Impressed with this cheap headlight kit.

Matts175 · Jan 28, 2017

This thing is SUPER bright. You can't even directly look at it. Flight testing as soon as it gets dark out.

Amazon.com: Anbee LED Camera Head Light Daylight Bright White for DJI Phantom 3 Professional & Advanced Quadcopter: Toys & Games

It doesn't come with instructions, but installation took all of 5 minutes. You just fish the little connector through the side vent. The connector slips right over the 2 factory battery terminals. Just make sure it's red to red, black to black. Stick the control board to the side of the bird (double stick tape on it already). Then velcro (included) the light on to the front. Simple.

south fork flyer · Jan 28, 2017

interested to see how that works out. you should post some video with it at night

Matts175 · Jan 28, 2017

south fork flyer said:
interested to see how that works out. you should post some video with it at night

Yeah. I'm wondering if it's going to mess with the camera? I guess I'll find out soon. Battery is on the cooker and it's almost dark out.

south fork flyer · Jan 28, 2017

interesting to see what it does with battery life too

south fork flyer · Jan 28, 2017

id be tempted to mount it on the camera some how so it would always shine in your pov

Matts175 · Jan 28, 2017

Video is uploading to Youtube right now guys. It takes a while. I went 2500 feet away and I could still see my bird, as if it were only 100 feet away. The camera was completely unaffected by the light. So far, I'm giving this light kit a big thumbs up.

south fork flyer said:
interesting to see what it does with battery life too

Well. We won't know yet. It was very cold outside. I couldn't make it for a full flight. My poor lil fingers, LOL.

Matts175 · Jan 28, 2017

WilliamM · Jan 28, 2017

Me too, like it very much. Has very little negative effect on battery life. How did you see it going out 2500', flying backwards ? lol

Matts175 · Jan 28, 2017

WilliamM said:
View attachment 74721 Me too, like it very much. Has very little negative affect on battery life. How did you see it going out 2500', flying backwards ? lol

Nice. I didn't know you already had one. Yeah, I didn't think it'd affect the battery too much. There's already so much going on.... I don't think an extra 2 watts will hurt it.

How did I see it? The second I turned around. Tonight was the first time EVER I actually flew it manually home from the lake. I normally just fly it there, then hit RTH. There's no way I could manually get it home without that light.

Rosey · Jan 28, 2017

First off, thanks for sharing.

Secondly, where did you get that red remove before flying tag?? I really like that.

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WilliamM · Jan 28, 2017

Rosey said:
First off, thanks for sharing.

Secondly, where did you get that red remove before flying tag?? I really like that.

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Here, $7.55 for a two pack (black + red). Amazon.com: Remove Before Flight Key Chain - Black & Red Combo 2 Pack - by Rotary13B1: Automotive

Rosey · Jan 28, 2017

WilliamM said:
Here, $7.55 for a two pack (black + red). Amazon.com: Remove Before Flight Key Chain - Black & Red Combo 2 Pack - by Rotary13B1: Automotive

Nice! Just ordered. Thanks.

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Marnat3 · Jan 29, 2017

Any problem with the light heating up at all? I read that it gets pretty warm.

abrown · Jan 29, 2017

WilliamM said:
View attachment 74721 Me too, like it very much. Has very little negative affect on battery life. How did you see it going out 2500', flying backwards ? lol

What is that on the side of the P3S

Andy4195 · Jan 29, 2017

Andy4195 · Jan 29, 2017

WilliamM · Jan 29, 2017

abrown said:
What is that on the side of the P3S

On the bottom? A Trackimo GPS tracker.

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WilliamM · Jan 29, 2017

Marnat3 said:
Any problem with the light heating up at all? I read that it gets pretty warm.

It might, to be honest never touched it to find out. Don't see why that would be a concern since everythings external.

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Bori-Dji-Ninja · Jan 29, 2017

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How much battery life it took cause it looks great for night flights.

WilliamM · Jan 29, 2017

Bori-Dji-Ninja said:
How much battery life it took cause it looks great for night flights.

For me, as I have the exact same unit. Have not noticed much of a difference, so maybe a minute or two less flight time at most. Maybe one day I'll do it side-by-side comparison, but it would have to be with the same outside temperature and also using the exact same battery, so a test would have to be conducted on different flights.

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