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  1. Hillbilly Pilot

    Camera wire loose on my P3s

    Update #2: Wx cooperated today. Flew a couple of batt. worth of flight time and had no issues. Held alt. & pos., camera rotated up/down, recorded video and took stills. Sooooo, my shaky/old hands were able to still do the job, just like my younger days. Looks like I dodged a bullet and didn't...
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    Camera wire loose on my P3s

    Update: Well, took the plunge and purchased a cheap Soldering Iron. With unsteady hands (old ya know and why I was hoping for an easier/cheaper fix), soldered the connector to the board. Put it all back together, installed a battery., fired up the controller, let the bird warm-up and low and...
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    Camera wire loose on my P3s

    It appears you'd be correct on this. I just found an old thread on here, and that was what was recommended. Again thanks for the help on this. H.P.
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    Camera wire loose on my P3s

    Posted one in my last post. We must have been thinking the same thing, at the same time. LoL! H.P.
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    Camera wire loose on my P3s

    Thanks! But, that's not my issue. Not trying to be a pita, but, it's those antenna wires that connect into the main body of the camera. There's a circuit board, that those wires connect to, in the top motor(?) assy. of the camera itself. The "nub" on the board itself, has eroded away and the...
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    Camera wire loose on my P3s

    Ok, gotta ask you, the antenna, it's in the drone body, correct?? Because, if it is, my issue is inside the camera body/assy. itself, not the drone. H.P.
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    Camera wire loose on my P3s

    Thanks Rootman. My issue is with the camera/gimbal board. I'm trying not to have to purchase a complete camera assy., just for that issue. IF that's what I'm going to have to do, well, I'll just sell it to someone for parts. Drone's never been crashed, but, I'm not going to put $300-$400 into a...
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    Camera wire loose on my P3s

    Thanks msinger. Looking at your link, the issue with mine is, in your pic, the black wire with the brass/copper end, is were I've got the issue. That end connects to the top of the camera/gimbal mount, inside a cover on the electronic board of the camera assy.. From what I can tell, the antenna...
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    Camera wire loose on my P3s

    My camera started having an intermittent issue on my last flight the other day. Noticed the black wire, that runs from bottom of drone to the camera/gimbal, had more slack in it than usual. Took the anti-drop pins off, un-clipped the flat/ grey wire, then took the cover off from where the black...
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    Dinosaur?

    Thanks for the heads-up on Dronenerds and the other two. Since I haven't flown for awhile, so haven't crashed, parts aren't an issue. But, since I only have one drone (I know, silly me), I like to be ahead of the game and have my options available. I run R.C. trucks also, so I keep a few spare...
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    Dinosaur?

    Haven't flown much lately, but when I do, I still enjoy my P3s. My concern is parts. Luckily, knocking on wood here, I haven't had any close calls or crashes with mine, yet. If I ever do, will there be parts availability? When I needed batteries, I could only find them on Amazon. I hate...
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    What's the coldest Wx you would fly in??

    Haven't been on in awhile. Thanks everyone for the info. you shared. Have not flown yet this year and the temps. here in Wisc., have been pretty mild, as of late. Again, thanks! H.P.:cool:
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    What's the coldest Wx you would fly in??

    Just curious. I know the batteries need to be heated up, along with me, but, how cold?? Thanx H.P.