Aftermarket Props Buyer Beware
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I recently made the mistake of buying these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRAM3AC/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The ad clearly says "Authentic DJI Phantom 2 Vision Replacement Propeller" but they're the O-XOXO knockoffs. They're taking them back and said that their marketing department will take a look at the ad (perhaps under pressure from Amazon). Obviously I was an idiot and didn't scroll down to the comments section--guess I was in a hurry.
Ordered them from Aerialpixels.com instead, where they explicitly told me they have the real deal.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRAM3AC/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The ad clearly says "Authentic DJI Phantom 2 Vision Replacement Propeller" but they're the O-XOXO knockoffs. They're taking them back and said that their marketing department will take a look at the ad (perhaps under pressure from Amazon). Obviously I was an idiot and didn't scroll down to the comments section--guess I was in a hurry.
Ordered them from Aerialpixels.com instead, where they explicitly told me they have the real deal.
I've been battling instability on my Phantom 2 for two months now -- and certainly the 0x0x-0 "Authentic Replacement" props are a big factor!
While I await some real DJI 9443 props from B&H, I tried an experiment this morning. I fitted the Phantom 2 with a set of DJI 8045 airplane style props and reset the gains to the P1 defaults.
Guess what?
The Phantom 2 flew beautifully. No wobble or bobble or twitching. Just a little right J-hook, which gradually diminished as the flight time increased.
Total time before the 30 percent battery warning was 14:51 (flying about 50% in GPS mode and 50% ATTI). That's with the Zemuse gimbal but without FPV TX, antenna and iOSD.
Using the 0X0X-0 props I was getting about 14:00 flight time (with FPV and iOSD) before the first battery warning. But maintaining control was sheer hell. And flying in anything over 10mph was impossible!
Anyone want 8-pairs of 0X0X-0 props?
Cheap.
[PS: C-Mac, thanks for the excellent research and warning!]
While I await some real DJI 9443 props from B&H, I tried an experiment this morning. I fitted the Phantom 2 with a set of DJI 8045 airplane style props and reset the gains to the P1 defaults.
Guess what?
The Phantom 2 flew beautifully. No wobble or bobble or twitching. Just a little right J-hook, which gradually diminished as the flight time increased.
Total time before the 30 percent battery warning was 14:51 (flying about 50% in GPS mode and 50% ATTI). That's with the Zemuse gimbal but without FPV TX, antenna and iOSD.
Using the 0X0X-0 props I was getting about 14:00 flight time (with FPV and iOSD) before the first battery warning. But maintaining control was sheer hell. And flying in anything over 10mph was impossible!
Anyone want 8-pairs of 0X0X-0 props?
Cheap.
[PS: C-Mac, thanks for the excellent research and warning!]
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