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Parrot Bebop 2 landed in the sea

Posted on 20th August 2017 by graz27

Got hold of a damaged Parrot Bebop 2 , suffering from landing in the sea. Judging by the state of the boards and motors, I assume its been sitting around after it’s dip in the sea for quite some time. … Continue reading →

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18650 batteries in a AR Drone 2.0

Posted on 1st January 2016 by graz27

Decided to see if it was possible to use 3 x 18650 batteries in a AR Drone 2.0. So I made up a 3s pack using Panasonic 3400mah NCR18650B, these are rated for around a amp draw of around 6.7 … Continue reading →

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Full run down test Cahaya 2500mah lipo

Posted on 14th December 2015 by graz27

Time for a test to see how long I can get out of this new lipo, wind was calm 1-3 mph. I rain the AR Drone with the weight of the Parrot GPS Flight recoder and the Mirumod installed. In … Continue reading →

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Cahaya 2500 mah 20c Lipo

Posted on 12th December 2015 by graz27

Done 2 tests now with the Cahaya 2500 mah 20c Lipo and the first test in the AR Drone was just a break in test that I always try and do with a new Lipo. At a weight of 513 … Continue reading →

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AR DRONE 2500mAH 11.1V 20C Li-Po

Posted on 10th December 2015 by graz27

Just received a Cahaya 2500mah 20c lipo to see how we go with one of these. At least with this battery, it read totally evenly balanced unlike the ZOP Power one I tried from elsewhere last time. So this Lipo … Continue reading →

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ZOP Power Lipo

Posted on 2nd December 2015 by graz27

As my old AR Drone 2.0  lipos I was using are getting pretty work old and I am getting only around 7 mins each from them, I decided to look around for some new ones. So I see a ZOP … Continue reading →

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AR DRONE 2.0 testing

Posted on 22nd November 2015 by graz27

Well after repairing the main board and replacing all the motor bearings and on my first test it seemed to fly okay but seemed to have problems holding height and would jump in and down all of a sudden. I … Continue reading →

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AR DRONE 2.0 Motor bearings

Posted on 22nd November 2015 by graz27

On my refurb of a rusted ole AR Drone I obtained, I got a new set of bearings from Blade (BLH1607). These bearings I have used before and so I ordered some more to fit to these 4 rusted motors. … Continue reading →

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AR Drone 2.0 repair why bother?

Posted on 15th November 2015 by graz27

I have thought this through a few times and its been about 4 years since I bought the AR Drone 2.0. Back then it was out just before DJI lanched it’s Phantom 1. So in 2012  the AR Drone caught … Continue reading →

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AR Drone 2.0 Main Board Repair

Posted on 15th November 2015 by graz27

Spent some time on this AR Drone 2.0 main board to see if it was repairable…. After checking over the main pcb, I have had the small ic U1700 (DMG4413LSS Mosfet) by the power in leads fail on more than … Continue reading →

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