Quad Eachine E010 Battery Mod More Flight Time

Tony

Tony

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Hey everyone, thanks to a request from Fireman on here, I created a video on how to modify the stock control board by removing the stock battery plug, adding a couple wires and allowing you to use a 300mah MCPX battery for more flight time. I suspect the C rating on the stock battery is under rated so putting this on could also net you more power out of your little quad as well.

Have a watch and let me know what you think.
Eachine E010 Battery Mod MORE POWER & RUN TIME - YouTube
 
Stambo

Stambo

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With the extra weight of this battery, does it still carry a camera easily.
I put a camera on mine again last night an it's just too much fun. :)
Unfortunately very short flight times.
 
Tony

Tony

Staff member
The issue is, I have absolutely no idea what the C rating of the stock battery is. The 300mah pack from Microheli is about 2.5g heavier so it's not that much. I have yet to put a camera on it since I just finished doing the board install and program. I'm not sure if I want to go ahead and put the camera on it now, or do the betaflight video and then do the camera... I'm thinking about just doing the camera now but just not sure lol.
 
Khellio

Khellio

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Great idea Tony but I did something slightly different which incidentally didn't work and I'd like to know why?
I already had some some 280mah batteries (JJR/C) I'd bought for another project but they have a different type of plug.
So, instead of doing what you did in the video by adding some length to the existing wires, I wanted the option to be able to use both types of battery ( the stock issue and the other type) so since I had some some spare male plugs with tails to suit the other type, I soldered them on to the top of the board to the same negative and positive spots the original male plug is soldered. So I still had the old plug on the bottom of the board and the new plug on top..
However, when I plugged the JJR/C battery into the newly installed plug, the motors started and ran full speed immediately without even having the TX turned on.
I'd sure like to know why?
 
Tony

Tony

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Can you post some upclose and good resolution photos of the board, top and bottom?
 
Khellio

Khellio

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I already removed the new one but I can assure you there was no cross polarity issues or strands of touching wires or solder cross shorting if that's what you were considering as a possible cause.
 
Tony

Tony

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That is exactly what I was thinking. but if you are sure, I will take your word for it. Other than that, I have no idea why it would do that.
 
Stambo

Stambo

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Battery is backwards, the connector you have may be for a different battery.
Been there done that,.
Check it with a volt meter.
Hook up one of your male plugs, I almost bet that red will be negative and black will be positive.
 
Khellio

Khellio

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Stambo said:
Battery is backwards, the connector you have may be for a different battery.
Been there done that,.
Check it with a volt meter.
Hook up one of your male plugs, I almost bet that red will be negative and black will be positive.
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While I don't doubt your word, why would the manufacturers wire these batteries in reverse and is there a way to check without a volt meter?
I just received a replacement mini camera Boldclash F-01 5.8GHz 48CH Super Tiny Light Antishock AIO TX Camera AV Supply 2.9V-5.5V for Tiny Whoop JST 1.25 Female and I'm reluctant to plug it in to any battery now in case it burns something out if the battery is wired in reverse polarity.
I said replacement because when I plugged the last one into a battery, I got a puff of smoke and a flash and that was the end of it.
 
Tony

Tony

Staff member
Yes, but you will need a 5v LED to test. The light will only power with forward voltage. However, if you connect them in reverse for too long, you will burn them out. But, that is about the only way to test without a volt meter. My suggestion, get a volt meter, they are well worth the cost.
 
Khellio

Khellio

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Tony said:
Yes, but you will need a 5v LED to test. The light will only power with forward voltage. However, if you connect them in reverse for too long, you will burn them out. But, that is about the only way to test without a volt meter. My suggestion, get a volt meter, they are well worth the cost.
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Thanks Tony. I've done that and the LED works in forward polarity but the only way I can see evidence of life in the camera, (LED's are lighting up) is to wire it in reverse. ie red to GND. (That's the old camera and I'm still reluctant to plug the new one in)
 
Tony

Tony

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It is possible the camera was wired backwards. You can pull off the case and look at the board and see what is what. If your not sure, you can take a picture of where they connect and we can look and see if we can tell what is ACTUALLY positive. Just make sure it is a large image and well in focus.
 
Khellio

Khellio

New Member
Tony said:
It is possible the camera was wired backwards. You can pull off the case and look at the board and see what is what. If your not sure, you can take a picture of where they connect and we can look and see if we can tell what is ACTUALLY positive. Just make sure it is a large image and well in focus.
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The camera is no bigger than my thumb nail so it would be difficult to take a detailed picture but both the new and the old appear to wired the same way.
I put a link to the camera in my first reply to Stambo today.
 
Khellio

Khellio

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That won't work either so I just pasted the following into Google.
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Boldclash F-01 5.8GHz 48CH Super Tiny Light Antishock AIO TX Camera AV Supply 2.9V-5.5V for Tiny Whoop JST 1.25 Female
 
Tony

Tony

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Unfortunately they don't show the back of that camera where the leads go in. I guess the only thing to do is to just try it and see what happens and hope you don't lose 25 bucks.
 
Khellio

Khellio

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Tony said:
Unfortunately they don't show the back of that camera where the leads go in. I guess the only thing to do is to just try it and see what happens and hope you don't lose 25 bucks.
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LOl. It's not the $25 that concerns me it's the 3 weeks wait.
This is the second one I've ordered with 2 weeks in between so a total of 2 months.
BTW, I never did get the Eachine Beecore F3 EVO Brushed ACRO Flight Control Board Bound To my DX9.
 
Tony

Tony

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Yea, they are pretty hit or miss from what I have seen. I had great luck with mine, but seems a lot of others are having issues.
 
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