Here is a nice simple modification I did to help remove the props from the top corners of my video. I started by adjusting the horizontal limit of the gimbal so much that I was getting lots of ground and very little sky which didn't make for great videos. So I looked at lowering the gimbal to allow for a more ahead view. This is only possible with the extended landing gear, because the gimbal hangs lower.
I lowered the gimbal by adding standoffs between the Phantom and the gimbal. Standoffs are spacer nuts usually used for mounting motherboards to PC cases, or accessories to the Raspberry Pi, for example. I ordered some M3 x 15mm standoff nuts but realised this didn't give much flexability, so ordered some M3 x 5mm as well. They came in packs of 50, which was overkill, but the total outlay was about GBP5, so not too expensive.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=m3+brass+standoff&_sop=15&rt=nc
I found the best combination was a 15mm and 5mm together. The 15mm standoff is screwed into the Phantom, then the 5mm, then the screws that fix the gimbal plate to the Phantom body attach the plate to the standoffs. The 15mm standoff thread needed to be filled down a bit because it was fouling the battery inside.
The gibmal is cable tied to the plate to ensure it doesn't fall off. This lowered position also allows the original one-way clips that come with the gimbal to be used, installed from underneath. The video cable is the original cable, but I routed it inside with plenty of slack when I installed the video transmitter internally.
Final setup:
I lowered the gimbal by adding standoffs between the Phantom and the gimbal. Standoffs are spacer nuts usually used for mounting motherboards to PC cases, or accessories to the Raspberry Pi, for example. I ordered some M3 x 15mm standoff nuts but realised this didn't give much flexability, so ordered some M3 x 5mm as well. They came in packs of 50, which was overkill, but the total outlay was about GBP5, so not too expensive.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=m3+brass+standoff&_sop=15&rt=nc
I found the best combination was a 15mm and 5mm together. The 15mm standoff is screwed into the Phantom, then the 5mm, then the screws that fix the gimbal plate to the Phantom body attach the plate to the standoffs. The 15mm standoff thread needed to be filled down a bit because it was fouling the battery inside.
The gibmal is cable tied to the plate to ensure it doesn't fall off. This lowered position also allows the original one-way clips that come with the gimbal to be used, installed from underneath. The video cable is the original cable, but I routed it inside with plenty of slack when I installed the video transmitter internally.
Final setup:
