EACHINE WIZARD X220HV REVIEW | best wizard ever but still not perfect

[@DillonSmith1]

So, here's my experience with Eachine. I bought an X220S as my first quad earlier this year. I have since replaced every single component one at a time as it either failed or just wasn't up to my expectations. In other words, it is an entirely new quad now. The last thing to get changed was the flight controller. So I guess I learned the hard (expensive) way. But I have to say, I have learned a stupid amount in a very short time for it. And I was able to fly maybe 40 packs or more before anything needed work. So, I suppose these quads have their place in our ever-changing hobby.

[@scooterfpv8864]

Interesting . And I'm VERY glad you reiterated about the speedy bee feature . Totally forgotten about that and I'm SO totally over lugging a laptop in my backpack for minor expo tweaking😩

[@EdRickerVlogs]

I was INTENDING to make a review of this quad, but the ESC was bad for me as well. Multiple death spirals ending in a broken arm. It's just sitting on my desk now, probably going to swap the motors onto another build and forget it. AndyRC had the same issue. Here are my first 2 flights if you're interested, death spirals included. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXy3amuBnL6apKc

[@BoysBarn]

JB's first video of the year; and a great one to start out! Thanks! I almost bought a X220 but then as a noob WTH was I going to do when it broke? So I jumped in and built my own; I didn't know squat 2 months ago about quads but thanks to JB (and others) I now know how to replace everything on the quad when it breaks! It was a huge and steep learning curve but so worth it

[@JustShaunWithoutTheSofa]

The pain is so worth it. Buying one is for some people but building is half the fun and you get to learn how things work so you can ix it if it needs. Good on you!

[@acrocheezefpv]

curious, hows fpv going currently for you?

[@JomzJomz]

Wait what... is this the Liftoff location?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

The liftoff location is based on my house.

[@marclopez7483]

😂

[@sethmo38]

Josh built his house based off the Liftoff location

[@kyleswehla785]

What’s a lift of location?

[@wagon7052]

@@kyleswehla785 its a location in a fpv simulator thats named lift off

[@mikec4032]

Great video, Josh. In the vein of 6S and failed ESCs, I would love to see you do a video on this very subject - why they fail, how they fail, troubleshooting desyncs, BlHeli32 tips, etc. Since I jumped into 6S I have had nothing but problems with 4-1 ESCs desyncing and blowing up. I have gone through at least 3 Hobbywing and a couple of Aikon AK32 (v1) ESCs. In fact, my buddy just maidened a new 6S build yesterday with a Spedix and it was desyncing horribly. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[@prrcpor]

Lumenier 36 amp esc's from get fpv. They just work. They've worked for me with 6s.

[@prrcpor]

Oh u mean just 4 in 1s I don't do 4 in 1s at all. I bought one from raceflight way back. it went up in smoke pretty quickly and that was the end of that.

[@thewinner3275]

is this a good combo for getting into the hobby?: •eachine wizard x220s hv •flight controller that comes in the box •5s battery •eachine ev100 fpv googles •some other props

[@dmagic1one]

I have had some Racerstar single ESC that would do that "deathroll" fairly often when I did a quick 180 backflip to frontflip. The fix was changing the "startup power" in blheli suite. I think they were set to 0.500 or something and I had to set them to 0.125. This was the case for several esc I came across by them. Maybe a change like that may help if that behavior continues.

[@dionisoisback8235]

Excellent review, great! Honest and sincere, I love the way you work! I bought one of those stupid eachine machines and now I'm dealing with the same ESC problem as many other naïve costumers who believed in the product. I wish we find a solution.

[@carrboro_chapelhillfpv2442]

Wow, it really looks awesome. I've never bought a wizard just because but, I've noticed a trend of BNF's that have a surprisingly high quality feel and durable.

[@RossosHEX]

I've been looking at all three x220 recently, and I was wondering why they give extra spare Power Distribution Board with the x220HV. After watching JB's video today it all makes sense. In the long run, as my first 220 quad I think I am going for the very first one tbh. I wanna fly with 4S batteries and the 1650kv motors on x220hv potentially are under-powered in terms of kick. On the x220s they cheaped out on the frame, making it a carbon outside - plexiglass/fiberglass on the inside kind of hybrid, which results in top bracked to just brake off with the battery and the straps. Shame really.

