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I wanted to do something with my older Phantom 1 rather than just watch it sit on the wall. I decided to first see how much flight time I could get after I modified it to hold a larger battery. As you will see in my video I opened up the backside of where the battery goes allowing for a 5100ma battery. It does come out the back, but that actually allows me to adjust the balance so when it powers off the ground it goes perfectly straight up. I moved the sensor light to the side which required me to extend the wires. It does not look to pretty, but functionality was what I was after. I flew a few times using the 3Drobotics Iris+ 5100ma battery. Each of the flights lasted 26 minutes. These flight were not just hovering, but actually cruising around at good speeds.
I then installed a Tarot T2 Gimbal, 2 24 led lights, 250ma FPV transmitter, Trackimo GPS tracker, Gopro Hero 3+ camera and a voltage buzzer. The total weight with battery was exactly 3 pounds. The flight time with this setup came in at just over 16 minutes which I was very happy with. The other change was my motors had been changed out awhile back with the iPower dymanicaly balanced motors from iFlight-rc.com I just found out a week ago they now have a new online store called http://www.funtobuyonline.com
I know many people have the Phantom 1 and I just wanted to find ways to make it very useful for those that don't have the budget to buy something new. It takes a bit of work for this mod, and you should be good at soldering, but I feel it is now a very stable and useful multi-rotor that can take some great video.
You are more than welcome to stop by and check out the video
I am also going to post a video which will be an updated one to my Tracker video. I believe I have 2 options that people can use for tracking a lost Aircraft. I should have that up in a few days.
Wishing Everyone The Best
Grandpa Jake
I then installed a Tarot T2 Gimbal, 2 24 led lights, 250ma FPV transmitter, Trackimo GPS tracker, Gopro Hero 3+ camera and a voltage buzzer. The total weight with battery was exactly 3 pounds. The flight time with this setup came in at just over 16 minutes which I was very happy with. The other change was my motors had been changed out awhile back with the iPower dymanicaly balanced motors from iFlight-rc.com I just found out a week ago they now have a new online store called http://www.funtobuyonline.com
I know many people have the Phantom 1 and I just wanted to find ways to make it very useful for those that don't have the budget to buy something new. It takes a bit of work for this mod, and you should be good at soldering, but I feel it is now a very stable and useful multi-rotor that can take some great video.
You are more than welcome to stop by and check out the video
I am also going to post a video which will be an updated one to my Tracker video. I believe I have 2 options that people can use for tracking a lost Aircraft. I should have that up in a few days.
Wishing Everyone The Best
Grandpa Jake