explained - Part 1 ). Now let's see what these 'Lithium Polymers' are. Lithium-Polymer Batteries - The real ones Li-Po batteries - also known as Li-Poly, Pi-Pol, PLI and PLI - are a type of rechargeable batteries that uses same types of electrodes as the Li-ion batteries. The difference is with the electrolyte it uses. Instead of the liquid solvent used in Li-ions, Li-Po uses a polymer electrolyte. In the original design, which dates back to the 1970's, the electrolyte is a dry, plastic-like, thin film. It doesn't conduct electricity, but allows the exchange of ions between the electrodes. Theoretically, with this design, batteries could be made very thin (less than 1 millimeter) and to a variety of form factors. And because of the electrolyte being dry, the manufacturing process can be simplified and the safety of the battery will be higher because of no risk in

Code 42

Search This Blog