Best short right angle Lightning cable for use with iPad mini?

[LakeTravis]

Thanks, I didn't know that. I did happen to buy it off Amazon, but it was sold by them through KanexLive.
I'll give the refund idea a try. Any other tips?

No tips that come to mind. Msinger (on this forum) runs the best list of accessories and general info about the Mavic I've seen yet (kudos to him). I did recently read somewhere and saw a picture where a user had wrapped their cable with gaffer tape and I recently bought some to try that out. It should protect the insulation of the cable, but wouldn't do any good for the problem you had. I've had cheap and expensive lightening cables separate like yours did. Some are pretty good and just fail, others are obviously crap to begin with! . Is that a Citation in your member pic?

 

[voxelman]

I think the best short term fix would be some kind of 3D printed palm rest/cable protector that would fit around the connector and slide onto the iPad edge.

 

[LakeTravis]

Here is something like what I see in my mind's eye. One image shows an oblique view of the Conformal Lightning Connector model. The other image shows a view of the Conformal Lightning Connector model overlaying the existing modified Kanex

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May I send mine to you and have you make it a conformal version? Just kidding, nicely done though... Just curious where you are from in the State? I grew up in Omaha and naturally spent lots of time there, especially Okobokji for obvious reasons, the casinos in Council Bluffs for Texas Hold Em, Des Moines because Omaha was just too boring and the Quad Cities where my mom lived for a number of years. Also had my scariest general aviation incident back in the early 80s at Ottumwa. Very nasty bird strike during departure. Could I POSSIBLY have gotten further off subject???

 

[voxelman]

May I send mine to you and have you make it a conformal version? Just kidding, nicely done though... Just curious where you are from in the State? I grew up in Omaha and naturally spent lots of time there, especially Okobokji for obvious reasons, the casinos in Council Bluffs for Texas Hold Em, Des Moines because Omaha was just too boring and the Quad Cities where my mom lived for a number of years. Also had my scariest general aviation incident back in the early 80s at Ottumwa. Very nasty bird strike during departure. Could I POSSIBLY have gotten further off subject???

Fairfield, 30 miles east of Ottumwa. Aerial view attached.

 

[DroneTone]

Is that a Citation in your member pic?

Yes, I flew part 135 as chief pilot in the CE-550 and CE-S550 for many years until the company went belly up this past summer.

 

[LakeTravis]

Fairfield, 30 miles east of Ottumwa. Aerial view attached.

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Cool place, Solar and Rainwater Harvesting. Are you off the grid often, sometimes?

 

[voxelman]

Cool place, Solar and Rainwater Harvesting. Are you off the grid often, sometimes?

Thank you, no it is 11 Kilowatts grid tied but net zero (actually net positive so far). We pay an interconnect fee of roughly $11/month. We are not particularly frugal, using on average about 1 Megawatt-hour/month. Our home was built in 2004, is 1200 sq. ft. /1200 sq. ft. above/below ground, is super insulated and has a ground source heating/cooling system. The solar was add in the fall of 2013 while Alliant Energy was offering a 30% rebate on alternative energy installations. We paid about $15,000 for the $44,000 system when Federal and State tax credits are factored in. The system uses Enphase micro inverters but isn't optimized for orientation.

The flower/vegetable garden is irrigated with a drip watering system. My wife being the avid gardener.

 

[LakeTravis]

Thank you, no it is 11 Kilowatts grid tied but net zero (actually net positive so far). We pay an interconnect fee of roughly $11/month. We are not particularly frugal, using on average about 1 Megawatt-hour/month. Our home was built in 2004, is 1200 sq. ft. /1200 sq. ft. above/below ground, is super insulated and has a ground source heating/cooling system. The solar was add in the fall of 2013 while Alliant Energy was offering a 30% rebate on alternative energy installations. We paid about $15,000 for the $44,000 system when Federal and State tax credits are factored in. The system uses Enphase micro inverters but isn't optimized for orientation.

The flower/vegetable garden is irrigated with a drip watering system. My wife being the avid gardener.

Interesting. We get an average of somewhere just under 300 sunny days per year and very few people seem to use solar. If you want to install it in my community, it can't be visible from the street. I wish more people took advantage of it, myself included. Since the hill country area is classified as semi-arid, we definitely have long dry spells and water shortages, so rainwater harvesting is very, very common--which I do take advantage of and have it connected to my home filtration and water supply. For a ridiculously low fee, I am permitted to pump water from the lake for irrigation, but still have to comply with any watering restrictions that might be in effect. The thing I like best about our climate is that we can fly UAVs and go boating pretty much all year round. It hit 82 degrees earlier and I went out on the boat, with my Mavic, but ended up just cruising around since it was mostly cloudy and enjoyed the little bit of sun that popped out now and then.

I made the following picture to demonstrate the climate extremes we "suffer" here, they were taken in the winter, no more than a day or two apart:

 

[bsshog40]

I don't have my mavic yet but I will be using a mini ipad2. I bought this off ebay. I hope it works.

 

[voxelman]

I don't have my mavic yet but I will be using a mini ipad2. I bought this off ebay. I hope it works.

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It will most likely work but it will be awkward because it will jut into the base of your palm. Also, in time, due to break it off.

Interesting. We get an average of somewhere just under 300 sunny days per year and very few people seem to use solar. If you want to install it in my community, it can't be visible from the street. I wish more people took advantage of it, myself included. Since the hill country area is classified as semi-arid, we definitely have long dry spells and water shortages, so rainwater harvesting is very, very common--which I do take advantage of and have it connected to my home filtration and water supply. For a ridiculously low fee, I am permitted to pump water from the lake for irrigation, but still have to comply with any watering restrictions that might be in effect. The thing I like best about our climate is that we can fly UAVs and go boating pretty much all year round. It hit 82 degrees earlier and I went out on the boat, with my Mavic, but ended up just cruising around since it was mostly cloudy and enjoyed the little bit of sun that popped out now and then.

I made the following picture to demonstrate the climate extremes we "suffer" here, they were taken in the winter, no more than a day or two apart:

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My wife has a cousin in Austin. I think we should be planning a visit to her soon.

 

[Pete]

Just bought the cable and it's perfect.

 

[mr.bill]

I use one from Monoprice with my Mini 4, works perfect. Removed the cable from the keychain.

How this cable holding up?

 

[mr.bill]

Going to try a similar cable from Drone Valley instead.
DJI Mavic Pro - Custom Data Cable

Tried to checkout and it seems his web host is having a problem; it loads their homepage.

 

[James Perkins]

I'm using this 8" Kanex cable. After removed from its holder, it looks like this:

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Thanks for the tip. It took me a while to figure out the cable came from this.

 

[Yellow1976]

I'm using this 8" Kanex cable. After removed from its holder, it looks like this:

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Also using Kanex cable.

 

[Nigpd]

Me too

 

[Aaron]

I bought one from drone Valley that's a perfect length and seems to work just fine was about $15

 

[damaltor]

How this cable holding up?

It is good, no issues with it at all, connections are solid.

 

[Aaron]

Yep very nice fit, no problems, highly recommend it it's the perfect length and a nice tight 90-degree on the lightning end

 

[Aaron]

DJI Mavic Pro - Custom Data Cable - For Apple Devices