[@videogamepolak0]

What happened with that inverted yaw spin? A esc went out? Why? Then how much does it cost for a 4-in-1 esc? burn out 1 gotta pay $35 a pop? def not good if this thing has issues with something being spotty like that. im about to order a 220HV just to have it...very excited when I saw this pop up and hearing how it screams in the air with the stick to the plastic.

[@hawkhunter8180]

I too would like to know. I just got my HV and have not flown it yet. Please Josh post another video of the fix.

[@jdss13]

you can buy a single esc and override one of the escs in the 4-in-1 for a fast solution. Otherwise I'd just contact the vendor to get either a replacement quad or just the 4-in-1 esc (cause yes if you want a proper fix you have to replace the whole 4-in-1, either that or you have great knowledge of working on pcbs and a lot of spare time to try and fiddle with the broken 4-in-1)

[@videogamepolak0]

@@hawkhunter8180 im guessing something electronic like maybe the ESCs arent built to spec for 6s. Cause he was just flying and it lost it. If you lose a motor/esc thats it it falls out of the sky like that. I lost a ESC on my regular OG 220 wizard but it was after I crashed hard from hitting the ground...it didnt give out while flying but seemingly thats what Josh is referring to just they fail randomly.

[@Eville140]

There is a few other videos about the hv going into the death spin after making fast flips. Hope it gets figured out, was planning on ordering one this week.

[@videogamepolak0]

@@Eville140 yeah no shit, ill get one but probably after the 2nd or 3rd batch shipments hoping they fix the issues. I waited a long while to get the x220 wizard when it was on sale and really havent had any failure issues not of my own personal doing.

[@bspringer]

You don't need a Bluetooth adapter to use speedybee. I can use speedybee using usb otg (and you can too with most Android phones)

[@MrKarriban]

It's great to see eachine actually improving their stuff at least a bit. That's much better than just trying to push the bottom of the barrel cheapest stuff possible.

[@5zero7RC]

Bummer that it looks like they didn't overcome the reliability bugs that have plagued them in the past. Newcomers especially need a quad that does not do strange random things like that. Wonder if running 4s on it would be good for a beginner and if it would be a touch more reliable?

[@tehllama42]

That would be my suggestion - should be more reliable on 4S and 5S, but if it's some odd trace that picks up EMI and causes desyncs, that may not fix it. It's still frustrating to have a quad that is 95% solid parts, and something show-stopping that could have been fixed. Having to replace the 4-in-1 is basically a deal-breaker for any new pilot that happens to

[@ohgeez9971]

I started with an x220. My second pack the esc started on fire. I talked to Banggood and they sent a new one. Luckily I knew how to solder a bit, but it took a month to get the replacement esc. A few packs later another one burned up, and then another one. I flew probably a total of maybe 8 packs in the first 3-4 months I had it because I was waiting on new escs. I finally just bought some good escs on my own. The quad isn't as cheap as it would seem if you have to pay to fix it so quick. On a positive note, I still have the frame and I still fly it. It has all new guts and I've had to replace the top plate a couple times, but the rest of it is solid. I've crashed it a bunch and I've never broken an arm (knock on wood).

[@jbbattle9946]

The HV is an awesome, high performance machine, being straight "out the box." It's capable of running "up" to a 6S if we need that 6S power occasionally but I'm sure they can't run on a 6S indefinitely without potentially breaking something in the meantime. Liken Top Fuel dragsters with an engine life app. 25 sec before an overhaul and not due to faulty engine parts...things wear out and blow up with that kind of exertion and force on anything... I'm sure there's a rocket scientist out there that can measure G Forces and the various stresses on these machines as we jack these things around the sky...they're phenomenal... I love your reviews, but I can't say you gave this one a fair shot, buddy.... I learned something today. Keep up the good work...

[@Blackwolf2111]

Looks Good !!! Much better than some of the others.. Thanks again Joshua for the review and update!!

[@OtherTaylor]

Had this drone for two weeks and can't get it to arm. Anyone else have this issue or can help?

[@ectoplasm6453]

been waiting for your take on the x220hv, JB..thank you 👍👍

[@castin5244]

Yesss, I've been waiting for this! Thank you!

[@MasterPCTech]

Hi Josh! That would look great beside my TS215! Really impressed with the last few releases from Eachine. Looks like they finally hired a designer with pride!

