LED Lights for Phantom 4

Billy F · Nov 25, 2017

This is a 9 volt LED light I put together for less than $5.00 to use for night time flying.

darrell2 · Nov 25, 2017

Nice light. But where did you get the stuff to do it?

Deleted member 62848 · Nov 25, 2017

Gezz Billy F you made me dig out this old pic when i was experimenting,on back were strobes off another drone (detect x380),used to fly normal but did look bit out there,but hey trial and error,

heres another one with a personal locator strobe modified to run on same 9volt square batt,

this was crude ,worked well could see well over 2km away , cable tied on legs are 2 led torchs ,once agin work well but primitive and looked a mess,stepped up v2 strobon and p4 headlight set now days,man hard case looking at those old pics,what was i thinking

,,,9 volt batt club member

wa5tef · Nov 25, 2017

Interesting! Did the extra weight shorten your flight time much? I have a bunch of good cheap lights from banggood.com that I may try out., Check them out, Chinese but very very CHEAP and good quality. Thank you for posting!
Jim
WA5TEF

Deleted member 62848 · Nov 25, 2017

wa5tef said:
Interesting! Did the extra weight shorten your flight time much? I have a bunch of good cheap lights from banggood.com that I may try out., Check them out, Chinese but very very CHEAP and good quality. Thank you for posting!
Jim
WA5TEF

Hi um flight times were around same never notice any excess drain or stress

Billy F · Nov 25, 2017

darrell2 said:
Nice light. But where did you get the stuff to do it?

Amazon:
Chanzon High Power Led Chip 10W Natural White (4000K-4500K / 900mA / DC 9V-11V / 10 Watt) Super Bright Intensity SMD COB Light Emitter Components Diode 10 W Bulb Lamp Beads DIY Lighting

Ebay:

5pcs 9V Volt Battery Holder Box Case DC with Wire Lead ON/OFF Switch Cover

wa5tef · Nov 25, 2017

That's good to know. Thanks again, I will probably give it a try!
Jim
WA5TEF

M3aerial · Nov 25, 2017

Yes, good to know you can see it that far away. Night flights, though Transport Canada seems to think are more dangerous actually have the potential to be MUCH safer.

You can see lights against a black backdrop MUCH better, and if you are able to use colored lighting and perhaps flashing lights to help you identify which way the drone is facing, you will likely be able to fly it WELL BEYOND the half a mile you are basically limited to during daylight VLOS...

Not to mention there is way less air traffic; and the air traffic there is up there should have lighting as well...

Mavikhan · Nov 26, 2017

I bought two of these Strobon Cree Lights and I have been very happy with them. They are very bright and way cool!

STROBON Cree LED Strobe Light - Phantom Help