Recent content by jamwatn

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    Lightening the Cheap Chinese Gimbal

    Hi Just wondering if there is an easy way of making the Cheap Chinese gimbal lighter? I know you can get a light weight version but there must be a cheaper way? Seems like the weight is in the motor casings and the two metal bits. As it is I'm not too happy about the gimbal because of how much...
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    FC40 Camera FPV Wifi Booster.

    I successfully flew up to 750M with my TpLink TL-WA830RE, sat on the roof of my car hooked up to my car's 12V socket and a pair of +7dbi omni aerials I found at work for free!
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    FC40 Camera FPV Wifi Booster.

    Connected successfully TL-WA830RE. Range remains untested due to weather! I have 500~ meters to beat on FC40 to Samsung s3.
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    A good phone/tablet for longer range flight w/ FC40?

    After flying with my Samsung Tab 4, I can confirm it wanted to keep going and going after at least 500M. Mind you I had about the same with my Samsung S3 phone. Tab 4: - Didn't start cutting out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-rYQomgfGg Samsung S3: - Video began freezing when copter suddenly...
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    Extending the wifi range of the FC40 camera

    I can report that I have successfully used the TP Link WA830RE to connect to the FC40 app. Will report range from field test shortly. I'll also look to upgrade the antennas too but not sure what to use yet! Current range from FC40 to Samsung S3 - 500m - 550m - Estimated using Google Earth
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    DDWRT FC40

    That's exactly the set of instructions I followed and it fails! Shame! I suspect problems with the router rather than the instructions now!
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    DDWRT FC40

    Hi Just wondering if anyone has got the FC40 to Bridge over a DDWRT router? I've been trying to use a Linksys router with massive failure. I've followed various instructions and it just will not have it. All I get is 'camera not found' at best!
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    FC 40 Camera Wifi

    Not tried it but I really don't think you can. Would be a great feature.
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    Flying high and losing the fear

    For my third and forth flight today, I thought I'd prove failsafe and fly slightly further away and higher. Low and behold it came back to me. Anyway, for my last flight today, I flew much higher so the copter was much smaller. I still had fpv and sight. What I'm asking is how do people lose the...
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    My evening: flight one!

    Aaaah I feel stupid. I connected it to the software and realise I'd not programmed it to the left at all, I'd just turned on home lock! I'll try it out again though I'm sure it's ok!!
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    My evening: flight one!

    Well I finally got me an fc40. Got delivered on a stormy day yesterday in the UK and was extremely gutted I couldn't fly! Today was windy too but this evening the wind dropped to next to nothing. So I followed the checklist. The copter got gps, set home then I lost my constant green flash...
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    I want me an fc40

    AAh. I'm gutted. I was about to buy a £350 second hand one with 12month warranty from Maplin but I missed out by about 5 mins I swear! Now you can only get them for about £390 on ebay, with no warranty! Bidding is about £350+ pre-owned on ebay too. Really really gutted! Looks like I'm not going...
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    I want me an fc40

    Ok well that has crept up from 350 in a month!!
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    I want me an fc40

    I want fpv and filming, doesn't look like the x350 is designed for that.
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    I want me an fc40

    Hi! I'm looking to get myself an fc40, but here in the UK they appear to have ran out, on Amazon, Maplin and where I found them cheapest, Tinydeal. On eBay there are literally two second hand at the prices of a brand new unit only a month or go! What's happened? Discontinued? I'm gutted! I hate...