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Interesting analysis. It's also interesting that the same considerations can lead to starkly different ideas and recommended actions. Your critique appears to rest on assumptions that all such incidents are similar, which I think is a manifestly poor assumption. For example, you appear to...

LOL, I didn't. Yesterday I received the kit I ordered last week from UAVProducts. Steve

Well I guess I'd rather they made improvements rather than not. Early adopters always risk not having the updates from the outset. In this case, the DJI s800 EVO Motor Vibration absorber kit (Spare Part NO. 44, $40 USD) is in stock. It includes 6 carbon fiber motor mount plates, 24 isolation...

Regarding your second question for Blayne, those are self-adhesive LED strips (available in a variety of colors, 300 LEDs on a 15 foot string for less than $20 USD). At first all I saw were the 3 LEDs on the outer surface of the heat sink. But take a closer look at Blayne's picture and you'll...

Thanks very much for the picture and description. So no modification to the motor mount, just the prop itself, correct? As Louis already asked, I'm also wondering if the circular plate is a standard part that comes with the s800 non-EVO (ie non-folding) props. I'd also be interested in how you...

I think it's a little different for multirotor vs. non-coaxial heli or fixed wing. The latter two examples will have roll or yaw from the single, unopposed rotating prop. However with most multirotor setups, there are equal numbers of props rotating in each direction, so there's no net torque...

Actually you have about $200 to lose. Not to mention time invested and associated frustration. We all naturally want these 'too good to be true' items to be what the purport to be. Occasionally they are. Occasionally they can be made to function acceptably. But quite often they don't ever work...

Can you share specifics of what props you're using and what parts were required to adapt them to the EVO motor mounts? A picture or two would be of great interest, too! Thanks, Steve

Well that's an interesting calculation, and may work because full throttle is rarely used and never for more than a few seconds at a time. However the issue is not so much battery safety as aircraft safety. It's generally accepted that so called continuous max discharge ratings for lipos are...

While waiting for input from experienced s800/Z15 pilots here are a few things to consider if you haven't already. Indeed looks like way too much vibration being created during flight, suggesting issues with motor and/or prop balance and possibly with vibration isolation, as you've noted. Also...

Thanks for the perspectives and sorry to hear the bad result. While the s800 and DJI have their issues, your experiences are very similar to other reports for RCT clone gear, including the specific failure mode you encountered. While I have no direct RCT experience, your characterization of the...

Many higher end LCD monitors primarily used for conventional hookups automatically display a blue screen (perhaps with text saying "No Signal") when the electronics recieve a weak input signal. For FPV use, receivers routintely encounter periods of poor signal to noise ratio inputs and therefore...

Regarding: "I am not mad because the new version is lighter and smaller." Turns out the 3+ naked camera is not smaller, dimensions are the same. It is reported to be 2-3g lighter. Still looking for definitive report of weight of 3 vs. 3+ with and without respective stock batteries. Size and wt...

Still waiting for clear hands-on precise weight reports but 3+ is reported to be 2-3g lighter. If this is true it might affect function of 'sensitive' gimbals like Zen H3-2D. Should be possible to compensate though. Steve

Thanks for the build pics and the "boring" video. In this context, the last thing you want is an 'exciting' maiden flight. Flight time vs. energy consumption sounds promising. What was the total capacity of your two flight batteries? Looks like a very clean install, the braided cable covers...

I was prepared to disagree, but looking at ESC programming manuals, there are references to tones from the motor. Also see this reference to preserving (perhaps abnormal) tone generation but disabling motor rotation [http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1966415]. Finally, even DJI...

Correct, without the upgrade board you had to stuff a PMU v2 (separate $65 purchase) and the GCU (included with baby Zen) into the Phantom shell. Neither of these is needed after the upgrade board is installed. The upgrade costs $70, about the same as the PMU v2. As to the iOSDmini, I don't...

Have you compared the time required for max GPS lock at same location, same time both with and without VTx powered on? You would have to completely power down between runs and should probably do more than one replicate of each condition (VTx on vs. VTx off). If that shows consistent delayed...

No, these issues relate to the newly released and now shipping DJI A2 flight controller (~successor to WKM). The question is whether there is a problem that needs to be fixed via firmware (or hdw), or whether there is some poorly documented, or undocumented, limitation or trick to using Spektrum...

Sorry to hear about this unfortunate result. Since erratic or erroneous GPS inputs are often blamed for crashes and other significant flight irregularities, perhaps the GPS connector was losening during the last flight and confused the FC with inconsistent inputs, though as you note the GPS...