[@Clif_Brown]

@Joshua Bardwell noticed the header connector from FC to ESC was not fully seated in your video. Any possibility the header pins disconnected briefly under hard G's? I may be a sucker and bought one since I'm mostly into 3" micros and below, but wanted to try 5" 6S, and it was very cheap on promo. Just in case I also ordered a Mamba stack to replace that stack if needed. Also ordered metal M3 x 6mm standoffs for the existing to prevent header connector shear in a hard crash. Moved my main battery connector to the left side to get rid of video noise.

[@roadrunner63]

iI just want to say Josh I love watching your videos.

[@rcsenior8082]

Another great review... if I want a 5" with 6S, what to buy for reasonable money? I just hope that the Eachine EV200D we just bought are better than the E013 and E010 I got that never got from the ground. Burnt PDB and no access to boot pads... new PDB on the way to both of them.

[@Sinist3r778]

Its like anything in this hobby, you can either build, or by one built already. No matter what, you need to know how to work on it, and mod things. Personal thought, for the price, its a nice setup. If the 4 in one esc is problematic, id upgrade it right away. So you really have to figure out if you are just the average Joe who flys drones, ir are you the hobbiest who makes things work if there is an oversight by the manufacturer? Nice honest review Joshua, thumbs up!

[@joekalbrener7382]

Congratulations on being on the rotor riot roster for 2019, just don’t slow down on your day job I love your videos even the long ones.

[@infravision69]

I have this quad, been flying for a week on 4s batteries with no problem. I have ordered some 5s amd 6s batteries to try them out. The 4s on the wizard hv flys great, but it lacks punch. Hoping 5s does the trick. Lastly, the esc failed on 6s after your very aggressive flying (very nice btw), however i wouldn't think the average pilot purchasing it (like myself) could push it that hard (to failure) based on skill level. Nor would a top pilot buy this quad. Just my .02

[@JoshuaBardwell]

No, I disagree. The flying I was doing is not that aggressive. There is absolutely no reason any good ESC and motor would have any problem with what I'm doing. For goodness' sake, I clipped a branch and it fell out of the air with a desync. That's a problem.

[@infravision69]

@@JoshuaBardwell You are definitely the expert here, so would the ESC be as likely to fail on 4s as it would on 6s? Or would the likelyhood increase with voltage?

[@kain0m]

@@infravision69 my guess is a brownout. As the load is much lower with 4s, you won't have any problems. When the rate of acceleration is very high, you get a current spike, which may just be enough to upset the internal power supply of the 4-in-1 ESC. Unfortunately, this probably can't be fixed by ESC settings such as timing or similar... Maybe by relaxing P/D terms of the PID, but this will impact flight performance.

[@JustShaunWithoutTheSofa]

@@kain0m absolutely correct here and as usual Joshua is right, this isn't good enough to just accept, it should be fine no matter what or who is flying.

[@tehllama42]

@@kain0m Brownout is too simplistic. It could be the cause, but my guess is something like an odd trace length next to the back-EMF detection that allows for EMI to cause immediate desyncs. Either way, that ESC experiences desyncs within the expected flight envelope, and considering the known possibility of that happening, why risk a $150 drone (or $250 plus with HD cam - and this is ignoring liability) when the correct replacement part is $28 - or get a different setup that is somewhere within that cost differential.

[@duckslave]

Great review - having watched your review and AndyRC’s multiple reviews, and picking-up on your last comment - the solution may be to replace the motors with 4s spec motors and leave it at that. Replacing the stack looks to be about the same cost as replacing the motors and a lot more work. Do you think the ESC can handle 4S without death rolls?

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic, JB. My only problem with this quad is really the 6s packs... If they had put some 2400kv motors in it... Well, it would worth buying and replacing the flight stack with a Mamba stack, for example. I may wanna try 6s someday... But definitely not now.

[@j.finesseflights1403]

Yes... i just put up a video on my FLOSS-2 using the MAMBA on BetaFlight 4.0oooh!!! Man its unbelievable!!!

[@MCsCreations]

@@j.finesseflights1403 I bet, dude! 😃

[@tehllama42]

You could run it on 4S and 5S no problem - toss on some 5150 props with 5S and you'll have 95% of the performance, but you can find solid $20 5S 1500mAh packs. If you're looking at a Mamba stack, just build a whole quad around that. ALFA Monster, Mamba F405 Stack, VTX03, iFlight/RCX Motors, Caddx F2, and you're hitting the same price point but with better stuff all around.

