Hi Folks, as you may know I did a post about the Solo Ebay Bargains and was very happy with the responses on there and hearing what people had to say. Reading the forums here, I'm happy there's newbies like myself learning from you guys and I'm also blown away by some of the real technical knowledge that you guys share (I'm often lost trying to read them, but darn it, I'm determined to learn!).
So have a few questions that I wouldn't mind some answers to that I'm sure would be helpful to the newbies too!
1: So with 3 working drones (1 new, 2 ebay bargains that had calibration errors), I decided to upgrade to "The Green Cube". However wondering which drone it would be best put in. Obviously I want my primary drone to have the best parts, but wondering if it would be best put into one of the ebay bargains that actually had a calibration error to begin with (should there be a chance of a repeat performance). My only concern is that I don't know how much time has been put on the motors on those ones. Could be a lot, could be nothing... Any advice on this one?
2: Has anyone purchased the above yet? If so, what was the processing time from date of order? (hey, I logged in and it's still at the "payment accepted" status, but I only ordered last Friday). Waiting doesn't bother me, I need practice at stripping the drone down anyway, but would like to know the average time if anyone knows off hand.
3: I've seen lots of youtube video's and lots of peoples thoughts on the Rev A, Vs Rev B Vs MRobotics GPS. However, haven't seen much on the Here GNSS. Has anyone upgraded to this yet? If so, what are your impressions of the upgrade, advantages etc.
4: I still have some micro vibrations on my primary drone (big thick HDMI cable there soldered directly to the board). There's lots of advice out there on how to reduce vibrations (foam inserts, some guys filling up parts of the gimbal with silicon putty...), but what worked best for you guys?
5: Want to upgrade to a large tablet instead of using my cell phone. However was hoping I could use one that didn't require a sim card. If I use a tablet with built in GPS or use an external GPS module, can I still use the gps based smart shots? (I'm currently using Solex and that would be my software of choice for the tablet) (and no, I can't use my phone as a hotspot as it's a business phone, and don't want to sign up for a phone contract as I already have a phone....and I need my spare cash to spend on my solo anyway...).
6: It seems the only way we'll get "new" parts or accessories for the 3DR depends on the demand and numbers in circulation out there. We know that we've gotten a new pixhawk cube, upgraded gps etc. But what do you think the chances are of getting an improved lighter longer lasting battery or even a gimbal compatible with other camera's? (Yeah I know everyone asks this one, but why be the odd one out?)
And finally....
7: After the whole ebay bargain thing, I realized this site is missing a permanent sticky post.... "3DR Solo addiction network...."
So have a few questions that I wouldn't mind some answers to that I'm sure would be helpful to the newbies too!
1: So with 3 working drones (1 new, 2 ebay bargains that had calibration errors), I decided to upgrade to "The Green Cube". However wondering which drone it would be best put in. Obviously I want my primary drone to have the best parts, but wondering if it would be best put into one of the ebay bargains that actually had a calibration error to begin with (should there be a chance of a repeat performance). My only concern is that I don't know how much time has been put on the motors on those ones. Could be a lot, could be nothing... Any advice on this one?
2: Has anyone purchased the above yet? If so, what was the processing time from date of order? (hey, I logged in and it's still at the "payment accepted" status, but I only ordered last Friday). Waiting doesn't bother me, I need practice at stripping the drone down anyway, but would like to know the average time if anyone knows off hand.
3: I've seen lots of youtube video's and lots of peoples thoughts on the Rev A, Vs Rev B Vs MRobotics GPS. However, haven't seen much on the Here GNSS. Has anyone upgraded to this yet? If so, what are your impressions of the upgrade, advantages etc.
4: I still have some micro vibrations on my primary drone (big thick HDMI cable there soldered directly to the board). There's lots of advice out there on how to reduce vibrations (foam inserts, some guys filling up parts of the gimbal with silicon putty...), but what worked best for you guys?
5: Want to upgrade to a large tablet instead of using my cell phone. However was hoping I could use one that didn't require a sim card. If I use a tablet with built in GPS or use an external GPS module, can I still use the gps based smart shots? (I'm currently using Solex and that would be my software of choice for the tablet) (and no, I can't use my phone as a hotspot as it's a business phone, and don't want to sign up for a phone contract as I already have a phone....and I need my spare cash to spend on my solo anyway...).
6: It seems the only way we'll get "new" parts or accessories for the 3DR depends on the demand and numbers in circulation out there. We know that we've gotten a new pixhawk cube, upgraded gps etc. But what do you think the chances are of getting an improved lighter longer lasting battery or even a gimbal compatible with other camera's? (Yeah I know everyone asks this one, but why be the odd one out?)
And finally....
7: After the whole ebay bargain thing, I realized this site is missing a permanent sticky post.... "3DR Solo addiction network...."
