duane massey Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Hi guys Was going to purchase one of those cheap gimbals for the gopro, but I reckon I will need to buy the extended landing gear. I've not had mine apart yet, but the thing that gets my attention is the length of the compass cable. Would this be a simple thing like buying an in line connection to extend it? And once reinstalled, will I need to re calibrate it. Many Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GONZO Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 **LINK** I'm sure it will be in this thread. But, its very loooooong so you'll need to use the thread search function. 24,741 posts as I type this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Read 2 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Duane, The existing cable is just long enough for the longer legs. I did mine and did not re calibrate. All was well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane massey Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Sounds perfect! Local hibby shop is getting some in next week. So will order the gimbal now.I'll still have a read through that thread via Gonzo. Might find some useful information! Very Helpful! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Read 2 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 BTW When I used my ebay gimbal all I did was to cable tie some pipe insulation to the bottom of the existing legs. Worked well. If you are going to use the Blade legs make sure you get the ones with the longer 'feet' as they help prevent the quad nosing over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane massey Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Ah good point! Didn't know there were ones with longer feet too! Makes sense now. I will post back what I have once it's done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Read 2 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Yes, I have the 'first gen' longer legs. If the ground is not flat mine has a tendency to nose over if I am not careful. The 'second gen' legs should be fine. This is the second type: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane massey Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 I he's ordering new batch in, hopefully they'll be the 2nd gen. out of curiosity, the gimbal I'm looking at, plugs into the battery balancer plug, I'm hoping there's enough room through the gap near the legs to push though on the opposite set of legs to the compas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Read 2 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Mine pluged into the pins on the board at the back of the quad. You can also solder the gimbal wires to the places where the battery wires go if you want (as long as you add an external connector so you can remove the gimbal if you need to). A lot of the Ebay types come with JST connectors which are not compatible with normal balancer plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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