[@MCsCreations]

@@tehllama42 Exactly. 😊

[@trelaskillz4283]

Great review! I’m glad explained why cheap isn’t always good. I had to learn that one the hard way when I built my first cheap quad parts! No I go for quality... and it’s the best thing I’ve done! 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@dan6858]

Always love your videos! Great stuff 👍👍👍

[@bmrandrews1984]

Hello My Wizard x220 keeps losing Board and Sensor Alignment I set it to 270. But when I go into the setup Betaflight it shows the drone as it as 0. I am running 4.0.6 firmware and Betaflight 10.7.0. Also when I check the motors in Betaflight all four spin at the same time but when I arm the drone I only get two motors spinning and I cannot take off. Please help Joshua Bardwell Thanks

[@dominiclaconte3682]

Hey Joshua I'm a really big fan of your work and I've been wondering why fpv cameras sometimes just randomly go black and white for no apparent reason. I brought this up because I saw it happen in your fpv feed. Thanks!

[@JoshuaBardwell]

In this case, it's a glitch in the DVR. It didn't actually happen in the goggles.

[@DanielColson]

You need a section on your website for little useful tips like the proper post-flight resting voltage thing you mentioned. I'd never heard that before and little things like that are really useful!

[@nathanbroski8272]

10:56 His hex driver is shaking with excitement😂

[@MysteryD]

Those dummy screws... I think perhaps they were installed upside-down. If the nut was on the top side of the frame, you could get at them with a wrench

[@daleexshaw7482]

Another great video JB thanks!!

[@melmar4224]

After taking advice I have a nice x220hv with mamba stack n Racestar 2200kv motor and it sick UK version

[@fantastichumore]

Your home is beautiful. Full of fresh air and energy :)

[@i.v.2824]

Andyrc had the same problem. He said up the digital idle speed and cut standoffs between fc and esc.

[@fijifitsch523]

Hay Joshua can you tell us which batteries fit best to this drone ?

[@ojkolsrud1]

The cam/vtx situation does not look good, though. Lots of noise, and the camera seemed to send black/white most of the time? The quad itself though, looks like a good buy.

[@voyagerdrone2977]

hi Mr Joshua. i have some questions: i want to but a racing drone. X220HV is better than X220S? if i buy one of this, i will change the ESCs. i understand that the stock ESCs have some problems. what do you prefer? (note that i m not a racing drone pilot, i use DJI. but i m learning to fly with simulation on PC)

[@ccdevil773]

12:28 damn, i think this is the best sound evah for a racing drone i ever heard.... love to hear the screaming... very pleasant to intimidate in the pre race session... LOL

[@andersonabdullah5064]

Hello JB, I got some problem with my conetting wayering on my eachine wizard x220hv - ESC 45A 4 in 1 (the old) to my beta flight omnibus STM 32F4 F4 Pro V3 flight controller Built in OSD(just buy) . Hope I can learn it from you. Thanks

[@sonk110]

My Wizard ESC just died on me today after the second Deathroll. Just did 6 Packs on it. Actually 4S works well but 6S seems to be too much for it. But the Fun part: As I ordered my Wizard in February, they sent a free PDB 😂 I am going for 4 ESC‘s in the future and will let you know about the outcome. Until then, I will build a new Kwad with more durable parts on the Source One Frame.

[@carlosribesgarin4472]

Great video. I am determined to buy it, but I already have the T8SG V2 plus, so I will have to buy it without a station and the receiver will buy it separately. I have no experience in Deviation. Confirm me if I'm right. I would have to configure the drone first with Betafligth and Helli, assign the channels and then set up a new model with the Frysky protocol (assuming that it is the receiver), and then assign it to the MIxer channels according to what I put in Beafligth, Is that correct?

[@skylerbrehm1443]

Indeed

[@bradn1559]

Great job as always!!! Have learned a TON from your vids. Really hoping you or somebody finds a conclusion to this problem. I jumped the gun and bought 2 of these things 😔 being so cheap and wanting to get into 6s. Now one sits on the shelf with a broken arm after a " DEATH ROLL" ☠️ wich I'm not looking forward to replacing and the other is still in the box and trying to return to BG. REALLY SUCKS. Also just to let people know my death roll happened while flying on a 5s battery so it's not just a 6s problem. Really hope it doesn't come down to replacing the esc. To much work for a pnp!!!

