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+ | While there are community provided videos published in the above link, No Limit Dronez has not confirmed the accuracy or correctness of this content. The generic details below were created by No Limit Dronez, and should be followed. Failing to follow these instructions will invalidate your product warranty. | ||
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+ | ===== Before you start ===== | ||
+ | All of our boards are tested at the factory as part of the production process by automated machines. In addition, we do a quick power up test on the bench in our distribution center, to confirm a signal light comes on for both 2.4 and 5.8 before dispatch. | ||
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+ | We have had multiple users who have cooked their boards, through bad installation. We list below the most common mistakes. | ||
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+ | - **Heat**: Leaving a board connected to power for long periods before mounting using an appropriate exoxy compound or using a cooling fan can cause damage to the board. If powering up without permanent mounting, make it a brief momentary operation for the test you are performing, or if you want to do a longer test you MUST use a fan. | ||
+ | - **Voltage**: | ||
+ | - **Bad Antenna Connection**: | ||
+ | - **CE board with FCC aircraft**: The CE boards should be used in CE locations, and FCC boards in FCC locations. If you have previously installed a FCC software mod, this MUST be removed before powering on your aircraft with the booster boards. Do NOT use an FCC board with the modded GO4 app. | ||
+ | - **Skipping a voltage regulator**: | ||
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+ | Each of these errors can be detected upon examination. Warranty claims due to the above installation errors will be rejected. | ||
===== WARNING ===== | ===== WARNING ===== | ||
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//I have tried so many boosters. I've even tried routers and repeaters with patch antennas. I hate patch antennas because you have to be pointing the thing straight at your drone. And every time that I got to 6 miles, I would start losing my video feed, and by the time I got to 7 miles, I would go dark.// | //I have tried so many boosters. I've even tried routers and repeaters with patch antennas. I hate patch antennas because you have to be pointing the thing straight at your drone. And every time that I got to 6 miles, I would start losing my video feed, and by the time I got to 7 miles, I would go dark.// | ||
- | //So what do you think I felt when I got to 6 1/2 MILES with a super rock-solid video feed using your boosters? But wait! There' | + | //So what do you think I felt when I got to 6 1/2 MILES with a super rock-solid video feed using your boosters? But wait! There' |
Never have I flown my bird so far that I don't have enough juice to get back.// | Never have I flown my bird so far that I don't have enough juice to get back.// | ||
- | //Thanks, guys. You didn't make my day. YOU MADE MY MOTHERFUCKING | + | //Thanks, guys. You didn't make my day. YOU MADE MY MOTHERFxxxING |
I hope my wife doesn' | I hope my wife doesn' | ||
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- Heat-resistant two-part epoxy glue for mounting the booster and power modules securely. | - Heat-resistant two-part epoxy glue for mounting the booster and power modules securely. | ||
- Heatshrink to insulate your relay, step-up, and step-down boards. | - Heatshrink to insulate your relay, step-up, and step-down boards. | ||
- | - A basic multimeter | + | - A basic multimeter. |
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- Connect a Red wire to pin 8 on the relay. | - Connect a Red wire to pin 8 on the relay. | ||
- Connect a Red wire to pin 6 on the relay. | - Connect a Red wire to pin 6 on the relay. | ||
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+ | The diagram below summaries all of the above to make this child' | ||
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+ | And this version is identical, but shows a StepDown board in use. | ||
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As part of pre-assembly, | As part of pre-assembly, | ||
- | Control power: The two wires from pin 1 and 8 on the relay need to connect to a power source that will only be active when the remote is powered up, such as a cooling fan. Check community supplied aircraft specific documentation for details of a suitable power source. If no details are available for your equipment, you can test using a multimeter to assist in locating an appropriate supply. This connection is only used to power the relay coil, drawing minimal | + | Control power: The two wires from pin 1 and 8 on the relay need to connect to a power source that will only be active when the remote is powered up, such as a cooling fan. Check community supplied aircraft specific documentation for details of a suitable power source. If no details are available for your equipment, you can test using a multimeter to assist in locating an appropriate supply. This connection is only used to power the relay coil, drawing minimal |
Main power: The other two available red and black power wires need to connect to the main battery power supply. The intent here is to get as close as possible to the raw power coming from the battery cells. | Main power: The other two available red and black power wires need to connect to the main battery power supply. The intent here is to get as close as possible to the raw power coming from the battery cells. | ||
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* Connect the free end of the red wire from pin 6 on the relay to the positive terminal from your battery. | * Connect the free end of the red wire from pin 6 on the relay to the positive terminal from your battery. | ||
+ | **IMPORTANT NOTE**: We have heard that some installations have connected the relay coil to a power source that is active even when the remote control is off. Make sure you use a multimeter to check the voltage going to the power modules to confirm zero volts when the remote control is turned off. | ||
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And what about the FCC mod? Why can't you leave that turned on? There are a few reasons. Firstly, a future update to your firmware might not work with our mod. We do not want you to have an aircraft stuck on an incompatible firmware version unable to fly because you have un-matched boosters. But even if you did not have that issue, there is one other factor. During the boot-up sequence, the FCC mod is enabled by one of our mod scripts. We have not tested the impact of any comms that might happen before that script is executed on the booster board performance. For the sake of simplicity, we recommend using the boards to match your geo country in all circumstances. | And what about the FCC mod? Why can't you leave that turned on? There are a few reasons. Firstly, a future update to your firmware might not work with our mod. We do not want you to have an aircraft stuck on an incompatible firmware version unable to fly because you have un-matched boosters. But even if you did not have that issue, there is one other factor. During the boot-up sequence, the FCC mod is enabled by one of our mod scripts. We have not tested the impact of any comms that might happen before that script is executed on the booster board performance. For the sake of simplicity, we recommend using the boards to match your geo country in all circumstances. | ||
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+ | Why is my remote control battery draining so fast? The aircraft batteries are intelligent, |