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    OH The Horror!

    Make me an offer. I found that he camera works. The ball works in the vertical BUT the horizontal movement is toast (shaft is bent) also one of the dampers broke off at the middle and need attention.
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    OH The Horror!

    Well I ordered a new 480H from bilbot.v.cat. I bought the first one from them (had to return cause the camera fell off on maiden flight. No problems) and the replacement had over 500 flights so getting a new one was a no brainer. I chose the H as it is a great platform for me. I like that it is...
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    OH The Horror!

    I have been flying my H every day during the lock down. It was my bit of sanity in a crazy world. Today I had my bird up at 50 feet and then lost all power. CRASH into a million pieces. Camera, both landing gear, 3 prop arm completely destroyed. My question is should I buy another 480H or is...
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    8050 mh batteries.

    If you would buy items from China...Aliexpress has many batteries for sale. I bought 2 GIFI 8050 batteries, one from Amazon and one thru Aliexpress. Both work the same.
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    What aided your decision into purchasing the H over the rest?

    It is bad-*** looking compared to others
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    Looking for a CGO3+ camera or someone who knows how to repair one

    I used his service and he was fast and communicated well. I highly recommend.
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    Battery question

    I think I know the answer but just want to check. I have 2 Yuneec batteries both Manufactured in 2016 and have over 75 charge discharge cycles. I use a DY3 charger and all cells are 4.2 volts when fully charged. I independently checked each cell and they are 4.2 volts. To eliminate the charger I...
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    CGO3+ Repair Needed

    He was fast and fair, got my camera working and the turn around was great Yuneec CGO3/CGO3+ 4K CAMERA REPAIR SERVICE 6970298652318 | eBay
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    Camera lost power mid-flight

    Once I verified that the fuse replacement was successful I knew I was past my comfort zone. So I went to : https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Yuneec+CGO3%2FCGO3%2B+4K+CAMERA+REPAIR+SERVICE&_sacat=0 He was fast and fair, got my camera working and the turn around...
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    Camera lost power mid-flight

    UPDATE: Got the fuse (golly it is small) and now have power to the shoe...BUT... no joy as the camera is still dead. Now to search on camera fixing. Thanks for all who helped it was very useful.
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    Camera lost power mid-flight

    Checked the power to the shoe 0 volts. Checked continuity of the k fuse dead open. Ordered K fuse to replace. Thanks for the help
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    Camera lost power mid-flight

    Thanks since garage (work area) is 100 degrees now will check first thing in AM
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    Camera lost power mid-flight

    Went flying today all was well for the first 5 minutes then I lost power to camera. landed safely as the rest of drone worked well. I tried power of then on to no avail. I searched these forums for a pin out of the hot shoe so I can start troubleshooting. I know one was posted here but for the...
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    Unusual Behavior

    I have noticed that when I am flying (in rabbit mode, over 100 feet) when I bring the H home at altitude I noticed that the H slows to turtle mode at around 40 feet altitude (over "home") all the way to landing. If I stop descending and start again it is back to rabbit mode. Is this normal? Not...
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    Intermittent J1 not working properly

    As you can see in the original post I did clean the contacts on both joysticks.