Night lighting
Posted: 28 Oct 2010, 02:06
I just successfully added LED light strips to the outdoor flying hull.
The lights plug into the battery balancing connector so I didn't have to do any real modifications to the drone's electrical wiring.
I'm using white LEDs. They're very bright and take a total of .1 amp. They're applied in a V formation merging at the front of the hull behind the camera notch.
I made holes for bare "buss" wire through the EPP using a sewing needle. The wires are barely visible before disappearing into the foam. In the cavity under the hull the wires are joined and connected to lead ending at a mating balancing connector. I'm only using the outer two wires because this is where the full voltage of the battery can be found.
The LED strips are the type often used to festoon electric RC aircraft for night flying. I have another strip of blue LEDs and may use them on the indoor hull.
I find the weight added to be negligible.
The lights plug into the battery balancing connector so I didn't have to do any real modifications to the drone's electrical wiring.
I'm using white LEDs. They're very bright and take a total of .1 amp. They're applied in a V formation merging at the front of the hull behind the camera notch.
I made holes for bare "buss" wire through the EPP using a sewing needle. The wires are barely visible before disappearing into the foam. In the cavity under the hull the wires are joined and connected to lead ending at a mating balancing connector. I'm only using the outer two wires because this is where the full voltage of the battery can be found.
The LED strips are the type often used to festoon electric RC aircraft for night flying. I have another strip of blue LEDs and may use them on the indoor hull.
I find the weight added to be negligible.