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  1. BerndM

    LED on NAZA itself?

    Thanks Kloner, I'll check out this other thread. In MY particular case, I have the bone stock Witespy DJI F450 Flamewheel with the NAZA located between the upper and lower plates in the dead center. There is nothing to prevent sunlight from hitting all sides of the unit. I have over 300 hundred...
  2. BerndM

    LED on NAZA itself?

    My NAZA has the red LED inside the case and is 100% unaffected by any sort of light. I fly 100% in ATTI mode and I can hover in place while slowly rotating thru a full 360 with zero effect on altitude holding, and this is in brilliant SoCal sunshine. I do NOT have the GPS module, so maybe...
  3. BerndM

    Deans are killing my fingers!!!

    I feel your pain. The REAL Deans can be tough to pull apart because of the smooth housing. Some of the Deans Copy cats have little ridges on them which really helps, but I don't trust them. Try this: Take a pencil soldering iron, get it nice and hot and use the sharp point to make some VERY...
  4. BerndM

    Flying Question

    Hey Kloner Fantastic videos! Thanks for sharing! The video where you are flying down the train tracks, how far from your location do you figure you flew? Seemed like a loonngg way. What do you think you top speed was during that flight? Thanks
  5. BerndM

    First FPV test flight

    Hey DesJardins Great work. The info you provided is exactly what I needed to jump into the FPV thing. What vendors did you use for your FPV equipment? Did you have any odd issues using the superwide view of the GoPro camera? I guess a lot of FPVers use a separate narrower angle view camera...
  6. BerndM

    Moved over to the sharp side Graupners 10" on order...

    I readily admit that I tend to be a bit anal in trying to eliminate as many potential problems before doing anything. It's kept me alive while working for for a electrical utility for 35 years with voltages up to 220,000. I'd LIKE to think that luck plays a very small part. I figure that a few...
  7. BerndM

    Moved over to the sharp side Graupners 10" on order...

    I bought my F450 FW back in April so maybe my motors are a different production run than the current batch. But other than replacing the bearings on just 1 of the motors, I have over 250 absolutely trouble free flights averaging about 7 minutes each. That's almost 30 HOURS of flying time. I'm...
  8. BerndM

    Moved over to the sharp side Graupners 10" on order...

    This picture is a PERFECT example (Thanks!) of what I was saying a while ago. Look closely at the contact between the top of the prop hub and the prop nut. Notice all the little gaps there? This is why I strongly recommended gently sanding the raised letters off the prop hub to allow full...
  9. BerndM

    sun on the barometer

    Is this problem only showing up on the very latest offerings of the NAZA module? Mine is probably 7 months old and apparently I do NOT have this problem at all. I tried it yesterday to purposely try to get the my DJI F450 quad to drop. The sun was as bright as could be (I'm in the Los Angeles...
  10. BerndM

    sun on the barometer

    What in the world are you guys talking about???? Are you saying the sunlight has an effect on the NAZA module? I've never heard mention of this before and I have over 250 trouble free flights on my DJI F450 FW flying in all manner of light conditions from dawn to dusk. Please explain.......
  11. BerndM

    Where do you mount your VU?

    I have mine mounted to the underside of the bottom plate facing the rear. My RX is directly above it on top of the plate. So far this has worked perfectly for me as it is very visible.
  12. BerndM

    Proposal to change the dji forum in 2 sections.

    Another possibly good split would be any NAZA with and without GPS
  13. BerndM

    F450 Motors still getting hot

    I fly my Stock DJI F450 FW using Graupner 10X5 props, which is a slightly heavier load than your 10X4.5 props. After a 7 minute flight on my 3S 2200 batteries, the motors are all about 105 degrees F and so is the battery pack. The ESC's are much cooler than that. This is in 80+ degree weather. I...
  14. BerndM

    My new 450 Legs

    The legs look GREAT!!!! What are they made of?
  15. BerndM

    NAZA prop broke and landed in pond

    This is what you need to find the quad as long as the water id reasonably clear http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNDERWATER-video-color-camera-with-white-light-LEDs-24E-/390454936376?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae8ed8338#ht_12177wt_1139
  16. BerndM

    NAZA prop broke and landed in pond

    My experience (not with a quad) of RC equipment and water is that if it is FRESH water, you MIGHT be OK following Kloners advice, but if it is SALT water, you're instantly screwed big time. There is virtually no way to save electronics that have gone into salt water. The electrolysis starts...
  17. BerndM

    NAZA prop broke and landed in pond

    graupner !!!!!!
  18. BerndM

    Charging lipo

    Maybe I;m not understanding the question but here is my take on it. If, for example, you start off with a FULLY charged 1000mah battery and you run it down to wherever you cutoff is set, and then charge it up to only 95%, your recharged battery will now only be charged up to 950mah. If you...
  19. BerndM

    dji 5 waypoint 196ft

    Very nice Kentjjl I haven't been to that flying site in a number of years and I'm surprised it isn't all developed by now. I'll have to make it point to check it out again in the near future.
  20. BerndM

    8" & 9" Graupner prop prep

    Hey Kloner, Those are great shots of your prop hubs. Seeing those causes me to recommend strongly, as I have previously in another post here, that I personally think that Graupner users need to gently sand away the "Made In Germany" raised letters. Depending on how tight you make your prop...
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