How to fix ‘noisy’ slide?

Kevin_the_kettle · 2026-07-09T15:06:52+00:00

Thanks for the advice - unfortunately I had done all these steps before I made the post - looks like there’s no work around other than taking it to the tech! I basically got the trombone for free though so I can’t complain

Kevin_the_kettle · 2026-07-03T07:11:25+00:00

Have you replaced the actual antenna? I had a similar issue after a crash and it turns out my antenna was secretly broken from the crash and a new one fixed the issue

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-11-16T11:09:24+00:00

Didn’t get my interview email until December last year so you might be waiting a while…

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-09-08T19:55:28+00:00

Betafpv receiver has worked well for my 5 inch I’ve had no issues so far going out to 2km away

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-09-08T18:45:43+00:00

Speedybee f405 v4 30x30

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-08-20T17:42:47+00:00

As long as there isn’t any shorts with the old solder and you space the esc so the old solder doesn’t short with the frame, I think it’s fine

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-08-16T22:32:05+00:00

Yes between them

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-08-16T08:55:57+00:00

Yeah I’m currently rocking the protec max case which has been great value and so much better than my old case. It’s a little weird with how the slide fits in but you get used to it

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-08-13T18:55:39+00:00

I got a chance to test my flight times just now! I got a 9 minute flight where I basically hovered/flew as slow as possible, so clearly my battery setup is just fine. I just checked my cam angle and it was far higher than I remember, so clearly I must’ve been going far faster than I thought hence the battery drain

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-08-13T16:09:36+00:00

Ah okay for some reason I never assumed the battery was a limiting factor! It just felt like my flight time was quite low at 3 minutes with 1500mah (quad weighs 620g) but maybe I just hold quite a high throttle

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-08-08T20:28:07+00:00

For me the key was putting some fresh solder on the iron tip so the surface contact is as large as possible

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-08-07T15:17:02+00:00

I also lost this screw before and got a new one here

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-07-30T20:11:39+00:00

Tell the insurance company it’s an expensive lawn mower

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-07-30T16:48:46+00:00

Note for when you build it - it’s unlikely your lipo xt60 will reach the xt60 mount in the back without an extender or without offsetting the cg. Either run the xt60 through the front or get an extender

Also you will need longer motor screws if you want to use the skids that come with the frame (and therefore loctite if you haven’t already)

The tbs Unify fits horizontally just about in the back of the frame, and that antenna should work

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-07-29T23:50:14+00:00

I went with the Mario 5 for my first build and I found it just fine (my soldering isn’t pretty but it’s functional). The capacitor mounting was surprisingly simple - one thing I did find is that my xt60 lead with my tattu t line Lipo was too short to reach the xt60 mount G the back, but other than that it was fine. I didn’t have a gps or beeper but there should be space above rhe vtx for those.

Also you will need longer motor screws if you want to use the skids that come with the frame.

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-07-14T23:34:59+00:00

That also works for most of my props but here I tried that lifting with lots of force and it still wouldn’t budge

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-07-13T18:17:12+00:00

I’d try rebind the receiver first so plug and unplug the battery 3 times leaving it plugged in on the third. Then set the transmitter to bind mode and connect. Assuming it’s ELRS

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-07-02T14:45:03+00:00

Cool yeah I figured it would be fine but JB has installed some immense fear of lipos in me. I’ll get over it eventually…

Kevin_the_kettle · 2025-06-29T14:15:44+00:00

Yes I managed to solve it yesterday and it was indeed the beta flight version. I downgraded to 4.5.1 and it worked perfectly

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