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    Help with decision

    The phantom line is obsolete now (except the RTK). You can likely find a used one somewhere for fairly cheap. I really like the phantom line.. Its a good bird to learn on.
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    Battery Maintenance

    With today's technology of smart batteries, there seems to be a lot of conflicting advice about whether or not you need to "condition" them anymore by running them down to minimum and charging back up again. There are some chargers out there that will discharge to 8% and then charge back up...
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    P3 Pro Gimbal shows disconnected, yet responds to commands. No video

    Thanks for the suggestions... I broke the camera and gimbal down right to the basics and put it all back together again and still no change.. I will have to check the firmware and try flashing again, once I am in the mood to tinker with it again.. Thanks again folks!
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    P3 Pro Gimbal shows disconnected, yet responds to commands. No video

    Yeah, one of the first things I thought of... Pulled the card and nothing changes... Thanks tho! I am gonna pull it apart tonight and reseat the cables and such.
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    P3 Pro Gimbal shows disconnected, yet responds to commands. No video

    Hey folks, I have a phantom 3 professional that I have flown since 2017 or so. Has been a rock solid unit for me all these years. Did a shell replacement on it in 2019 due to stress cracks and has flown like a champ the whole time. In 2022, around August or so, I bought a Phantom 4 from a...
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    P4P props frequently popping off at start-up

    I think this video demonstrates very well why they spin the motors up quickly before taking off.
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    Phantom 4 vs. Phantom 4 Pro propeller mounts

    Thank you! Definitely a big noticeable improvement in tension
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    Phantom 4 vs. Phantom 4 Pro propeller mounts

    Hey folks, New user to a phantom 4, however been flying drones for 10 years. Bought a second hand phantom 4 from someone who just had it as a backup... I am reading posts about the propeller mounts being weaker on them than the Pro mounts.. So I went and bought a set of pro mounts. The only...
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    Batteries again!

    I don't know the answer to that... But personally, if I am not using my batteries for months at a time, I will usually charge them up every month or so.
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    Batteries again!

    Does not matter to the battery if they are discharged by the load of the motors, or the load of the discharge circuit... Should not make any difference
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    solder temperature?

    Hah... yep same boat here... I replaced a motor on my P3 Pro.... Instead of messing around with the ESC soldering, I decided to cut the wire and splice them together.. I had a hell of a time... I ended up burning most of the insulation off trying to get the solder to stick... Then, doing some...
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    solder temperature?

    I personally get my soldering gun/iron as hot as possible and hit the connection as quick as possible.
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    P3P / DJI Go with iPad Mini 6 (2021)

    So then you can't have an ipad mini 6th gen... Those have USB C connectors
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    P3P / DJI Go with iPad Mini 6 (2021)

    Huh? really?? What IOS version? Is it a mini (with the usb c connector)? All I can find on the internet is how the controller wont connect to the ipad...