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Magnetic Cable Help

nfarruggio

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Hello,

I recently purchased magnetic charging cables with adapters that remain in the various devices I charge. Because I have the adapter/plug in my phone which I use for flying my Mavic I would like to use a magnetic cable to connect my RC to my phone from the bottom USB port so I don't need to keep taking out the adapter/plug. The ones I purchased apparently do not transmit data over the cable (despite advertising that they do). Does anyone have any suggestions for a particular magnetic cable that would work for this?

-Nick
 
An alternative is a 90 degree cable at both ends - less magnetism around drones is better due to calibrating
 
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I think your problem is because the cable does not have enough terminals/contacts.There are cables with only 3 contacts .. used for charging and there are some with 5 pins .. data as well.
First image shows 5 terminals and image 2 only has 3 terminals.
 

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I think your problem is because the cable does not have enough terminals/contacts.There are cables with only 3 contacts .. used for charging and there are some with 5 pins .. data as well.
First image shows 5 terminals and image 2 only has 3 terminals.
Hmm. The one's I own have 5 pins...
 
If you are flying a Mavic Air you have to remove the cable from the left side of the RC when using the USB port in the middle of the RC
 
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