Tarot FY680 Upgrade - Foxtech Retracts - eRC

[@eluminerRC]

Bad weather => No maiden flight any time soon => I have nothing to do => I have to do something => Why not RETRACTS!? ;) Enjoy new eRC video! Hope you like it!

[@IBCMTB]

Impressed with the production quality of your vids! Great tutorial, will be using it if/when I add retracts to my Tarot FY650 Iron Man.

[@eluminerRC]

Thank you! :)

[@blackmennewstyle]

This hexacopter is a killer! You will have for sure a blast with it! Happy holidays to you and happy new year :D

[@eluminerRC]

Thanks! Happy new year to you as well!

[@blackmennewstyle]

eluminerRC Thanks :)

[@rifted]

Great update mate! nice clean and will help you with video shoots immensely! I`ll be ordering soon the original landing gear for my Tarot 650 X4 soon. Thanks for sharing and also it looks great when you put up the landing gear! lol Ed

[@eluminerRC]

These are awesome, but too bulky for FY680 in my opinion. I believe for 650 as well. I will do short review video on them once weather allows me to fly.

[@marshal7102]

Hi I purchased this set and fit them on my DJI F450 Flamewheel Quad and got everything working fine using chn 8 on my tx. Not thinking there was anything wrong, I decided to make a test flight to try out the retracts in the air. Well here is the clincher,,,I took off just fine and flew around for just a few minutes and decided to hit the switch for the retracts. I was flying at about 15' and hit the switch and as soon as the gear reached full up position, the motors shut down and the copter fell to the ground. Broke one arm, snapped the GPS mast, knocked the camera gimbal off of the rubber bushings and broke one prop. Starring in disbelief wondering what the heck happened, I picked up the pieces and went back to the drawing board. Wondering what in the world had happened, I figured I would try it on the bench after I got everything repaired. Lo and behold, as soon as I hit the switch the motors shut down as soon as the retracts reached max travel no matter what direction they were heading. I checked the Battery, end stops, wiring, apm configuration, mixer settings, and anything I thought that could have caused this. My question,,,what do you think it could be.

[@pinzgauernorcal]

+Marshal Palmer its probably because you didnt have a bec powering the retracts

[@DoMiNoCzE]

I love your videos they got me into this hobby thanks !

[@eluminerRC]

I love when I hear stuff like this! Welcome to the hobby and enjoy! ;)

[@MrNams]

Is it made up of Aluminum?What is weight of Frame?

[@carsoncrook702]

Love how high quality your videos are! Could you direct me somewhere that has video making/production tips?

[@Guntar131]

Very nice, like all of your instructions. I'd like to upgrade to retracts as well. One very minor point, and sincerely not meant to tarnish your build or video quality, but I recommend editing your text at around 3:32...should be 'assign' vs 'assing'. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@eluminerRC]

Guntar131 Thanks for pointing this out. Despite my best efforts, sometimes spelling mistakes happens. Can't change it now without re-uploading the video, but I will be even more careful in the future.

[@marshal7102]

Hi I purchased a set similar to these from tarot and they work the same way However, when I flip them up or down with my motors running, they will cause the motors to shut down at the end of travel up or down. I tried these while flying and my quad fell out of the sky. I'm using APM 2.6 with power module, AT10 RadioLink Tx and Rx. Does the same even when i connect it to a totally different Quad with the same setup What would cause them to shut down my motors?

[@eluminerRC]

Marshal Palmer Interesting. I've heard this from one other person. It's quite unbelievable to me because they don't have nothing to do with motors. Or at least shouldn't. Are you using the same BEC for powering retracts and Rx. Retracts pull max current at the end of the travel when they lock themselves up. Then overcorrect protection turns them off. If the BEC is not powerful enough it could turn off or something and cause Rx to loose power. Try powering them from different BEC. I don't know what else could cause that.

[@Collin326C]

Beautiful. Have you ever built custom multirotors? If you have, I'd like to see some of them some time;) Great work as always

[@eluminerRC]

Thanks! No, I didn't. Maybe I will, but not for now.

[@everettmcwilliams1884]

I want those retracts for my qav 500. As a matter of fact I'm gonna by some right now.

[@BenedictMutobaya]

I AM ;LOOKING FOR LAND LEGS

[@Ricardosj19]

Hola amigo, ¿Dónde puedo comprar este tren deaterrizage retráctil?????.Gracias y buenos vuelos, un saludo

[@eluminerRC]

Check the links in the video description! ;)

[@Ricardosj19]

Gracias pero no me e enterado e lo que me quier decir, disculpe las molestias

[@Puropaisacolombiano]

Ricardo Segura Que le des al Link que esta en el video.

[@Ricardosj19]

ok

[@Ricardosj19]

Este tren de aterrizaje lo tienes en Mercado RC

[@odfpv591]

And you set travel limitsm

[@imemyself2820]

Big and clumsy flying umbrella