Pumpkinguy
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Does it matter if I power the I/O with 6s power direct or 12v off my bec? Thx
XAircraft Superx what voltage?
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Pumpkinguy
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I've read the manual. I know what is says. I will rephrase my question. "Is there a preference or advantage of running direct 6s power vs 12v from the bec?"
kloner
Aerial DP
the advantage of using 6s is there's no additional failure point like a bec to fail and crash you as well as if you use the osd it shows you the correct voltage. I know it sounds like a long shot to loose a bec, but it's not. I lost a heli in the ocean because the FC wasn't 6s capable and it had a bec inline to it.
mediaguru
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My SX/hexa would NOT work when I supplied power to the SX from a BEC. It HAD to be hooked up directly from the 6S power. I messed with it for a long time and Drew told me to hook up the power directly.
Pumpkinguy
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Ya. This is exactly what I was thinking. Why enter 1 extra point for failure?. Thanks.
Gary Seven
Rocketman
Which begs the question: How did you determine in the end that it was the BEC that failed and sent your rig into the ocean? Were you able to recover the craft or did you infer this from telemetry logs?
kloner
Aerial DP
We came to the conclusion cause the osd info that was overlaying went out but the video feed was on till we unpowered it, the heli just shut off all in one foul swoop. It was a hoverfly pro.... i believe it was a buck converter
It hit the sand , the waves came up and hit it so we got it back. it didn't even break a prop, 50-60' drop to soft sand. it was a Skyjib. the camera man was on goggles and never knew it crashed, he said he saw the jib go around him but thought i was getting baller and stunt flying. haha,,, it was in the ground and he's still framing the shot..... it was upside down and still functioning like a ground mount
It hit the sand , the waves came up and hit it so we got it back. it didn't even break a prop, 50-60' drop to soft sand. it was a Skyjib. the camera man was on goggles and never knew it crashed, he said he saw the jib go around him but thought i was getting baller and stunt flying. haha,,, it was in the ground and he's still framing the shot..... it was upside down and still functioning like a ground mount
Pumpkinguy
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On a somewhat related note I am very skeptical of the performance of my gryphon pdb. A paper thin layer of copper conducting up to 240-300 amps. So I am making my own out of 1.5mm copper. I will make 2 rings and soldier to the underside of the gryphon pdb. For mounding and protection purposes. I subscribe to the overkill method in other aspects of my life so why not here 