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Recent content by Scott_in_Colorado

  1. Scott_in_Colorado

    Breeze Batteries outlasting iPhone battery

    This is surprising to me. 4 batteries x 8 min each = 32 minutes of cell time. Your cell phone does not last longer than 32 minutes? The largest power drain on any cell phone is the display brightness. Turn down the brightness to 50% or lower, or turn is way down and just fly around within eye...
  2. Scott_in_Colorado

    LiPo Battery Danger - You should read this!

    To anyone reading this, it's not worth modifying the battery in an attempt to get another minute of flying time. To measure the current the Breeze draws, you need to connect a current meter in series with the battery (+ or - side). Don't bother, the info won't be of much use. It indicated above...
  3. Scott_in_Colorado

    LiPo Battery Danger - You should read this!

    “Anyways, what I'm wondering is whether the packs are a standard format so you could combine higher capacity cells...” They are a standard format; 3S, meaning 3 cells in series. 1150mah as I recall. Energy is not free, and in our case the size of the 3S pack is a limiting factor. There are...
  4. Scott_in_Colorado

    Yuneec Breeze - altitude loss following water overflight

    I started using Journey mode but decided to just fly it out and back giving me more control to where I wanted to end up. I have not seen any issues; I start over land, hover about 5' off the ground, attach the fishing line, then fly the Breeze out, turn it 180 degrees, the line falls off, and I...
  5. Scott_in_Colorado

    Camera Serveo Gear broken

    That’s the stronger gear of the two. Must have been wracked pretty good for it to break like that. Is the smaller gear ok? As it broke in the middle it seems unlikely you can reverse the gear it repusition it, but might look at that. I recall it only moves 90 degrees so maybe pulling it and...
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    New breeze owner

    What is the max height? Does it climb to that height then drop down? How much does it drop diwn? Goes it actually RTH at like 100’ or so? Have you tried setting the RTH to 100’, or 50’ - and foes that work? I assume you calibrate before your first flight? RTH is set by GPS - goes it hover in...
  7. Scott_in_Colorado

    Bulging Battery!!!

    I don’t want to dismiss the POSSIBLE danger when a LiPo battery “puffs” and caution is advised, but most LiPo batteries will out-gas at some point. This causes the swelling you see. Over the years I have used 2S thru 6S and series 5S to make a 10S packs. While not desired you will find the...
  8. Scott_in_Colorado

    Breeze balance charger

    In general the “hack” is mating the 4 battery terminals (3 cells) to the charger balance port. You just need to figure out how to get the battery terminals out to the charger. No easy way (mating adapter) but can be done. The better chargers allow charge current to be programmed and if you have...
  9. Scott_in_Colorado

    Breeze stronger battery?

    The Yuneec charger, as any LiPo charger, should charge the CELLS to 4.2v (or very close- 4.18 to 4.2). You can measure this with a voltmeter. You have 3 cells and each one should be 4.2v. This will tell you if you have a charger issue (I doubt it). The other unknown as I have mentioned before...
  10. Scott_in_Colorado

    Breeze stronger battery?

    Most companies that make battery ‘packs’ (3S, 4S,...6S meaning 3,4,5,6 cell packs) don’t actually produce the LiPo individual batteries. They buy the individual cells from one of a few companies that actually make (assemble) LiPo batteries. The larger companies (thunder power, FlightMax...
  11. Scott_in_Colorado

    LiPo Battery Danger - You should read this!

    I find the LiPo storage topic a interesting one. One benefit of using LiPo's is their ability to discharge large amounts of current (like 100A) instantly. This will happen at 3.6V or 4.2V. The danger of using LiPo's is overcharging - meaning charging a cell more than 4.2V - and this happens when...
  12. Scott_in_Colorado

    Breeze stronger battery?

    While a modification may be possible on the Breeze side there are other things to consider. 1) will the new battery fit into the breeze? It may but watch how it MAY change the CG (center of gravity). A change will mean the heavy side blades will need to turn faster to keep the Breeze in a level...
  13. Scott_in_Colorado

    Motor and blade help

    Hey Bry, I don’t think it matters where you get the Breeze blades from as long as they are Breeze blades. On the motors, these are brushless outrunner motors and should not need replacing IF YOU DONT CRASH. I’m sure there are circumstances where a motor could go bad / be ruined but ‘in...
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    Extra Batteries

    Do you happen to know what metal the battery tabs (leads) are of? Why would this be important? What ‘c’ rating would you use? Why would that be important? There are many questions you need to be aware of before you venture into building your own batteries. Just one more question, how would you...
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    Extra Batteries

    Sorry you had to find out the hard way. Battery specs (individual) vary and when you put three together no telling what will happen - if you don’t know what you are doing. In ‘theory’ a 1700mah battery GIVEN THE SAME ‘C’ RATING will be better than a 1300mah but as you found out, it’s not always...