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Recent content by Phil Ralph

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    Bebop 1 Battery Hack?

    Very brief update..... using the 2,200 11v 20/30C, did a hover around the back garden flight with some quite strong gust's and got 8min 3sec flight with 20% left to download the footage. I'm sure in normal conditions would get 9min. A very slight back drift due to length, but COULD cut a small...
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    Bebop 1 Battery Hack?

    I have changed the battery type......non standard, hence changing the connection. The standard "Parrot" connection is only used on Parrot and nothing else, so keeping original is a waste (you can't buy the connections, and I can now fully ballance charge and fly past any standard supplied...
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    Bebop 1 Battery Hack?

    This means I can now use 2200 11.1v 30c batteries rather than the stock ones. Also these batteries can be balance charged and more robust than the Parrot ones (my Parrot batteries lasted a year????) I am sure that it's the balance charge that doesn't happen on the standard charger that's the...
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    Bebop 1 Battery Hack?

    What sort of flight times do you get with them? I am now going to use 2200 11.1v 30c 3S…..as that’s what I have for my heli. Hoping for 8 to 10 mins???
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    Bebop 1 Battery Hack?

    well, that’s the XT60 connection done, and a quick fire up…..she’s alive!
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    Bebop 1 Battery Hack?

    Just another quick question......I have several 2500mAh 35C heli lipos. If I change the plug on the Parrot, will this display the percentage time on the ipad in flight, like the original batterys? Also I know I can ballance charge far better and safer this way.... Thanks in advance!
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    Bebop 1 Battery Hack?

    Just another quick question......I have several 2500mAh 35C heli lipos. If I change the plug on the Parrot, will this display the percentage time on the ipad in flight, like the original batterys? Also I know I can ballance charge far better and safer this way.... Thanks in advance!
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    Bebop 1 Battery Hack?

    Thanks for the reply……using the std charger. Once back from the field have recharged 4 so far taking less than 20mins to do so?????? Once charged have plugged back in and 20 sec later green light. With my helicopter battery’s I can watch balanced charge and individual cell charge, but obviously...
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    Bebop 1 Battery Hack?

    I bought several batteries last year, and was getting 8min flights and a double battery was giving 12min.....after charging took the Parrot for the first of the year fight, and RUBBISH All the std battery dead (100% straight down to 4% on take off and the double batter gave less than 4 mins) I...
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    Beboop 1 Antenna upgrade

    Thanks for reply! Flying with sky controller, and iPad video….sorry should have said The weight is hardly noticeable, and the video reception is a little poorer than previous……battery and flight time the same
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    Beboop 1 Antenna upgrade

    OK, maiden was this morning, however........less than impressed. Range was the same or less than the actual antenna supplied on the legs. I have flown a third today and again have gone further distance than both previous flights.....around 538m at 80m hight.......and very weak signal Any...
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    Beboop 1 Antenna upgrade

    To be honest guys (although no one wanted to know how to do it) this is quite an easy mod! The difficult part is getting the correct main board connectors (these are MAF3) the smaller ones will fit put might well come out in flight! If you remove the base plate, which is four screws (and sits...
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    How does "return to home" work

    thanks for confirming this.......it's a real help!
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    How does "return to home" work

    Many thanks…..the reason I didn’t grab from underneath was the ground sensor……thought it might think I was the ground? didn’t know about the gyro stop ( how long dose it take? ) but to be honest has only happened once……so hopefully will not happen again!
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    How does "return to home" work

    many thanks....