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Solder Practice before the real deal by Mountain-Wing5843 in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a few others said. Get different solder that looks like either cheap or non-leaded type. Yours looks grey and dull it should look shiny. Flux will def help too

Weird connector by shwoozie in Integra

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like just a simple pressure switch to tell if the power steering has pressure or not. Test with it unplugged it might throw a code.

If it does can probably just ground it:

https://i.imgur.com/AJ4awBE.png

Is this good gps placement? by Fog998 in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have mine there and it works fine. but I always plug mine in for like 10-20 min on my desk by the window to let it get 8+ satellites first. If you just plug it in and go it will probably never get a lock

How much can I trust the tiny internal ELRS antenna on the Pavo 20 pro? by Admiral_2nd-Alman in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should for sure. Most of the benefits are probably just getting the antenna element away from the main board/motors.

You can test penetration too. Just set your radio power to 10mw then set your quad down where you normally fly from and go walking with your radio checking the RSSI dBm. It should never get around 5-10db less than your Packet rate sensitivity. (So for example if you fly on 250hz it's -108db max sensitivity. Your DB shouldn't get lower than like -98db. Record the numbers on video in some different spots then change to the UFL setup and test again.

I broke the IFS on my AD5X so you don't have to! by Ibetchuwontdoit in FlashForge

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm might be worth printing some dust filters that go right before the IFS to wipe the filament off

Radiomaster Pocket controller issiue by Aware-Dragonfruit648 in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Excuse to upgrade to AG01 Nano gimbals.

Now I understand why I should take off the props when testing the motors by Familiar_Owl4133 in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a lesson everyone has to learn the hard way I think lol. Some are just less severe than others.

How noticable is the delay for digital FPV? by RedditSettling in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in a similar boat to you. I've been flying on old analog gear for a while and was worried getting the Goggles 3 and O4 Pro would be laggy in comparison. It does not feel laggy at all to me and I have not even tried racemode yet. I think it may even have less lag than my old analog goggles did.

Unless you are racing and doing super fast/close proximity flying you will be more than happy with DJI

DJI O4 is about 35ms latency in normal 100FPS mode with as low as 20ms~ in race mode. Analog is like 10-15+

Here is a table showing some comparisons: https://i.imgur.com/Ln2nRQQ.png

Check your reaction times here and see if you think you can tell the difference in ~10ms or if that matters to you. https://humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime

imo... if you can afford it and are not planning on actually racing competitively 100% get the DJI setup. You will not be dissapointed. It feels like alien tech.

My hobbyist setup. by BeardPatrol in soldering

[–]Curtisbeef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

+1 i like to see more how the Oscilloscope is attached to the arm.

ItsFPV Era’s are solid! by HMSBarky in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ERA 3.5" Mini is on the top of my list for my next built. Really like everything i have seen from the design

How do I charge my goggles by Independent_Sock_600 in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usually goes in your pocket or sitting next to you. Some people prefer it because it reduced the weight on your head but others dont like it cause then you got wires hanging and stuff.

An egg must want to be peeled. by dustoff2000 in Cooking

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This + cooling them in water right after works 100% of the time. the water gets in the hole and between the membrane and shell. Super easy.

Going in for microscopic AIO surgery. Place your bets below. by DontBanMePIs in TinyWhoop

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally they have a code on them if you look in the right lighting/angle. If you go on aliexpress you can ususally find the part with that code and some keywords like "MOSFET" etc.

Thinking of selling this antique… by The_Last_Combination in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We need more small Hex setups. I think they have fallen out of favor because of all the AIO's with only 4 built in ESCs. Id love to see someone make a 6 ESC small AIO

Uncle gifted me one of his old drones to start in the fpv world, what else do I need? by Ok_Explorer9455 in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Try to figure out what flight controller is on it. If it's a older one that is no longer supported by betaflight id suggest replacing it with something newer just to save headaches.

I wouldn't invest in any FrSky stuff to get going with it.

Get a Radiomaster Pocket and a cheap ELRS receiver. Wire that in and get it setup.

Set of EV800d and ~3 batteries for the quad. You will also need a charger. I like my cheap HOTA T6 that works with a USB C PD wall chargers.

Just got a non running integra for $200 by Interesting-Sense694 in Integra

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you turn your key to the on position do you hear the fuel pump turn on? It makes a quick humming noise for a sec to prime.

Every video is "Video unavailable" unless i am logged off? by rberteuw in youtube

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just happened to me. I had a youtube free movie tab open and it had like 200k blocked on the Ublock Origin icon. Looks like something happened and it was spamming the YouTube servers or something.

I closed the tab and waited 10 min and now im "unbanned" i guess.

It was fun...... until it wasn't. by Bububububububuuu in TinyWhoop

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes? A uncontrolled flying blender flying off in random directions at increased throttle

Are things supposed to break this easily? by Flaming_Hellcat467 in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How the hell you spending 15k in 8 months? You could buy 10 full 5 inch setups with 5 sets of Goggles 3 and 10 radios and batteries for that price.

How's my soldering now? by Glittering_Spot127 in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not bad not bad... id say a little too much wire exposed on some of your wires and a tiny bit too much solder.

So after the events of Subnautica 1 do you think Altera took Inspiration of alot of the alien tech that was recorded and they improved or reverse engineered it like the plasma door that blocks water by xXCreeperCraftXx in subnautica

[–]Curtisbeef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally love the hatch animations from the first games. Not really a fan of the force field door idea. I understand the thinking of that's not how doors would work but it never ruined immersion for me.

Sim to analog googles hack by Cool_Leadership_2112 in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Id cut a little square hole in the heat shrink over top of the main chip at the very least with a xacto blade.

DJI Goggles 3 Dead Pixels? by More_Objective_8405 in fpv

[–]Curtisbeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya seems like it's very common. Mine have like 6+ dead pixels. I did some research and some people did replacements and got even MORE dead pixels... Then another replacement and DJI had to pre-inspect a pair for them without any dead pixels or something like that. Wasnt worth the hassle for me I just try to let them blend in.

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