Hi all
I am looking at putting some lights on my P3A. This will obviously need some power (12 or 5v). The different options I have read about/though of are
1) Open up the bird and patch in somewhere – not too keen on this idea
2) Patch into the battery – there seems to be some lights with connectors out there that hook into the battery socket. I have watched a few YouTube videos but none of them seem to give good views or explanations. I am also very cautious that if this causes a battery problem then it’s game over at 100ft in the air.
3) Self-contained power supply – I have some small/light 5V power banks that could be used for this. I know the weight will reduce flight time more than option 1 and 2 but has the advantage of not interfering with anything.
4) Tapping power form either the USB socket on the drone or the camera. I have not been able to find much information on the possibility of doing this… Do either of these sockets provide 5V.
Looking at the options 4 seems best if it will work – no opening up – protected (hopefully) against the lights doing anything silly – easy to remove for day flights…
If anyone has opinions on either of the methods (with 2 and 4 being my preferred option at the moment) I would love to hear form more experienced peeps…
Thanks for reading
Everso
I am looking at putting some lights on my P3A. This will obviously need some power (12 or 5v). The different options I have read about/though of are
1) Open up the bird and patch in somewhere – not too keen on this idea
2) Patch into the battery – there seems to be some lights with connectors out there that hook into the battery socket. I have watched a few YouTube videos but none of them seem to give good views or explanations. I am also very cautious that if this causes a battery problem then it’s game over at 100ft in the air.
3) Self-contained power supply – I have some small/light 5V power banks that could be used for this. I know the weight will reduce flight time more than option 1 and 2 but has the advantage of not interfering with anything.
4) Tapping power form either the USB socket on the drone or the camera. I have not been able to find much information on the possibility of doing this… Do either of these sockets provide 5V.
Looking at the options 4 seems best if it will work – no opening up – protected (hopefully) against the lights doing anything silly – easy to remove for day flights…
If anyone has opinions on either of the methods (with 2 and 4 being my preferred option at the moment) I would love to hear form more experienced peeps…
Thanks for reading
Everso