The SMARTEST power cable in FPV

[@yngndrw.]

Very nice idea. I have a couple of suggestions for a new version: 1) Use the balance lead so that it doesn't need to guess about the cell count - This also means that it can judge the charge state on the lowest cell rather than the pack voltage. 2) When the cell voltage gets extremely low, pulse the output voltage between say 8.4v and 7.5V, that will make the battery gauge in the goggles "flash" which should really bring it to your attention. 3) I don't know if you're already doing this, but make sure that there's a minimum output voltage which it can't go lower than so that you don't get a goggles "brown-out".

[@peekabooooooooo]

What would be nice with this product is if it had 6 LED lights on the connector and 1 tiny button which allows the user to select how many cells there are. Pressing the button would cycle through the LED lights/number of cells you will be using which would take the guess work out of the goggles if it's using a 5 or 6s battery.

[@MadDragon75]

Yeah race day quads already has a battery indicator you can push a button on to test the battery. Why not have what you're talking about on the opposite side?

[@jpsalis]

it would be better to list the cell count as binary with 3 LED's. That's what some smart dischargers do. It works well. 001 : 1 010 : 2 011 : 3 100 : 4 101 : 5 110 : 6

[@kibbycabbit]

Yup people with hearing loss 😱

[@MadDragon75]

@@kibbycabbit ahh.. Hearing is overrated. 😁 Are you referring to the content to the video or the fact that the pack can blow up on your head? Which most people don't do. I don't do that. Do you do that?😱

[@kibbycabbit]

@@MadDragon75 haha no.. I’m deaf ;)

[@JavisHD]

The DJI Fpv goggles only go down to 7.4v, whereas this cable goes down to 6.2v. That leaves a lot of unused capacity especially if you have li ion packs. I wanted this product to exist so much about a year ago, glad you guys made it!! Please either make a 3s/4s output range one or make output configurable. Id totally go for little dip switches to set input and output ranges.

[@keithws79]

+1 for DIP switches! 😉 I’ll buy one of these and try the beeps, although I think I prefer to be able to look at a few LEDs. A voltage readout might be nice, if you can get a tiny segmented display.

[@ShawnEngland]

+1 for a braided cable. Love the idea of the scaled voltage.

[@misericordiaSUD]

I picked up this cable last week. It is great. Thanks for making a premium product with unique features.

[@daylightfpv5390]

I bought the one mentioned in the video by TBS like 2 months ago lol, I've been so happy with it and it actually does have an LED indicator on it, green is basically full, green and red is mid, and red is low, doesn't beep for a warning tho. Very cool to see a more feature packed version now available!

[@michaelkryszak5262]

After crashing and badly damaging a 7 inch long range quad I just finished building because I didn't check my goggle pack voltage before flying, I just put my pre-order in for this! I don't run in to this problem very often, since I have a few 2S and 3S packs just for goggle use, but having the output voltage scaled down based on input voltage going down is a great idea. $15 isn't bad at all. Thanks JB and NBD!

[@isavv_]

That's genius!! and the price is fine!! I would like to see this product coming to EU stores! I will definitely purchase this!

[@edclevel402]

I ordered a couple of these - they arrived last week. One of them was DOA, so I contacted NewBeeDrone support. They replaced it immediately, and shipped the replacement the same day. Great support!

[@redacted1946]

I use an old 3s 1500mah pack and it actually straps on the goggles itself. And i soldered my own regulator cable to step the 3s voltage to a steady 12v and also with a "balance" lead for the fan. To deal with the issue of potentially overdischarging it i use one of those cheap cell checkers that can be programmed to beep at a 3.8v or something and have that plugged into the pack and keep it velcroed to the side. Work's great and stays all attached to the goggle strap. Since the actual pack itself is a lipo i charge it like all my others but don't have to worry about storage voltage and stuff since it isn't going to see any flight anymore. It also lasts forever I've never actually had it run out on me but the beeping cell checker is nice peace of mind.

[@creaturefpv]

I need to do this because my goggles don't give me any idea when it's low . It does shut off before it drains the battery to much but that's just the thing .they just shut off and im left flying blind. Idk why skyzone wouldn't give you a warning first.

[@KcCake]

Would definetly like to see one with a 2s balance lead for the fan. Great product though!

[@km_pr]

And now it gets hard to get this in europe.

[@0813945668]

Yeah, the shipping costs are ridiculous. I get that USPS First Class ist bad but 30$+ for shipping of a 15$ cable? Would love to buy it in Europe

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Unfortunately, the shipping cost just is whatever USPS charges to NewBeeDrone.

