Thread: Off season FRC quadrocopter build
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Re: Off season FRC quadrocopter build
It's not possible sadly. The CIM motors are not efficient enough and weigh too much. The lead acid battery will not supply enough voltage and current under load to make it work and weighs too much. The interface is unreliable and too slow for safe flying. The props would put it out of first legal sizing anyway.

In comparison the small brushless outrunners you see on a quad like a DJI F560 have the same amount of power as a cim at 1/10 of the weight.

Source: I have built 6 quads, one hexacopter and I am working on a y6
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