Month: April 2018

Makerfire Armor 65 Unboxing

Specifications

  • Wheelbase 65mm
  • Motors 716 17600KV
  • Propellers 4-blade 31mm/0.8mm
  • FC Betaflight F3 V3.2.4
  • VTX 5.8GHz 25mW 16CH, integrated with FC
  • Camera 199C 800TVL 150 degrees FOV
  • Battery 3.8V 260mAh 30C

Package Contents

1 Makerfire Armor 65 Plus
1 3.8V 260mAh LiPo with JST-PH 2.0 connector
1 USB charger
1 prop removal tool
5 set spare props

Flashing Silverware With A MacBook

Silverware is an open-source flight controller firmware developed by GitHub user silver13 for the H8 mini, BWhoop B03, Eachine E011, and E011C FCs. It was forked and further refined by GitHub user NotFastEnuf. It gives you acro mode, is optimized for the STM32F0 processor and is very well-tuned for brushed motors (especially the NotFastEnuf fork).

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Eachine E011 Transmitter Battery Mod

 

The Eachine E011 transmitter takes in 3 AAA batteries. But alkaline batteries almost always suck and Eneloops are rather expensive. And they often tend to inexplicably disappear. Besides, I have a lot of LiPo batteries that I use on quadcopters so it makes sense to make use of them in other battery-operated equipment where possible. This mod is simple and easy and should be applicable to most transmitters similar to the Eachine E011’s. Plus you should still be able to use AAA batteries.

Parts and Equipment

For this mod, you need the following:

  1. Molex battery male connector
  2. LiPo battery with Molex battery female connector
  3. Soldering iron
  4. Soldering wire
  5. Wire snips
  6. Philips screwdriver

Procedure

  1. Unscrew the back cover of the transmitter and thread the battery connector through one of the holes in the battery compartment.
  2. On the other side, solder the connector ends to the corresponding terminals. Red to red, black to black.
  3. Connect the battery and you’re done!