@@RickyL305 I did one more test with the P4 after this. I unreeled the spool of wire and loosely coiled it on the ground. I lifted up about half of the reel and the P4 even though it could lift that amount just fine it would not stay still, it steadily wandered with the wind. I think the extra wind loading even on a mild day was enough to confuse the flight computer. My original intent was to support the wire for use as a amateur radio antenna. I think I might try a kite or helium balloon next. But, back to your question, I have seen quotes on the Internet about how much the P4 can lift. I think the center of gravity of the load would have to be kept as close to the center of the P4 as possible. Perhaps even removing the camera assembly and placing it where the camera was to keep it easily flyable.
@@MichaelLaferriere .... I am looking to have mine lift a iPhone 5 of course with equally balancing the center of gravity with a very light weight yet powerful thermo camera hooked to the iPhone 5 that can detect heat signatures from 2,400 feet away and detect both human detection with body temperature from 1,800 feet away, both above the legal limit of drone flight of 400 feet. The purpose of it is to get my drone ready for after major hurricanes pass this hurricane season for search and rescue operations only. I believe the drone would be fine but just curious is all as the max weight would be the cell phone itself.
The bungee was set so that it could slide back and forth as needed. The reel of wire was too much to lift. This was a static test to see if I could suspend the wire in the air and use it as an antenna. I did try about half of the reel on its own, this also added the problem of drifting. The flightmodel in the DJI isnt made for suspending a load like this.
Amazon has the shipping weight of 1.25lbs. I usually order Remington Industries 250' 18 gauge wire. I had hoped to make a vertical that I could use on the 160 meter amateur radio band. After this test I tried it without the reel and about halfway through the ascent was getting slow. I also noticed that it would tend to drift with the wind while carrying the tethered wire.
It wasnt just the weight, the flight model is thrown way off with the extra weight. I uncoiled the wire and did a test further away from the power lines. At about 135' of wire it was still able to easily lift, but it was drifting all over the place.
The title says it all. It was much safer than unreeling the line and having it struggle once in the air with a load it wasnt made for. Much safer to do a static test on the ground.
why would you want to put strain on the mtors it wasnt built for that were does dji say you can carry stuff im fully registered and licensed and i diddnt see anything like carry weight of course it wont lift that. strap yourself to the drone and take off
Huh? People strain the motors a lot more zipping and doing stunts with their drones. Running a static test for a few seconds isnt going to stress an air cooled motor like this. BTW, do you know much 22 gauge wire weighs? What does being licensed or registered have to do with this post? DJI does have the lift capacities on their website.
Nothing was ruined. It was testing feasibility for holding a long wire antenna aloft. Ruining it would have been trying to use it instead of a short static test.
