VISUO QUADCOPTER + Battery Mod Upgrade + Crashes + Killed MAVIC PRO
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- čas přidán 8. 11. 2017
- Banggood wanted me to review a Quadcopter so I decided to turn this into another NERDVille project.
For less than £35 this was actually not a bad toy for the money. It'd make the perfect birthday/holiday present for children (or adults) and actually LOOKS like the real thing
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as always thank you for watching and for your support.
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Thank you for the review/experiment, inspirational to see ingenuity at play. Very glad you managed to repair your mavic :)
What a brilliant video! I really enjoyed watching your technical skills, the infos given, and the immense fun you and your son had, quality family fun! Hope he wasn´t hurt by the battery bang. I´m a beginner, my Visuo is in the post, and I´ll be happy to have half the skills of your son.
I loved this video. The flying music part was fun, but the mod portion made it amazing. Thank you for that
Is the 3d mod u did was for a protected or unprotected 18650 battery-basically size of the mod?
Hey there are 2 model in the Visuo Xs 809HW the 0.3 mp and 2mp so can you tell me what is the difference in then
Yes Please make the video.... great and interesting content, very easy to watch. Thanks!
Nice video bro, I have a question maybe u can halpme I try to upgrade a Battery in a little dron spider gw58 global its stock bateríe 500 mah 3.7 was dificulta to find, so I bought a 3.7 550 mah genéric, the first flight was nice 4 mins more than usual I plgged a conector to positive and negative point in fc, but after 2 flight bateríes seems fat and bigger as damage the dron dont flight again with those bats, only star lights try to run motors but nothing more but with its stock bateríes every its normal....i reconect the cables to main board but the same... Maybe those bateríes are voltaje low or what could be happen...really apreciate your advice to mod the original bats to a genéric, maybe the valtaje and mah are similar but bateríes es samller cound affect...?
Hi I own a 8807HD wich is very similar to your VISUO. I have an issue with the 18650 battery, it lasts only few seconds (I assure you that it is fully charged). I made the battery mod using a 18650 with a JST connector soldered to it. The battery is charged with a 18650 charger modified with a JST connector. When connecting the battery, the quad flyes for some seconds then lowers its altitude and lands.....after a minute it flyes again for some seconds and lands again................Why is not working properly? Is there something I ignore? Thanks.
Do you happen to have this battery for sale and available for this particular drone upsized the way you did in his video? Thanks
Superb video. I love the added value and need to see the Mavic battery mod. Make it soon!
hi is there any way that I can get the 3d file for the battery case you made?
You could also make a housing that you can change out the 18650 battery. It would simply sit in the usual battery styled holder. You can just have 5 or more 18650 batteries at the ready to easily increase fun time (flight time) to around 2hrs.
Nice honest and fun review. Love the CAD and printing bit too. Your son is becoming a great pilot! Good work.
tx im insane now
Impressive performance for an inexpensive small "almost-replica" quadcopter of the DJI Mavic Pro. 👏 Excellent video and battery mod upgrade design! 👍 Keep up the outstanding and thoughtful video reviews for fans! 😎
Just got mine in the mail. Found this vid before my unboxing, looks like good times ahead. Great mod! You can find 18650 Batteries at Vape shops. Keep up the good work :)
How did the battery upgrades for the mav go?
Hi, thx for great vid. Question: should I go with this one or perhaps Eachine E58? Want a small one for beginners. Thanks!
Wonder if hg2 18650 brown battery be good? It's like 3000mah but I doubt amperage would be sufficient but if the new 20700 is like 40amp where the hg2 is 20amp and most of Sony vtc4 like 25amp but at the cost of reduced milliamps
Can you move the camera from the control or cell phone? or do you have to do it manually?
Manually.
Do you manufacture a new bottom cover and these batteries?
Awesome video/review and comical to boot!!!
do u sell the battery cases you made for yours I have a similar magic pro drone that I orderd may be interested in a case for the battery mod and wondering what other kind of mods can be done to the mavic clone I ordered I just got it to get some overhead view to see terrain and stuff it actault looks like the drone at the end of the video the one with the camera that got broken lol
Cool episode boys. Good to see you back😀
Yes please to seeing more 👍
Yes, do it please.
