Light Assist Season 2

That looks great! I will add that to my unit as well. I was looking to order foam, but I think printing it with TPU should also be fine.

I received the iCharger X12, so I can now charge my batteries directly in the field.

And I’ve started working on a new version with a bigger battery.
I want to add a cover for the MR30 connector like @rttn showed.
And I’m currently looking for a better latch that won’t rust.

Look for a 316 Stainless latch. Some marine stores and sometimes Amazon stock them.

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I highly recommend considering a screen protector. I’ve broken mine twice. My x12 looks like this now.

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nice, did you glue it?

Not yet. I just finished printing it. I’ll try mounting it without glue first to see if it helps. If not, I will also print something for the battery.

Embrace the struggle :joy:

My remote ran out of battery after 10 minutes so I had two swim back and try without motor.

It was only 12kt so the gong lowkite was barely flying.
Managed two runs on foil, motor off, and also without the motor installed.

Good news is the signal is still ok on the assist.
I have to work on the pod and prop again now

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12s1p 21700 would be easy to fit (but not easy to wire)

Did you modify the profile for your mock up @salomon ?

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Will probably go with P28A for the two new batteries to build.

On the last ride with the 35E, I felt the battery was quite low performance due to sag, even with the 7’2 board.

With the big foil and big board, it is not a problem at all, but on the small foil and small board, it makes take-off more tricky.

With 28A, capacity is on the low side, but with the high discharge I should be able to get on foil until the end of the battery even with the smaller foil and board.

VTC6 are not currently on stock, and I have unused P28A.

Printer was busy this week-end :

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Yes, I increased the height and width.

I got a dji neo too and this seems like a cool idea but risky? When tracking lost you did it land in the water?

It would be cool if the Neo could set a homepoint to return too when it looses tracking.

I always have my phone with me, with the app open.
The drone now has floats that I added after I lost the first neo.
One of my friends also has one and lost one in pumping where the drone got stuck and failed to rth.

It is definitely quite stress full to use, but at least it is not too expensive in case of Lost drone.