Hubsan x4 LED mod and details about the different batteries.
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- Basic instructions on how to mod the LED's on a Hubsan x4 with dark room video. :) I also include a review of the different batteries that are available for the x4, how they look and what the fit is like etc just click here --( 8:34 -x4 Batteries-) to skip to it.
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Thanks for your comment on my channel on my Hubsan X4 h107l night flight video. I like your modification and will definitely going to do it on mine. Great idea, though! . On mine I would leave the bottom side of the frame on. That part helps absorbs the force of an occasional crash preventing the arms from breaking. I had flown my quad really fast at night in from of my house and one day a neighbor told me that at first he thought it was a shooting star but when he saw it changing direction of travel he freaked out thinking he had an UFO sighting. HA HA HA...LOL...
I'm going to work on my quad right now to do the lights mood, even though I think that the lights are going to be more vulnerable to breakage in the eventuality of a crash. Thanks for sharing my friend. Today is going to be a busy day for me. I'm going to do this mood on my Hubsan, then I need to figure how to set my new fatshark gear on my plane and on my Blade 350 QX quadcopter and test it. Can't wait to start flying fpv. Have a great day my friend. Thumbs up. Feel free to visit my channel anytime.
This is a great mod. I just did it on my H107C HD. It took less than an hour total and it was definitely worth it. The wires on the two rear LED's were stretched to the max. I wondered for a minute or two if they were long enough. They were, but in that "you gotta want it bad" kind of way. But nothing broke or came unsolder-ed. First flight after the mod and this thing looks amazing, And I also instantly saw the LED's blink the moment the battery was low like I wished I could from the start. Thank you for posting this!!!
That's awesome Bill and your welcome, I'll be posting another cool mod in the near future, but this time it will be of the controller.... :)
1# BEST MOD! for hubsan x4, big thumbs up... simple low or no cost mods make a 100% difference, makes you wonder what the heck were the manufacturers or designers smoking LoL
I got my x4 and I'm going to do your mods that you did with your LED lights that is a great mod thank you for posting it on youtube greatly appreciated
does indeed look much better that way, gonna have to give this a try. Thanks!
Awesome idea and unique. Thanks for sharing
Dude Thanks a lot for this video and idea. I just finished doing this modification on mine and now it looks awesome. Thanks again my friend. Happy flying.
Glad you like it Richard, this mod is the best at night and hopefully, you will never lose your orientation ever again. :)
Thanks a lot for sharing this modification. I invite you to visit my channel and watch how your idea worked on my quad. Thanks again.
ricardopr54
Hi Richard, I saw the video and have subscribed to your channel, keep up the good work! :)
Very cool mod man and thanks for this video :) it really helped a lot.
Thanks Donny, I'm glad you liked it! :) When I show people things I have done, I try my best to be as detailed as I can. 👍😎
Nice mod! Steve O is right about the v252 being superior.. It just flies better. A lot of other awesome quads out there also though, great video :P
Kid's reaction sounds about right.
I'm going to have to do the LED mod and maybe find one of those little cameras.
LED mod was as simple as gently pulling the LEDs out and re-positioning them.
I didn't need to disassemble and the heat shrink on the back of the LED keeps it in place in that little slot.
Nice! :)
Great educational video! Thanks for creating it.
AncientAviator Glad you liked it, this mod has been my favorite on my little Hubsan. :)
Great video. Thanks for sharing!
I tested the 380mah battery with my multi and found out that it even kept charging when it already was at 4.42V. This is probably also why my quad is so ridiculously more powerful with this battery, because the voltage goes pretty damn high. 4.2V is designed maximum for lipo batteries. I also was never able to fully charge my battery, even after 2.5 hours it just keeps charging. So guys never let your batteries charge alone, always watch them.
THanks... I was looking for someone to do this
how you doing I just wanted you to know that I did the LED mod on the hubsan x4 and I just wanted to tell you thank you for showing me how to do that really appreciate it I mentioned you in my video that you was the first one to do it...
Thank you Joe, glad you liked it. I am currently working on another video with a controller mod that I don't think anyone else has done yet and hope to have it posted some time in the next few months... :)
I am thinking of getting the husband x4 v2 ( the one with no camera ) and I am going to use this mod. Thanks a lot
Artturi Siven Did you find a 'husband' yet? Gay marriage is outlawed in many areas still, lol.
Cool, nice mod.
great tip, hubsan should follow up on this and points leds down.
I think they did with their new copters, Google the Hubsan X4 and check out the new design. I think I'll be getting one of those later on also.
