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24 Jan 2012
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RC stuff
I recently revisited something I was interested in as a kid which is these rc helicopters. Of course back then they were several hundred bucks, now you can get a large one for 40-100 if you know where to shop.
Anyhow, I've been modding the circuit boards, boosting power and modifying them however I can.
I've actually increased the mini's flight time per charge from roughly 4 to 15 minutes.
The two larger ones are outdoor models, but only the biggest one can really handle the wind at all.
Anyhow, was wondering if anyone else messed with rc stuff. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS Windows 7 x64
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution 1080p (1920x1080)
Keyboard Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
PSU 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling Zalmann
Hard Drives 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
Internet Speed depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
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24 Jan 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Cheshire, United Kingdom |
Quote: Originally Posted by Maguscreed  I recently revisited something I was interested in as a kid which is these rc helicopters. Of course back then they were several hundred bucks, now you can get a large one for 40-100 if you know where to shop.
Anyhow, I've been modding the circuit boards, boosting power and modifying them however I can.
I've actually increased the mini's flight time per charge from roughly 4 to 15 minutes.
The two larger ones are outdoor models, but only the biggest one can really handle the wind at all.
Anyhow, was wondering if anyone else messed with rc stuff. i've just ordered an iHelicopter from amazon for £30, i'll be uploading a video of me failing to fly it lol | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz
Motherboard Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
Memory 4Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 800Mhz 5-5-5-15
Graphics Card EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
Sound Card Realtek HD 7.1 Audio, Plantronics GameCom780 7.1 Headset
Monitor(s) Displays Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech generic keyboard
Mouse Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
PSU Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
Case Antec 900 Gaming Case
Cooling Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium
Hard Drives Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA
Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA
WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA
Internet Speed 120Mb Virgin Media Fibre Optic
Other Info Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
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24 Jan 2012
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#3 | |
Windows 8 Pro Standish, Lancashire, England |
Mine lasted less than 5 minutes before a fatal crash  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
OS Windows 8 Pro
CPU Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
Motherboard ASRock X79 EXTREME11
Memory 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Dominator Platinum
Graphics Card 2x 3GB EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked+
Sound Card Creative
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x27" Dell & 2 x 23" Dell
Screen Resolution 3 @ 2560x1440 & 2 @ 1920x1080
Keyboard Microsoft Ergononic 7000
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU 1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Cooling Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler
Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 Series, 2.5" SSD, SATA III
Intel X25-M SSD - 160GB
Internet Speed 34 Mb/s ADSL2+ (Bonded)
Antivirus Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Firefox
Other Info WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS
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24 Jan 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04 Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
Nope. But I used to have one of those ones that you pull on a cord to wind the propeller up. It used to just fly around hopelessly for about 30 seconds then crash into a wall.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04
CPU Intel Pentium Dual Core E6700 3.2GHz
Motherboard ASUS P5G41T-M LX
Memory Strontium 8192MB DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card msi GeForce N560GTX-M2D1GD5 1GB
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays CHIMEI CMV 221D 22"
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
PSU SHAW Viper-1500w Gaming PSU
Case Black eMaxx ATX Mini Tower Case
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda LP Green 3.5'' 2TB Internal HDD 5900RPM + WD Elements Desktop 1TB External HDD 7200RPM
Internet Speed 100GB @ 4.76Mbps
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24 Jan 2012
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600 cornwall UK |
i got my eldest son one at xmas ,between us we couldnt get it off the ground so it kind of skipped fast sideways around the yard ,eventually a day or so later he got it off the ground ,but he hasnt flown it since. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hewlett packard/p6512uk
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600
CPU IIx4 amd athelon 635 processor
Motherboard FOXCONN 2AA9
Memory 2x2gb
Graphics Card ati radeon HD 5450
Sound Card (1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) AMD High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays samsung lcd tv 32"
Screen Resolution 1360x 768
Keyboard wireless hp
Mouse wireless Hp,optical
PSU ?
Cooling air!
Hard Drives (1) WDC WD10 01FAES-60Z2A0 SATA Disk Device (2) Maxtor OneTouch USB Device (3) ST310003 33AS USB Device (4) WD My Book 1111 USB Device
Internet Speed 1.10mb/s
Antivirus MSE
Browser Firefox
System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234
OS ultimate 64 sp1
CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53
Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card amd hd6950
Sound Card creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard saitek eclipse ii
Mouse logitech g3
PSU antec 550
Case antec three hundred
Cooling i'm a cooling fan
Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
Internet Speed about 4 Mbps
Other Info i love win7
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24 Jan 2012
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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
How about this one for your BIG living room.
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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24 Jan 2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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24 Jan 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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24 Jan 2012
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#10 | |
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Quote: Originally Posted by boohbah i got my eldest son one at xmas ,between us we couldnt get it off the ground so it kind of skipped fast sideways around the yard ,eventually a day or so later he got it off the ground ,but he hasnt flown it since. I was given one very similar to the large one in Maguscreed's pic. I had the same experience as you and your son (except I never got the damn thing off the ground  )
Now it doesn't go even sideways, let alone take off before going flat. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number SmartEyeball Custom Systems
OS 8 Pro x64
CPU i7 3770K 4.6GHz
Motherboard ASUS P8Z77 WS (great board good slot placement)
Memory 16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400mhz
Graphics Card 2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
Sound Card X-FI Forte 7.1 + ATH-AD900 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays x3 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
Screen Resolution 1920*1200 / 1920*1080
Keyboard Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine MX Black // Filco Ninja TKL
Mouse Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
PSU Corsair AX1200W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Noctua NH-D14
Hard Drives 2x Intel 520 240GB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0) * 2TB WD Caviar Black
Antivirus MSE
Browser Opera, Chrome, FF
Other Info GT Extreme V2 Sim Racing Cockpit + 40" LCD and K/B Mouse stand ▼
Fanatec CSR Elite Wheel + Clubsport Pedals + CSR shifter/7GS ▼
Buttkicker v2 Seat Rumbler with Dedicated 5.1 and Sub Woofer attached to frame ▼
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