Tri-Color LED

[jasonlday]

Performing some cleaning of my H520 and I noticed a plug under the battery compartment not attached to anything. After some research I have figured out that it plugs into a Tri-Color LED. Does anyone know if this LED is standard or an add on (I know where to get it)?

 

[terrence davidson]

That would be nice if it was for the tri color led .But I think it was for the ill fated intel rs module that failed to materialize. However if it for the tricolor led then I may have a power source for arc2 strobes.

 

[jasonlday]

Actually, I just confirmed with Yuneec that the plug is indeed for a tri-color led and it would work, however they say that it will function exactly the same as the rear two motor LED. The light board and cover can be bought at Vertigo Drones

Yuneec H520 Tri-Color Light Circuit Board

Yuneec H520 Lampshade for Tri-color LED

 

[terrence davidson]

okay h480 tri color led is hard wired to it board so that's no go. but still would be interesting if it is a live wire.

 

[Steve Carr]

It was intended to be the status light just as it is on the H. The rear motor led's are being used instead.

 

[terrence davidson]

did a voltage check cable runs at 5 volts which is to high for what I need.

 

[DCH]

I could be wrong here, has been known to happen (contrary to popular belief and wide spread urban legend), and I can't see the entire plug, but it sure looks just like the RealSense plug to me. I see you don't have the RS unit installed, so I'm guessing that's what we're seeing. They all come wired with the RS harness and that's where they park the plug when no RS is installed. You take the lamp shade off and store it away, then plug in the RS harness and mount the main part of the RS unit over the opening left by the Lamp Shade.

 

[arruntus]

I've seen a video where they put the real sense from the H Plus to the H520 and use that connector.

 

[digital_steve]

Wait... we can have RealSense on the H520?

 

[DCH]

Well I don't have an H520, and I don't play one on TV, but if these photos are any indication, I would say yes!
Just ask "The FPV Guy!

 

[digital_steve]

!!!!
Wow, I want that!!

 

[DCH]

And while we are on the subject of the H520 LED Lampshade, let me point out something very important that is easily overlooked.
The H520 "Lampshade" is a misnomer for two reasons. First the H520 (& H Plus) do not use a multi-colored LED -rear motor LEDs perform this function now. So without a multi-colored LED Board it is not technically a "Lampshade", merely a cosmetic cover.

Second, the orange color was not intended to transmit the light from a multicolored LED. The light emitted after being filtered by the orange "Lampshade" will always be either orange, or varying shades of red. This is not helpful for enunciating flight modes and warnings, everything it tries to communicate will be a WARNING!

This is not theory, this is experience talking! I wanted to add some bling to my H480 so I put a H520 "Lampshade" on it. Oh yeah, that was huge disappointment!