FPV RC10
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FPV RC10
So the guys down at our RC track also have an electric go kart track. on sunday nights they run drone races around the track. Now they're starting to do FPV (first person viewer) RC car races around the concrete kart track.
So that sounded great, the FPV stuff is getting really cheap nowadays. So I got myself the needed equipment, and now I needed a car. An RC10 of course! It's lowered with limiters inside the shocks.
It's exactly two legos high! ha!
So that sounded great, the FPV stuff is getting really cheap nowadays. So I got myself the needed equipment, and now I needed a car. An RC10 of course! It's lowered with limiters inside the shocks.
It's exactly two legos high! ha!
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Re: FPV RC10
Since the camera is velcro'd on, I can move it to different vehicles. It's a pretty wide angle of view, I can see all of the front of the buggy, and more.
The front wing is basically 5 pieces. a bottom, two sides, and two bent corner pieces, all screwed together. We used to build crazy wings as a kid, and we would get our RC10's to handle amazingly well. I wanted to paint it, but figured I'd leave it clear so I can see through it with the camera.
The front wing is basically 5 pieces. a bottom, two sides, and two bent corner pieces, all screwed together. We used to build crazy wings as a kid, and we would get our RC10's to handle amazingly well. I wanted to paint it, but figured I'd leave it clear so I can see through it with the camera.
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Re: FPV RC10
so you basically buy clear lexan sheets and build it yourself? But how do you mount the wing? Do you use standard mounts or fabricate something yourself?
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What interests me is the camera and what was used and how it was fitted. Please tell more
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Re: FPV RC10
broodenburg wrote:so you basically buy clear lexan sheets and build it yourself? But how do you mount the wing? Do you use standard mounts or fabricate something yourself?
It originally came as a clearance item at the hobby shop, which I modified to be the size I wanted. I did bend/cut the base myself. It's held on with rear wing mounts for the B4, which have had the bottom parts cut off. The mount is then screwed into the RC10T bumper holes.
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Re: FPV RC10
The little camera also has a transmitter built in, so you just connect the tiny lipo battery and it turns on. There's a small button that allows you to change channels.Welshy40 wrote:What interests me is the camera and what was used and how it was fitted. Please tell more
There's a screen with a built in receiver attached to my pistol grip car controller, which has a built in rechargeable battery. You can change channels on that as well. And that's it! Extremely simple, and it works just fine. I may go to a goggle type setup that is a little more complicated, but not much. None of this stuff is what I'd cal expensive.
I'm using a Traxxas controller so I can use my stability control receiver, figuring that would help keep the car controllable. We shall see sunday night!
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Re: FPV RC10
So how did it go? I did a similar setup on my slash but it vibrated so bad as to be unusable:( Any advice?
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Re: FPV RC10
I drive mine on a smooth go kart indoor track, and it went pretty well. When I try to run it outside the video does get pretty bumpy. I think these cars bounce around a lot more than we actually realize.
I have since gone down to a smaller 1/18 scale ECX buggy with a better camera setup. The RC10T was kinda hard to drive, only because of it's width, I would catch a tire on things. No such issues with the EXC buggy. The new setup has a better antennae and camera, so it should make it that much more entertaining. The previous resolution and focus wasn't great. Still had a good time though.
I'll go back to the RC10 when I get some more time under my belt with this whole thing.
I have since gone down to a smaller 1/18 scale ECX buggy with a better camera setup. The RC10T was kinda hard to drive, only because of it's width, I would catch a tire on things. No such issues with the EXC buggy. The new setup has a better antennae and camera, so it should make it that much more entertaining. The previous resolution and focus wasn't great. Still had a good time though.
I'll go back to the RC10 when I get some more time under my belt with this whole thing.
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That's cool! Didn't think about the size and space of the wheels but it makes sense.
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Re: FPV RC10
I now use a Quanum head set, instead of the screen attached to the transmitter. Works WAY better.
What you are seeing is a fresnel lens, the actual display screen is behind it. It's adjustable to work with your vision without glasses.
What you are seeing is a fresnel lens, the actual display screen is behind it. It's adjustable to work with your vision without glasses.
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