Someone needs to manufacture a low ESR capacitor that plugs in between the XT60 battery connectors (and pay me royaltys...lol)
XT60 low ESR capacitor
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Jtrjr
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That's actually a pretty darn good idea!
Jerry
(Cleaning up that Revolt board right now, I'm going to try to put it in my bare bones QAV-X.)
Jerry
(Cleaning up that Revolt board right now, I'm going to try to put it in my bare bones QAV-X.)
Hi Virtue, Jerry,
What exactly does this capacitor do and why...? I am almost sure that it already exists. What are the parameters for effectiveness. ?
Keith
What exactly does this capacitor do and why...? I am almost sure that it already exists. What are the parameters for effectiveness. ?
Keith
Jtrjr
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Keith,
Sometimes you ask a question or two in a small sentence or two that would take years of experience and a book to answer!
I am too electronically challenged to answer your questions but I have started using caps in all of my builds because that's what the really "smart guys" seem to be doing. My limited, ignorant and uneducated understanding is that the cap stores electricity which "smooths out" the spikes that occur when pushing your bird, making it a bit less harsh on the electronic components.
I have never seen anything like what Virtue has described, a cap that actually plugs in between the XT60 connector on the bird and the Lipo battery.
Jerry
Sometimes you ask a question or two in a small sentence or two that would take years of experience and a book to answer!
I am too electronically challenged to answer your questions but I have started using caps in all of my builds because that's what the really "smart guys" seem to be doing. My limited, ignorant and uneducated understanding is that the cap stores electricity which "smooths out" the spikes that occur when pushing your bird, making it a bit less harsh on the electronic components.
I have never seen anything like what Virtue has described, a cap that actually plugs in between the XT60 connector on the bird and the Lipo battery.
Jerry
Good morning Jerry,
I know that my questions are sometimes not answerable,however i am a firm believer in asking...because you never know if someone has the answer or not. The only way I know to gain knowledge is to question. In this hobby ,and coming from no computer expertise and no flying experiance ,although quite intelligent, the only way I know to lessen the uneasiness of ignorance or lack of knowledge is to pursue. This forum is a great place for that and you and some
Others have helped me immensely. I will continue my pursuit of knowledge because it is an area of knowledge which is out of my wheel house.
I seem to remember having to use capacitorson some of my older cars...but not recently. I am frankly surprised that the inventors, didn't consider the capacitor issue when designing.
Peace
Keith
I know that my questions are sometimes not answerable,however i am a firm believer in asking...because you never know if someone has the answer or not. The only way I know to gain knowledge is to question. In this hobby ,and coming from no computer expertise and no flying experiance ,although quite intelligent, the only way I know to lessen the uneasiness of ignorance or lack of knowledge is to pursue. This forum is a great place for that and you and some
Others have helped me immensely. I will continue my pursuit of knowledge because it is an area of knowledge which is out of my wheel house.
I seem to remember having to use capacitorson some of my older cars...but not recently. I am frankly surprised that the inventors, didn't consider the capacitor issue when designing.
Peace
Keith
Jtrjr
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Keith,
Your questions are definately "answerable", just not by someone as lacking in expertise as me!
I think this hobby has moved at such a fast clip that the "smart guys" have had to fill in the gaps. Just since I've been in this hobby we've gone from 3S batteries to 4S, 5S and 6S. I'm not sure any manufacturing process can move at the pace that the "smart guys" do.
Jerry
Your questions are definately "answerable", just not by someone as lacking in expertise as me!
I think this hobby has moved at such a fast clip that the "smart guys" have had to fill in the gaps. Just since I've been in this hobby we've gone from 3S batteries to 4S, 5S and 6S. I'm not sure any manufacturing process can move at the pace that the "smart guys" do.
Jerry
Jerry , I couldn't agree with you more...for instance runcam has a new camera that will record in 1080p and can be used as a fpv camera...its all in one. The camera is smaller and lighter than previous versions because the board is outside the camera housing. It also has the ability for wifi...its called the (runcam split)
Keith
Keith
Thanks Virtue,
So where are the capacitors located on the bird and soldered to what? (Pictures)
Keith
So where are the capacitors located on the bird and soldered to what? (Pictures)
Keith
I am going to order a couple of them. They are not supposed to be available until late July
Keith
Keith
You have to supply and install them yourself between the battery leads just solder the positive to where the battery lead solders to the positive and the negative to where the battery lead negative soliders
Jtrjr
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Yeah, it looks like Foxeer is on the move! They also released (for pre-order) a 4K cube action camera:
***Pre-Order*** FOXEER 4K Action Camera w/ WiFi
Jerry
***Pre-Order*** FOXEER 4K Action Camera w/ WiFi
Jerry
Jtrjr
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BigD,
These and the 25v versions are the ones that I've been using. The 50pcs that I bought are no longer available on Amazon but you can find them at a lot of other places cheaper.
Jerry
6pcs Panasonic FC 470uF 35v 105c Radial Electrolytic Capacitor Low ESR: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
These and the 25v versions are the ones that I've been using. The 50pcs that I bought are no longer available on Amazon but you can find them at a lot of other places cheaper.
Jerry
6pcs Panasonic FC 470uF 35v 105c Radial Electrolytic Capacitor Low ESR: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
Jtrjr
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Hi...the 1000 uf will serve you better. To keep things smaller, I just buy the 16V rate caps. Although I do buy the Panasonic brand. I have not had any problems. The 25V and 35V are just too big.
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