[@mlardizabal1976]

hello Joshua, I am very noob in this hobby and this is my first FPV Quad but i am trying to config everything and i would like o config Bluetooth like you show in a video about speedybee but i don't see which pin it is Bluetooth adapter using to turn it off when the quad is arm, any idea how could i find it please, thanks a lot your videos are great support to beginners.

[@jetjazz05]

Actually thee's a guy here on YT who tested USA made bolts vs Chinese (Taiwan) bolts, a lot of times he found the 8.8 from China were as strong as the 10.9 from the USA. The likely cause is the USA has stricter QA and can make the bolts close to the actual specs, but the Taiwan bolts, in an attempt to cut back on QC checks, just made the bolts a little better. You may think this is good but actually unless you just want "the toughest bolt" you can get. I suppose that's almost every application, but some equipment is engineered to use bolts as a failure point in case of over stressing, in that case you would want the bolt to be close to the spec because you designed it to fail at the load you picked. Pretty much anything you're making at home or putting on a quad copter though the higher grade is just fine. I got long winded but basically those 10.9 bolts are quite surprising to see on an aliexpress type electronic.

[@86mld]

Looks like a great quad. Me personally I started out with the x220 and has been a great learning curve with me and I have slammed in to ground many time on black top and everything. With min damage. Now I will say didn’t take me long to upgrade the crappy esc. And flight controller just went out. But it gives me the opportunity to replace all the guts with the f405 mamba and f40 esc. And sunny sky 2306 motors. But as a beginner. The eachine x220 was a lot for me to get used to on 3s but once I was used to it I hit the 4s. I can only imagine a beginner starting out with this. It would scare the crap outta me for sure. But over all eachine has gave me a great learning curve to get more comfortable with the hobby and confidence on repairing. If fixing and soldering is something your not into. I’d stick with a King Kong et models. Know one has anything bad to say about them👍

[@RTAFitness]

Hi thanks for the review whats your take on the wizard 220s?

[@cubitusclaudius]

At 7:10 maybe this not a hole, but a slit?

[@daviddeaton7872]

Great job, Happy New Year!

[@buleetu]

Great review thanks,. Can 4s batteries be put in this quad or does 6s go with the motors on the HV and is the problem you had at the end of the video with the ESC something that happens with this quad a lot? I think I read somewhere about a roll or death or something??

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You can run it on 4S but it will be severely underpowered.

[@buleetu]

@@JoshuaBardwellI'm thinking of getting a drone. Maybe this one. Is there another review you've done that you think is similar if not better than the HV ??

[@dougsisk619]

Great video as always.

[@adamdrtina7261]

Hi, I have a question. I own 4 quadcopters so I know how to handle it but I have no experience with fpv racing and I wanna buy my first fpv quadcopter and equipment. Do you think eachine wizard X220HV is a good choice for me? And if yes, I have another questions... Can I use flysky fs-i6 transmitter and receiver to fly this wizard? (Because I already have a fs-i6 transmitter). And also what googles would you recommend me? What about eachine ev100.... are they good and can I use it for this wizard? Thanks and a have a good day :)

[@mighty2377]

May I know is it possible to add a GPS at WIZARD X220HV?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yes it is possible. Use UART 3 TX and RX on top of the flight controller.

[@yahveholivo1719]

I need your desperately Joshua I want to buy that eachine kuad. 220 s and I'm a begginer and I'm practicing on my simulator I'm ready .does that cuad come with remote or do I have to buy it

[@leblan2823]

Need to change throttle idle. I think it is set at 3. Needs to be 4.5 and that should fix death wobble

[@thaANGRYape]

So Bardwell; if GoPro is on the way out, what's going to be to new replacement?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Session is out Hero is in.

[@geemailMossman]

Hero 7 wiv gimbal thingy is in ???

[@Benny71]

What was I THINKING, ordered a original wizard 220,looks like I bought a fixer upper quad

[@ptcustom81]

Do you think the blade Scimatar Lrx is a good buy at $199.99 from Horizon Hobby?

[@tehllama42]

Just because it'll take 6S doesn't mean a new pilot has to use 6S. I suspect that ESC will handle 4S and 5S batteries substantially better. Run 4S on this, and it'll have all the same extra control and error margin that starting on 3S used to supply, but with the added benefit of being very cost effective. When you decide you want more speed, toss on some more aggressive propellers (a $3 change), or find some cheap 5S batteries, and call it good.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Running 4S on 1750kv will be severely underpowered in my opinion.

