Thalios's CarbonCore H6 650mm build thread

[Thalios]

Hello folks.

Here's another build thread.

I wanted something more powerful than my nice F550 so I started shopping around. I found a few solutions that seemed interesting but nothing caught my eye till I found the CarbonCore H6 @ rc-drones.com.

These things looked awesome and I liked the design, so I pulled the trigger. Liked it so much that I bought a quad and a hexa hehe.

Anyway, I build the Hexa today and it is an awesome machine.

Here it is in details:

CarbonCore H6 650mm
6x Avroto M2814-11S with Graupner 10x5" Props
6x Graupner 6mm to 8mm adapters.
DJI Naza + GPS
6x DJI 30A ESC
AR8000 + Satellite DSMX
TM1000 DSMX Telemetry
Custom 12v Stepdown regulator for LED lights (LEDs to be installed..)
RC-drones.com power distribution board
RC-Drones accessory plate
EC3 female to 2x EC3 males adapter (to use 2 batteries)

Unboxing:


The first part built. The manual says it should have the top motor mount as a hole, and the one on bottom as a plate, but I have 12 plates (1 top, 1 bottom) for some reason..


All arms built


Bottom plate assembly


Bottom plate with arms folded


Attaching arms


Battery trays


Battery trays in place


Another shot of the trays


the tolerance was great on the kit, except for the legs which has this little tiny bump in the groove to lock it in place with the foot of the leg, but the bump was too big and the foot didn'T want to get in place. I had to sand a tiny bit.


Same thing on the centre frame itself. these 2 bottom slots were a tiny bit too tight and the plate wouldn't fit in them.


Assembling the plates


Assembling the head


Another shot of the head


The attachment


Found that it's easier to screw these in first, then mount the arms for the head


The inside of the head's arms


Head completed


Motor in place!


Top motor plate dismantled to install motor


GPS installed


Another shot of the GPS


The frame is complete with motors and GPS


The Power Distribution board from RC-Drones


Power distribution board installed in the frame. I used some rubber standoffs from Home depot that worked like a CHARM!


Another shot of the board installed


Naza installed in the frame with standoffs. I cut 4x M3x16mm screws at the head and used them as rods inside the long extra 4 standoffs that comes with the kit to raise the naza above the power distribution board. Fits perfectly. I unscrewed the M3 screws on the board and replaced with the standoffs I built.


Back of the Naza


The Naza all wired up!


Fully completed bird!


The completed bird closeup


Another angle of the completed bird

[Thalios]

Test flight is coming tomorrow. We did a pull test (My Friend Matt was holding the frame of the bird in front of him (in a safe way, away from blades and holding from underneath)) and I did a 1 sec burst at 100% throttle. He almost fell over from the thrust! That thing is POWERFUL!

More to come tomorrow!

[DesJardins]

These Carbon Cores do look crazy, I can't wait to see footage!

[SAMUELPINONFLORES]

yeah we will be waiting for the footage 1+

[Z06 Tony]

Nice build and thanks so much for mentioning Rc-Drones.

I really do appreciate it.

[BrokenRotor]

Wow!! That thing looks kick-a$$. I am just getting my FPV + OSD setup installed on my F550 and then I saw this thread. Damn you now I want one. Maybe an early xmas gift to myself.

Post some video soon.

Nice build.

Steve

Off to the RC Drones site now

[Thalios]

Thanks folks! It was a fun build.

I tried it for the first time today. Was super stable and SO POWERFUL! Love it!

And Tony, not a problem. You rock! You offered me insanely fast service (Ordered on a saturday via email which you replied to super fast) and got it delivered tuesday!! Hard to beat that!!

I still haven't strapped my cameras and FPV equipment to it as i've got to install my orientation LEDs on it first..

[rdarby777]

Can you post lipos used and flight times

[Thalios]

So far, i'm using Gens Ace 4S 25C 4000MAh. I got about 13 minutes just basic hovering with it, and I was using a single battery.

Granted, my FPV and camera and legs are not installed yet.

Once I get dual batteries installed and fpv, i'm guessing i'll be in the 15-17 minutes range.

The Avroto motors are powerhouses. They are really cool to the touch after a 13 minutes flight.

[joeb]

Agree very happy with the Avroto's
Love the Carbon Core frame
it's on my "want it badly" list

[Thalios]

Next on the purchase list is a camera gimbal.

I'm liking the Cinestar 2 axis, but it is too big for the legs I have..

I might hit the Megaradius or the AG550-NX, but I hate that it takes my battery trays away...

we'll see..

[Tomstoy2]

Wow, that Megaradius is one hell of an engineering feet! I had no Idea. How does it work? Never heard of it before. Looks like its gear driven on both axis, hard to tell from the pics.

I've heard mixed reports from the TP camp. Some love it and some say they had to do some mods to get the slop out. Have no idea what the hell to think.

I hear what you're saying about the battery tray. I always thought it was a great feature.

Beautiful buid you have there, by the way! Can't wait to see some vids. Been looking at the 900, myself.

[wbefield]

Very nice looking! I want one now

[corona007]

That's an awesome kit!
I just received my first quad. Naza + GPS Flame 450.
Hero 3 (wait list)
My next one will probably be this Carbon core. Looks great!

[saitoflyer]

Which hero3. White,silver, or black is best suitable for ap?

[joeb]

I am actually leaning towards the Carbon Core gimbal one but I've not seen any reports on its use

[gtxkid]

I am interested in the PDB.
Can you tell me how many amps can it handle and also How many full load amps your machine pulls.

Nice unit.

[Thalios]

Originally Posted by saitoflyer

Which hero3. White,silver, or black is best suitable for ap?

Really depends what you want to achieve.

The Black has better resolution, higher frame rate (60fps 1080p) and handles better low light situation.

That's what i'm going for.

But the Silver is still an awesome camera (same as the GoPro Hero 2 roughly)

[Thalios]

Originally Posted by gtxkid

I am interested in the PDB.
Can you tell me how many amps can it handle and also How many full load amps your machine pulls.

Nice unit.

The description says 60 Amps continuous, 72A burst. I'm unsure if that's per connection or total for the board. I'm pretty sure it's per connection.

http://www.rc-drones.com/voltair-60ampboard.php

I've not gotten a OSD yet or logger so I don'T know the current draw at full load. I'm still in the market for a decent OSD.

[chrisma7]

Really nice setup, how much can it lift?