such a good channel...half the stuff is way beyond me, but the info, detail and knowledge is just fantastic. i had no clue what this bvd thing was for (new to rc) not only do I now know I can monitor my battery voltage via the receiver (wow lol) but how to wire it too...brilliant, thank you
Good evening. I have the new update on my paladin. And now I can use the bvd. Now my question do I have to use the plus and minus cable for the balancer? With kind regards Michael
Only if you want to run more external sensors, so if you only using the included DVB voltage sensor you have DVB and all 8ch, if you want to add a temperature sensor you would loose 1ch and set that to ibus and then you could add more sensors by daisy chaining the next sensor to the temperature sensor :)
Finally got my Fgr8b, quick question is it normal for the RX battery level is only half bar? I am running a fresh 3S pack and I set my 1080 ESC bec at 7.4v ?? Thank you !!!
Follow this one and you will have a fully working battery icon :) don't forge the dvb can't be set to that icon but you can make it show full when the bec is set to any voltage :) ua-cam.com/video/pC9ZnSDrBas/v-deo.html
I have never seen them listed anywhere but they are just a cable with a diode or resistor in line on one of the wires I'll have to check what it is but try soarsky they have loads of parts listed
@RC_Adventures_BE what type of battery are you running if it's a 2s race lipo and you mean the centre hole in-between the power pins you will only see the voltage of 1 of the cells and the pin is much bigger than the pin on the bvd cable
Thanks for your videos be really helpful Got me out of a bind Are you making one for all the settings on the nb4. New update I don’t know what most of the stuff means. Thanks
I can't find anything listed for the fgr8b's to external voltage range but I'm running 3s in the crawler and it has no issues with that, the other voltage monitor flysky do has a range -100v to +100v
Because you are not running the receiver from the 3s, you only use the bvd to monitor the 3s so the full voltage is not running through the receiver only the bvd cable :)
I was wondering about the voltage range for BVD, the manual doesn't say anything. The airplane recievers some have up to 70V but the lack of info is really keeping me from buying. Even though I could detect a single cell if it's low.
For anyone wondering you can get the firma spectrum telemetry working with the remote and receiver it is easier with they're receiver. But it isn't necessary!
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such a good channel...half the stuff is way beyond me, but the info, detail and knowledge is just fantastic. i had no clue what this bvd thing was for (new to rc) not only do I now know I can monitor my battery voltage via the receiver (wow lol) but how to wire it too...brilliant, thank you
Thanks glad ya find it useful :)
Awesome video... glad I watched it before trying to connect the BVD harness -- and fry my receiver!
Yeh definitely need to know how to set them up to be safe :)
Good evening.
I have the new update on my paladin.
And now I can use the bvd.
Now my question do I have to use the plus and minus cable for the balancer?
With kind regards
Michael
Nope if its the battery your running from only the positive :)
@@WTFRCCars ok
So I only have to plug in the positive from the bvd at the balanzer cable.
high 13v
Low 9.9
For 3s
And for 2s
high 8v
Low 6.6v
So for high 4.2v per cell so 2s would be 8.4v high and 6.6v low
@@WTFRCCars Thanks for the information.
I'll try that then.
And I don't need the negative in this case
Question, i have 2x 3s lipos in my felony how do i connect the BVD harness in this case? @WTF RC Cars
Just goes on the + that goes to the esc :) this will give you the overall voltage of all your lipos so the voltage that the ESC sees
@@WTFRCCars are you referring to the main battery connectors? The esc has 2 of them.
@@WTFRCCars found it. Connected tto 2nd battery balance terminal show overall voltage. Thanks
It's the positive on the esc side you want :)
😂 Good to have this Video seen.. Actually was wondering what this cable might be for...
Glad it helped :) works well too.
Hello, thanks for the videos on the NB4, I just got my own and I am wondering, in which case I will loose one channel on the fgr8b?
