Jan 8, 2019
BetaFPV seems to be working on a new whoop. A whoop capable of carrying a HD cam, similar to the tinyleader.
First images have surfaced on facebook. The new Model, the Beta85x will be available in a non HD and in an HD version. The non HD version seems to be equipped with an EOS2 4:3 camera.
The HD version will come with a Caddx Turtle V2 (Hopefully shipped with the joystick needed to make the settings).
The camera tilt will be adjustable in both versions.
Unfortunately no release date is known yet, but I would suspect it will be releases in a few weeks from now. As usual I will keep you posted and update the list on the homepage accordingly.
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Jan 4, 2019
The people from Banggood were kind enough to provide me with some coupon codes valids through 2019.
The coupon codes are valid in different categories and you can save up to 15% with the following codes. You just need to fill them into the Coupon field on the checkout page.
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Jan 2, 2019
The Emax tinyhawk RTF starter kit is now up for sale on banggood.
This package seems to be a perfect entry point for new pilots, it contains everything you need to start the hobby: Goggle, remote, carrying case, batteries, charger, accessories, and of course the tinyhawk itself.
And with a price point of just $165, there is really nothing to complain about. In fact the entry into the hobby has never been easier and cheaper.
Goggles and transmitter are both powered by a 18650 battery and can be charged via included USB cable. All the parts fit into a nice carrying case. You even get a screw driver for maintenance.
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Dec 27, 2018
After my last articles on parallel charging and serial charging I would like to explain how to serial charge 2S batteries.
As mentioned in my serial charging article, there is no dedicated hardware (at least that I am aware of) to serial charge your 2S batteries, but the technique is the same as with 1S batteries - instead of building a 6S battery from six, single 1S batteries we are building a 6S battery from three 2S batteries.
Building this kind of adapter can be accomplished with a hand full of passive components and some minimal soldering skills. A 3D printer capable of printing TPU for the enclosure comes in handy, but you can also use liquid tape to secure the contacts on the bottom of the adapter.
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Dec 18, 2018
BetaFpv just release two new models: the Beta65 Pro 2 and the Beta75 Pro 2.
They are somewhere between their respective Pro and X versions. The main difference to the X version is, that the ESC are slightly less powerful and that flightcontroller and ESC are all on one board.
Another change is that you can fly this models with 1S - this is great news for everyone flying in small indoor spaces where the X version simply has too much power. Both models actually come with two HV 1S batteries.
Both models are cheaper and lighter than their X version counterpart and BetaFPV claims that the washout problems from the X series are completely solved.
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Dec 17, 2018
After my last article on parallel charging someone on facebook mentioned that they prefer serial charging.
Serial charging? Never heard of that.
Turns out this method is mainly used for 1S batteries, you basically build a 6S battery from six single 1S batteries and charge this constellation like you would charge a normal 6S battery. This is all done via a simple harness to which you plug in your 1S batteries in series.
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Dec 16, 2018
When it comes to parallel charging there are a couple of ways that you can interpret it:
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You have multiple chargers and thus can charge multiple batteries at one time. This is the most obvious version, but comes with the big draw back that you need multiples of everything, multiple power supplies and multiple chargers.
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Multi channel chargers: Those are chargers that have multiple dedicated charging circuits, so you can charge two ore more batteries at once. The great thing with those is, that you can charge different batteries (different cell count and different capacity) at once. The bad thing is, the more channels they have, the more expensive the tend to get.
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Parallel charging boards: A special board that allows you to attach multiple batteries, usually six, to the same charger. There are some things you need to consider when going this route, but I will explain all of them in detail, since this is the method we are going to look at in detail.
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Dec 10, 2018
Good news for all Mobula7 owners: Happymodel has released an upgraded version (V2) of the Mobula7 frame.
They state, that this one should be able to take some hits before it breaks, actually, that it is nearly indestructible. This in fact is not true, it holds up far better than the original frame, but is still not up to par with something like the BetaFPV frame.
New batches of the Mobula7 will come with this improved frame by default.
The frame comes in two colors: Transparent or Transparent Black. It weighs in at 4.2g, so it is even lighter than the original frame that weight 4.8g.
Buy it from banggood.
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Dec 6, 2018
This news just came in via Facebook. Nate Payne seems to have received a couple of 300mAh, 80C/160C graphene high voltage batteries from TBS.
They come with an XT30 connector and weigh in at about 20.39g. They are high voltage and thus may be charge up to 4.35V per cell. Thanks to graphene they have a high continuous discharge rate of 80C and a peak discharge rate of 160C.
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Dec 2, 2018
What are the best 2S batteries for the Beta75x?
Now that the Beta75x is out for a couple of months, we have quite an option regarding batteries. In this post I would like to showcase some of the available batteries and which performs the best.
In a previous article I talked about battery specifications you might want to take a look at this too, before continuing.
I will focus on the Beta75x option that comes with XT30 connector and thus use 2S batteries, further I will only showcase batteries that fit into the battery holder without modifications, so basically only 300mAh batteries.
Unfortunately, most of the options do not come with a XT30 connector and you will have to add it by yourself - but this is not all too hard if you know what you are doing, I will explain it a little bit later.
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