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dc-dc converter in these batteries can produce noise in some devices like old fm/am radio and make fast self-discharge, becouse of stable output voltage you don't know how much capacity left in the battery... and real capacity (is about 700 mAh for 4.2 volts and if calculate this for 1.5v 700*4.2=2940 2940/1.5=1960, without loss of dc-dc converter) is similar to ni-mh batteries or worse than enerloop...
All I can say is that I'm using them here in my R/C gear and mics and they are working great and I've not bought another box of alkaline since... Happy flying!
Great video, however, if two of your Chanel maps go down and not up when you push sticks to the upper right, how does one go about correcting that? The only way I have discovered is to reverse servos on radio which is a no-no. Thank you.
Channel maps? I'm not sure if I understand. Radio channels should move as shown. If not then change the channel direction settings on the radio to make them all move in the right direction. See my INAV setup series if you are confused.... Best of luck
Is there a way to use 12s with this? Can I bypass the flight controller, use a 200A esc for the throttle, and use a buck converter to power the controller from the battery. Is that possible?
Im thinking of adding this to the nose of a new AR Wing Pro im working on... Its lighter than a go pro so should be able to still build it within weight limits. Im thinking of using it with the moonlight vcr/vtx. is the cable correct for the moonlight 4k camera and would that camera fit. also how much cable hangs out the back of the unit for getting the vtx up and in the airflow. can you show more of the settings and modes it works with. on a plane you wouldnt want it cancelling out roll, pitch and yaw as you fly... smooth it perhaps yes but not cancel it out.
My biggest complaint about regular batteries is their leaking when you leave them in a device and don't get back to them in a while. Are Li-ION batteries prone to leaking? Especially when you've left them unattended for long periods of time?
I had this beeper go off and stay on. It took a while to figure it out. I had set my flight controller for a 4S battery, but when I was testing my plane on the bench I had a 3S plugged in.
Thank you Lee for the cool tips and guidance on INAV and Mr.D’s pages listing the warning beeper codes. As you mentioned, the newer FC’s are usually equipped with the switch to mute the buzzer… in an old quad I stick a piece of tape when working at the bench, like you do with the blue tack… Cheers and Happy Flying!
Hi painless360, I’m wondering if you can point me in the right direction. My plane has a matek f411 running INAV, and up until recently was running fine. I installed FPV stuff and managed to get the OSD stuff working great, however I went to fly my plane yesterday, my plane is arming itself, however it’s not throttling up. There is power getting to the motor cause I can see the motor twitch when I plug the battery in.. but it just won’t go anymore… any ideas what my issue could be? Thanks in advance
Watched a few video's about OSD/INAV (7.1.1) and I have updated FW on both the vtx and vrx. updated fonts added custom osd file and I still can't see the OSD telem on live view or playback.
You can flash the ranger while it's plugged into the Radiomaster TX16S, and 2) although my ranger is connecting to the ELRS receiver on the drone, Qgroundcontrol does not recognize it. The Radiomaster shows all the bars, the connection is good, Qgroundcontrol is telling me to plug the radio in.
Awesome video, and chance you could do a video explaining how to make it so when a switch is in one position it uses the head tracked input from the trainer, but when the switch is in a different position it uses the sliders to control the pan tilt channels. If this is even possible. Thanks
Setup the mixes for all the things you want and then add a switch to all of them, or use flight modes... See my videos on those topics.... Best of luck
thanks for the video. What is your suggestion for the best battery monitor for pixhawke? I've tried quite few different ones but none of them are reliable. I always need to manually measure the voltage and set the values in the configuration. Is there any reliable battery monitor for pixhawke based on your many years of experience with pixhawke and missing planner? Thanks in advanced.
See the ones that I use in my builds. I tend to not have issues here. Cheaper units tend to be the ones that are a little 'fast and loose' with the calibration.. Best of luck!
In college, early 1970s, I took a drafting course and learned to read verniers using drafting machines. I still use vernier measuring tools today including .0001" micrometers, . One is an 18" vernier caliper. It's a beast but it's accurate.
I've probably done over a 1000 manual landings ( not including crashes) and I'm very proud of the effort and patience required to become proficient at landing manually. ardupilot (with a pitot and lidar) makes my landings look like terrible, like I have done no practice whatsoever. The only type of landing that I can perform "better" than ardupilot is a very short landing area and stall the plane about 2 foot of the ground after bleeding enough speed during approach. if i did more research into the settings ardupilot could probably do STOL better than me. brilliant video as always
Ardupilot automated landing, when setup correctly, is a thing of beauty. But, it takes a lot of tweaking to get it to the level of an experienced pilot. You'll see some of the 'fun' in the final video in the mini-series.. Stay tuned!
@@Painless360 I had quite a few bum twitchy moments in getting set up properly but it was well worth the effort. The best reaction I got I was flying at a local event (community event not a rc club event) and with a home made foam biplane and the landing was uphill with a cross wind and ardupilot brought in down flawlessly. The president of the local rc club commented saying it was a very good landing considering conditions and was shocked and amazed when I told him it was an auto landing. I put the plane back in the air and started the landing sequence and put the trans down on the table within reach in case of a problem and it landed perfectly. only positive interaction i've had with a local rc club regarding flight controllers etc.