[@apachesmokemachining6487]

the voltage readout would be a nice feature, and a good working power button is nice too.

[@dieFPVler]

Could it also make sense to create a Step-Up booster to boost a 1cell like 18650 to 2s voltage? (Or do the LiIons cells get overwhelmed by the drawed current?) I had a little 1s plane where I liked the simplicity that 1s systems and these hub-chargers come with - so one could use these 18650-single-chargers

[@wesrihn]

I’d be interested if it had a visual indicator of battery state, that’s why I use RDQ goggle batteries. It’s nice to just push a button and see if I need to charge a battery.

[@199wildman]

Ordered two one for me and my son. Very smart idea. Thank you for your ingenuity. Have a blessed day.

[@funkynerd_com]

Why not use the charge plug instead of the discharge? Current draw is pretty low, and you get an accurate cell count.

[@drunkskunk00]

Awesome. Can this handle the power needed for a set of goggles plus an HDZero VTX?

[@seablake4116]

The main thing I want is it to go to two barrel connectors cuz I fly Hdzero but I can do that a voltage readout would be interesting I think for my own sanity I'm just going to strap a lipo checker onto it to make sure it's reading the right cell voltage and an on-off switch could be useful but I don't think it's necessary

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You can get a 5.5mm barrel jack Y-splitter. As long as total draw is under 2 amps, the cable can handle it.

[@seablake4116]

@@JoshuaBardwell But then it has a weird kink in it because of the 90° connector

[@TechnicallyTom]

I have been flying with 4 cell LIION packs. I recently got frustrated at the reliability of the ones I was buying and started making my own. On my packs, the power cable goes along the side of the pack under the heat shrink to improve durability. This cable would work with my packs but would not be ideal since LIION cells can discharge lower before being damaged. I have the same issue without a regulator in the cable but what would be ideal for my use would be a cable that had a LIION setting or maybe a voltage warning built into the cable with a consistent voltage output.

[@bartomiejnoga1804]

Great thing. I would love to have a led indicator of cell count detected. No irritating beeping. Maybe red green blue 3 stage charge state status, but optional. Maybe 18usd with these futures?

[@padillaz]

I use a braided cabel which I ordered from TBS, had to get a color I didn't like but it works. If you had a version with quality braided cable I would definitely upgrade to this one! Thanks again JB, we appreciate all you do for the community!

[@AshRane]

This is a cool idea. I stopped using the goggle batts years ago. Have a 2000mah 3s pack that sits in my pocket. Makes the goggles much more comfortable to wear, especially at events when you have them on your head all day

[@gregorydahl]

Rc car battery i got 2 - 5200mAh lipos for $20

[@FrenzyIncarnate]

It's a good product . The cylinder part near the barrel jack ( Ferrite bead i guess) is kinda bad as it can touch your face

[@flyte.studio]

this!

[@MCsCreations]

But it also helps filtering the output of the regulator, so...

[@FrenzyIncarnate]

@@MCsCreations I believe it exists because they used pre made barrel jack cable for laptops.

[@ddegn]

What is bad about the ferrite bead touching your face? Would the bead touching your face be worse than the wire?

[@FrenzyIncarnate]

@@ddegn its bulkier. not like it will give you cancer :) and as I stated above that cable is pre made for laptops so thicker wires and insulation than needed. ( 02:07 I can see it's rated for 300V)

[@IpokeSmot420]

Pretty smart idea. As for an improved/higher price version, personally I'd like to see a power switch, digital readout, braided cable, and a splitter for hdzero. You could also offer a choice of colors.

[@evanott3490]

+1 for hdzero splitter that actually fits nice

[@Flo-Rida-FPV]

ordered this for my new fatsharks!! cant wait to use it!!! in response to the end of the video, it be nice to have a small voltage readout since some of us wouldn't have a voltmeter to check it with?

[@sunsetpark_fpv]

Hey JB - pimp this idea as hard as you can! Braided cable. LCD voltage input/output readout. Low voltage alarm warning beep. Question: Is it taking the battery voltage and turning the excess voltage into heat like a traditional BEC? If so, does it get hot? Or is it using the Mr Steele style "cascading BEC" which doesn't waste voltage as heat?

[@attackfpv]

Agree

[@dieFPVler]

+1 for the scaled output voltage +2 for outpointing the devices limitations Knowing limits is kind of more important than nice bling bling features :)

[@ArturKorobeynyk]

Have you seen the SpeedyBee Goggles BEC? It has a built in monitor to track the battery charge. Well, will not be useful while you fly but between the flights you can check the battery.

