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    Gimbal choices for Phantom 2 (non vision)

    Yes, brown and red (red positive) and pitch. Worked like charm. Make sure all the screws are tight when installing gimbal, so there is no vibration in air. I soldered wires, but really you do not have to. Strip, twist and electrical tape (each individual wire of course). I got some of these...
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    Gimbal choices for Phantom 2 (non vision)

    Hi. Mounting a gimbal should not be a problem with the Extreme bracket. Bracket mounts with 4 screws included with the bracket and gimbal mounts centered, self explanatory. Power and tilt is a bit tricky, I used brown and red wires from the colored ribbon that taped to phantoms leg for power...
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    Aftermarket gimbal wiring question

    Found it! There is a magical cable that will solve my wiring problem: http://www.dpcav.com/xcart/Video-Cable- ... Hero3.html
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    Aftermarket gimbal wiring question

    Thank you, I am aware of all internal connections to the point of grey 8 wire cable for the zenmuse. I am assuming that that 8 pin could be spliced to use to power gimbal (as you mentioned, Pins 3 & 4 are ground, pins 5 & 6 are power) and some of these are for video to work properly with iosd...
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    Aftermarket gimbal wiring question

    CityZen Thanks for your help. I got the gimbal working flawlessly, without vibration / gello. If you can, please help me out one more time. I am planning to connect FPV to Phantom 2 (non vision) How do I connect iosd mini to the generic gimbal with camera, since it is not zenmuse? I assume I...
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    Gimbal choices for Phantom 2 (non vision)

    I solved vibration and jello issue for my $55 goodluckbuy ebay gimbal. (I have a Phantom 2 non vision): 1) switched to carbon fiber blades. 2)inserted CVS brand earplugs into the holes of round rubber dampers. 3)Got Xtreme ($10)CNC machined plate for generic gimbals to use on the Phantom 2...
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    Gimbal choices for Phantom 2 (non vision)

    I guess nobody can help me to resole this vibration issue....
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    Gimbal choices for Phantom 2 (non vision)

    Thanks everyone! Got the gimbal powered through the colored wires (brown/red), later will switch to F2 port for power and tilt. 4 holes on the mount matched so did not have to drill anything. But I did ran into an issue of crazy vibration. Gimbal is very steady when I try it without props...
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    Aftermarket gimbal wiring question

    Hi Everyone. I want to use an inexpensive (goodluckbuy) gimbal on my Phantom 2 (non vision) Can I get power from the set of cables in the attachment photo (Red and Brown I assume)? Or there are other cables I need to utilize for power? P.S. I am aware of tilt control to the Naza(F2), just need...
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    Cheap Gimbal - Will it work on the Phantom 2?

    CityZen, kind soul(I mean it) thank you for the reply! I can not search this forum. When I enter: gimbal in search line, it gives me error. It needs more words...like gimbal alternative, or something. I am sure it was answered before, but I can not narrow down the search and manually searching...
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    Cheap Gimbal - Will it work on the Phantom 2?

    Hi. I have same question, but it seems to me that users of this forum for some strange reason ignoring questions about these cheap gimbals to be used for Phantom 2 Have you had any luck? Please let me know. Thanks, Mike.
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    Gimbal choices for Phantom 2 (non vision)

    Hi Everyone. I have a Phantom 2 (non vision) Can somebody suggest an inexpensive (+/-$100) gimbal that would work out of the box, meaning that mounting plate would fit and would use P2 power with no soldering? I looked at tons of pages, mostly on first generation Phantoms or others, but can not...