Fixing a strobe to the Mini. I found an efficient solution.

douglas_in_philly · Jan 7, 2020

Very clever idea!

MMMark · Jan 7, 2020

This is my rendition with the Firehouse Dual High Intensity Strobe Light

Happy flying and thanks for the idea ?

Mark

jac1957 · Jan 8, 2020

Just ordered a pack of micro mini usb dust covers from amazon for about $4.00 for 25 of them. Have to wait and see if these will work. If they work/don't work I will let everyone know. But for $4.00 dollars it is worth taking a chance. Can always use them for the phone I use as a display.

MMMark · Jan 8, 2020

jac1957 said:
Just ordered a pack of micro mini usb dust covers from amazon for about $4.00 for 25 of them. Have to wait and see if these will work. If they work/don't work I will let everyone know. But for $4.00 dollars it is worth taking a chance. Can always use them for the phone I use as a display.

Do report back - I wonder if the dust covers will have the rigidity to hold the light firmly in the socket.

I cut the end of a connector off and filed it down to make it straight to create mine. I had initially cut the connector out of its plastic sheathing, yet it didn’t provide a good base as a glue point that way.

Mark

jac1957 · Jan 8, 2020

MMMark said:
Do report back - I wonder if the dust covers will have the rigidity to hold the light firmly in the socket.

I cut the end of a connector off and filed it down to make it straight to create mine. I had initially cut the connector out of its plastic sheathing, yet it didn’t provide a good base as a glue point that way.

Mark

I should be getting the dust covers tomorrow sometime. My arc 2 strobe won't be here for a couple days. But when I get the covers I will at least let you know if the covers are solid, flexible and how tight they fit in the charging port.

kcfyrproof · Jan 9, 2020

CareyL said:
Interesting idea. I think I will stick, (pun intended), with Velcro on the door. I prefer firehouse 4 leds; they are brighter.

Will the Firehouse Arc fit between the rear legs of the Mini and not obstruct the bottom sensors or the aircraft status indicator ???

Mac Man · Jan 9, 2020

An advantage of having the strobe on the rear is being able to tell orientation. Should you lose phone contact, the strobe will allow you to face the rear of the AC toward you. Then the sticks are more intuitive for piloting the drone home.

jac1957 · Jan 9, 2020

jac1957 said:
Just ordered a pack of micro mini usb dust covers from amazon for about $4.00 for 25 of them. Have to wait and see if these will work. If they work/don't work I will let everyone know. But for $4.00 dollars it is worth taking a chance. Can always use them for the phone I use as a display.

Just got the usb dust covers i ordered. They will not work to mount a strobe. They are to flexible and do not fit tight enough in the charging port of the MM. So that being said, I will try the Ops idea. He has shown that his idea does work.

douglas_in_philly · Jan 11, 2020

jac1957 said:
Just got the usb dust covers i ordered. They will not work to mount a strobe. They are to flexible and do not fit tight enough in the charging port of the MM. So that being said, I will try the Ops idea. He has shown that his idea does work.

Thanks for the update!