Benj, other modders, how is it holding up after what, a year now? Do the LED's hold up to any impact they may be exposed to when landing or knocking into stuff? Any other issues? many thanks
Let me ask, how did you get it to spin with great throttle stability during flight, when I try to spin mine, its the same stick as the throttle and it always goes up or down with it, is there an easier control schematic or does mode 2 work better?
kylefer In a short simple answer, lol, lots of practice I guess... I have been flying the Hubsan for almost 2 years now. :)
This is a great mod, they really should come like this. My LED leads were a bit too short to do exactly as shown, so instead of looping the leads around, I ended up just flipping the LEDs and leaving the wires in the channels exactly as before. End result here: imgur.com/aLNjULV
I think I may mod just the front lights so I have lights facing up and down, best of both worlds, I may get the 500mah battery too,I have the v3 so extra flight time will be great
Definitely an improvement but seems to me the led is left vulnerable to crash....but I will probably copy....thanks
Just got an x4 and love your vid! Is there a way to modify the LED's without having wires exposed on the outside? Thanks for your help!
Thank you, I would imagine that there is a way to do that, but I personally have not done it that way. I would most likely make the wire longer to do it...
I think the big battery will keep the quadro out of balance very much..Can you stabilize it in air?
I sure have and it's the way to go, I will make a video soon to show my mods and the difference between the hubsan and WLtoys micro quads ie 2nd gen 252 and the new 242. With these boards and a Devo you can make the smoothest flying longest range micro quads out of all the Hubsan chassis's, I'm getting the FPV next cause now it will be awesome!! Just the BNF, I have the goggles, Devo and board to swap.
Steve O's Video's Nice! Let me know when you have them up, I would love to see all that! :)
After you put your body back on you can cut the tape outside..I think it still hold it together..
ps: how have your X4's arms held up without the bottom half of the shell???
what quality of video is your 808 keychain camera because the hd one is 100$ is it a 720p video or the cheapest one is 6$ and it shoots 420p video which is awful.great vid thumbs up and subscription
Rcflyer Andreviewer Thanks for the positive feedback, here is the link to the one I have: www.ebay.com/itm/32GB-Supported-HQ30-720P-Small-Mini-Tiny-Micro-hidden-web-Video-Camera-Recorder-/111253933500?pt=US_Surveillance_Digital_Video_Recorders_Cards&hash=item19e7404dbc
Its a great price and some of the MFT-Q1 videos I did with this one. :)
Thanks its like it was meant to be
No problem and I agree. :)
very cool mod with the leds! I have some 500 and 380 batterys and I am having a hard time getting them charged right. How long do you charge yours?
Matt Helps I use the stock charger and it turns its self off when it's done...
ok thx
No Problem Matt :)
Thanks for the tip.I did it while watching your video.I think the vid took a little longer to watch with all the breaks i did..Damn hard getting those wires back in the arms lol.. I was very sure the led aswell as the motors didnt work before i turned it on.Lucky me everything works and i can see the little fucker from underneath now :D Sorry my bad english..Keep on posting your mods :) Thor..
Open up the eyes with an exact knife. Drill a couple micro holes in front. Plenty of light. I very carefully tried to do mod. Absolutely will not work without exposing led wires. Great light mod if you can pull it off. 107C........pull out camera......... 500 battery
thank you.................
I had and idea about flipping the led's.
spray the under side of each blade with ''CHROME COLOURED PAINT ''
i havnt tried it yet but it seems less fiddly than messing with the cables.............might look trippy too :p
+lotuschile Interesting idea! I would like to see that if you do it. :)
thanks, great review. I finally got myself a H107L and think the amount of time the stock battery lasts is alright but the charging takes so long (up to an hour) so I guess I'm going to buy a bunch of 240mah stock batteries rather than the 380 ones, as they seem pretty big. I couldn't really see it in the video, does the 380mah battery bend out that thing which you have to pull down to pull the 240mah battery out? or does the battery fit behind it? and there really is a noticeable difference in handling of the quad between 240mah battery and 380? because apperently it only weights 3 gramms or so more
In all honesty, I think the 350mAh battery is the best for the x4. It's the perfect size, lasts longer than the 240 and just plain works well. :)
Benjamin Mois right, really no big difference in responsiveness, speed and such? because you said that even taking off the bottom does make a difference, and the bottom doesn't even weight that much.
I don't think it's really a problem at all, taking off any weight is a personal preference for me and I just like it because I can mount my small camera a bit better. :)
Benjamin Mois
I'm waiting for my Hubsan to arrive. I bought the blue 500mAh before i saw this video.. Not sure if the big batteries influence the flight characteristics.. If the flight time is increased and the battery sticking out is only cosmetic, then i guess it was a good choice to buy these. We'll see what happens..
