Recent content by Mr. Lucid

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    Accidentally fully discharged my LiPO battery- what now?

    I would just get a new battery. Good news is that you can get one for less than $20. I've had good luck with the turnigy nano tech.
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    Ezosd and dji Phantom

    I use the hobby king eOSD. Was a snap to solder into my existing fatshark FPV setup. I will hold off on getting a complex OSD until I get a bigger flying rig. For the phantom I find that the eOSD works fine. I just wish a short press of the button reset the timer.
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    Flying Sushi

    That looks to be a fake... From the picture it looks like a hacked AR.Drone 2.0. There is no way a feather weight multi-rotor like the ARD could lift a tray of food, let alone a sandwich.... Unless they are delivering that freeze dried space food? As cool as it would be to have a UAV deliver...
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    Which fpv

    The stock 2.4 GHz TX/RX on the Phantom supposedly has a range of 300M. I have flown mine out to 1100M (in a field away from interference). So... Unless you are going to upgrade your control TX/RX for better range, you will be fine with 5.8GHz. I purchased the Fatshark Predator V2 and like...
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    Fat shark issues out of the box

    I have the Predator V2 and can confirm that the heat shield on the transmitter gets incredibly hot during normal operation. I have not burned my finger, but I imagine that if I held it on there long enough it would burn... Mine works fine out to about 1km. I understand that the heat is normal...
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    GPS or ATTI

    I'm constantly switching between GPS and ATTI and between normal orientation and home lock depending on the needs of the flight. I now fly 90% FPV. I use GPS generally during take-off and landing, if I need to adjust my goggles, or otherwise need to hold a position. Otherwise I fly using...
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    shapeways simensays 7thchannel lever kit- operate with care!

    Re: shapeways simensays 7thchannel lever kit- operate with c Good to know, thanks for posting. I have one of these kits on order and am just waiting for it to show up in my mailbox. Out of curiosity, does anyone know what the other pot does on the TX? Possibly an 8th channel? I'm excited...
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    Cheap & Simple 808 Keychain Camera Mount

    Now that I have my FPV gear all attached to the body I was in need of space to put the keychain camera... So this is what I came up with: This will have to do until I get a better camera... I was looking at the ExplorerHD on HK...
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    This is what a windsurfer antenna booster looks like...

    I watched this video from MrPulltab (http://youtu.be/vgYbgg2hFF4) and read in the comments that he was flying stock with only a "windsurfer" antenna booster. This led me to research what the heck a "windsurfer" antenna booster was (http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/index.html). I...
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    Double Green?

    If you center both control sticks it should blink single green... You are seeing double green most likely because your throttle is not at 50%. This was changed in the 3.1 firmware.
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    Firmware version 3.12, any flight differences?

    They added some sort of remote control protection function but don't really explain how it works in the documentation... Does anyone know how toggling this setting on/off will affect product behavior? Thanks. UPDATE: Never mind... I found this information in the Naza-M V2 Quick Start Guide...
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    My FPV Setup

    The Predator V2 goggle resolution is only 640x480 so using a better camera is not likely to help what you see in the goggles... In addition, the signal is NTSC or PAL which has inherent limitations. So it's not ever going to be HD quality. I noticed that my video seems washed out as well. I...
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    My FPV Setup

    I was thinking about skipping on the servo and mounting bracket as well... But then I thought if I split it into two orders I would pay more for shipping. The bracket and the servo together are less than $10 so I bought them even though I don't have the TX lever yet (it will ship to me in...
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    My FPV Setup

    I just received my FatShark Predator V2 RTF kit and mounted it to the Phantom... I also purchased a servo and the HK camera pan/tilt mount (not the L size, the smaller one). The camera and servo fit perfectly... Here are the results... At the moment I am using the balance plug on the...
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    Simple Flight Timer

    I purchased a Taylor kitchen timer at Target for $5 (http://www.target.com/p/taylor-digital-timer/-/A-11010437#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=taylor+timer). This timer will count up from zero or count down like any other ordinary timer. I have used it in both modes. The timer has a small magnet in...