Our home pool is quite old and so is its equipment. I wanted to be able to monitor the temperature from inside the house, even remotely over the internet with my cellphone, and as a bonus maybe with Alexa. This… Continue Reading
Decided to upgrade the yard speakers we brought from our old house into the new, with the following requirements in mind: Dedicated amplifier (was using the TV sound system previously which was limiting and often too much a bother) Bluetooth… Continue Reading
So I finally got a 3D printer! Definitely late to the party, since so many things in FPV drones are 3D printed, but after months of reviews, questions and chats with friends who have been 3D printing for a while,… Continue Reading
For some time now I’ve been wanting to build a Sigan quad. The clean features and protective enclosure were quite appealing. Confessing, I felt a bit intimidated by these advanced builds. However, with few quads under my belt, it was time to step up. So I ended up building… Continue Reading
I always considered current sensor, amps and mAh measurements out-of-reach concepts, left for specialized / proprietary hardware for big-brand builds like the Vortex, DJI etc. I knew Cleanflight Configurator supports the concept and browsing through the docs few weeks back, I stumbled on the… Continue Reading
Few weeks ago I ordered the Turnigy Thrust Stand and Power Analyser v2 from HobbyKing. The initial thrust measurements were not accurate so I took it apart to discover one of the linear bearings was bad. This weekend, the bearing replacement… Continue Reading
I’ve been cranking out a new build around every month I have been with this hobby. For #6, I decided to do a proper racer with the heavily hyped X frames. Parts List Frame: SpaceOne FPV Formula One 220 X Edition Motors: EMAX… Continue Reading
Intro I was fortunate to acquire a set of 1806-13 KV:2500 test samples from Tiger Motor. I usually try to get 5 motors (and ESCs) and keep one spare. Good thing that is what I did, as one motor was catching… Continue Reading
Runcam 2 – love at first sight My first HD camera was the Runcam HD. It only did 30fps in 1080p but I was impressed by its sharp videos, compact design and minimalistic, yet easy to use, interface. That is why… Continue Reading
Zax was my first build that got me into FPV about 3 months ago. I’ve learn most of what I know about FPV from this build: Crashing safely and with minimum damage (first basic skill) Basic flight maneuvers PID tuning… Continue Reading