I bought some of http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130867103190 from eBay for my Phantom 2. I later found that that they might not work with the Phantom 2...I received them and the cable fits right in to the cord coming out of the machine. Do I have to do anything internally to enable power to it, or is this light just not compatible (even though it fits) with the 2 (non-vision)?
LED Lights not working on Phantom 2
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The light is powered off the balance connector of a "standard" 3S lipo battery. The P2 and battery doesn't have an exposed balance connector, so where exactly are you hooking it up to?
You can always solder or crimp it to any 3S-powered terminals on your P2 and it'll work fine.
You can always solder or crimp it to any 3S-powered terminals on your P2 and it'll work fine.
ElGuano said:
There was one coming out of the main board that was taped down with white electrical tape, I think for the purpose of a gimbal. I havent seen any others in person to know, but I thought this was pretty standard.
See this image: http://www.rc-drones.com/images/dji-phantom-v2pic1.jpg
The connectors fit when I attach it to the cable coming out of the lower left hand grey cable.
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arun21 said:
I think you plugged it into either the compass or CANBUS wires. Neither of those will work. You need ~12v power from the battery. Unless someone knows of an easier way, you need to solder +/- leads from an unregulated terminal on the mainboard (like at the ESC solder points).
ElGuano said:
Ah yes, looks like it's the canbus connector I'm connecting it to. That won't work. Too bad.
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