[@tonymorgan328]

Joshua.... great product! I just ordered one. A voltage readout would be icing on the cake.

[@anti4354]

I just use a regular lipo checker that uses balance plug on the battery. When it starts getting low it will start beeping. No guessing or problems like that. However i do obviously like the idea of having just a single plug in for goggles.

[@gus8378]

Which lipo checker?

[@rgreeneish]

I power things with a Sky RC B6 Neo in power supply mode with a 4s pack. Then set the low voltage input protection to 14.5v and it turns off automatically. It's a nice little power setup.

[@Retset]

I use the Furious one and highly recommend this sort of device over the uncomfortable battery pack. I must admit the NewBeeDrone one looks a lot similar and more pleasant without the intermediate power buttons and screen and the price is very attractive.

[@MrSabram07]

Last time I used the flight pack with a long cable I walked away with the battery still in my pocket dragging my DJI goggles across the parking lot. To this day I use the supplied pack with my goggles

[@michaelwilkes0]

I built a belt clip that holds 4 18650 batteries using some mouser parts. It lasts a couple months for me (weekend flyer). Even if i get to the field and the batteries are low, i still get a couple hours. Thats perfect for me. If i were a serious all day flier that might not work. Your cable is much lighter than extra 18650 batteries so thats pretty nice. I can see some people getting this just as a backup solution. Neat stuff.

[@AllSySt3msG0]

A nice braided cable with a power indicator would be sweet 👍

[@fellpower]

If the Pilot isnt smart, the cable have to be.....

[@xORLOCKx]

100% would pay good money for this and a braided version with a readout on it. Make it. We all need and want one. Will be picking this up Friday if they are still in stock

[@PortalFPV]

I would love one of these if it had the braided cloth wrap on it. It's cool that it senses the voltage, but I'd much rather select what I plugged in. Can this cable stay plugged in to a battery but not the goggles and it not drain the pack?

[@patrickschuster513]

I will definitely be getting one of these but one thing I think would be nice would be to just be able to set it to 6s or 4s and have it remember what you use so that you do not listen for the beeps every time you plug in.

[@samavella8831]

Great idea, but like some of the other comments, I also would like to see a more premium version with a digital readout and an on/off power button.

[@raven_fpv]

Not stupid at all JB. Those other cables you're talking about, I've never even heard of them. I will buy your cable for sure.

[@KaiFilmsss]

Thank you so much for making new things for the fpv community

[@RCOverKill]

Yea, gonna get one, and would like one with a digital read out

[@MCsCreations]

Brilliant, Joshua! Great work! 😃 I'm going to try to get one! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@gregdavidd]

Yes Voltage display please. Will this work with DJI Goggles 2?

[@rotorvillage]

Genius! I love it. Shocking no one has already done this.

[@ZenoMinus]

What I usually do is to keep the battery tester connected to the pins of the individual cells of my battery pack that I connect to my goggles. I always have it with me when I fly: ISDT bg-8S (for 30$ or less) It can set an alarm when it goes below specified voltage.

[@creaturefpv]

Thats what I need. I get no warning with my skyzones

[@Alluvian567]

Great product. The only thing I still have that takes 2s that I would need something like this for is my Radiomaster Zorro, and that takes a balance lead input or usb-C. These days there are a lot of things that take usbc in for power. Is there something like this that could output usbC? Or 2s balance lead? I don't know if any safe converters exist for that... I always have anxiety over my controller battery more than anything.

[@licensetodrive9930]

Is the module without the XT60 socket & housing small enough to hack into say Fat Shark goggles for example?

[@Burn377]

I'd rather pay more for the extra features, big ones for me are a power switch and Voltage readout mainly why I've stuck with the furious fpv cable but the power button on those is horrible. Would it be better to be able to select the feed Voltage either through an options menu or toggle switch? That way it's on the user to ensure it's setup correctly.

[@dg9bfc]

or use that power cable to power transmitter and googles from any power pack ... nice idea that power out voltage also drops .. so also transmitter voltage will call"transmitter voltage low" ... so coool

[@BooDevil65]

Love the proportional output, but needs to have a selector for the goggle's cutoff point (I e. DJI 7.4 vs FS 6.4)

[@flaparoundfpv8632]

Honestly I think this was a fantastic business decision. This totally replaces the 7-9 power cables that are cluttering up my bag.

