Showing posts with label parrot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parrot. Show all posts

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Replacing an ar.drone parrot battery

The specs for the ar.Drone battery are as follows:
  • 3S 11.0v
  • 1000mAh
  • discharge plug: small Tamiya
  • charge/balance plug: JST-XH
This can be upgraded with the following battery and adapter.  The battery is 2 grams lighter, and holds a charge of 1300 mAh.  No modifications to the batteries or parrot are necessary.
The battery can be charged at up to 2.6 amps.  This charger is cheap and will go up to 2.0 amps:

Friday, November 5, 2010

AR Drone Flyers.com - View topic - Night Flight

AR Drone Flyers.com - View topic - Night Flight:

"I rigged some nice bright LEDs on my AR.Drone for night flying. It works great! Makes for a very cool 'ground effect', plus it helps the downward facing cam lock on for stabilization."