Recent content by SujithS

I think its a neat idea to get junked drones and assemble a new one. Hope you have means of testing the components for failure. Your experiment may open up new doors into drone repair Here is what i understand - the pro board can link to the Glonass and GPS satellites using the GPS module...

@syotr, i had no idea that they made a GPS module with a compass. that sorts the issue of incorporating a long landing gear for the compass. Those folding frames look like they will work. just need a way to mount the Chinese BGC gimbal. It would be great if you can put up pictures of your Build...

Is this what you are looking for? New DJI Phantom / Mavic Hybrid Drone? - WeTalkUAV

@Pilot_FML, Hope you have luck with the modification. I think the P1 will be a good choice mostly because of the size of the main board. Its squarish. You'll need to find a way to fit accommodate the ESCs in the main body and have wires running through the foldable arms. I see 2 challenges -...

@Pilot_FML, I was referring to this article New DJI Phantom / Mavic Hybrid Drone? - WeTalkUAV when i said the P3 seems to be the drone of choice. I guess it works for flyers/photographers who have graduated from a P3 to a P4 and want to do something with the old craft. Like you said, i really...

There are a couple of posts on converting the Phantom 3 into a foldable drone using 3d printed shells. Thingverse has a model that one can download and print out. The drone of choice for conversion seems to be the P3. I suppose a Chinese company is on its way to provide a solution!

Can we bring the ESCs to the center of the craft along with the main board? The wires from the ESCs can run along the fordable arms to the motors on the end. Will a bit of a squeeze at the main board. I guess that's one advantage the P3 main board has - the ESCs are built in. There are quite a...

I have my old Phantom 1 lying around (with a gimbal, transmitter and receiver) and it is my backup drone. Selling it would really not bring in much. If I am lucky, i could buy a spare battery. The Phantom 1 is still useful for aerial photography if not so much in video because of its stability...

Thank you @itshowiroll. In my case, i guess it was a bad day. Feared that i had screwed up the gimbal and camera. Turns out those were saved by the 3rd party gimbal guard.

Hi, had a similar experience with my P3 4K after a crash into water. Dried up the unit after taking it apart. Now, i can control the craft, but my wifi link disconnects after a few minutes. I've been trying to figure out if the issue is with the wifi module under the VPS. Have you had any luck...

Hey, took my Phantom 3 4K apart after a water crash. This is what i have understood (i could be wrong). This model has a wifi module below the VPS. There is a connector that runs from the main motherboard to the wifi module. I suppose this is the telemetry data. There is also a connector that...

Hi A stupid piloting error resulted in my phantom 3 4k crashing into a tree and landed in water. The battery fell off before the craft hit the water. I fished it out dismantled the craft completely and dried it out for 3 days (sun, air, rice). Got a new battery and reassembled the quad, and...

I got a factory refurbished Xiaomi Mi3 for the Phantom 3 4K from Amazon. Have no other apps installed on it. Works well. Inexpensive, and is among the models recommended by DJI

Hi, i had a similar experience with my Phantom 3 4k. Crashed and fell into a tiny stream of fresh water. I dried the quad and put it back together with a new battery. The gimbal, GPS, motors and controller bindings seem to work. Its just this wifi disconnection after about 5 minutes of...

Hi A stupid piloting error resulted in my phantom 3 4k crashing into a tree and landed in water. The battery fell off before the craft hit the water. I fished it out dismantled the craft completely and dried it out for 3 days (sun, air, rice). Got a new battery and reassembled the quad. The...