You don't put a lot of videos out ,but most of them are very interesting and high quality content.Like it alot
Do the inventor designing in a separate vid ,more in depth , not necesary a tutorial but how you come from a idea to an object in Inventor (wath is your thought process ,is heat space, weight ? )
The bebefit would be you have more vids coming out on regular basis.
I think this is also good for the YT algoritm ,and they push your content more up (always good to gain more subs)
Like i said I love your content and style. 👌🏻 👍🏻
Thanks a lot for this video. Just ordered this drone amd will do the 18650 mod right away. But since i have a lot of 18650 cells i will make it replacable. And let i connect to the bottom so that i can still use the original batteries.
What is the background music that you used in this video
Excellent mod. Cheers for the video.
@NERDVille Newer Visuo drones (starting with XS809S model) have 3.7V, 1800mAh batteries, which are actually two of these 900mAh in one thicker housing (the same width). What you think about modifying XS809HW to accept that kind of battery, which is widely available?
Great video, very innovative and informative.
This is the big question...
can the visuo camera be upgraded with a Raspberry pi MKII camera module?
BTW thanks for posting this. I was looking for a cheep camera quad that could survive quite a bit of pilot error!
Adam Bryant
I am almost certain its not possible. I have a similar quadcopter and its really compressed. Wifi & camera & SD cars is all handled by one processor and built very compact. Send me your email address in PM and I will send you the photos when I took that quad apart.
nice review, and bonus mod!
Just amzing vid great job Ty 4 Sharing
Is there possible to ger the 3D printer sheet for the 18650 battery housing? Please :)
would be great to mod the cheap drone with a big battery, a 4k cam with gimbal, maybe stronger motors...all for cheap - just dreaming ;-)
I'm glad you mentioned using the USB lead that comes with the copter, there are quite a few videos complaining about battery failure due to using phone chargers, which I would have done had I not seen both your video and another, stating the issue.
Great review, getting one of these plus the extra batteries in a few days.
You could try doing the aerial mod, where the a small hole is drilled in the upper case to allow the aerial to be pulled vertical to allow better reception and using a wi-fi extender to give better range.
Interesting point about memory card issue, not seen that mentioned before, though seen plenty of comments about camera vibration.
When I started watching, I was sure to not buy it. But after seeing how well you customised it and it is affordable, I might go for it.
Battery upgrade was a great move.
Great video. I was looking for a cheap drone to buy for my kids and couldn't really find one until I saw your video I've already ordered one. I would also love to see you do a battery mod with the 18650s for the Mavic Pro. I've got one and love it but I wish it just had a little bit longer battery life.
Great video. I would love to see how the mod for the Mavic goes. Thanks. Take care. Peter
That is an awesome upgrade, wouldn't it be great if quadcopters took 18650's like AA's....This quad also works great using a $15 usb powered wifi repeater and 2 devices for control (phone and tablet) and gets over 1km distance!
The quad is very durable, just be careful about debris in the cog, I had to take mine apart to clear debris out of the cog.
Great video. Keep up the awesome work.
Would love to see an episode building a range extending battery for the Mavic !
Good effort sir. First time viewer here. I enjoyed the vid :) I was actually curious to try modify the battery in mine with an old Nokia style battery, they're the same voltage but far more mah. Also could use the charge pcb etc so I could charge the drone via the Nokia charger. Or a vape, some are quite cheap and could modify in the micro usb to not have to open the battery hatch any more, enough times and the connection is sure to snap. Any thoughts?
Smart way! Thanks!
Can you post a link to the file for Thingaverse? I don't have a 3D Printer but, I have a friend that does and would love to get the extra battery and do this mod. Thank you
can this sort of mod work for an eachine e51 fpv quadcopter if so i would love to see a video to show same thanks great vid
Very fun And interesting video to watch great job
Wont quad be extremely sluggish if able fly at all with li-oon?
How is this possible, I mean lipo are lighter and have less capacity, but they a much beter c rating (even low end are 10c) so with twice capacity how are able to get a similar ondemand discharge miliampere of liion?
Example say a 100ma lipo with 10c would be able to discharge up to 1amp, but li-ion with 200ma and say 3c would only be able discharge 600ma rate. Now am going on extreme low c rating of lipo (most cheapo lipos have at least 20c rating)
Nice modification
.I wonder would you able to do some modifications on the camera.. if possible fit in a better camera quality into the video xs809. Thanks..
