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Re: lightweight, inexpensive speed controllers

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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber View Post
One of the guys at my local space has a series of nasty scars up his right side from when his quad turned on and the blade caught him. Turns out CF blade vs skin… the CF wins by a lot.

Don't forget these are machines with a simply crazy amount of power.

When working with your batteries be careful not to short them. Be careful flying near people, even a small quad dropping at someone can hurt.
Don't even need CF. The APC props on my quad sliced through my finger like butter.
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