Couple of things I noted should be corrected. When fitting the props, the conical washers go on top (with its flat side down onto the prop hub (so cone side up), then the nut - in this video it shows the conical washer being put on the prop adapter before the prop, and the nut being screwed directly onto the prop hub - very bad practise! the washer is there to spread the load across the entire width of the hub making the prop more securely attached and with less pressure evenly spread across the hub. Secondly - calibrations for both RC and accelerometers: the video does not show RC calibration or even sub-trim adjustment to ensure the centre points are registering so on the flight controller - this is important to ensure the copter doesn't pitch, roll or yaw because the FC doesn't know the sticks are centred. I would say even for a maiden/test flight this is essential. Also, what about accelerometer calibration. If its someone's first build then they will be flying initially in a stabilised mode (accel supported), so would suggest calibration of accelerometers to ensure the KK2 knows when the craft is level.
I bought one from him on ebay and it works as it should now I just learn and fly with it and since I am new to take it a little time and thanks are happy for it and it was easy and put together
great vid just to mention this is a kit from hobby king as i just bought this same kit from hobby king used there esc 30 amp and there motors turnigy aerodrive 2830 ,,the good news is theres an upgraded version of the kk2 board its called the k22-1 its approx about the same money more stable and less soldering as there are built in plug ins now on the board you can update the firm ware on the computer if you need a more radical 3d flight but this works great out of the box as is thanx
Yes your right Dans, this quad isn't really designed for lifting that sort of camera, your camera is around 660 grams so would be recommending a Hexa frame to get a good lift and stability. Contact us if you need any more info!
Please check the way up on the bottom plate - I believe it must be the other way up with the solder pads underneath. This is especially important if a Multiwii flight controller (or any flight controller with a magnetometer) is used as the ground plane on the base will screen the board from interference from the positive rail. It also makes replacing an ESC much easier without having to remove the board.
looking to buy this kit and the DX6i radio im pretty excited to get this kit this will be my first build im very good with building and soldering so this should be fun and pretty straight forward ty for this vid very much
Loving this vid till 18:57 when a few wiring processes were skipped, as a beginner to quad copters and purchasing this frame this video is brilliant, i just hope i figure it out, buying the parts each week as funds are low at the moment but looks a really good project and cant wait to sit down with my solder iron and get stuck in
Awesome, like the way you work, install the parts once and once only. Great job and fast, but solid ! One thing though, you should have installed the Naza package above your head !
Something you should mention to your viewers is that if you leave you iron on the PCB to long that it WILL damage the board. 3 to 5 seconds is good with 7 seconds being max. Thats if your not using a thermal shunt. If you are, then have at it.
The kk2 flight control board needs to be on the top of the frame, the way this was set up you would have to disassemble the frame every time you need to make PID adjustments during flight set up
Tan Jing Jie If you understand the basics of how a quadcopter flies, you will know, why it's important to have the motors spinning in anti clock wise and clock wise.
I maybe wrong but I'm pretty sure this particular one wouldn't lift all that, if you check their eBay shop though, they do another version which is a bit more powerful and comes with a camera mount, so maybe worth E-Mail them with the weight of the camera to get some ideas... But I suspect you'd need a hexacopter for something that size.
at time 20 minutes, you flip it over, and there is an orange thing already attached and wired up. but you hadn't mentioned it before. you later call it a binder plug (I think). is that part of the flight control board ?
Thank you for this video, guys! Great work and it's much appreciated! Regarding the tutorial, everything was great until you skipped the wiring part and jumped right into testing the direction of the motors. Did you cover this part in another video? Thank you!
does the size of the wires that you solder to the board for the battery have to match the size of the wires that the battery has already. Like is it ok to have different size wires either size of the xt60 of do they have to match? My battery has 10 awg wire but I only have 14 awg lying around, will that do?
Awesome! Thanks for the very nice and neat tutorial! I could get a money and start building one. I computed all the parts needed and could take me upto $320+
Nice video, I thought I heard an eBay item sell in the background at the start of the film. That sounds so satisfying. Couple of questions: 1) Receiver setup and connecting. 2) When swapping ESC wires to correct reverse polarity you say swap any two wires. Does it have to be the two besides negative?