[@tehllama42]

​@@JoshuaBardwell It definitely is underpowered (for giggles, I flew a really good 1750KV setup to see just how bad)... in the same way that 3S 2300KV is underpowered. On T5050C's, and RK5051's it's less bad, but same concept (again, just threw the most aggressive props I had left in the bin at it). For anybody flying at 25° camera angle or lower starting out, I'd argue it's actually not underpowered (but doesn't provide lots of growth ceiling. I actually do really like that KV range on 5S, especially since those are cheap packs from time to time... but the biggest caveat here is that I still race 2000KV rigs on 4S and have solid results (albeit at 75% the pace of champion pilots). I wish Eachine would do a Wizard 226HV that is running 1850KV motors on a 6" frame. It would do proximity well on 4S 5", cruise effortlessly on 4S 6", be an excellent all-around and long range rig on 5S, and still be capable of racing on 6S with 5" props... but that's just me projecting the concept I build with onto Eachine, who is probably struggling to keep requisite parts coming in the door to keep selling these.

[@illpro2]

Wonder what was on the FPV feed when it went out. Also the blackbox info would be nice to examine. Curious what do you do with all your destroyed FC, ESCs and VTXs? They just sit in a box somewhere or do you ever try to fix them?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

The FPV feed showed nothing at all suspicious. The camera and FC were not in any way affected. Just the motor stopped and the quad fell.

[@illpro2]

@@JoshuaBardwell AndyRC was thinking the pin connector from the FC to the ESC was losing connection. That could be a possibility since those pin connectors are not the best connections.

[@genefoxgreenmountaindroning]

Another great viedo and information thanks

[@townc2824]

So what happened? Did the ESC fail? Does the quad still fly??

[@karolisn.9475]

I like the new (if its new xD i didnt see it on any of your older vids that i watched) graphic with all the specs, its nice to get a good idead of the drone before the vid. top quallity vid as always x)

[@andrewflies9119]

Great review. Where on the flight controller do you connect the X-RSX smart port for telemetry?

[@andrewflies9119]

The LED pin next the buzzer pin is resource LED_STRIP 1 B06. Enable Softserial using this pin for telemetry using the X-RSX. Now to find another pin to turn off SpeedyBee when armed.

[@pitchitfpv]

My Charger won't balance charge my HV LiPos if the are below 3.7v per cell and I've given up on 6S for now and just sticking with flying 5S.

[@MrStevegibb]

HV in this refers to being 6s. 6s HV charged would probably blow up the janky wizzard esc on take off.

[@mac_zila4171]

Nice Shirt by the way! Another great review.. Thanks as always Sir JB. :)

[@mx118racer]

Very new to hobby and your videos have helped a lot thank you from Australia . Couldn’t just run this hv on 4s as a new flyer and would be a lot more mellow power ?? I’m awaiting my first 5” quad a rxt219 there is very lil info and reviews on it . Had any experience with them ? Keep up the great work

[@sunshynff]

I know post is a bit older, but maybe someone could answer this...I just came of a year break due to injury at work. Last I flew, I heard of a few pilots using 6s, but 4s Lipos were still the big dogs. So when this quad says it's a 6s, does that mean you can't fly 4s, or just that it would be very under powered. I notice a lot of the toothpick and 3" quads are listed as 2s-3s or 2s-4s, so I wasn't sure about this Eachine Wizard. Btw, silly side note, what the hell happened to 5s lipos? Seems like it was all 4s then bam, everyone was talking about 6s. Do they even make them 5s lipos?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You can fly 4s it will just be a bit underpowered.

[@BrentBuildsOnline]

I just got a x220hv and I had an extra FS-iA6B receiver lying around. I have been trying to hook my quad up with this receiver and it seems to me that common sense would dictate that since the original wizard x220 shipped with this same receiver, that the newest version would at least support it. Am I wrong? In speedy bee I get an error message saying it can't find a receiver signal even though I'm hooked up, paired, and the LED on the receiver is on (not blinking). I tried arming / disarming but the error message doesn't go away and no input can be detected from the sticks. Has anyone else tried this or had a similar problem with the hv?

[@mz000-o2w]

So I bought the one off Aliexpress and it came without the antenna. Does anyone know what the antenna is called and where to get it?

