EvilC57

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Hi Elgwiz, and welcome. I have a DJI F550, what was it you need help with?

After giving a +1 for the Speed Flea earlier in this thread, mine seems to have packed up and died completely 😩. Looking around for a possible replacement I’ve come to the conclusion that all possible contenders are somewhat larger than the expired SF, and therefore too big to fit in a small fuselage. I am however attracted to the SkyRC GSM020 Performance Analyser, which works via an app on your phone. Does anyone have any experience with this device?

Reminds me of the story my father told me many years ago, of how he was behind an open top sports car in heavy traffic one day. In the passenger seat was what appeared to be a long haired blonde woman. ‘She looks a bit of alright!’, thought my father to himself, so he made an effort to pull up on the near side for a look at the next traffic lights. It was an Afghan hound.

Joining wings where there's a large epoxy joint is my problem. Beasuse I know there's only one chance to get it right before the epoxy goes off. I'm always careful to get everything ready, and pre-check alignments, availability of tools, clean up tissue, solvent etc.. But I always have a fear that as soon as I've mixed up the large amount of epoxy required there'll be someone at the front door, or the phone will ring!

Yep, I’d say as close to the fus as possible. I certainly wouldn’t do this…!

Four times a second according to the Speed Flea website.

Reminds me of the story I heard when I worked in hi-fi retail (as a junior bench engineer) back in the mid 1970s. One of the salesmen told us of a customer he’d had on the phone who was keen to buy a particular pair of speakers, but wanted to listen to them first. Once he’d established the shop had them in stock, he asked whether the salesman could play them down the phone to him before he went to the trouble of making the journey.

Thanks Keith, hadn’t seen those before. They look like they might be the answer to the bed drift problems on my Ender 3 V2. I have the supposedly upgraded yellow springs which were OK for a while, but I suspect may be the cause of my recent levelling problems. I’ll get some on order…

Not with an RCV!

My Ender 3 V2 has done sterling service over the 2+ years that I’ve had it. Getting a little fed up with having to do frequent manual checks on the bed levelling, which drifts sometimes. I’ll live with it for now, but I know I’m going to be tempted by a Bambu P1P or P1S and their auto bed levelling (and other refinements) sooner or later.

3D printing is a whole science in itelf.

Yes I’ve heard about that. Some issue with potential damage to the heated bed power cable isn’t it?

Creality Ender 3 series are a popular starting point. Not expensive, easy to get parts for, and compatible with most common slicer software. Or for a bit more money, the newer Bambu Labs A1 is well reviewed.

Reminds me of the (probably apocryphal) tale of the American tourist overheard complaining about how far they’d put Stonehenge from the visitors centre 🤪.

I find that IPA (isopropyl alcohol) takes shrink covering adhesive marks off.

Yes, I’m familiar with that page. The graphic on the page regarding the variables of temperature, speed and flow, and how they all interact is interesting and always worth bearing in mind when printing.

Strange that your LW-PLA parts are coming out heavier bbuzz. Mine with ColorFabb LW came out the same or lighter than suggested for each part in the instructions. Like you, I was careful to spend time setting up the profiles as per Planeprint’s instructions. However I also did a series of test prints, and established that with my Ender 3 V2 I got the best expansion at about 230°C (can’t remember the other parameters now without looking them up). I’ve subsequently built a second Jetwing encompassing all my suggested strengthening changes, but with winter weather etc. it hasn’t flown yet.

I agree with you regarding Amazon. I try to avoid if possible, and prefer eBay for general (non modelling) goods. However most of my lipos are Turnigy Nanotechs from HobbyKing, and all have proved excellent over the years - and at a fraction of the price of some UK based options. As for not buying from AliExpress or Banggood, it’s all very well standing by your principles, but you’re doing yourself out of bargains (such as cheaper FMS and Powerfun EDFs as suggested by F57) the rest of us are getting. Still, each to his own. I have a Tarot gimbal from Banggood which has been very good, and certainly not overpriced crap - far from it in fact. I’ve also bought an number of brushless motors from AE and BG, all of which have been perfectly serviceable.

Ditto.