A big plus for taking your time and making the video. A big minus for the content. Right of the start, when soldering the battery connector wires, I started getting a feeling that the clip would not be worth watching. You MUST make it a rule to use different color wires for your power supply, and here you use the same black color wires. Then, motor installation. You just took any motor to screwed it to an arm. Which motor it is - CW or CCW - not a single word. You do get into the motor direction later on, but some motors come in sets - a pair with CW propeller holding nuts and a pair with CCW. The motors with the CW nuts must be rotating CCW, and with the CCW - rotating CW. So, the rotation direction must be established before installing the motors.
Hi I just built my quadcopter with the kk2 board. However the quadcopter won't take off, all 4 motors spin but it just doesn't lift off. Much help is needed.
Hi ... Im new with quadcopter builds. I pretty much have what you have shown except the KK board ,receiver, and transmitter. Here's what I need help on. 1. Ill be using a 11.1 lipo. What I dont understand is the power source for KK board and receiver. 2. Ill be buying a GPS. Will this connect to receiver? 3. How many channels transmitter I should buy if Im adding a a GPS and 5ghz FPV Thanks for the help.
Good afternoon What team recommends me to start in the world of drones. A team that can update and improve a future. I'm interested in scheduled flight and photogrammetry.
Does all your ESC's have BEC on them and if they do, then, is it true that your supposed to cut the small red wires on the ESC's on arms 2,3, and 4 because I heard that if you don't do this then it can cause problems on your flight controller. Can you confirm this for me? I would really appreciate the help thanks.
Recently built a 450 frame quad. All works but motors won't spin fast enough to take off. Using a Taranis Plus with X8R receiver and have throttle set to 150% and set max throttle in Mission Planner from default of 80 to 1000 and it still does not have enough power to take off. Any suggestions........and have calibrated ESC's and they work....but still not enough power to take off...??????
I didn't watch find this video until after my components had already been shipped to me in which I ordered simply by searching amazon for the specs I wanted. For instance, I just typed 450 quad, 1000kv motors/30a esc....long story short it ended up being almost identical to this kit you guys sell. Since I didn't purchase it from you, I just wanted to show appreciation for how much this tutorial helped me! I will be purchasing from you guys in the future. Anyways, I have a question: are there any links that you know of to guides on first flight calibration and further info on correcting the channels etc...for this particular build please. I have a spektrum dx5e and ar610 receiver. I am using the kk2.1 EVO.
Hi Alex I recently have found the intrest in building quadcopter, the selection was big but this quad ticked all of the boxes, I contacted these guys and they no longer sell this product. So if you are saying your quad was almost identical and that this video helped you a lot please can you send me all the detail on your quad and all the specs. Kind Regards
mine is a KK 2.1.5 board, i've connected the battery to the lower frame, similiar to what you've shown, but i had sparkles! and the wire went off the soldering from the frame, where do i connect the battery??
Hi! I used a radiolink 6 channel rx and tx and used kk2.1 as flight control board. I can't find my problem but my quad flies sideways rather than flying vertically.please help me to solve this problem!!
Hi, Yes the KIT with the KK2.0 if £169.99. We don not currently ship to the US on the website. But if you would like a quotation for shipping please email us your address and we will get back to you
Hi iam from india i purchased all the parts and the k450 kit same as yours. But i don't know how to connect through control board and the control board settings plzzz help me....
i want to buy a quad copter which can lift a weight of approx 1 kg which one is the most suitable motor,transmitter and receiver,control board. please help me thanks
when completed, how much weight it can lift? is there anything you can do to increase payload? i would like to hang D90 nikon with stabilizer and a safety parachute, so if you have any idea?
Thank you to my brother explanations distinctive but I have a query when the installation plane and tend to run a particular effort Atqla capsize How do you advise me how to fix the problem? I use Remote DX6i
Aleon Vileslayer jst connect 1 servo extender from channel 1 to alieron and remaining single lead connector and connect by this table channel 1 = Alieron channel 2 =elivator channel 3 = throttle channel 4 =rudder channel 5 = gear channel 6 = flaps. pin 7 =bind port connect 4 single connector and 1 -3 connector orells it will burn ur reciever i hope this helped u..
ANDY HOW CAN I DO TO HERE SOUND FROM THE QUAD REPETLY FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL? IF I LOST THE QUAD TO FIND IT? WHAT I NEED TO BUY? I DONT WANT A GIMBEL FOR THIS TIME SO I HAVE A FREE CHANEL
Hi man, nice video! Just bought the same frame from HobbyKing. I have the same transmitter and receiver.. How far can you fly with this receiver ( orange x) ? I would like to know that... Thanks a lot Thomas
7 years later and here I am ... racin and freestylin.. this was my only reference before. Thanks to this person.
