Can an LED be powered from the Bebop 2 battery while still flying the drone?

[Bobrobot1]

Can an LED be powered from the Bebop 2 battery while still flying the drone? I was just wondering.

[calvarez]

Sure, why not, they barely use any power. Lots of RC models have add-on LED lights running from the main battery.

[AR.Tommy]

Calverez while this is true, they don't use proprietary batteries. The tricky part with the stock batteries of the Bebop will be: where to solder your LED stripes?

[Bobrobot1]

Calverez while this is true, they don't use proprietary batteries. The tricky part with the stock batteries of the Bebop will be: where to solder your LED stripes?

That's what I was wondering. I'm confused my the battery connector. It's nothing like i've ever seen anywhere else.

[AR.Tommy]

Besides using LED with its own battery source there is no easy way to do this:

Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/v/wDBcTzbJMQg

Basically you can either modify the battery plug itself to use aftermarket batteries like solaris8x86 did in his Bebop 2 to Router Mod (there is a thread in this board) here is the video:

Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/v/cumh4VZonVE

Or get the + / - cable from inside the drone like in this video:

Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/v/JuAZgxVzNXg

[Bobrobot1]

The fire rescue lights are pretty cool. But I sont know where to get them. The link in the YouTube descriptions have links to discontinued parts.

[sindyciaray]

You guys better watch out as the bebop was flying there drone and taking 2 bettry along with it

[Bobrobot1]

You guys better watch out as the bebop was flying there drone and taking 2 bettry along with it

What? Could you please clarify what you said?

[waterlanding]

You can power external devices with 5 volts at up to 1 amp by simply plugging them into the drone's micro USB port for power...

[AR.Tommy]

You can power external devices with 5 volts at up to 1 amp by simply plugging them into the drone's micro USB port for power...

This is indeed a nice idea.

[Bobrobot1]

You can power external devices with 5 volts at up to 1 amp by simply plugging them into the drone's micro USB port for power...

Best idea yet!

[asmith61]

Hi
Good post this having led lights is such a good idea, I do struggle sometimes to see my drone especially at high altitudes, just wondered as this is quite an old post has anyone done this ? And is there video

[dries_w]

You can see the date of the postings so you know if its old
I had attached my LED navigation lights just for that reason: to see it better at distance. If you want to use LEDs for that purpose, be shure the LEDs have great brightnes e.a. high number of lumen/mcd. I made a short 'how to make' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuAZgxVzNXg
WIth this methode you dont have to put extra weight for a battery on your BB2 that can influence the flight behavior or you dont have to modify the Batteryplug. Have fun

[asmith61]

Hi
I have watched the video thank you
I will have a look in to getting my self some led bulbs and doing the mod

[dries_w]

I did use this components:

LED red 1,9V 20mA 9000mcd 25 degrees (viewing angle) mcd = milicandela (light intensity)
LED green 2,9V 20mA 9600mcd 25 degrees
LED white flash 3,2V 20mA 5000mcd

Resistors: carbon 1/4W
R1, 3 en 4= 270 Ohm (Red-Violet-Brown colorband)
R2= 180 Ohm (Brown-Green-Brown colorband)


If you use LEDs with other values, you have to change the resistor values as well.
A handy calculator for this on internet: http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz
You can calculate it yourself with Ohm's law: (R= U / I) - The the resistor for the green LED I'm using will be:
R = (11.1 V-[3x2,9 V]) / 0.02A
R = (11,1 V - 8,7 V) / 0.02A
R =2,4 V / 0.02 A=120 Ohm. The closest existing value in store = 180 Ohm
Battery Voltage = 11,1 Volt
Led Voltage = 2,9 Volt (3x green = 3 x 2,9 Volt)
20 mA = 0.02 Ampere

Have fun building your own BB2 navigation lights