Great video ... i tried to mod my 8807w battery and it didn't work out... it was much easier to mod... and the reason it failed was because i used the lap top 18650 batteries because they are different to the power tools 18650 you need a high current output type for continuous current to run the motors.... and i have ordered some battery and hopefully it works...
beautiful video..lol..i brought this lookalike mavic air for my 11 yr old son... but i find my self flying it more since I'm new also @ drone flying... i guess its gr8 txt way while my REAL mavic is sitting here still in the box cause the weather outside isn't the best right now ...i guess i need the practice before i tackle my mavic drone..lol....thank u for the info... i learned a lot
Yep I am in the very same predicament too. I hate crashing the mavic pro.
Great work man.
Go for it! Great video!
Would be interested in seeing a battery mod for the Mavic...can it be done with all the smart battery functionality and two way communication from drone to DJI app?
beautiful video and great drones pilot, a greeting from Spain.
Congrats. You are a genius!
Awesome!!! In a price of mavic pro you can have a 31.4 those things, so when you crash one a month, you be able to play with it 2,616 years and no cry when you buy another one. :-)
At 3:30 you say it takes 1 hour to charge each cell. This is only a 1 cell battery. And you say to use the included charging cord because it contains balancing boards. You do not have to balance a one cell pack.
T & B IOWA the quadcopter comes with 3 cells...3 single cell batteries. Each take 1 hour to charge. Where’s your videos? I see no content on your channel? You seem to have a lot of experience and expertise...you should make content!
@@MALNTV What an odd reply. You only need to balance batteries containing multiple cells within the same package (battery). The clue is in the name balancing (of cells).
@@perica38 thanks...haven’t posted in 2 years. No longer create content..thanks
Been waiting for a decent mod video for this little quad, I’ve just ordered one for myself for a fun first ‘drone’
Can you have a look at getting a decent camera in there for me as your next mod :)
Great vid!
I'm torn between this and the Eachine E58.
Both seem equally fun and cheap enough to modify without crying myself to sleep if I fry it.
This one appears to have 3x lift capacity over the E58 judging by the CZcams reviews I've seen so far.
Yeaaahh... AWESOME project and PLEASE put an 18650 on the Mavic... that will be reeeeally interesting... ohhh yeaaahhh can't wait =]
The only real reason as to why LiPo batteries are used in drones are because of the power density and output, the 18650 may have more power, but typically not enough output to power a large drone
You can power an rc airplace, but nothing more really when it comes to that
Whose say 18650 is not li-po battery, many fact are lot of 18650 battery have fake capacity so it's doesn't have enough power to lift drone but there is bigger problem for cheap drone have so weak Dynamo to lift 18650 battery 😑😑😑
That’s amazing that that drone weighs 35lbs.
If u wanna turn of the light, hold the r2 button so you can save battery and more flight time
I don't know who you are or what your passion is but I will be watching you for the rest of your life
im sure this uses coreless dc motors like mine which is great. open her up and upgrade the 2 dual mosfet chips for discretes. mine had 6 amp chips which did a spectacular smoke trail then a flip and dead. any low voltage gate mosfet will do but lower on resistance and steeper curve the better. 2 18650 should give more flight time than the equivelent weight of lipo on long flights. taking the crap camera off as its a waste of power. my next upgrade will be bigger motors and props or maybe double the motors for a 4 strut octocopter
any chance you could publish the STL for the 18650 battery mod? Would love to upgrade this great little toy! Great review BTW
reVolting good idea. I’ll update this soon and add links to the description. I also created a new belly for this quadcopter which holds the upgraded battery.
While waiting for the STL... Out of curiosity... which CAD software you used?
I'd like to master that tool like you! :)
Luca Bongiorni I used Autodesk Inventor. It a more advanced version of Fusion 360. I just love using it. Making some mods to incorporate a TP4056 for charging. STL will be up soon.
NERDVille is Fusion license expensive? or maybe exists a free version for amateurs? :)
I'm also interested in the STL files. Will you be uploading it to Thingiverse, or did you already?