[@BirdieFPV]

I got into this hobby because of the original Wizard X220 and even though I received one with a defective flight controller, I just got a Raceflight revolt and that wizard lasted me for many months and loads of flights and got me to where I am today. Quality is a bit of an issue but I still think it is probably the best way to get into FPV racing/freestyle.

[@Disinterested1]

same here lol rebuilt it a few times but it taught me to build too ......you pay for schooling I see no foul if you learn from it

[@videogamepolak0]

@@Disinterested1 well that and its something you can actually work on..theres a crowd of amateur fliers that dont want to mess with the "hobbyist" side of things having to work on and solder and change out parts so they buy the plane jane brushless quads, but then when they break(and they do) you have to buy specific near OEM parts at a more premium price since thats the only parts that you can use. On the wizard if something goes out you just match the part to specs, or if need you want upgrade a bit.

[@Firografi]

How about Fuuton 2 instead of this as your first quad to get into the hobby ?? Almost similarly priced !!

[@412fpvprodigy3]

Same ... still using mine stock. 👍 just new camera

[@goober24787]

Excellent job sir! Keep inspiring:)

[@shenanigan3083]

I've hade high end esc go bad and budget esc so I'm not sure you get what you pay for just make sure it's a good company that you purchase from not to say BG is bad

[@castin5244]

Nobody has talked about this quad on 5s. Every review Ive seen so far has only done 4s and 6s. Is there a reason?

[@peachysrcandgames5824]

Take all of the stack screws out to be able to reach the last/center arm screw?

[@dividingbyzerofpv6748]

2nd time I have seen those zebra striped clouds in a video. Cricket had one with crazy clouds back before christmas and now you have them. So strange looking.

[@DjOlidang]

I had really bad death rolls on my x220S wizard straight out the box. It Ending up being 2 bad motors which was so hard to identify

[@touchthesun2448]

this was posted on UAV Futures for the Wizard HV..."The 6s problem can be fixed by the cli gyro_overflow_decet = off " I tried it and got unknown command

[@JoshuaBardwell]

The issue is definitely not gyro overflow. I can hear the ESC rebooting when the issue happens. The parameter you are thinking of is gyro_overflow_detect

[@touchthesun2448]

@@JoshuaBardwell thanks...keep us posted if you find any permanent fix...maybe a Bardwell stack!

[@automaton450]

Anyone ever get a Spektrum DSMX Quad Race Serial Receiver with Diversity (SPM4648) to work with the F4 FC on this? I know the SPM4649T works on TX3, but I have tried connecting to UART6 RC pin, RX3, TX3, TX1, none work. If this F4 FC is the same as other F4 V5s, then only UART1 is non-inverting, required for the SPM4648 - those FC usually have a dedicated DSM2/DSMX connector or RX pad, this FC does not.

[@hipower75]

Total beginner here. Purchased the HV based on other reviews and price! But have not flown it yet. I’m working my way thru your free rider FPV tutorials. My plan is to fly on 4s to start. I know how to solder so what upgrades would you recommend when things break. Thanks.

[@ohgeez9971]

The x220HV motors are spec'ed for a 6s battery. These are 1650 kvs. A basic 4s motor would be more like 2300 kv. I think you'lll have a hard time flying it with a 4s pack. It'll still work but I think it'll feel really under-powered.

[@hipower75]

Both AndyRC and Albert Kim have videos testing the HV with 4s and seems to work fine. Definitely as much or more than I can handle for my first flights.

[@someonespotatohmm9513]

@DILLIGAF fpv I agree with this. Never saw the point in wasting money on 4s packs when (in my case) with 10 flights you can use the entire throttle range. And then you might limit it to 90% depending on how much space you have.

[@jacobshepherd3997]

DILLIGAF fpv I agree to a point. Never fly stability mod while using fpv, but it’s sometimes fun to fly los in the backyard for instance and los is much more enjoyable in stability mode

[@ArchmageAU]

Looks like Eachine is stepping up their game, but still there is a challenge to build to both a quality and price standard. I started with a Wizard X220 (and had an ESC catch fire in flight). Would use a X200HV as a club newbie model on 4S (slow tank). This combined with some sim training would get most people able to fly safely.

[@mllmfawbush]

Stinking ghost branches. Think ive hit that same branch at kwad camp. Still have my pine branch souvenir as well.

[@robmalan7137]

I haven't been able to fly mine yet because of the snow, but all reviewers have had that same problem, except for the first one that resulted in maybe my not so good decision to buy. