Landing Gear Retracts for Tarot Iron Man 680 Pro (for under $30)

How to make sturdy functional retracts for your Tarot 680 Pro or other hexacopter or quadcopter for very little money!

[joburg]

What a great video, very well explained and they look very sturdy, i take it you are in the uk (by the electrical plugs in the background) this is the best video i've seen on diy retracts.

[mrfixitpa]

Thanks for the great video. You sir have a great mind. I plan on building a Tarot 650 Quad over the winter and I like the retract idea but they were to expensive. You saved me tons with this idea. Thank you.

[damienwilson]

Hi Chris, i have ordered the Tarot 680 pro frame, and i think that i will do this Mod with it, Great Video & well explained, Thanks.

[TheSkyPod]

Also a little help for people looking for the 14mm diameter dowels, I believe a drum stick is the same diameter. Cheaper finding that on ebay than driving around looking for the correct size dowel. Cost me under $3 on ebay for a 14mm drumstick . Just make sure that is the diameter .

[magsbestsongs]

Great video Thanks Chris, i will do the same to my frame :)

[Aikonaazi]

I seem to remember that you can buy long lengths of 14mm dowel at B&Q (if you are in the UK)  Admittedly 14mm is hard to find.

[SkyViewAerialSolutio]

Mr. Hornby, what are the diameter and length measurements of the dowel needed to insert into the leg? Thanks.

[br]

Hi Chris, I think we are from the same age. The big difference is .... I´m a newbee and not so handy. I have  Tarot FY690 and I´m interested in the way you reconstruct the original ladin gear. So you can do me a favour and do the same thing for me. Let me know what the costs are. I live in the Netherlands.

[hanschan]

Great job and thanks for sharing...by the Tarot had release their own flight controller for their multirotor and good price too..check it out bro

[TheSkyPod]

Hey Chris, Do you know a way to set up your transmitter (futaba preferably) to make the retracts go back down once you put your Mutlirotor in failsafe ?  I am using a Naza V2 with a Futaba 14SG and a Futaba R6014HS receiver . Thanks

[Aikonaazi]

The diameter of the dowel is 14mm, length 40mm. the hole is 5mm diameter.

[elieeid]

can you explain the wiring issue with apm Please

[loeschc]

Kinda off subject.... what esc are you using? Ive tried three different ones and they dont fit as clean as yours.

[TheSkyPod]

Do you need any type of controller for the retracts, or hook the servo lines straight into your receiver?

[rcgeek]

whats the actual point of quadcopter retracts

[russmartinez]

Which retract motor from HK did you use?