My friend had one of those l, they used a different charger and the batteries puffed up
When do you know when the battery is full ?
just flew mine . its amazingly fun
Can you mount a better camera on it and motors for the propellers there the modifications id be interested in
can make a video of this drone upgrading the video camera, the motors and also the wifi range?thank you
Awesome video brother. Im a new subscriber. I was wondering if you might could do a video on the Ryze Tello. I've been working on adding an external light source. Using a small LED spot light from a headlamp I took apart. My electronics experience and knowledge is very limited and I am having trouble figuring out a way to run the light to the Tellos on board battery connector and have the light power down when the Tello is not in flight. Currently the light stays on the entire time the Tello is powered up. Anyway great video. Keep it up
The controller is basically an Xbox controller which will make it easy for most kids to get used to. Your son has some serious drone skills. Keeping a none gps controlled copter corralled in a small space like that isn't easy. And flying it with a water bottle swinging around on the bottom is next to impossible. Electronics run on smoke and it looks like your son let the smoke out of the charger. I for one would like to see you modify the Mavic Pro batter. Great review.
thx man im awesome at drones
thanks for the great video. Instead of a fixed rechargeable 18650, what about a pop off lid, and a socket for replaceable 18650's. You could drop one in after another, and fly all day. I have dozens myself..... Would you share the .stl file? thanks, 2af
Great Info
Really enjoyed your video you also appear to be a too notch engineer
Pls help me why can i power my drone with an 18650?
how long can it fly
How about replace the camera lens.maybe from smartphone camera lens?
I think you should go all out DIY, and make a real cool FPV drone! :D
What is the music that you use in the video?
Visuo 1 - Mavic 0....LOL. My Visuo flew so well it got stuck in a very tall tree within 48 hours. So I ordered another one.
Top quality content as usual. Please make the video
It's still a pretty nice first drone
I don't own a 3d printer but would love to try this mod out is there any way of buying one from you I'm desperate haha thanks in advance
great video - you could also compare the visuo to the Eachine e58 as a possible future video as they are both mavic clones. :)
will any 18650 battery work ? on amazon i can see 18650, a panasonic one with 3400mah
Mehdi Bakkali
Such battery needs high discharge capability, like 20 C. Li-ion 18650 are not good at that. Use LiPo cells made for RC toys.
but in comparison to the default 900mah, surely the 18650 is more powerful ?
So... what was the flight time?
Is the controller XBox compatible?
It is possible to install EIS program..
It was more interesting the way you’re using a 3D CAD and printed it out. I know that CAD software cost to much. If I may ask, what software is that you have? Can I do self study to do 3D CAD? To do the the same way you did. Thanks to your interesting video.
I plan to buy mavic air next year, but before thst I would like to buy one low budget drone to learn to operate with it. Do you recommend this one or any other maybe? Cheers
This I would recommend just to get an understandingly orientation and flying. The price is low so even if you crash it many many times it takes a lot to break it.
NERDVille I ended up with Yuneec Breeze instead 😊
NERDVille I ended up with Yuneec Breeze kit instead 😊
Definitely make a vid on Mavic battery upgrade
Hello sir, this great, I wish I see you doing the same for DJI Mavic PRO 2 that has a bigger battery case. Maybe you can buy one broken battery and open its case and try to fit other type of battery with larger capacity to extend the Flight time to 40-60 min, that will be great :D
Would you print one of those battery cases for someone
Yup. Do that mavic battery modifications Please
FANTASTIC!!!!! What a coincidence I have a self-built all metal hotend 3D printer. I am considering three 10440 lithum battery upgrade without cutting the drone, or else if I have to cut it, using the latest Panasonic 3350mAh 18650 battery is worth a shot.
Would you mind sharing the .stl file of your wonderful battery compartment?
Very good thanks. Yes it is a great toy, and I liked your redesign. If you are thinking of getting a Mavic, get one of these first, crash the life out of it, and you will learn ATTI mode, and one day it will save your Mavic.Thanks, subbed.
Please do things with stuff often... as you are very good at it.
The 8807 is a much better drone to mod as it uses a standard JST plug and the battery bay is very spacious to put a larger battery or 2 batteries to power a separate FPV.
a toy that doesnt even have brushless motors, so increasing the load, it puts a lot more stress on the motors.
So anyone getting this (and modding it), have fun replacing the motors every other month (been there, done it).
Spend 50$ on a RC Logger One, or 100$ on the RC logger EOE, much better investment than 30-50 for this.