Couple of things I noted should be corrected. When fitting the props, the conical washers go on top (with its flat side down onto the prop hub (so cone side up), then the nut - in this video it shows the conical washer being put on the prop adapter before the prop, and the nut being screwed directly onto the prop hub - very bad practise! the washer is there to spread the load across the entire width of the hub making the prop more securely attached and with less pressure evenly spread across the hub.
Secondly - calibrations for both RC and accelerometers: the video does not show RC calibration or even sub-trim adjustment to ensure the centre points are registering so on the flight controller - this is important to ensure the copter doesn't pitch, roll or yaw because the FC doesn't know the sticks are centred. I would say even for a maiden/test flight this is essential. Also, what about accelerometer calibration. If its someone's first build then they will be flying initially in a stabilised mode (accel supported), so would suggest calibration of accelerometers to ensure the KK2 knows when the craft is level.
I just bought basically all that stuff for my first quad build... I'm so glad i found this vid! thanks for posting!
I bought one from him on ebay and it works as it should now I just learn and fly with it and since I am new to take it a little time
and thanks are happy for it and it was easy and put together
great vid just to mention this is a kit from hobby king as i just bought this same kit from hobby king used there esc 30 amp and there motors turnigy aerodrive 2830 ,,the good news is theres an upgraded version of the kk2 board its called the k22-1 its approx about the same money more stable and less soldering as there are built in plug ins now on the board you can update the firm ware on the computer if you need a more radical 3d flight but this works great out of the box as is thanx
Yes your right Dans, this quad isn't really designed for lifting that sort of camera, your camera is around 660 grams so would be recommending a Hexa frame to get a good lift and stability.
Contact us if you need any more info!
Hey I'm fairly new to this hobby and this vid was great. Very informational! Thank you.
Please check the way up on the bottom plate - I believe it must be the other way up with the solder pads underneath. This is especially important if a Multiwii flight controller (or any flight controller with a magnetometer) is used as the ground plane on the base will screen the board from interference from the positive rail. It also makes replacing an ESC much easier without having to remove the board.
looking to buy this kit and the DX6i radio im pretty excited to get this kit this will be my first build im very good with building and soldering so this should be fun and pretty straight forward ty for this vid very much
Loving this vid till 18:57 when a few wiring processes were skipped, as a beginner to quad copters and purchasing this frame this video is brilliant, i just hope i figure it out, buying the parts each week as funds are low at the moment but looks a really good project and cant wait to sit down with my solder iron and get stuck in
Excellent video. Appreciate your time and expertise.
Awesome, like the way you work, install the parts once and once only. Great job and fast, but solid ! One thing though, you should have installed the Naza package above your head !
Thanks for the good tutorial, so much learn step by step. I will build my 1st quad.
cant wait to build mine
Something you should mention to your viewers is that if you leave you iron on the PCB to long that it WILL damage the board. 3 to 5 seconds is good with 7 seconds being max. Thats if your not using a thermal shunt. If you are, then have at it.
Thanks for this, have been looking around for some instructional video.
GOOD VIDEO MADE ME FEEL I WAS BACK AT TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
awesome build, looks great
The kk2 flight control board needs to be on the top of the frame, the way this was set up you would have to disassemble the frame every time you need to make PID adjustments during flight set up
Tan Jing Jie If you understand the basics of how a quadcopter flies, you will know, why it's important to have the motors spinning in anti clock wise and clock wise.
I maybe wrong but I'm pretty sure this particular one wouldn't lift all that, if you check their eBay shop though, they do another version which is a bit more powerful and comes with a camera mount, so maybe worth E-Mail them with the weight of the camera to get some ideas... But I suspect you'd need a hexacopter for something that size.
Nice tutorial!
Fantastic tutorial. Thanks!
What spec DYS motor model is that? kv, thrust and weight, thanks.
Solid video mate. Thanks.
Very good instructional video.
Great video, much appreciated.
at time 20 minutes, you flip it over, and there is an orange thing already attached and wired up. but you hadn't mentioned it before. you later call it a binder plug (I think). is that part of the flight control board ?
Great Video, Thanks.
Thank you for this video, guys! Great work and it's much appreciated!
