Since it appears the main issue with the GPS and interference seems to be with the cable that sticks out of the shielded area, has anyone tried to just shield the cable itself? vs. applying foil to the whole area and re-routing the cable?
msinger said:It depends on which version of the Phantom you have. If you have version 3, the cable is already shielded. If you have an older version, you should do the copper foil mod or send your Phantom back to DJI to get it fixed (which might take a long time).
wfxdrone said:msinger said:It depends on which version of the Phantom you have. If you have version 3, the cable is already shielded. If you have an older version, you should do the copper foil mod or send your Phantom back to DJI to get it fixed (which might take a long time).
It is a v2. And I am going to do the foil mod, was more curious whether just sheilding the cable portion (wrapping in foil and elec. tape) would be as good.
From everything I have read here, the issue is only the unshielded cable running through the body right above the other electronics. To me just shielding the cable portion seems like a much safer alternative than sticking conductive copper foil above all the other electronics. Being just tape I would be worried that changes in environment (heat, humidity, etc) could cause the foil tape to unstick and sag, causing it to come in contact with the other electronics and possibly short them or interfere with them.
Mako79 said:wfxdrone said:msinger said:It depends on which version of the Phantom you have. If you have version 3, the cable is already shielded. If you have an older version, you should do the copper foil mod or send your Phantom back to DJI to get it fixed (which might take a long time).
It is a v2. And I am going to do the foil mod, was more curious whether just sheilding the cable portion (wrapping in foil and elec. tape) would be as good.
From everything I have read here, the issue is only the unshielded cable running through the body right above the other electronics. To me just shielding the cable portion seems like a much safer alternative than sticking conductive copper foil above all the other electronics. Being just tape I would be worried that changes in environment (heat, humidity, etc) could cause the foil tape to unstick and sag, causing it to come in contact with the other electronics and possibly short them or interfere with them.
Just a thought...
If you're got it open and doing just the cable, then heck, why not just take the extra time and do the whole mod.
Just use any non conductive (packing) tape over foil and that should prevent it from shorting.
Actually, that is in fact the problem. The existing shielding does not cover enough area.wfxdrone said:The existing shielding seems way more durable than some .02" thick copper tape
msinger said:Actually, that is in fact the problem. The existing shielding does not cover enough area.wfxdrone said:The existing shielding seems way more durable than some .02" thick copper tape
.02" thick copper tape is better than bare plastic.
wfxdrone said:I guess I just am curious what else I am missing.
If the OEM shield was good enough, then why did DJI increase the size of it?wfxdrone said:the foil tape only actually covers a little bit or area beyond the factory shielding, perhaps a a 0.75"x0.75" square. And they are actually also covering the factory shielding.
msinger said:If the OEM shield was good enough, then why did DJI increase the size of it?wfxdrone said:the foil tape only actually covers a little bit or area beyond the factory shielding, perhaps a a 0.75"x0.75" square. And they are actually also covering the factory shielding.
Sorry -- I'm not trying to derail your topic. Just pointing out a well known solution.wfxdrone said:The point of my post, one which you have done nothing but try to derail, is shielding the cable only sufficient to increase GPS sattelite count?
If anyone does the full mod and is worried about this, just cover the copper tape with Kapton tape.wfxdrone said:no worries about the copper tape losing adhesion and coming in contact with other electronics