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Yes we have rigged it up for day flights but one to check the weight & balance. You can see the light if the reflectors are pointing in your direction and you're looking for them. Distance of 3500-4000 ft. I have another kit with a orange strobe that is good for 4000-5000 ft-daytime, 4+ miles...

Check the Cree web site links below for specs. I usually use the "T-6" & "U2" models. Also I added the snapshot below, this is where you can really see that if you are not fully powering the LED you only get a portion of the claimed '1000' lumens. Cree XLamp XM-L LEDs...

I will get you a link to the Cree LED spec sheet today

Yes I feel your pain and goals. As I commented in this other thread: Custom 80w LED light bar for Phantom 3 I detailed the build I did with my son, below is the weights and measures i'm working with. I'm putting out about 78 watts, 4.95A @ 14.8v. {{My next build will be 16 LEDs similar to...

Hi Jon, Your 2200 mAh battery is definitely stressing. you say its drawing 2.7A @ 35V, as the battery itself is a 3 cell lipo (3.7v x 3= 11.1v) this means you are drawing 8.5A from the battery @ 11.1v. According to this calculator your battery will last 0.18 hours or 10.8 minutes. Check out...

Hey guys, BVC & I built this light kit together. Here is a parts list and a brief look at the first Strobe light bar that got us into this. For weights / measures / times: Wgt = Setup (frame & battery) weighs 16oz with the 2200 mAh battery. The 16oz setup flies well. Will reduce your flight...

My setup weighs 20oz with the 6000 mAh battery. 16oz with the 2200 mAh battery. The 16oz setup flies well. The 20oz flies but you can tell the drone is grunting a bit. Took it out flying tonight with a group of RC plane enthusiasts, when they lost (crashed) a plane in the field they asked me...

Here is the controller switch. you can search around for them on ebay, amazon or alibaba. The last time I bought them I ordered 10ea from china @ $1.50 each, downside is it took 3 weeks to receive them.

JonEQuest,, thats a great rig. I like the mercury switch alot, however not sure I want to attach things to my camera or gimble. My son "BVC" was talking about the 80W light rig we built. We used an RF (signal) remote switch for LED light bar, it can handle up to 24v @ 10amps and costs a mere...