Today, You will learn why you would build your own drone battery and how to do it! Get excited!
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Warning: Making your own battery packs is dangerous. Lithium cells can get nasty. This video is for entertainment purposes only.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:17 Why build your own drone battery?
01:08 Li-Ion vs LiPo in DJI camera drones
03:10 How to get more flight time. Parallel vs. Series
05:00 Expected Performance
06:31 Building the Battery Pack!
08:25 Wiring Schematics
10:08 Cell Preparations
11:54 Let the Soldering Beginn!
14:04 Wiring in Series
15:17 Balance Connector
15:58 Moment of Truth
17:41 Finished Product
🔹FPV QUAD🔹
LiPo Batteries (best deal): https://www.quadcopterguide.com/bestFPVbatteries
RC Tx: https://www.banggood.com/custlink/GGvEY4qTZ4
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FC: https://www.banggood.com/custlink/m3DEhgU1LW
ESC: https://www.banggood.com/custlink/33vRRgqfl5
Rx: https://amzn.to/2AKf2qg
Motor (x4) 1300KV: https://www.banggood.com/custlink/vvKdE6M1O0
Crossfire Receiver:
GPS Chip:
Smoke Stopper:
6S battery: https://www.banggood.com/custlink/GKDEEekf68
Software to make footage super smooth (Coupon QUAD5): https://www.reelsteady.com?p=HkXFdho7I
Soldering Iron: https://www.banggood.com/custlink/KD3hcdg49K
6s balance lead: https://www.banggood.com/custlink/v3GRrd46Sc
14AWG wire: https://www.banggood.com/custlink/3DmhrE44IF
Own built pack cells: https://www.18650batterystore.com/Sony-18650-p/sony-vtc6.htm
Blue tacky stuff: https://geni.us/LPVXB
Kapton Tape: https://geni.us/AddYSS
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DJI FPV (w/o Remote): https://store.dji.com/product/dji-digital-fpv-system?as=0093&ch=Video_Description&from=dap_unique&pbc=y9nEKXjI&pm=custom&vid=83421
DJI FPV (w/ Remote): https://store.dji.com/product/dji-digital-fpv-system?as=0093&ch=Video_Description&from=dap_unique&pbc=y9nEKXjI&pm=custom&vid=83211
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🔹DRONE GEAR🔹
Big Drone: https://store.dji.com/product/mavic-2?as=0089&ch=Video_Description&from=dap_unique&pbc=y9nEKXjI&pm=custom
Fancy Controller: https://store.dji.com/product/dji-smart-controller?as=0089&ch=Video_Description&from=dap_unique&pbc=y9nEKXjI&pm=custom
BIgger Drone: https://store.dji.com/product/phantom-4-pro?as=0089&ch=Video_Description&from=dap_unique&pbc=y9nEKXjI&pm=custom
Best microSD Cards: https://geni.us/YT_SD
🔹CAMERA GEAR🔹
Main Camera: https://geni.us/jxDLBDt
B-Cam: https://geni.us/qAHtH
Main Lens: https://geni.us/spEYlhT
B-Roll Lens: https://geni.us/4i8j
Wide-Angle Lens: https://geni.us/0EY5p
Wireless Mic: https://geni.us/kX9OYR
Lav Mic: https://geni.us/AjOOWFG
Shotgun Mic: https://geni.us/An0WvW
Voice Over Mic: https://geni.us/o9Um
Gimbal: https://store.dji.com/product/ronin-sc?as=0093&ch=Video_Description&from=dap_unique&pbc=y9nEKXjI&pm=custom&vid=82251
Action Cam: https://geni.us/agUrNhm
🔹OTHER GEAR🔹
Monitor: https://geni.us/ZATx
Vertical Mouse: https://geni.us/jCe4
Ergo Keyboard: https://geni.us/wOWB30
🔹Tools & Software🔹
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