What aircraft firmware are you running? 1.1.9? I thought later and more recent firmware versions throttled the downwind speed to a max of 35mph, much to everyone's disappointment, because if you have pay the wind penalty upwind, you ought to get paid back equally downwind!
Interesting, as the only reason for using the HV batteries in the first place, requiring an additional $120 HV capable charger, was their higher voltage for their weight, giving maximum flight time. Perhaps the compromise of doing so is the HV battery puffing, but if you already set a record that way, who cares! I bought two 2300 HV Venoms, and the HV charger, but have yet to try them. Your post gives me pause for reconsideration.
There is a $6 international first class mail option for shipping from Hobbyking, saving $10, if you don't need them in 3 days. Either way, they work great, but may need a couple of pilot holes drilled to fit the P3, which Paul includes at FPVCustoms, as they were originally designed to fit the strut screw holes of the P2, which are slighty different in location. The new holes are really only used for alignment, but you still need them.
I picked up a lightly used original motor P3P which still has 1.1.9+ on it, so I'll soon be able to experiment. I know that Unknown Caller found that P-GPS was more efficient than ATTI for his P3P record distances, perhaps for the same reason. Assuming the optimal speed is 30mph, I wonder why DJI uses only 23mph (or something really close to that--can't find the actual number right now) for RTH speed, where efficiency would be critical.
I can confirm the extra flight time with new motors. I just dont like the independent 18% reduction in video power output from the aircraft which accompanies it, further reduced to a 30% reduction over the original 323 on the most recent version.
... It generally happens when you have a smart battery that may have started an auto discharge and might not be full like you thought it was. And it usually is harmless because it generally happens on the ground. But it will be a mystery unless you know about this.
No, not necessarily. I use HV's myself when I am pushing the envelope. You really need to be aware of where your batteries are when doing this. If you forget, or have a mental lapse, this phenomenon will pop up. Even then it is no big deal, you can just blame it on DGI anyway
I think all the aftermarket guys set folks up with standard batteries. I wish they would talk about this more so people would know why. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using the HV's. You just have to take more care that you have, for sure fully charged your smart battery, and you don't need to take the HV all the way up, just most of the way. If it turns out the slave batteries are higher than the smart battery, the copter won't launch. You can either try to let them try to charge the smart battery, something I have never done, or take them down on a smart charger. But whatever you do, always vent at DJI, they deserve it....
OK I have a good illustration of whats under the cap of a P3 smart battery. I'll tach here... And I may be testing my idea tonight in my ten foot basement.....View attachment 44585
Same here. My original old motor P3P caught the airborne battery virus and committed harakiri!
The new motor Best Buy replacement has severely reduced video stabilty, much to my consternation, so I found an original motor bird with 18% more video power output on the bird, to complete my fleet!
I had great hopes this evening using Channel 21 instead of Channel 30 with my Sunhans amped FPVLR v2 mod on my RC. Unfortunately, the video signal stability at long range was not improved, and was, in fact, the worst yet, even though Channel 21 is just as quiet as Channel 30. What else might I be missing? Transmitter mod is not the issue. It worked perfectly with my original 323 old motor bird out to 5 miles. Now, anything beyond 3 miles is unstable on the replacement 323A bird with new motors.
No airside mod on mine. Just the Sunhans "hearing aid" on the transmitter. Used to get 5 miles on video in the exact same area with the same transmitter with my old motor bird. No more...
RC control is fine. Just no FPV!
No airside mod on mine. Just the Sunhans "hearing aid" on the transmitter. Used to get 5 miles on video in the exact same area with the same transmitter with my old motor bird. No more...
