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Sorry to hear of your problems chaps
Just curious as to what mode you were in Vision or Nazza
Thanks in Advance
Just curious as to what mode you were in Vision or Nazza
Thanks in Advance
mrfun said:thanks for the quick response....did they repair yours under warranty?
happydogs said:how can i remedy this? i'm thinking of maybe soldering a tiny bit to the end of the prongs...or maybe drop a tiny drop on the circular contact points to, in effect, "raise them".
thoughts?
LandYachtMedia said:happydogs said:how can i remedy this? i'm thinking of maybe soldering a tiny bit to the end of the prongs...or maybe drop a tiny drop on the circular contact points to, in effect, "raise them".
thoughts?
Solder isn't a good solution for this problem. For one you will be adding mass to the connectors and could make the problem worse by lowering the resonance of the contacts and overcoming the spring tension even more. Second solder isn't a good contact medium. It will be a less reliable conductor than the bare pins themselves.
If the problems are being caused by bouncing pins that interrupt the signal from the battery the most reasonable solution is to redesign the contacts on the Phantom to be buckets with friction tabs inside instead of flat contacts. This is a tried and true connection method. The friction will keep the pins from moving as well as allow for more contact area than just the tip of a contact point. The person that designed that data connection obviously is not the right kind of engineer to evaluate the potential risk of such a decision.
Alternately if that isn't practical what will be needed is a "spring" material with a resonance outside the vibration range the Phantom generates.
MrFlats said:What about some tiny gold sleeves that fit over the existing pins? Thats what it needs. Simple and cheap. A $20 dollar fix. We'd all buy it whether we need it or not. It would be easy to install and would supply an instant fix.
why could you not just slide a small piece of brass tubing from any hobby store over itnoreason4 said:MrFlats said:What about some tiny gold sleeves that fit over the existing pins? Thats what it needs. Simple and cheap. A $20 dollar fix. We'd all buy it whether we need it or not. It would be easy to install and would supply an instant fix.
Any idea on where to buy something like that?