Recent content by IamTheOneWhoKnocks

Just a little update... I checked all the wires, a small wiggle to them, all checked OK. I added Hot Glue to the base of the solder points, and where the wires meet the ESC. I also put a dab across the middle of the wires, probably a little overkill there but its done. Put the bird back...

**UPDATE** I got the new solder iron the other day, fired it up and began to inspect my wiring while it heated. Upon closer examination I found the black wire had not broken off as previously thought. The wire had come right out of the solder bubble! I was not able to locate the point where the...

haha! funny thing, the other day I was watching something on the TV. It was showing how in China they sleep standing up, even while riding the subways. There are chin (no pun intended) straps on the subway trains that they rest their chins in, allowing them to sleep while standing! We find is...

Hi J Dot, Thank you the informative post! The black wire on the rear right ESC did just that, break off at the solder. The solder bubble is still in tact, doesn’t look heated at all, and all wires appear fine from heat stress. That post with the MOD, I read that when I got my bird, and I had...

The part that probably confuses me the most is the wires are coming directly out of the motor. They are the windings themselves, or so Ive read. I havent taken the motor off to verify this yet, a good quality image would be helpful. One would think DJ wouldve seen this problem during testing...

Thanks for the info! Just ordered a decent soldering iron, 60 WATT, and will start looking for the wire and a replacement ESC. I created a thread in hopes of finding info on doing the wire swap, Ive searched, looked through here (lots of pages) but cant find a detailed set of instructions. I...

Hello, Yesterday I fell victim to the solid wire in a vibrating device issue, my ESC wire broke at solder point on ESC. The bird fell about 30-40 foot, doing flips or loops twice before hitting mother earth. Overall there isnt any real damage to the shell, just the failed ESC inside. Ive...

So flying my Phantom 2 this afternoon, probably my 30th flight (dont fly near what I thought I would) and about halfway into it the thing took a hard turn upwards, fell 10 foot or so. Then did the hard turn up, and another fall, by the time it went to do this again, it hit the ground. Lucky for...

well after thinking it over, i have definitely decided to keep my P2 and add my own FPV set up. Reasoning is a few different things, spreading the cost out, and the FPV can be transferred to another copter if I wanted too. I dont have a GoPro HERO yet, and seen these little cameras can get quite...

Thanks for the breakdown. To me the equipment needed nearly adds up to the cost of the P3 basic, but takes the fun away of tinkering. Also buying part by part I am able to break the cost up a bit. I found a H3-3D gimbal for $156 at blinq.com, compatible with Hero 3/4. I guess Ive got a decission...

Hello, I been lurking around Phantom Pilots for a month or so now, even after reading countless threads I still am a bit lost. Ill start with my bird, it is a Phantom 2 basic (guess that’s the correct name), I picked it up for what I thought to be a great deal at the time ($199). Upon receiving...

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