Regarding the tutorial, everything was great until you skipped the wiring part and jumped right into testing the direction of the motors.
Did you cover this part in another video? Thank you!
I know this is an older video, but could you reply with the motor KV you used. This has been very useful.
I have a question: Does the kit include everything I need in the box or would I need to buy additional things like the controller?
does the size of the wires that you solder to the board for the battery have to match the size of the wires that the battery has already. Like is it ok to have different size wires either size of the xt60 of do they have to match? My battery has 10 awg wire but I only have 14 awg lying around, will that do?
Cool video
Awesome! Thanks for the very nice and neat tutorial! I could get a money and start building one. I computed all the parts needed and could take me upto $320+
oh yeah, and I hope you made a test flight video.
What about the reciver and control floght?
Nice video, I thought I heard an eBay item sell in the background at the start of the film. That sounds so satisfying.
Couple of questions:
1) Receiver setup and connecting.
2) When swapping ESC wires to correct reverse polarity you say swap any two wires. Does it have to be the two besides negative?
can you send me a note of all the requirements and quantity.Plz
A big plus for taking your time and making the video. A big minus for the content. Right of the start, when soldering the battery connector wires, I started getting a feeling that the clip would not be worth watching. You MUST make it a rule to use different color wires for your power supply, and here you use the same black color wires. Then, motor installation. You just took any motor to screwed it to an arm. Which motor it is - CW or CCW - not a single word. You do get into the motor direction later on, but some motors come in sets - a pair with CW propeller holding nuts and a pair with CCW. The motors with the CW nuts must be rotating CCW, and with the CCW - rotating CW. So, the rotation direction must be established before installing the motors.
its really helpfull thankyou sir
thank-you very much
cool kit
Thanks great help .
Very very good video but one question what is name of that part which connects battery with quad copter
Thank you rc legends
Hi I just built my quadcopter with the kk2 board. However the quadcopter won't take off, all 4 motors spin but it just doesn't lift off. Much help is needed.
nyc work m glad i found this
hey nice video..but can you please tell me the connections of the flight control board which you skipped
Hi ... Im new with quadcopter builds. I pretty much have what you have shown except the KK board ,receiver, and transmitter. Here's what I need help on.
1. Ill be using a 11.1 lipo. What I dont understand is the power source for KK board and receiver.
2. Ill be buying a GPS. Will this connect to receiver?
3. How many channels transmitter I should buy if Im adding a a GPS and 5ghz FPV
Thanks for the help.
Can u show us how to set up the reciever and how to install the kk2.0 in the quadcopter
i see that quadcopters fly 5-8min. if you to build one to fly 15-20min - what different needs to be done to increase fly time?
What size screws are you using for the motors? My motors came with screws that are really too short to fit.
Can you please explain me how to connect the controller receiver to the kk2 board and to the power supply?
how did you connect the integrated PCB to the PDB? I saw you soldering the battery and ESC's unto the PCB, but not the PDB.
Good afternoon What team recommends me to start in the world of drones. A team that can update and improve a future. I'm interested in scheduled flight and photogrammetry.
Does all your ESC's have BEC on them and if they do, then, is it true that your supposed to cut the small red wires on the ESC's on arms 2,3, and 4 because I heard that if you don't do this then it can cause problems on your flight controller. Can you confirm this for me? I would really appreciate the help thanks.
Recently built a 450 frame quad. All works but motors won't spin fast enough to take off. Using a Taranis Plus with X8R receiver and have throttle set to 150% and set max throttle in Mission Planner from default of 80 to 1000 and it still does not have enough power to take off. Any suggestions........and have calibrated ESC's and they work....but still not enough power to take off...??????
I didn't watch find this video until after my components had already been shipped to me in which I ordered simply by searching amazon for the specs I wanted. For instance, I just typed 450 quad, 1000kv motors/30a esc....long story short it ended up being almost identical to this kit you guys sell. Since I didn't purchase it from you, I just wanted to show appreciation for how much this tutorial helped me! I will be purchasing from you guys in the future. Anyways, I have a question: are there any links that you know of to guides on first flight calibration and further info on correcting the channels etc...for this particular build please. I have a spektrum dx5e and ar610 receiver. I am using the kk2.1 EVO.
