Recent content by unistudent

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    3DR tethered flight

    Hi David and XevetS, why the need to convert to DC on the aircraft? Is that to minimise line losses? Will a DC line not suffice to get it running initially? I gave it a whirl with a much bigger power supply running 15V and a max of 30 A and the solo continued to not budge. It launches...
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    3DR tethered flight

    Thanks for the replies! Let me add some more detail: I'm trying to run the solo from a power tether, with no battery installed. Hopefully this will give me longer flight times and a little more leeway on max cargo load. I plugged the solo in to a 14.8V DC power supply, current limited to about...
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    3DR tethered flight

    Hi all, first post. I'm running a uni project where I need to prototype using a tethered solo. I managed to get the drone to boot using a power supply, but it refused to fly, and the controller software seemed to become a little glitchy in the process. Any idea what sort of hardware setup i...