Recent content by plexus

Hi all. I use to fly RC small electric helis 8 years ago. I stopped flying them about 5 years ago. I also had some drones starting with the AR.Drone when it came out. I stopped flying the helis because I was spending too much time doing repairs on them from even minor crashes. Boy, the...

The last pic shows how the ends can be tucked into the bracket to keep them safe when the antenna is off.

Yes. With my case taking it on and off would be necessary. But you can cable tie the coax to the bracket in a way that limits the stress on the coax by a lot. the way I did it holds the coax into a position where they move a very little amount, and there is no movement of the wires where they go...

I sent my 4Hawks back. But for the short time I had it, it would fit pretty well in my Smartree case. The case cut outs appear to be designed for the 4Hawks in that the larger cut-out is made to hold the MA controller lying flat, sticks on, with the 4Hawks bracket but the antenna off. The...

Oh ok I understand... the loose wire is in the antenna. if the antenna is shaken, you can hear what sounds like the end of a wire knocking against the inside of the antenna on one side.

I dont know what you mean by "the antenna panel". I had to open the whole thing up and disasseble it to install and remove the 4Hawks. I didnt see any other way to do it.

Your last comment is incorrect: I intended to keep it on the off-chance that it would help a bit in those obstructed scenarios. I have yet to see conclusive evidence about the efficacy of it through obstructions vs not. Some say it makes a difference, some say it doesn't. So I figured it...

Maybe. Not trying again. It's not worth it and I wont trust my MA to it based on the quality issues I've seen. There are so many "distance queens" on the internet that I can't trust anything they say since distance seems to be akin to phalus size to a lot of people. I've read that when it comes...

UPDATE: Removed the 4Hawks from my controller and sending it back. It has a broken wire in the antenna. Also I do not believe the 4Hawks will help with signal penetration through solids (eg. trees, etc). It might be good for air but that's not my use-case. Also, I wouldn't trust it in general...

I installed an SR on my MA controller. I did a test yesterday, keeping the MA local, just to make sure it works. I got interference. I opened it up and saw the right antenna lead had pulled away from the connector base. Continuity test confirmed the sheild had opened. I have a replacement and...

I think a Pantone i! calibrator is around $200. if you are working with colour and spent >$1000 on a Mavic, $200 to work with colour accurately is worht it if it matters to you. all your other work on the monitor will also look better and more natural. it doesnt cost much to get closer to an...

I read through the thread and I didn't see a reference to something quite critical: montior calibration. Monitors render colours very differently even across the same make and model. If you want to work with colour more accuralty you need to work against a reference. That reference is a colour...

Good point. I flew RC before the MA and so I have a couple multi-cell balance chargers. the one I typically use is quite small and is powered from 12V DC. In fact, I can power it from a USB pack and it will pump some more juice into the LiPo although USB doesn't have enough power to completely...

I can give you my paypal address and you can donate some $ to my MA battery fund. :) :) Seriously though, I have 5 MA batteries already. From past experience I know these will eventually end up in the garbage. For me 5 are enough, and the LiPo acts as a reserve. I didn't wan to "invest" in 3...

Careful here because the battery also has an IO pin. I would guess that the battery and charger communicate to each other. It may not be a passive charging system. But you can experiment etc and let us know how it goes.