Quad rotor Case

Well, my delivery from China arrived, a V222 quad rotor.  I orderd some extra batteries and spare parts while I was at it, so now I have a bunch of stuff that I need to be able to store and transport without tearing things up.  It came in a styrofoam shell wrapped in tape. It looked pretty rough, and I was sure it was in 1000 pieces, but it is a tough little machine and arrived intact.

I had a case in mind. It was an old cosmetics case that I have been using for years to store some old cameras, and other bits of junk. I ripped out everything but the outer shell,of the case then screwed in a little platform for the copter to rest on. I put two screws through the outside, then through a piece of plexiglass and into a little rubber hook. The rubber hook was from the packing of a ceiling fan to hold the motor and shell in place during shipping. It will act as a hanger for the copter while in the case in a vertical position.

This will be the hanger that pulls the coptor on the platform to a horizontal position when  opened.  It also makes a good place to rest it when adjusting and tinkering. Now for some storage of blades, batteries, and spare parts.  There are 4 different blades for a quad front and rear, right and left. The front are a bright color (red and orange in this case) and the back in black (This is not what AC/DC were singing about) .  For these I took some small diet coke cans and carefully removed the top using a can opener. 

 

This gives me a nice storage container for the replacement blades.  Since there are 4 types of blades, I repeated this for 4 cans.  For batteries and spare parts, I have some old dice tins from the days at the workshop that work perfectly. Now to fit them all in place.

Four cans for four rotors, one tin for charged batteries, one for dead batteries, one for spare parts, and one for tools.  And this is what it look like all laid out.

The case folds up nicely and everything slides together like it was precisely measured to fit. When opening and closing the case, the quad rises from vertical to horizontal.

Then the transmitter slides in.

The tins that hold the batteries, also hold the transmitter in place and keep it from sliding from side to side. A small strip of wood on the inside keeps the base of the transmitter from moving back and forth.

Small, light, sturdy, and a perfect fit all around.

Field box........check.

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