I just don't see a purpose for all this. No offense.Motor rewiring:
I cut the short red main power wire coming from the battery socket on the solo. I then soldered new wires from that red (positive) battery output wire to all the motor pods. I also cut the insulation on the black (ground) main power wire coming from the battery socket on the solo, and soldered new ground wires to all the motor pods.
Control rewiring:
I added the circuit shown in the diagram I posted, in between that first cut red wire coming from the battery socket, and the other end of it going into the main circuit board. The main battery now powers the motors and LEDs, and the second battery powers everything else.
Its pretty simple, I just made it from spare parts I had laying around. When the new 1ah battery comes in I will post some pics and simple instructions for the mod.
If you haven't already, consider upgrading the firmware.After reading this thread, I'm still confused by a lot of this (the connection issues, etc) ... is there a chance that I just got really really lucky? I live on the Gulf Coast and I've always gotten 8-12 satellites and have never had a flyaway, etc ... I fly as far as I can see line of sight over the water all the time filming dolphins, fish schools, etc and never had an issue. Well, one time there was a really bad thunderstorm that came in out of nowhere and I got a message on the controller that said I lost connection and that the Solo was returning home, which it did, but it turned black out of the blue and I was going to head back right then anyway, lightning, etc ... I guess I'm just curious whether I got lucky on the build of mine? I got it at Best Buy back in December 2016 for 299 and it came with extra props and the gimbal. Again, just curious since I see so many people having problems ... could it be my location? (Mobile, Dauphin Island, and Orange Beach AL are my main flight areas so far). I can ask this as a new question if I need to, just hit me while reading this thread.
If you haven't already, consider upgrading the firmware.
https://3drpilots.com/threads/autopilot-firmware-upgrade-from-1-3-1-to-1-5-2.8819/
The standard solo app software does not include the Autopilot 1.5.3 firmware, what does yours report?In p2ps post following yours, it says that the standard solo app software update includes this. Is it still necessary to upgrade the pixhawk firmware if the solo app says its up to date?
Also, this is only the pixhawk firmware, and would have no affect on controller connection issues.
I've added mRo GPS units to all mine and put a Green Cube in one. I have had Zero unexpected problems even back when they were stock.
I just don't see a purpose for all this. No offense.
The standard solo app software does not include the Autopilot 1.5.3 firmware, what does yours report?
Buying Solo bundle's at $300 -$400 dollars each is cheap. GPS upgrade less than $100 each. I fly commercially and everything I have spent has been well worth it. Time is money and I have three Solo's that work flawlessly job after job.Sounds like you spent a lot of time and money modifying perfectly functional aircraft. I just don't see a purpose for all of that.
LOL, just kidding, I know its fun to experiment.
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