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Yeah, I've always been near the fence on that issue, but I am with Olof in that I backed down with parallel charging. It is convenient for fast charging, and doing it on occasion isn't bad. The problem is that, if that is the regular practice, you totally loose sight of the internal...

There are also a couple of threads out there already on the subject if you want more detailed info and other people's experiences and warnings.

I fly with a pair of Turnigy 6S 6000mah in parallel. I get about 15 mins on those. I also have two 6S 8000mah, but haven't flown with those yet. As for me, I don't charge them in parallel, just fly them in parallel. I hook each one up to my 2 port ThunderPower charger.

I use Turnigy nano-techs and for F450 I have 3S 2650mah, and 3S 6000mah. On the setup you describe, the 2650 should last you about 10 mins, and the 6000 probably 20 mins. I agree with Tahoe Ed about scrapping the 460mah. It just adds weight when you could just tap off the main batt. The...

I have the X468 with normal servos... Purchased from rc-drones.com. It was around $240 if I remember correctly. I like it because it doesn't make the copter stand too tall. However, brushless gimbals are coming up everywhere and I know I will soon be switching over to that. Brushless gimbals...

Thanks Serval! I will continue to be careful and watchful for the dangers that exist with this design. By the way, for anyone interested, this weekend I saw a friend's setup and he had the IMU mounted underneath of the bottom plate. When I asked him about it he said it was DJI's...

The question still hasn't been answered: why the claim that the vibration kit is dangerous? I understand the issues described in the videos, but it does not answer the question. The kit does prevent the flip of death because the IMU will no longer command the flip due to vibrations, and...

Serval, can you explain to me why you believe the S800 Vibration Kit is dangerous to use? I was planning on installing it, but now want to understand the point before I do so.

I fly with an X468 2-axis gimbal and have liked it very much (http://www.x468.com). *You can get it for about $200 at rc-drones.com Yes it will.

Empire and the other DJI distributors should be able to tell you the cost soon, but I've heard rumor of $1200-$1500 on some forums. Don't know how accurate that is at all.

Yes, I was there, and it was well worth it for me! Even though I am very I am new to this compared to most of you, I still see this as a great experience for anybody. We had in the class pilots with much more experience than me, and plenty of those looking to get into the business that didn't...

For anybody interested, the Water Buoy manufacturer contacted me and stated that each Water Buoy weighs 30g. I placed an order for 6 from Yacht Innovations and should be getting them this week (http://www.waterbuoy.net/).

Yes you can. *However, it appears from tje new iOSD documentation that you have to buy the new PMU to connect it up. I believe it's saying to not have any battery power applied to the ESC/motors during the upgrade for safety reasons (ie props spinning up).

Bobby, my experience is just like yours, though I fly the stock frame and smaller batteries. I have temporarily taken off my gimbal. I tried adjusting the games, that ended with the same values. My report differs from yours only in two details: 1) Mine takes off and hovers at about 3 feet...

Can you detail what the problem is with the double green light? I get it, but per the manual it's because my controls (including throttle) weren't all centered. Once I centered the throttle, the link went to a single blink. I'm loving the new software, it helps me confirm altitude hold by...

My bad... It was CrashMaster that reported that. Sry

Be forewarned, though, that ChrisViper reports elsewhere on this forum that the new 3.12 version introduced an issue with the gimbal controls that wasn't there in v3.1.

I know I am super new to all this compared to you guys, but would there be anything voltage related that could be at the root of the issue? Obviously with the aircraft hovering and the motors,etc. all drawing current, there will be a load voltage drop; could that have anything to do?

LOL... Have fun! "Shopping" and building is so very much part of the fun! please drop us a PM or follow up threads of anything you need further help with. Even though I am new to this, I have learned a lot through some advisors I got and this forum, and I love sharing what I've learned.

Oh! So the problem is in the Intelligent Mode for shutdown? Good to know. I just switched it to Intelligent yesterday after noticing it was in Immediate after the update. I didn't have any problems yesterday, but just to be safe, I'll switch back to Immediate. Go info!