[@DrFrantic77]

Hi Joshua, that is, what we waiting for... I hope we get it in germany shops too

[@RickLaBanca]

Congratulations on creating a real invention. It’s a very smart idea.

[@evilgeniusfpv4098]

Love it! I would like to see color choices. Simple led voltage level is enough too

[@egk_coupe]

Will that plug work with the g2 because it’s a smaller end then the v2

[@Anthony_Gutierrez]

Thanks Joshua, I just ordered one to try out

[@P8FPV]

Great idea I still use a 3dprinted 18650 2s pack...and a bk up 1700mah 2s lipo

[@mepanza]

Hi Joshua how are you ??? How about the furiousfpv cable the red one? Is that not good to use??

[@sulphur_fpv]

For the older fatsharks it needs a barrel to barrel and fan plug adaptor. Does one come with it?

[@dimanfpv3247]

I would buy 2 premium with a voltage reading in and out today if they are available. As it is I am going to pick up one of these

[@KlystromFPV]

For the input voltage cell guessing... why not just plug in the balance lead instead like a battery cell checker? You have to do something about the draining of the first cell like maybe make it always power itself from the lead with the highest voltage.. Then it could even double as a battery cell checker in the field!

[@jpsalis]

Audio beeps are a neat idea, but I think an on-demand LED-based system would work better, perhaps even slightly more cost-effective per unit? The Vifly Store Safe uses binary to list the cell count, I think something along those lines would be great as a way to tell the power cable is working and properly recognizes your pack, with little digits imprinted onto the outer plastic or onto the breadboard to label each LED. Not to mention it would likely be more accessible for hard-of-hearing or deaf people. Very cool product though. If I had more than a couple 4S batteries to my name, I'd use this all day.

[@saidinesh5]

I built one of these with an old 16x16 flight controller (with ripped out pads), led lights and buzzer that came with an old whoop. And a BEC of course. And two switches for dealing with hdzero too. I've been meaning to upgrade the old USB cable i used to make it to a more fancy braided cable but I'm too lazy. So I'll probably get to it when this cable breaks off. I was also meaning to write custom code to make it more battery efficient, but the Emuflight/betaflight on the FC is good enough so far.. (Thank you Joshua for the tutorial on how to set up LED strips in betaflight!). I already get low battery alarms and the LED lights change.

[@Kmart_FPV]

I’d love a voltage readout and color-braided cable! Maybe an on/off switch?

[@hozrhayt]

Great...now what about a version for those with an external hdzero vrx. Two barrel Jack's please.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Just buy a small Y-splitter :-)

[@sparkitektfpv1296]

Is this cable made of PVC with the welded seal down the middle?

[@TalonBD]

Gonna pick one up....my vote is a premium cable with on/off switch as well, long cable. I'll get that as well.

[@flyingdutchmanfpv]

Really like it, a little readout on the connector like on the Speedybee adapter would be a great idea. But a braided cable version is not very desireable, they tend to be too stiff and get dirty very quick. They only look nice when they are new.

[@Salamattder]

I love the idea. Trying to preorder now. Pro version - Braided cable and when it hits a calculated 3.5 v per cell I want to hear your voice say “Abort!” 😂

[@CoodexGamingForever]

Derek Slayton used to sell a really nice cable on ebay from the Facebook grps. 2-6s with a voltage read out on a really small led screen and it put out 9v to goggle, also had a balance lead pin out for the old fatshark fans. honestly id talk with him really active in the community was a really nice product

[@1uvakindfpv]

Well it's already sold out. I guess I'll continue using my Syk kable. I like your cable JB, and I would like to see an on/off switch on it, and also in a braided version.

[@ChrisCroft77]

Would liked an option for a splitter to power goggles and HDZero module.

[@CarlosGonzalezvike]

This will be great product to have, I will need one for the googles. 2 and the Avata that only supports 2s as far as I know, but has to have the smaller port for the goggles, I will get one normal one just for the Avata, and maybe you can make it beep when the voltage is low?

[@aaronsprojectsentertainment]

I just ordered mine. It was on backorder. I would absolutely order one with a battery voltage and braided cable for a little more money.

[@billyocean9236]

I have an old goggle cable and I don’t know what is made of but it is rubbery and super flexible and not stiff. Is it silicon? I don’t know but it was the most comfortable. It never had kinks

[@douglastutt2560]

Love it. Sounds perfect as is. Added bells & whistles optional but I like simple functionality. Brilliant solution!

