KK/Copter control board power

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I have two Control boards - KK and Copter control board- which are both configured for Quad+ - I wish to change both to Quad X configuration.

I am aware that I have to flash them for the X config - questions on that will come later !!

My question is how is each board powered (5V)- during the flashing process and also during flight?

Thanks

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eshek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold (DE) USERID: 1193868 Newbie Joined: 06/Jan/2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Quote Reply Topic: KK/Copter control board power Posted: 09/Feb/2012 at 5:27pm
	I have two Control boards - KK and Copter control board- which are both configured for Quad+ - I wish to change both to Quad X configuration. I am aware that I have to flash them for the X config - questions on that will come later !! My question is how is each board powered (5V)- during the flashing process and also during flight? Thanks

crandix Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (AU) USERID: 280944 HobbyKing Constituent Joined: 23/Jan/2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 141	Quote Reply Posted: 10/Feb/2012 at 2:57pm
	KK board will get power from the 4 ESC's RX will get power from KK broard

crandix Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (AU) USERID: 280944 HobbyKing Constituent Joined: 23/Jan/2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 141	Quote Reply Posted: 10/Feb/2012 at 3:06pm
	When flashing power the board with 5 volts on any set of PCB pins. Centre pin are all + and outer pins (close to the edge) are -

eshek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold (DE) USERID: 1193868 Newbie Joined: 06/Jan/2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Quote Reply Posted: 10/Feb/2012 at 3:53pm
	Thank you - much clearer now

Sooty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (NZ) USERID: 173750 Hobbyking Addict Joined: 10/Mar/2009 Location: Christchurch NZ Online Status: Offline Posts: 2586	Quote Reply Posted: 11/Feb/2012 at 3:29am
	You can also power the board using power from only 1 ESC and only connect the signal wire from the other ESCs to their respective pins. Just remove the red pin from the plug and tape it or heat shrink it out of the way. It is fiddly and you might need a magnifying glass to see to release the pin - but then you can use the ESC for something else later.
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Dale.E Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (CA) USERID: 365318 HobbyKing aficionado Joined: 21/Jan/2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 308	Quote Reply Posted: 13/Feb/2012 at 3:17pm
	I flashed mine with no power from any source other than the USBasp worked perfectly. Edited by Dale.E - 13/Feb/2012 at 3:17pm
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