Recent content by Jim Williams

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    Phantom1 fc40 camera

    Hi, unfortunately DJI no longer supports the app and it is no longer available on the Play store. You will need to download it from a third party site on the web and then install it. I used this site: Download free DJI FC40 1.07 APK for Android . Note: you will need to go into your android...
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    Phantom 3 Battery Smart Boards

    I took one apart today. Battery cells were totally discharged but managed to trickle charge them and then charge them back up with hobby balanced charger. My board appears to be bad though as one component gets hot, and battery will not turn on. Can't seem to find the board and am tired of...
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    install help for cheap chinese gimbal and cheap gopro knockoff

    There are several Youtube videos on doing this, some of them pretty detailed.
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    DRONE STUCK IN 100' TREE

    This could work if you can somehow handle the weight of a piece pipe that long. I did this on a smaller scale with a plane about 35 feet in a tree. If you can lean the pipe into the tree somehow to support some of the weight as you add sections to the bottom. A couple of guy ropes affixed to...
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    Litchi crashed my p4

    I wouldn't jump to a conclusion that it was Litchi...could have been some problem with the drone itself, hopefully the logs will reveal something.
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    Nextbook Ares-8

    It should install the software directly from google play...I was messing around with one in the store today and it started the download ok, so I presume it would install. I cancelled the download before it finished as I was on my lunch hour and running out of time.
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    FOUND: Generic Android Tablet that WORKS (So far..)

    I tried the digiland ($39 at BestBuy) and it worked to some extent. The video feed would jerk a bit on movement, but the main reason I took mine back is that the screen developed a burn in from the sun hitting it while using it outdoors. This went away, but I was afraid it wouldn't always go...
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    Help with Litchi

    One thing you might try, to to Settings/Apps on the tablet and find DJI Go and Force Stop. If you have run DJI Go recently even though you close the app processes may continue in the background and may be conflicting with the connection between your Phantom and Litchi.