[@tiwidub8809]

Very nice! Good idea. Does it exist with a splitted cable for both Sky04x and HDZero vrx??

[@theflyinggrip]

No one has the fat shark compatible packs in stock any where, this came at the perfect time for me. Is it possible to get batt info in goggle on the hdo2?

[@-Relectron-]

@Joshua Bardwell You forgot the furiousfpv cable 🤔

[@GhostRider-kr2qc]

Oled display with readable cell count and percent charged. Or 6 red LEDs for cell count and 5 blue LEDs for percent charged.

[@JohnCuppi]

Smart idea. My HDzero xt60 cable will inevitably crap out, I think I’ll get this, and modify it.

[@T-kind]

Looks smart to me! I'm gonna pick one up. I like the thought that went into the product! Thanks Joshua!

[@ruizinkpt]

It's quite a nice idea, but I would like to see a DIP switch on the back to override the voltage based automatic cell detection. Cheers

[@sebby_d_fpv]

Any chance it gets distributed elsewhere? Newbeedrone shipping is prohibitive or us to the North...

[@NiKoNFPV]

nice ;) has it 2 outputs? for goggle and hdzero? and you could also make a "pro" version with sleeved cable, power button, cell count led´s and a usb port to charge phone or gopro ;)

[@JosephDawson]

Will this work with the DJI new goggles and a a premium one with USB-C power input would be great.

[@eliokreier522]

Will there be a version for the new DJI Goggles 2?

[@ReggieRailSystems]

Kemosabe, That's a great Idea for a power cable. I see it having a decent following.

[@kobrafpv8031]

Awesome product/idea. Add more features like read out displays on both ends for in and out voltage readings. Also braided and short cable options. I will buy it, even if 30 40 bucks if it has all the nice features. Would be cool if you could configure input voltage to what ever you want. So add a buck/booster in between with readings on both ends. Add different connector option on both ends as well and then you really have a cool product that can be used multiple ways.

[@jonpacheco7581]

I think it’s a great idea but I wish you added an on/off switch that would be instant instead of the press and hold like on my HDO2 or the SYK cable. When racing with my friends I run the timer so the added time of turning on my goggles is super annoying!

[@Matt-xc9yt]

I really like this, braided with an additional barrel connector for hdzero vrx would be great too.

[@mungkey]

is there a way to use with radiomaster zorro ? I always forget the 2s battery when out flying😅 need a cable to plug in partially discharged 4s and 6s packs 😊

[@dirtfpv]

Because I have rc crawlers, I have huge 2s and 3s batteries, so I dismantled the tbs cable’s regulator because the touch power switch was junk, and it goes straight through. It works really well. I like this because it takes out guess work even if I use a 6s. I would buy a braided version. $15 is a great deal in today’s market.

[@syntaera]

Great work, this is something I've needed for aaaages! I have a suggestion - if it does 3S to 6S, that's only four different options. One RGB LED, red for 3S, green for 4S, blue for 5S, white for 6S. Even if one of the LED elements fails, you should still be able to interpret the voltage is correct at a glance. Plus if it beeps, you should probably have a switchable low voltage threshold for LiPo/Li-Ion. Also, make a model in the format of an XT60 female to male little inline module, so it just goes inline and lets you use your own cable (like SYK if that's what floats your boat). That keeps it compatible if new goggles come out with different goggle connectors than the standard barrel plug (looking at you DJI).

[@codecae2]

idea for cable version 2.0 -- multi-position pot or switch with detents for 2-6 cell values?

[@jojo42069]

I guess you'd have to add a second JST-XH balancer Port next to the XT60 to eliminate the cell count detection problem or even ditch the XT60 and only go with balancer port. But then the cable my easily get disconnected. Maybe at that point you have to add a Locking mechanism for the Balancer plug which suits different sizes and thats where the engineers decided to go with XT60. And maybe the JST-XH socket with variable size option is expensive to.manufacture because probably it has to be CNC machined to make it last a lot of meeting cycles

[@michalisstrouthos8677]

"you can use any of your flight packs 4S, 6S you name it" - instantly bought one, trying to figure out whats wrong and i get 6 beeps instead of 5. 5s not supported :p lol also tried a few of my other 4s and 6s flight packs and only get a black screen on goggles for some reason. what's the lowest per cell voltage this will work with for each battery. so lets say using a 4S pack on storage voltage (3.8v), will it scale down to something usable on goggles or not? would be good to be able to use my li-ion packs as well but i guess if it scales down according to lipo it will cut out when theres still plenty left in a li-ion