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Me, personally, have chosen to stay away from using the balance port of the batteries. In an earlier design of my MR I was going to go that route, but then switched to soldering to the main battery connector pads, which was quite simple, BTW. My main reason for keeping the balance port free is...

Yes it could be. Either props on incorrectly, or ESCs not wired for correct direction, or a motor spinning too fast or slow or not at all. The first two of those can easily be checked on the ground.

I just found for ya this video on setting gains, since you asked about that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feyiB87V0ag&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Since the chances of DJI answering your question are less than the chances of you being hit by lightning, I'll chime in. Yes, the Naza V2 does work using the sbus port. Refer to pages 5 and 6 of the Naza V2 Start Guide...

As for programming Failsafe, I using the program mix at active a curve based on the Man/Att/GPS switch, so that the output of that channel is then in the Failsafe region of the mode. Here's a link that gave me this idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck3tu-4UVgg That link should answer a few...

As for the FC, it doesn't require spacing from the anything. You can mount the Rx right next to it. The GPS you'll just want to get it up higher so that it doesn't get prop interference, from my understanding. On my octo, I do have the Rx and VTx about 8 inches apart, but that more because of...

I'm not a pro in the least bit, but my only thought was that I prefer my legs closer in to the center of the aircraft so they are out of the shot of my GoPro. I would be afraid those would show up in a GoPro video shot in the wide, maybe even medium FOV setting.

Eddie, I have had several people strongly advise against using lock tight on the nuts holding plastic props. Apparently the fumes of the liquid as it dries makes the plastic brittle and will make the props snap (which happened to me twice, which is how I learned about this fact). I understand...

I guess I didn't have any problems connecting up my DJI iOSD mII. It seemed quite straight forward. I currently have it setup with only the cam operator feed because I don't have an FPV cam yet installed. But I setup all my wiring and design so that later this summer I can have the FPV cam...

EGG, I have to say I agree entirely with your perspective. I work with and design equipment for real helicopters, including flight control systems, and your assessment of the impact of vibrations is more in line with my thoughts. Thanks for sharing!

Your drifting may not be due to a motor, though it can be. How is your CG? Do you have the GPS position correct in the Assistant Software? Is the aircraft pretty well balanced?

RobertsUp, I have the same charger and learned it by watching a couple of YouTube videos. I manual just wasn't clear to me and expected me to understand certain things that I did not. As for the fires, I started using LiPo bags for charging last week.

BlackedOut, First, I might suggest starting a new thread for your question instead of continuing this one. For anybody to help further debugging of the issue, here's some questions that come to mind. And if you start a new thread, just include information like this to help those experts out: -...

I think you'll find pretty much someone within the forum to answer any specific question you have. What specifically are you having issues with?

Deanot, you may be right. However, I used 3S and 4S with 8" props for the first 3 weeks I had my F450. Though now I run with 10" (DJI 10x3.8) on 3S all the time.

Ken, can you clarify for us what you mean? If you are saying that the motors just idle and do not fully spin up for take off until you push the throttle past 50%, then TopFlight is correct. This is by design called "Takeoff" mode, new for version 3.1 as described many times in this thread...

CrashMaster posted a couple of weeks ago that he had trouble with gimbal settings when he went to 3.12. He said the issue only occurs for him on 3.12 and did not when he went back to 3.10 (which has other problems). I would search the forum for his comment to see if its the same issue you are...

I do not think your problem is current draw. With the capacity and rating you mentioned , you should theoretically be able to draw 100 amps of current peak. I don't see you drawing that kind of current even under aggressive maneuvers on the F450. I fly a stock F450 and use 2650mah with 25-50C...

I hear ya. I'll stick to my string of LEDs ;). It helps in all conditions (day and night) knowing from a distance it's attitude and how directly is it facing me (head-on, or at a slight angle). Also, seeing a "V" or inverted "V" just gives me that added visual feedback of it coming towards me...

Cerib, I know exactly the feeling. When I got my first charger and batteries I thought, "no brainer," then realized how complex charging LiPos can be. What I found useful was searching on YouTube for a video on my charger. Bingo! There were two for my Hyperion and after watching them both a...