E*RaptorCam w/ TP Packs eCCPM conversion!

[AZ ChopperCam]

yep. my front mount design will mount up. :lol: Thanks to Gary at www.tppacks.com for donating an eccpm kit to the cause.

The mount ends up a little over 2" lower. the great part about it is it will require no major modifications over my standard RaptorCam short kit with the exception of trimming the radio tray.

Basically what I did was move the rear neoprene mounts to a different hole in the side frames that are lower. Same with the vertical dampers in front. They mount into two holes lower in the front. This allows the long tubes to be dropped down. The horizontal damper mount is flipped over and the dampers mount to the top side instead of lower side as they do on the standard RaptorCam.

Overall the camera ends up about 2.2" further aft. This is great for getting CG where it needs to be! Total weight savings over the stock mCCPM setup is about 6oz. Total weight of the mount with dampers, servo, etc., is 23oz. (652 grams) you'll be hard pressed to find an underslung mount that light!

Since the camera sits 2" lower it would be a good idea to run spacers on the landing skids for extra clearance. .5 or .75" spacers do fine.

No promises that this is 100% solution until I fly it and get some video but I suspect it will work fine.

below, the modified servo tray where the horizontal dampers mount up to. that open servo hole is perfect for mounting a receiver with velro.

http://www.azchoppercam.com/raptorcam/eccpm_1.jpg

http://www.azchoppercam.com/raptorcam/eccpm_2.jpg

http://www.azchoppercam.com/raptorcam/eccpm_4.jpg

[GGoodrum]

Looks great! That will get lots of the weight out that doesn't need to be there.

-- Gary

[miami6]

Dj LEt us know how that Flies

[AZ ChopperCam]

I will report back no doubt.

I am also looking at another way to mount the camera gimbal for those who would be taking stills only. It would mount the camera further back closer to CG and up about 4" Will also have pan. It probably woudn't work for video due to it being more rigidly mounted.

I'll show y'all pics when I get it done.

[Art-Tistic]

DJ,
Looking sweet Bro!!! Put me on top of the list for the joker mount. Need one as soon as you can. Thanks I hope you make a killing selling these!

Regards,
Anthony

[AZ ChopperCam]

just finished assembly. AUW ready to fly with 10s2p 4200 battery, camera and wide angle converter is 10.2lb. I lost quite a bit of weight going with Gary's eCCPM mod and CG is much easier to attain.

[BladeWaxer]

Here's my little Joker CX coming in for a landing with Rebel XT riding in the newest camera mount I built. It is full 360, pan tilt and zoom, with Gentled shutter release.

Weight of mount with camera and servos,batts, downlink, etc...is 5.1 lbs.

Heli with 10s2p Tanic batts is just over 10 lbs.

Alltogether, 15.2 lbs. Blades are MAH690s.

http://aeropics.net/videos/jokerwithcam_mount.mpg

[BladeWaxer]

I know, DJ, it's not a front/nose-mount!

But I'm working on one of those every chance I get.

You just work a lot faster than most of the rest of us!!!

Pete

[AZ ChopperCam]

Sit tight Pete. My Joker CX will be here in about a week or so. I think I'll have a front mount on it within a week after that. :lol: :lol: Your 360° mount looks good.

what kind of run time are you getting at 15lb AUW?

I'm hoping to keep my mount for the Joker at about 1.3 lb. so with the camera I'll be at about 2.7lb. The Joker will probably "laugh" at that weight!

[Art-Tistic]

I'm hoping to keep my mount for the Joker at about 1.3 lb. so with the camera I'll be at about 2.7lb. The Joker will probably "laugh" at that weight!


DJ,
My maxi swinging 800mm semi's certainly will and the tail blades won't get any grass stains. :glasses:

Keep me at the top of the Joker list.

Regards,
Ant

[BladeWaxer]

DJ,

Under 2 pounds would be awesome for a Joker's lifting ability. I am getting about 9-10 mins with those 10s2p Tanic 6600s, and putting about 4000 back in.

It seems to me I should be getting longer flights, HS is about 1600 with 690 symmetricals.

I can get about 6 minutes on a 10s eMoli pack without the camera and mount.

Pete