Catastrophic whoop crash

[Mr_Stripes]

I was zipping along when I hit the stop sign... And it stopped me all right . Frame trashed, 3 standoffs broken, duct broken, canopy broken, camera scratched, and when the canopy tore off it pulled one of the pads from the fc with it.

Is there any way to solder the wire back where the pad got torn off?

Will the fc be ok? I pushed the area that lifted back down and tested with a smoke stopper, nothing wrong there.

Thanks for any help

Mr_Stripes

 

[CappyAmeric]

Is there any way to solder the wire back where the pad got torn off?

Are the traces showing or is the pad still partially attached to the board?

 

[Mr_Stripes]

I can see a little grey square where it was attached. The pad is on the wire now. However, the board has a plug and play camera plug. I just didn't have any plugs so I soldered mine on. I found a compatible pug on newbeedrone so that is what I am going to do.

 

[CappyAmeric]

You can try putting a small blob of solder over where the trace is, then attach the motor wire and see if the ESC can see the motor.

 

[Mr_Stripes]

It is actually a camera wire...

 

[CappyAmeric]

As long as it is a single wire, you can try soldering it where the pad was if the traces are still showing.

 

[Mr_Stripes]

Because the pads are about 1.5x1.5 mm and .5mm apart I have an idea. It is a 5v pad that got pulled up. Could I solder the cam wire where it is supposed to and then have the camera share the 5v and gnd with the receiver like the diagram below?

 

[CappyAmeric]

Because the pads are about 1.5x1.5 mm and .5mm apart I have an idea. It is a 5v pad that got pulled up. Could I solder the cam wire where it is supposed to and then have the camera share the 5v and gnd with the receiver like the diagram below?

You can share a 5v pad if the amp draw isn't too high.

 

[Mr_Stripes]

Well it is just a caddx ant and a tiny receiver. Can I also share the gnd with the receiver?

 

[CappyAmeric]

Well it is just a caddx ant and a tiny receiver. Can I also share the gnd with the receiver?

Yes, ground can generally be shared. You can do a continuity check between ground pads and make sure. Ditto with 5v tabs.

 

[Mr_Stripes]

If I plug it in with a smoke stopper will that work?

 

[CappyAmeric]

If I plug it in with a smoke stopper will that work?

That will only catch a short, which what you should always do after any work on a board - I was more looking at continuity between negative pads.

 

[Mr_Stripes]

So I just touch the 5v and ground and if it beeps something is wrong?

 

[Mr_Stripes]

I noticed you have this Armattan HD Badger HD Gecko HD Tadpole, Dave_C HD 4", Source 1 HD V2 7", 533 Tiny Trainer HD 3", TorqueFPV Hornet HD 3”

Hd=DJI?

How is it if you have it.

 

[CappyAmeric]

I noticed you have this Armattan HD Badger HD Gecko HD Tadpole, Dave_C HD 4", Source 1 HD V2 7", 533 Tiny Trainer HD 3", TorqueFPV Hornet HD 3”

Hd=DJI?

How is it if you have it.

16 DJI quads. Once you go HD, you will never want to do analog again.

 

[Mr_Stripes]

Yup. Im gonna try to get it by the end of the summer. Alredy looking to do a vistapick with a nebula nano, and a 2 inch like the gep rocket.

 

[CappyAmeric]

Yup. Im gonna try to get it by the end of the summer. Alredy looking to do a vistapick with a nebula nano, and a 2 inch like the gep rocket.

I have more Vistas than Air Units. I like the Vista a lot - one antenna is better than the two on the Air Unit too.

Are you going to build your own or RTF? If RTF, I recommend the Emax BabyHawk II HD. It is a 3.5 inch and can stay under 249 grams.

https://www.racedayquads.com/collections/new-products/products/emax-bnf-babyhawk-2-hd-choose-your-rx

 

[Mr_Stripes]

Ya I was eying that one. But i already have a 3 inch toothpick that I would put a vista in, and DaveC's 4 inch freestyle is lookin pretty sweet. But I also like smaller stuff. My toothpick is about as big as I can get away with around my house and I still have to be carefull. It rips and is a ton of fun but I like my 1s whoop a bit better because it is super quiet, no one cares where or when I fly it, and it still feels really fast in the right location.

 

[Mr_Stripes]

Are you going to build your own or RTF?

I would build my own. If I really wanted an rtf I could just take the frame and put cheaper (but quality) similar electronics on it and save a bunch of money. And then I can customize it too.

 

[CappyAmeric]

Ya I was eying that one. But i already have a 3 inch toothpick that I would put a vista in, and DaveC's 4 inch freestyle is lookin pretty sweet. But I also like smaller stuff. My toothpick is about as big as I can get away with around my house and I still have to be carefull. It rips and is a ton of fun but I like my 1s whoop a bit better because it is super quiet, no one cares where or when I fly it, and it still feels really fast in the right location.

I built an early prototype Dave_C 4"