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    Phantom 2 battery

    Thanks, thats been helpful. Got a couple new ones in the mail coming. And by the way, yes there have been times where the weather did not allow me to fly so my fully charged batteries sat longer then I wanted.
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    Yuneec q500...anyone jumping ship

    When I lose my Phantom I might think about it. Its been over a year flying and my computer is ready to crash with all the high res videos I have. Kenny
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    Phantom 2 battery

    Put side by side against a brand new one there is a little swelling.
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    Phantom 2 battery

    Got a battery around a year old now but still according to my assistant software says there is still 90% life left in the cells. I get only 2-3 minutes of flight when the percentage level on screen still says 80%. Is this normal and just time to get new batteries or is there a trick in repairing...
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    FPV

    Thanks, I have a mini conversion chart I printed out for quick reference. Thanks
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    FPV

    I have a Phantom 2 with a new FPV monitor that is the LCD 5082. It works fine but the displays are in metric as far as the altitude and didtance go. Is the in my firmware and is it changeable to standard measurements? Lots to think about already let alone haveing to pull out my conversion...
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    Phantom 2 motor life

    Hello everyone!! My post will be a question on my Phantom 2 with Gopro3+ Black and the HD2D gimbal. I fly alot over water and want to know when to replace my motors as being a quad if one fails the whole craft fails unlike a Hex or Oct that can be somewhat fly down to safety. I would like to...
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    RC controller wont bind with Phantom

    Try re powering on/off/on everything. You tube has good instructions. Good luck.
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    GoPro Question - Phantom 2

    I have done the same thing. But I found out later when I though it was in video mode it was actually in picture mode. So it took one shot and that wa it. Be sure to check your modes prior. And I usually give the phantom time to get a good signal before turn it on. Good luck.
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    Phantom 2 motor replacement

    Thank you Buckaye!!
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    Phantom 2 motor replacement

    Hello everyone!! My first post will be a question on my Phantom 2 with Gopro3+ Black and the HD2D gimbal. I fly alot over water and want to know when to replace my motors as being a quad if one fails the whole craft fails unlike a Hex or Oct that can be somewhat fly down to safety. I would like...
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    Help after a crash

    The advanced calibration on the unit itself should be done along with a Gimbal calibration. Good Luck.
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    Normal for DJI Phantom 2 batteries to be warm after flight?

    Re: Normal for DJI Phantom 2 batteries to be warm after flig Normal after flight and as Jerry said if they start to swell beyond its normal size you might want to replace. But you can check your battery life and approximate time left on the DJI downloads that you have on your computer.
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    One rotor won't start up

    I have not seen that, but am curious if the bearings might be faulty on that rotor. But you said you swapped it out and the same side failed? Good luck to you.