I added a 100 Watt LED to my P3P. It is powered by a 3S 11.1v 2,200mAh lithium battery. I got the LED and 12-36v converter off of Amazon. The other parts are scavenged from other stuff I had laying around. The light is activated by a mercury switch that is attached to my camera. When I point the camera down it turns on. I can quickly do it with the C1 set as "Camera Forward" function.
Even after lightening this up as much as possible it is still very heavy and a strain to fly with. My motor and my battery are pretty hot after 15 minutes or so of flying. It is unbelievably bright though and I have two photos showing what it can do. The hard to see one is a church near me. You can see the circle on the steeple and part of the roof. The two guys said they felt like they were under a police chopper.
Parts List:
1) 36v 100 Watt LED from Amazon
2) 12-36v Converter from Amazon
3) Heat sink from a graphics chip in an old PC
4) Fan and plastic parts are from an old IDE removable hard drive tray.
It is held on by two brackets with 4 screws that grab the back legs. It sits on the flat ledge at the top of the legs where the antennas are. The mercury switch is glued on but the glue can be easily removed if needed. The gimbal still works fine as well.
Even after lightening this up as much as possible it is still very heavy and a strain to fly with. My motor and my battery are pretty hot after 15 minutes or so of flying. It is unbelievably bright though and I have two photos showing what it can do. The hard to see one is a church near me. You can see the circle on the steeple and part of the roof. The two guys said they felt like they were under a police chopper.
Parts List:
1) 36v 100 Watt LED from Amazon
2) 12-36v Converter from Amazon
3) Heat sink from a graphics chip in an old PC
4) Fan and plastic parts are from an old IDE removable hard drive tray.
It is held on by two brackets with 4 screws that grab the back legs. It sits on the flat ledge at the top of the legs where the antennas are. The mercury switch is glued on but the glue can be easily removed if needed. The gimbal still works fine as well.
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