MenskFCDH
I have three of the 500mAh batteries and they are my favorite to fly because of the increased flight time. As I became better and better at flying my Hubsan, I found that now, there is no difference in flight characteristics and enjoy flying the bigger batteries the most. :)
Is there space enough to fold the LED cable back the same way it came from? And maybe us a glue gun to make it stay in position. I love this mod, but hate that vunarble open cable. That's not clean to me. But maybe you need to solder it then? Or there is room for it. Can I take away the bottom half to if I need to solder? I don't screw up gyros or something. It's just a mainboard? Thank you so much!
phreakii I'm sure you could do all that, but I have never had a problem with the way I did it, so let us all know how it works for you. :)
@Benjamin Mois of course I will update you guys. My only concern is if it's safe to unscrew the mainboard?
I have done it many times with not a single issue, just put it all back where it goes and it will fly the same. :)
phreakii , I done this mode yesterday with Your suggestion. My upgraded x4 h107c with HD
camera had shorter cables, not enough for loop around arm. So I just bended the cable and pushed LED to
the hole and secured with little bit of glue. As You say, nice and clean, not
exposed cables and same result as in video.
Benjamin Mois , thanks a lot for this tutorial, You gave me courage to open my new x4 . I am beginner in quads and with this mod is flying easyier.
my instructions say the led light will light up when is charging and turn of when its complet but there no led light showing when i'm charging
They mean the led on the charger, not the quad.☺
nice video, if the physical size of the battery is more big...then in your video. but light weight ...will the quad easily hover ? can any trim setting help ? anyone tried it ????
lol your kid is awesome x'D
Thank you, yes he is. :)
Hey my friend, I just tested my quad after having done your LED change of orientation modification and it looks great. Here is the link for my test flight a couple minutes ago. It was really windy this evening, but this quad doesn't fear the wind. Thanks again for the idea my friend. Thumbs up.
ua-cam.com/video/Emm6NTLEBIM/v-deo.html
Video looks good Richard and thanks for the thumbs up! :) I think my next major mod will be setting one of my X4s up for micro FPV, haha... :)
Nice. .. Let me know how it goes... Have a great day.
I'd like to see a side-by-side comparison with and without this mod being done... at night.
Though admittedly new to the hobby, I thought the LEDs on my 107D were pointing up, so you end up seeing MORE of the light, as it reflects off the translucent spinning props. It would at least be visible from a wider angle pointing up, no?
Anyway, I really do like the look of this mod, but have no interest in downgrading night visibility to do so.
Anyone wanna chime in?
Randomly looking at h107l videos before buiding a replacement.
I have my own LEDs, shell, batteries... just waiting on module feet and u/g motors.
so I can install LEDs upside down even neater I hope! Thanks, great idea to invert Leds.
Ps. anyone know where to ret the correct wires for my leds, no idea about the terminology lol?
i installed them facing down. neater?? mmm, maybe not lol
just an fyi guys, while it is rare, the static electricity built up in our bodies can damage the fragile circuits in these little things.
check this out for your own benefit. mod with care
blog.macsales.com/2225-discharging-static-electricity-for-safe-computer-upgrading
You can turn the listening feature on the phone off. It does get annoying.
kylefer Yeah, haha, but I use it more often than I like to admit...
Put the WLtoys V252 board in it for self righting superior flight, smoother and 4 times the range. Add the Devo 7E and take it to the next level. Sugru.com check it out
Thanks for the cool suggestions Steve, have you done that already? :)
I like the LED idea, but wonder why you are attaching a camera to this quad. Hubsan uses larger motors on their camera quad to compensate for the extra weight, did you know that? One of them is the better choice for what you are trying to do here.
Hey Mike, I think I was just doing a proof of concept with the camera. I don't need a small camera on this thing as I also fly a bigger copter with a Sony NEX-5R attached to it, lol, so this was just for fun. :)
You don't think that the batteries is going to be hot or warm and heat up the circuit board and maybe damage it
Jose Torres It's the same voltage, just longer flight time and so far no damage. I fly it for an hour straight sometimes with all the batteries I have... :)
Aw kool then I need to get me some new batteries so I can have longer flight time thanks a lot for your input
I'm going to do your mod on my x4 that is a brilliant idea but I must say I have to be very careful because the wires are so thin
Bad idea if that coated led wire gets scratched and shorts out boom a dead board never expose that coated led wire!!!!
lol i have that xmods toolkit
Thanks alot for the mod-tip!!! Heres mine www.mediafire.com/view/72mqgdq4be858bm/image1.JPG
DARRENTINOnz Good job, looks like a perfect match! :) How do you like it after this mod?
Farrrrrrrrrr better dude!! When you fly it at high altitude above your head then desend with full foward pitch and full throttle the lights pretty much streak! lookin so ufo with ya mod, cheers
DARRENTINOnz Glad you like it, make sure you look out for my next mod in the near future. I'm putting the video together soon and I think everyone will like it. :)