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date: 2015-10-09
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-update: 2021-05-28
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+update: 2022-05-23
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## Customized Transmitter
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+Many years ago, a long time before I even started getting into Quadcopters, my grandpa bought me a cheap 2.4GHz Transmitter from Conrad Elektronik.
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+Because this was already available when I started building my own copters, I used it for that as well.
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+Turns out, it is a Flysky-clone, with it's own shoddy PC software.
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+So I wrote [my own Mac driver for it](2015_12_20_serialgamepad.html).
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+After using it with its original receiver for a while, I decided to move into the FrSky ecosystem.
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+So I swapped out the built-in transmitter for a [FrSky DHT](https://www.frsky-rc.com/product/dht-toggle-switch-2/) with the [TTL mod](http://majek.mamy.to/en/frsky-dht-ttl-mod/) to connect [my own telemetry display](2016_11_05_frsky_telemetry.html).
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-Also see [the article about my Arduino FrSky Telemetry display](2016_11_05_frsky_telemetry.html) and [the article about my Saitek X52 USB joystick experiments](2016_07_24_usb_host_cppm.html).
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+Also see [the article about my Saitek X52 USB joystick experiments](2016_07_24_usb_host_cppm.html).
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+## Ammo Can Battery Charging
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+Having so many high-capacity LiPo batteries around because of this hobby is kinda scary of course, after looking at a bunch of battery fires on YouTube.
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+So I at least wanted to have some kind of fire-proof enclosure for charging my batteries in.
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+I decided to go the common ammo-can route for this.
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+When doing this, it is **very important** to modify the can so it no longer is pressure-tight.
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+Otherwise you're building something more like a bomb.
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+Many people remove the seal in the lid for this, but I decided to drill a couple of large holes into the can, as well as a rectangular cutout for the charging cables.
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+The holes have a piece of mesh glued in front of them, to keep debris out.
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+And the inner walls of the can have been padded with cardboard, to prevent any chance of short-circuiting on the metal sheet of the can.
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+ [ "img/ammo_charger_1.jpg", "Front of can, with IMAX B5 charger clone" ],
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+ [ "img/ammo_charger_2.jpg", "Inside of can" ],
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