Spirit with Geolink basic question

[Mikej]

That's brilliant Lee - thanks. I'm in no rush so whenever works for you is great

[joe_uk]

I also have an x3 and was thinking about a geolink. I seem to get flyaways all the time in the sim so it would be a good idea in real life too

[Made2Fade]

@Mikej -

12mm boom - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3484244

15mm boom - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3484246

Slightly different revision to the original 22mm mount that i designed but if anything much easier to print and stronger. Have fun with them buddy

[theonlygk]

I have a Geolink sat here waiting for a model.

I have considered putting it on an Oxy 2 but it was the mount that was ultimately stopping me.

Any chance you could modify one for a 9mm boom please.

[Made2Fade]

@ theonlygk - 9mm Boom - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3484431

slightly different modification again due to the zip ties needing to be closer to the boom.

[theonlygk]

Thanks Lee very much appreciated

[Made2Fade]

No problem - anyone else while im on a roll? lol Surely ive covered most sizes now?

I feel like i've hijacked Sheryls thread here, apologies Sheryl

[joe_uk]

Thank you for this! Very much appreciated.

[Mikej]

@Mikej -

12mm boom - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3484244

15mm boom - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3484246

Slightly different revision to the original 22mm mount that i designed but if anything much easier to print and stronger. Have fun with them buddy

Excellent - thanks - only just seen this apologies for not responding sooner

[trillian]

Just got the Spirit and Geolink today. It's a bit heavier than I expected, 29 grams. So I read in the manual that it needs to be away from servos and motors etc.

I was thinking about putting it on the Trex 500, but it would be about an inch away from the tail servo, any further down the boom and it would make it tail-heavy. Does anyone know just how far away it needs to be from a servo?

[PKNEC]

Hi Sheryl just got this from their wiki page.

[trillian]

Thanks for that. I had not seen those details before.

I'm wondering now if there's any reason it cannot be mounted above the FBL unit (which sits on the boom mount on my Trex 500). So, perhaps fabricate some kind of bracket that lets it sit 5cm above the FBL main unit.

If I put it 5cm down the boom away from the servo it's going to really mess with the C of G

Hi Sheryl just got this from their wiki page.

[PKNEC]

Can't see why not.
Just like a mast on a drone

[trillian]

Well, I emailed Tomas and he said that would only work if you were flying upright all the time, which I suppose is why it works on drones.

If the heli was inverted the Geolink would be obstructed.

Can't see why not.
Just like a mast on a drone

[PKNEC]

So the geo link is only good for upright flight?