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here's the download link: Dropbox - Mikado Vbar software.zip

I have the software stashed away. I'll provide download links later (I'm at work ATM).. give me a chase by PM if I forget!

Great post rdsok, It's the reply I should have made but was too lazy to write:redface:

Those USB chargers are really intended for micro size batteries. As Tony says, they will charge your much larger capacity batteries, but it will take a long long time. If your battery was fully discharged and if plugged into a standard 0.5A USB port it would take about 10 hours to fully charge...

I dont use dual rates as I find if I have different rates in different flight modes it gets confusing, I prefer a more consistent feel between flight modes. But i use exponential, typically on the aileron and elevator channels I'll have 25-35% expo. If you fly Spektrum / JR you use positive...

You make one of the gain values negative. There are other ways to do it with mixes too, but that's a bit more complicated.

That is a bit hot. If it were me I'd reduce the timing slightly and increase the PWM to it's maximum, then chaeck again.

You just assign a switch to the gyro channel. So where the last screen says: Switch: On Change the 'On' to be the switch of your choice. I use my flight mode switch. Once you assign a switch you will get different different switch positions listed and you can set different values for each...

GRH, Something is strange then because higher PWM frequency should make the motor run cooler, not hotter. The down side of the higher PWM is a hotter ESC. As a general rule the PWM should be as high as the ESC can support providing the ESC doesnt get too hot. The formula you quoted is actually...

If you run a 4S battery in a system setup for 3S then you will pull about 70% more current. You are likely to be overloading the ESC's which would explain why they will be behaving erratically. The solution is to run smaller props to reduce load on the motors and ESCs. Try reducing prop...

First understand how an ESC works.. It controls voltage by switching off and on the supply very fast. The more time that is 'on' the higher the voltage on the output, the more time it's 'off' the lower the voltage. This 'switching' on and off means that the flow of electricity coming in from the...

Hi Bill, welcome to the forum. I know just about squat about RC cars but others here are much better informed on that branch of the RC hobby, so i'm sure you will get answers to any questions you have. Steve

Uri, Active freewheeling is very useful for governor function, especially if you are governing in the lower end of the range. Although with governor the headspeed is constant the throttle opening (and hence duty cycle) is constantly changing according to load. I did a back to back comparison on...

Uri, yes that's an option worth considering for sure, it has the same BEC as the 120A so that part of the equation would be fine. Bear in mind though that the 100A is a 'V3' type ESC. It's still a nice ESC but it doesn't have the advanced features of the 120A V4. The biggest difference is that...

Yes, plus of course you would be limited to the maximum amp output of the single pack, rather than the combined output of two.

The Castle Edge 130A is an LV ESC (8S max), so this must be a 6S setup that Paul has in mind. That being the case 130A not really overkill because for the same power a 6S setup pulls twice as many amps as a 12S system. It's the BEC in the Edge 130 that concerns me, 5A isnt enough. If going with...

5A BEC isn't enough for a heli of this size. If you want to stick with Castle and use an internal BEC then the Talon range is what you want to look at, they have a 20A BEC.

Paul, On the subject of ESC's.. I'm sure 100A would be fine if running a HV setup. The G570KSE manual recommends HV ESC's in the range 80A to 120A for 'hard 3D' use. The same manual does also list 6S as being suitable for 'general and 3D' flying, but you would need a larger amp rating ESC for...

No, I'm a Lemon fan, I much prefer them to original Spektrum sats. The Lemon's aren't clones because they are a totally different hardware design, they just operate on the same 2.4GHz DSMX protocol. I've seen macro pics of inside of Lemon and Spektrum receivers and the manufacturing quality of...

Uri ( Muranker) is probably the best one to advise as he has a 570, but from my experience of other helis around this size, it's right on the limit of what you can get away with for hard flying on 6S. For sports flying and moderate 3D I'm sure it will be fine on your existing 6S 5000mAh...