How To Setup a Capacitor On a FPV Drone & Install a Spike Absorber

[@MattyfleischFPV]

What do you want to see next? 😎

[@dcdk1525]

This was great Mr. Thanks. I'm waiting 4 my VTX 2 arrive from China, so I too can get 2 build me a 5.5" 6S bird. Thanks again 4 showing this mate, greets from Denmark. DC

[@philipjenkinsDjiflyer]

Man I tell iv always put it straight to the broad but I'm going try this way thank you bro 🙏

[@smakersify]

Nice man thank you for this, it’ll make mybuild so much better now. I was struggling where i would put my capacitor on this 4” build Crocodile Baby.

[@Sportsroom098]

I dont have spike abosrber … if only i sorder the capicitor like this way … is there any probelm?… i mean only the capacitor through motors wires without spike abosorber

[@MattyfleischFPV]

You don’t neeeed the spike absorber, I didn’t run one for a while - but I had a few boards go unexpectedly so once I got replacements I started using it and I noticed a slight improvement in lifetime

[@LakayFPV]

Love your intro with your dog. 😂

[@MDubNM]

Thanks for the tutorial, the step by step helps. I get what you’re saying about the voltage of the cap, how do you calculate the right uF? 470uF on a 6S, what about a 4S or 2S? Or is 470uF good all around?

[@MattyfleischFPV]

Yes I would go with that on basically anything, maybe 1000 on 6s for a little extra filtering but 400 range should be good for 2s. It also depends on how bad the video is and what you’re trying to clean up.

[@TriMeX1987]

Running 2000 ufl on my 6s quadmula build.. runs fine

[@philipjenkinsDjiflyer]

OK so I fly a skyliner mk3 from Rotor riot and the power leads are on the side and I had a battery eject and I pulled the power pads completely off and had to patch it by putting it on the bottom of the pads but my question is how would you makes sure that wouldn't happen again thank you and fly high my friend

[@MattyfleischFPV]

Try a zip tie on the xt60 attached to a standoff so it can't be yanked quite as much -- or use a batt strap to help hold it down so you eject the battery instead of killing the pads.

[@philipjenkinsDjiflyer]

Will do man I appreciate it 💯

[@mark6302]

clean that tip

[@DaveNorthWest]

On the compositors I noticed with your shrink tube and the wires configuration that solder joints come in contact with the compositor housing. I understand that theres paint on the housings that would act as an insulator but if the paint becomes scratched on both sides where the solder joints attach it could ground out through the cap housing?

[@MattyfleischFPV]

I’ve never had that be an issue, and I’ll even reuse caps on builds, so I personally don’t worry about it