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muted lark May 13, 2023, 11:18 AM

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Hey so im gonna build the quad when im feeling better (am sick) and just realized im not sure about the wiring. Any help?

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Wiring diagram here so ion forget it

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I've never built a quad from scratch lol

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How the fuck do the motor wires even go

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Why are there motor pads 5 and up

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???

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Is crossfire crsf??

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What if i dont have a tbs vtx

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 11:24 AM

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muted lark Why are there motor pads 5 and up

It's an extra plug for a second esc I believe

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 11:24 AM

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muted lark Is crossfire crsf??

Yeah, or ELRS, the wiring is the same

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 11:25 AM

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muted lark What if i dont have a tbs vtx

Vtx wiring is simple af, you need power, gnd, video and vtx control to a tx pad on the fc

muted lark May 13, 2023, 11:26 AM

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Ok, in what order do the motor wires go?

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Also apparently my cam has some control thing?

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 11:31 AM

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muted lark Ok, in what order do the motor wires go?

Doesn't matter

muted lark May 13, 2023, 11:32 AM

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What

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 11:32 AM

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muted lark Also apparently my cam has some control thing?

Not absolutely necessary, it's to change camera settings through betaflight

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 11:32 AM

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muted lark What

Do you mean the three motor wires?

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Doesn't matter

muted lark May 13, 2023, 11:34 AM

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haughty yacht Do you mean the three motor wires?

Yea, but so i know the motors will spin the right way i mean

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 11:34 AM

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Either you swap any two motor wires to make them spin the other way or just change that in software

muted lark May 13, 2023, 11:36 AM

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Ah alright. Is there any way they should be spinning or as the ones next to eachother spin different its ok

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 11:36 AM

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I don't understand

muted lark May 13, 2023, 11:37 AM

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Like front left motor CW or CCW, if it matters or not

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 11:38 AM

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https://betaflight.com/docs/wiki/getting-started/setup-guide#motor-settings

Setup Guide | Betaflight

There are a few prerequisites to configure your craft running Betaflight. You will need to install the

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Props out is preferred

muted lark May 13, 2023, 11:38 AM

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Alright cool, thanks

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:06 PM

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I have this frame and ive no fucking clue about the screws

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https://www.rotorama.com/ramy/rotorama-buddy-5

Rotorama

Rotorama Buddy 5

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Like thers so many sizes

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So i built it and the two i have left dont fit the snandoffs

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???

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haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:07 PM

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no idea lmao ask the shop

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:07 PM

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I thought it'd be a long screw for a long standoff

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:08 PM

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are those not the stack screws

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:08 PM

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No stack screws are longer i think

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And thers 4

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Which is why i thought that this was for the front long standoffs

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:09 PM

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uh what

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:09 PM

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haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:09 PM

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the front standoff screws only go through one cf plate

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yeah take the short ones

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:09 PM

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Also thers little fucking screws which screw me

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:10 PM

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the little ones are probably for cam mount

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:10 PM

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So 3 are the same size

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And the front two are long

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So i though the two long screws would go into the front two standoffs

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But they do not

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So now i dont have a fucken clue

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:11 PM

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no, the threaded part of the standoff should be the same length

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:12 PM

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Yea

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So why are there two long screws

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:14 PM

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idk, i did not make the frame

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neither is it a very common one

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ask the shop

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:15 PM

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I dont even wanna

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Does it matter really?

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:18 PM

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🤷‍♂️

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:20 PM

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Ah fuck it

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@haughty yacht do you cut the motor cables short lol?

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:30 PM

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yes don't be like a certain dentist

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lmao

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:30 PM

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??

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U sure i should cut em

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Last time i messed up a bit

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:31 PM

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kabab

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:31 PM

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And like theyw were a bit short

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:32 PM

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don't cut em too short weSmart

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you can braid em too

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I like braided motor wires it looks kewl

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:33 PM

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What thats fucked

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Do u cut em before or after putting em on the quad

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:33 PM

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after

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so you know you have the proper length

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:33 PM

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Smh ill fuck it up ion wannna

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Oh also, notor pack inclues a pad and a green ruber pad

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What r they for

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Never seen that

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:34 PM

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a what

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:35 PM

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A pad and a rubber

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O ring

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Idk what for

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:36 PM

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those are inside your motor

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they sent replacements in case you take the bell off and lose em

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do your motor wires like this

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so you can have a bit more slack and still have it be neat

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:37 PM

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My esc has a shield/heatsink

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Also im pretty sure its bad for heat to do it like that

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Them pads tho phewww

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:39 PM

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you can do it under the esc too

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:39 PM

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Tea looks clean too

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 1:40 PM

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mount motors, route the wires, cut to length, unmount motors to give yourself slack and solder

muted lark May 13, 2023, 1:43 PM

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Idk if i wanna go under or not

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:00 PM

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Ahh, look, at the cam holder

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What the f lmao

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 2:00 PM

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?

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yea

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but i'm sure you can turn it and bend it so it fits

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:02 PM

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Haha

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Yea i just did

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This is fineeee

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 2:06 PM

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it is

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:06 PM

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Do i even have it the right way up?

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NOPE

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 2:06 PM

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generally the plug is at the top

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:06 PM

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KermitAAAAAAAA

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:06 PM

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haughty yacht generally the plug is at the top

Ye ik mine is bottom

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 2:06 PM

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and there should be text/logo right way up

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:06 PM

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I got distracted

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Thers mf that enjoy building more than flying

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And i dont get it this is awful

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 2:12 PM

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lmao

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take your time

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:14 PM

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My pigtails too long 😭😭😭

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:34 PM

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Ok there don't appear to be shorter ones

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@haughty yacht can i bend it lol?

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 2:34 PM

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yah

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:34 PM

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Like a lot tho

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Vtx out is on the side closer to the antenna

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:36 PM

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haughty yacht yah

So that might be a bit of a problem, even if i do

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 2:37 PM

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muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:40 PM

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That's very sketchy

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Ill give it a shot tho

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Shit i dunno its like 2cm too long

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It does not wanna bend like that

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 2:43 PM

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turn the vtx around maybe

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:44 PM

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haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 2:44 PM

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and that's why i think generally 90deg mmcx is better

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:44 PM

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Huzzah

haughty yacht May 13, 2023, 2:44 PM

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gay shit

muted lark May 13, 2023, 2:44 PM

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Well im going there anyway might aswell get the 90

muted lark May 13, 2023, 3:58 PM

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@haughty yacht is the one i got fine or do i get another?

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Ill have to go there cos of the pigtail anyway

granite ferry May 14, 2023, 5:22 AM

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I have this stack let me know if u need any help

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