Hi Alex I recently have found the intrest in building quadcopter, the selection was big but this quad ticked all of the boxes, I contacted these guys and they no longer sell this product. So if you are saying your quad was almost identical and that this video helped you a lot please can you send me all the detail on your quad and all the specs.
Kind Regards
hi Edward Brotherton when will there be more of this kit instock? and what radio transmitter would you recommend to buy?
amazing
Can you list your parts in the description area?
What is the orientation the antenna of the receiver ? Is it loose or glued on the board ?
Just wondering what type of motors where you using, can you be a little more specific than in the video
mine is a KK 2.1.5 board, i've connected the battery to the lower frame, similiar to what you've shown, but i had sparkles! and the wire went off the soldering from the frame, where do i connect the battery??
What size and type of screw driver do you use to attach the motors to the frame?
Hi! I used a radiolink 6 channel rx and tx and used kk2.1 as flight control board. I can't find my problem but my quad flies sideways rather than flying vertically.please help me to solve this problem!!
Hi, Yes the KIT with the KK2.0 if £169.99.
We don not currently ship to the US on the website. But if you would like a quotation for shipping please email us your address and we will get back to you
Please put a link from where to buy this whole kit.
I've just ordered this kit from your website. Is the kk2 pre-flashed with the latest firmware or will I need to do this myself?
Hi, I want to built it but whats the name list of parts? please mention.
From wher did you buy the parts or the tools to make this quad copter
Thank you.
How many channels does the DJI K 450 need 4,5 or 6. Will a 6 ch radio (DX6i) have spare channels to control an FPV camera gimble. Thanks
Hi iam from india i purchased all the parts and the k450 kit same as yours. But i don't know how to connect through control board and the control board settings plzzz help me....
Hi, excellent video! what is the total weight?
well....can u pls tell me how much does it cost...emm....without the frame...
i want to buy a quad copter which can lift a weight of approx 1 kg which one is the most suitable motor,transmitter and receiver,control board. please help me
thanks
how to upgrade this quadcopter to add a camera or fpv?
what are the cables that connect the kk2 to the receiver i need them, link to hobbyking?
when completed, how much weight it can lift? is there anything you can do to increase payload? i would like to hang D90 nikon with stabilizer and a safety parachute, so if you have any idea?
Do we have to connect the multirotor to the battery directly?
Thank you to my brother explanations distinctive but I have a query when the installation plane and tend to run a particular effort Atqla capsize How do you advise me how to fix the problem? I use Remote DX6i
With a GoPro attached, how long is the battery life?
you missed out the part about connecting up the receiver :/
I watched this video just to find out how to hook up the receiver.
Yeah - can I connect it to the main battery? Is there a better way?
Aleon Vileslayer jst connect 1 servo extender from channel 1 to alieron and remaining single lead connector and connect by this table
channel 1 = Alieron
channel 2 =elivator
channel 3 = throttle
channel 4 =rudder
channel 5 = gear
channel 6 = flaps.
pin 7 =bind port connect 4 single connector and 1 -3 connector
orells it will burn ur reciever
i hope this helped u..
Can we install a solar panel rather than a battery
My battery doesn't have the wire to power up my main controller.
What should I do?
Would it be able to carry a GoPro and a gimbal
How to connection on Motor and ESC ? I mean any rule connection these 3 wire
ANDY HOW CAN I DO TO HERE SOUND FROM THE QUAD REPETLY FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL? IF I LOST THE QUAD TO FIND IT?
WHAT I NEED TO BUY? I DONT WANT A GIMBEL FOR THIS TIME SO I HAVE A FREE CHANEL
hello sir I have used 2200 kv motors on F450 frame will it be ok or I have to change the motors . Plz reply urgent . I am a subscribed user.
does the power distribution include the power supply for the kk board??
Hi better to put battery above than below? Thanks
What does not come with the K450 kit? Edward Brotherton
The display on my flight controller is blank
It is plain white
What should I do ?
can we use kk2.1.5 and raspberry pi 3 camera in a single drone
Is this an okay quadrotor to build for beginners or no?
Hi! Great video! Did u have to drill any holes to mount the kk2 board ? Thanks
can I use 2200mAh battery in my 450mm frame and my motor is 1000kv?
Hi man, nice video!
Just bought the same frame from HobbyKing. I have the same transmitter and receiver..
How far can you fly with this receiver ( orange x) ?
I would like to know that...
Thanks a lot
Thomas
The camera which is in frame give me some link to buy it