G+_Dan Salter Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Is it considered better to have the Cage on a 250 Quad above or below the frame? I see them above a lot but that eliminates access to the flight Controller. Is having the center of balance below the props the right idea? Or does it interfere with the air flow too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Carl Elton Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I have mine above right now, But I might change it to below for easier access to the KK 2 board. The cage brings my mobius camera farther out so you don't see the props in video's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Heinz Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 As I understand it, below will tend to make the quad more stable, above will make it more maneuverable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Heinz Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Also, I've never figured out how to mount the Mobius at the front of the quad without a cage - mine is strapped onto the cage over the KK which is just no good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brian Festa Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I would say only use the cage if you need it. If you can fit the gear you have/need on the frame without the long frame upgrade go for it. Less is more when flying! But if you need top or bottom is up to you depends on what you plan to do and what you like. But i prefer bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Heinz Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Brian Festa - how would you mount the Mobius if you didn't use the extension cage? I'm stuck trying to figure out a good way to do that myself. Everything is just not quite the right size to mount the with, even if I'm willing to drill to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brian Festa Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Michael Heinz Can you post some shots of whats underneath? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Heinz Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The battery. https://plus.google.com/photos?pid=6125897353293745122&oid=115690193654512074503 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brian Festa Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 What about mounting the mobious on top of fc cage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Heinz Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 That's actually what I did - I mounted it on the "roll cage" but you get a lot of propeller in your pictures that way. Since I have to rebuild anyway, I experimented with alternate configs, but it was surprising how far back the battery had to go to offset moving the camera forward. At this point it seems like the only choices are "center of gravity" or "buy the extended frame". We'll see. Eventually I'll step up to a Dead Cat/Alien X, I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brian Festa Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Ahh ok, I haven't built this yet. My FPV260 Frame came today and the rest of my hobby king order will be here tomorrow. So i will have much better input tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Heinz Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 We've pretty thoroughly derailed Dan Salter's thread - we should start our own to talk about it. I'll post something to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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