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    Naw, my Dad was an engineer though. I am a retired teacher and wildlife biologist, but I still like to do projects and love playing with GIS and making maps with my drone! Plus, I like doing volunteer projects with it - of which this was one...
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    Conservative Nihilist reacted to BossBob's post in the thread Updates and ECO mode with Like Like.
    While updating firmware has become a regular occurrence with many modern devices it is something that I do as rarely as possible because it can literally be loading a ‘new’ operating system into the nonvolatile memory of your device and shouldn’t...
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    Conservative Nihilist reacted to Cafguy's post in the thread Mavic pro camera issue with Like Like.
    Did you replace all the silicone you removed from the connections? If not that’s your problem. The connections will not stay in place without the silicone. You should also have put a little thermal paste on the board BEFORE replacing the bottom...
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    Conservative Nihilist reacted to BossBob's post in the thread Question on batteries with Like Like.
    Yes, many batteries are made in China but they are not all made to the same standards. While I’ve not heard of any house fires caused by drone batteries, in the UK lives have been lost from fires caused by poor quality electric scooter and bike...
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    Conservative Nihilist reacted to msinger's post in the thread Question on batteries with Like Like.
    It’s fine as long as you don’t plan on using your DJI warranty while the drone is still covered. As for the third party batteries you're considering, it's hard to say how they'll perform compared to DJI's. I wouldn't assume all batteries from...
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