Recent content by jamerd

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    POLL: Average age of a Phantom flyer

    66 here still flying
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    Discuss other Airframes and Controllers...

    Hi Guys Hope you with experience can help I have a few other quads that I have built using different controllers I want to install a naza controller in one of them I am looking at the lite version I have a Phantom FC40 and love it reason I am looking at the naza controller so question, is the...
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    USB conection

    The Usb connection on many of the transmitters for the 5.8 mhz versions is in the inside of the case you have to take the case back off and it's on the lower board and it's upside down if you search through the post here you can find a picture of the port i don't think there is an update at this...
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    Battery Charging

    your battery that came with the FC40 is a 3S and you have to set the charger to this setting or it will not charge also you have to set the amp i set mine to 2 Amp takes about 15-20 mins depending on the charge in the battery to start with you should get a battery tester that shows the state of...
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    upgrade firmware

    The first thing to do is the compass calibration always do this unless you fly the quad in the exact same place. the updated firmware will give you the latest version fixing any bug problems when you update the firm ware save your present setting's to a folder so that you can reload them if you...
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    re: strange landing

    Hi Guy's So I am out flying my FC40 I have it landing nose in I touch down and go to disarm the motors like I have done many times and the quad tilts to it's right and proceeds to skid along the ground until it hit's an obstacle and stops with the motors still trying to turn all the while I am...
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    FC40 4.02fw, receiver settings???

    if you have the FC40 the transmitter is D-Bus because it is 5.8 not 2.4 . Dennis
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    New FC40 questions

    look in my earlier posting with the picture of the transmitter with back off you can see the usb port it is in the top toward the middle of the bottom board and the usb port is upside down i would first check to see if you need to update the transmitter remember it is the 5.8 version and not the...
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    fc40 camera

    I am just curious dose DJI offer the camera as a replacement for both the FC40 and the vision. Dennis
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    upgrade firmware

    Well I own a 3DR with the APM never really worked and numerous updates firmware issues and last but not least a blown chip came to light after one of the latest updates and no one knows why or how it happened so i would stay away from that one for a long while i am not trying to bash the guys...
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    upgrade firmware

    Hey Sunday Yup got it all going and i fly the Phantom everyday no problem works just like it did before the upgrade oh something you should do or may have already done, make sure you calibrate the radio after the upgrade and re-calibrate the compass thats about it nothing else. Next out of the...
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    upgrade firmware

    Hi Guys So i finally got it to work, So if some one else is having problems i hope this explanation helps first off don't go to the support page for the FC40 go to the V2 naza page then first off download and install the driver per the instructions on the page oh and you have to have the...
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    upgrade firmware

    Hi Sunday I see you are in Norcal where are you located, well I have been playing around with the software again I find that it is not connecting no lights on the bottom coming on so removed the assistant software and re-installed it now when I connect the phantom it says unrecognized usb...
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    upgrade firmware

    nope the software won't allow me to access anything until i perform an update i think the number is 4.02 not sure but my quad is flying with out a hitch no problems i don't want to take it out of action i so i am not going to update it until this stuff is sorted out. I know that PPM is FM but...
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    upgrade firmware

    So i tried to re-install the naza assistant to set up IOC and other setting's also to check out which versions firmware in my phantom but the program will not access the quad until update the firmware whats the deal i have to update weather i want to or not to see whats going in the system this...