Recent content by fourprops

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    I have 4 NEW drone solo, help please

    The problem isn't the drone; it's the batteries. Unfortunately, they stopped making them in 2015, and to my knowledge, there is no aftermarket replacement.
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    Battery health--how to tell good from bad?

    The bottom line is when these 2015 made batteries crap out, that's it. No company is making a replacement battery.
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    Open Solo 4 failed.

    Thanks, but the solo is bricked. Use it for spare parts.
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    Open Solo 4 failed.

    I tried to install Open Sole 4, but during the controller install, it lost the connection. Now the Solo has solid green lights, and the controller says, 'waiting for solo.' I tried to pair the two, but nothing happened. I tried the old factory reset, but that doesn't work either. Any help would...
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    Dicussion

    Neither are the batteries....they don't make them anymore.
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    **UPDATE** Solo Battery Mod for Dummies

    Thanks for your reply. I look at all the youtube videos and see the effort to create a replacement battery. I am impressed by the people putting their heart and soul into a solution to the problem. I have three Solos. One has a bait drop, another has a LumeCube device, and another is just for...
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    **UPDATE** Solo Battery Mod for Dummies

    Has anyone tried contacting an RC Battery manufacture and pitching the idea of making a replacement solo battery?
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    Bait drop for Solo

    Has anyone done this? I bought a bait drop device for my solo. It's simply a servo mounted in a 3-D printed plastic housing that mounts on the under side to the drone. The instructions say to solder the signal wire to pin #19 on the Solo board, and the plus and minus leads to the 5V +, and any...
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    Open Solo installed

    Installed open solo, works great but the follow me function won't work...gps doesn't connect to phone.
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    Google Pixel 2XL; follow mode issues

    I have tried a number of times to use 'follow me' mode, but for some reason, Solo can't lock in on the phones GPS. Is anyone else having this problem.? Everything else works great...cable cam, selfie, orbit, etc.