Recent content by Carl B

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    Gimbal 3 axes, compatible with Gopro hero 7 black? Tanks

    Not sure who has done it, but I have seen post where they have the GPH7 fully working on a 3DR gimbal. I'll see if I can find some links.
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    Aarrrhh F@&king headache

    I think the bigger question is what percipitated the shovel incident?
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    New Alphas- Range test 4K-- AMAZED!

    What version of firmware are you talking about? I have updated mine but I'm not sure it has that feature. Is it automatic or is it something you have to turn on?
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    New Alphas- Range test 4K-- AMAZED!

    Nice work!
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    Magnetic Interference

    You are correct about the environment of the MEMS being a sealed environment. I have worked in the semiconductor industry for a long time and although back purging a chip is not impossible is unlikely. I do agree that there is little if any oxidation in the MEMS. The connectors that do exist...
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    Magnetic Interference

    It's not really simple. It's a bitch to trouble shoot. But after seeing it time and time again for 30 years, then it starts to make sense. I hope my explanation cleared things up for a few people.
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    Magnetic Interference

    The belly smack everyone speaks of has nothing to do with getting a gyro or s compass unstuck. MEMS stands for Micro Electro Mechanical Systems. It uses a piezoelectric device that no one is going to unstick. What is happening when you belly smack the Solo is you are jarring some of the...
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    Carl Bradshaw

    I was under the impression that the pixhawk 2.1 was already set for 5 volts. Are you talking about modifying a pixhawk 2.0? If the pixhawk 2.1 has to be modified to 5 volts, could you provide a link to the instructions? I can definitely answer your question, I just need to know exactly which...
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    New Solo possibly for sale

    I'm not sure who is crazy. Me or you? Maybe both![emoji44]
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    New Solo possibly for sale

    Thanks for the info. I do have an itch do build a scratch quad. I would really like to redneck engineer a quad or octo big enough to carry a human payload. I would probably would to have a second mortgage to finance the batteries though. The wife might not like that.[emoji20]
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    New Solo possibly for sale

    That's awesome! My wife and I have a little 12 acre ranchette in central Texas. I'm semi-retired for medical reasons. Used to br electronics engineer by day evil genius by night. [emoji848] I've been flying fixed wing r/c for about 20 years. Just getting into quads. I would like to do something...
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    New Solo possibly for sale

    Yeah, I waited a long time to snag that deal. But it paid off. I'm curious, what kind of work, if any, are you doing with your Solo?
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    New Solo possibly for sale

    I forgot to mention that I also got a factory backpack for the $320. But you definitely have a nice package setup that anybody could hit the ground running, so to speak.
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    New Solo possibly for sale

    The ones 3DR just liquidated are brand new from the factory.
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    New Solo possibly for sale

    Ed, you are going to have a hard time selling your birds at that price. I picked up a slightly used one with gimbal and 3 batteries for $320 and 3DR just liquidated thier remain stock of new and refurbished birds. New birds for $150 factory refurbished with warenty for $100 and factory referb...