Thanks in advance
Only if you want to run more external sensors, so if you only using the included DVB voltage sensor you have DVB and all 8ch, if you want to add a temperature sensor you would loose 1ch and set that to ibus and then you could add more sensors by daisy chaining the next sensor to the temperature sensor :)
@@WTFRCCars Thank you for the fast reply and again for the very interesting videos. Then I will go now and update the NB4 to the newest FW 👍😅
If you are updating 2.0.99 is the latest only difference is the addition for the rm005 for the mini z add-on, 2.0.93 is exactly the same but no rm005
Which port do you plug the sensor in the receiver?
There is only 1 port that says BVD it's opposite end to ch1
Craig I know the receivers come with this cable, question is the NB4 / NB4+ app capable of this in their menus etc?
NVM I see now vid is 3 years old so of course they are. Awesome feature man!
Yeh all of the nb4 radios are :) they released a firmware update when the receiver was released :)
Finally got my Fgr8b, quick question is it normal for the RX battery level is only half bar? I am running a fresh 3S pack and I set my 1080 ESC bec at 7.4v ?? Thank you !!!
Follow this one and you will have a fully working battery icon :) don't forge the dvb can't be set to that icon but you can make it show full when the bec is set to any voltage :)
ua-cam.com/video/pC9ZnSDrBas/v-deo.html
Is it possible to purchase the bvd cable, i cant seem to find it anywhere. Thanks.
I have never seen them listed anywhere but they are just a cable with a diode or resistor in line on one of the wires I'll have to check what it is but try soarsky they have loads of parts listed
@@WTFRCCars thanks, if you find out the resistor type, I could make a cable possibly.
What if u use 5mm plug batteries (for racing) can i put the + in the ballance hole? The one u also use for charging
You can solder the bvd + to the + pin on the battery or + on esc so long as it's seeing the main + to the esc it will show the battery level
Only way is the solder it? I cant just put it in the balance hole?
@RC_Adventures_BE what type of battery are you running if it's a 2s race lipo and you mean the centre hole in-between the power pins you will only see the voltage of 1 of the cells and the pin is much bigger than the pin on the bvd cable
Hallo, funktioniert das auch mit 2 Lipos? Vielen Dank 👍
Yes it will work fine with 2s lipos
Thanks for your videos be really helpful
Got me out of a bind
Are you making one for all the settings on the nb4. New update
I don’t know what most of the stuff means. Thanks
Glad it helps :) an yeh will be working through the settings but working 12h shifts so will take time :)
really helpful Video. How meny cells can it monitor im using 6S in my cars. Can,t find that info in the manual. ?
I can't find anything listed for the fgr8b's to external voltage range but I'm running 3s in the crawler and it has no issues with that, the other voltage monitor flysky do has a range -100v to +100v
@@WTFRCCars Thanks mate i will just have to try. :-)
Just remember if it's the battery your running the RC off you only use the + from the battery monitor cable :)
@@WTFRCCars I will you explained that very well in video. Thanks mate :-)
The DVB voltage is 0-70V according to the manual i got with my FGr8B. The pdf online is missing the info.
I didn't understand. This receiver supports a maximum of 9 volt power. How did you connect it to a 3S battery?! Please explain! )
Because you are not running the receiver from the 3s, you only use the bvd to monitor the 3s so the full voltage is not running through the receiver only the bvd cable :)
@@WTFRCCars I'm curious, what is the maximum voltage that can be connected like this? There is not a word about this in the official documentation. )
I assume it's the same as the external voltage sensors so + or - 100v I know the external one I run on my k6 exb has no issue monitoring 6s
I was wondering about the voltage range for BVD, the manual doesn't say anything. The airplane recievers some have up to 70V but the lack of info is really keeping me from buying. Even though I could detect a single cell if it's low.
@ignasanchezl from the spec + or - 100v for the external sensors and + or - 70v for the bvd hope this helps
For anyone wondering you can get the firma spectrum telemetry working with the remote and receiver it is easier with they're receiver. But it isn't necessary!
Woap nevermind.. my dumb arse never re bound it after setting up 2 way all is working fine 😅