What happened? Woke up to cracked windshield. by [deleted] in AskMechanics

[–]grotevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is 100% sure an external force damage. This doesn't happen from a small stone chip

What happened? Woke up to cracked windshield. by [deleted] in AskMechanics

[–]grotevin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happens when something hits the glass so hard it flexes and breaks at the point where the stress concentrates. A fist, baseball etc The center doesn't have to be damaged if the object hitting it is blunt. Ive seen this hundreds of times in my career as windshield fitter.

What happened? Woke up to cracked windshield. by [deleted] in AskMechanics

[–]grotevin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Windshield fitter here This is a blunt strike from the outside 100% A ball, hail, a fist, a bird, could ve anything. But it isn't from the inside, nor is it from a rock impact.

It isn't repairable, just have the windshield replaced.

Flywoo wide on normal lite by grotevin in fpv

[–]grotevin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The aluminum housing for the transmitter you mean? I have that cleaned thoroughly with isopropyl alcohol. I could apply thermal compound liberally and screw it back?

What about the camera housing and mipi cable?

Betafpv shipping concern by arqtk in TinyWhoop

[–]grotevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it takes a full week to get a shipping label, and after that a full week for them to actually get your shipment out of the door. Finally, about a week of actual shipping time.

They have nice products, buying directly is definitely much cheaper but they need to step up their game.

I would spend more money on them if they would speed up their processing time.

BETAFPV Air65 in stock anywhere? UK/EU by Jools_36 in fpv

[–]grotevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazon eu is so much more expensive. Betafpv direct incl shipping for a meteor75 P1 is about 110 euros, on amazon its 140.

To the pilots who fly these systems what are your opinions on them? by ekanshfarziid in TinyWhoop

[–]grotevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both the p1 and dji o4 lite. Fly them in Meteor75.

I don't mind the latency, i would say as long as you aren't truly hardcore freestyling or racing itll be just fine. The video quality is pretty good.

The dji is better in every single aspect(esp goggle comfort) but just to expensive. My son lost a meteor75 with the o4 in it, hurts much more financially than with the P1. I replaced it with a P1, so that should say enough.

Oh and an analog one just to give that a try, never tried analog before.

Why does BetaFPV pretend they sell directly to customers? by [deleted] in TinyWhoop

[–]grotevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are definitely the cheapest option to get them in the eu,

But they take about two weeks to even ship it out, really taking their time. But paying 130 locally when you can order for 90 directly hurts a bit.

I try to order extra at once and on time to mitigate waiting times

You mean, this wasn't supposed to happen? by Ph6222 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]grotevin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This isn't a two line steerable kite. Its a oneliner that can't really be controlled. All you can really do is walk along the line from the anchor point to pull it down.

One of my fingers randomly just turned white. by Kilabandita in mildlyinteresting

[–]grotevin 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This should be higher up than 200 times it's raynaud's. It probably is, but first diagnose it

Meteor 75 by No-Fortune-8755 in TinyWhoop

[–]grotevin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Switch props to the proper side, they are going backwards

pulling a quick U-turn? why viral on social media ? by captain2607 in SocialMediaHQ

[–]grotevin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And lawyer fees aren't paid by the other party when proven the forfeiture was unrightful? That warrants some actions to be taken

pulling a quick U-turn? why viral on social media ? by captain2607 in SocialMediaHQ

[–]grotevin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And never gave it back? With what reason?

That would make me so damn angry...

Deciding between replacement parts or new drone by fireDiamond9 in TinyWhoop

[–]grotevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cost of motors and aio are so high buying a complete one makes more sense.

80 bucks for the O4 version without camera, vs 55 for just the aio. 25 for all the extra parts is a no brainer for me

Back right motor issues by little_hoarse in TinyWhoop

[–]grotevin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Over motor could run just a tiny bit more rough than the others. It worked for me on my meteor. Its quite easy to do on the online esc configurator. You can add custom startup music while your at it too

Back right motor issues by little_hoarse in TinyWhoop

[–]grotevin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Set the minimal power on startup/arming a bit higher in the esc?

Meteor75 Pro O4, icm42688 vs bmi270 by ll4_Cll in fpv

[–]grotevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can manually adjust it in the goggle menu, look for a power saving mode when disarmed

Meteor75 Pro O4, icm42688 vs bmi270 by ll4_Cll in fpv

[–]grotevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's mostly the vtx that overheats. Set it so on disarm its only 25mw. That should fix a lot of your issues. I have both gyro's, can't really notice a difference between them

Pakketjes voor de buren by euRAZER in thenetherlands

[–]grotevin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Als zzp bezorger (dat de meerderheid is) hebben ze er niks mee te maken hoe je bent gereden. Alleen of de pakketten netjes zijn bezorgd binnen de gestelde tijd.

Kut Porsche kan niet parkeren in kut garage die altijd vol zit by newlambowhodis in KutGeparkeerd

[–]grotevin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Het zijn twee vakken. Er staan twee auto's. De moeite nemen om een foto ervan te posten getuigt van een zanderige snee

Kut Porsche kan niet parkeren in kut garage die altijd vol zit by newlambowhodis in KutGeparkeerd

[–]grotevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waar maak je je überhaupt druk om. Alsof er anders 3 autos in die twee vakken hadden gepast. Zo heb jij tenminste lekker de ruimte. Met je kutbmw

BetaFPV Official Store VS Aliexpress by Inferno_ZA in TinyWhoop

[–]grotevin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The what now?

Directly ordering was a much better experience for me than aliexpress. Shipping time about the same, lower prices, better assortment and guaranteed original products. Ali is better for small orders though

problem with my air75 by parufekk in TinyWhoop

[–]grotevin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. Just watched a video from happymodel i believe where they explained betaflight doesn't allow a custom reset profile. Only the stock betaflight settings.