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Hi all -- just wondering if anyone has noticed and/or fixed this.
When powered down, the camera and gimbal tilts right by about 35 degrees. In thinking about this, it seems to me that when powered up, it takes some current (battery load) to level and keep the camera level - counteracting the out of balance..
As an experiment, I taped a nickle (seems to be the perfect weight) to the left gimbal arm and, when the camera is off, it's perfectly balanced / level. When powering up of course it remains level. My assumption here is that with a balanced camera gimbal, less energy is used during flight to keep the camera level.
Has anyone tried this and does anyone think it's worth it? (i.e. besides less wear and tear on the gimbal motor - how much more time would the battery provide).
Food for thought.
When powered down, the camera and gimbal tilts right by about 35 degrees. In thinking about this, it seems to me that when powered up, it takes some current (battery load) to level and keep the camera level - counteracting the out of balance..
As an experiment, I taped a nickle (seems to be the perfect weight) to the left gimbal arm and, when the camera is off, it's perfectly balanced / level. When powering up of course it remains level. My assumption here is that with a balanced camera gimbal, less energy is used during flight to keep the camera level.
Has anyone tried this and does anyone think it's worth it? (i.e. besides less wear and tear on the gimbal motor - how much more time would the battery provide).
Food for thought.