FlyMathias

This is my first post on RCU. Who's gonna pop my cherry?


So, I bought a wireless nanny cam for my Slowstick plane that I've been modifiing.

Here's the exact model: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_5920wt_907

I have so many electrical questions.

A. It came with a 9V adapter. Do I need to reduce the voltage or can I just wire it straight into my existing power? I am running a 3S 20C 1300mAh Lipo. Won't the camera just draw what it needs, and that's that? Or is there a chance of frying it? I've read that the transmitter likes the extra juice and you have a little bit better range/performance. Is that true at all?

B. Regardless as to weather or not I need a voltage regulator, where do I wire into? One person told me to just wire it straight to the battery side of the ESC. Does that make any sence? I would think it would have to be on the RX side of it in order to have the Lipo voltage cutoff protection. And I would think it would be safer for the whole system that way. Am I on the right path?

C. Is it easy to modify the antenna on the camera to a V system? And, if I can do that, do I need to have a V system on the RX too?

D. It's a 2.4gHz system... is that going to mess with my plane? I have a 2.4gHz DSM2 6ch Parkflyer RX and a DX7 transmitter.

I'm already regretting purchasing this system. After my research I quickly realized that I should have bought a 5.8gHz system. Oh well.
I want to get the longest range possible without needing a license. So, I'm sure I'll be buying whatever it is that will work. Any suggestions on a good inexpensive Cam system with a built in TX? Or a TX/RX system that I can patch up to a Go-Pro (when I get one). Just trying to get some ideas on which direction to go. The best range is going to be accomplished with a seperate TX/RX system from the camera, won't it???
I'm trying to keep my weight down though. So....... how do I do this???

Thank you for your help.

Whatts05

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For starters the antennas that come with most of these systems aren't good enough to reach very far. Usually some sort of Directional antenna would be ideal. To get 9 volts to the system you wouldn't be able to use a voltage regulator. You would need a separate battery. I think the biggest issue you will run into with this specific plane is the amount of weight you can actually load onto it. I hate to be the bearer of bad news to but it will be quite a hassle to get all of this to work.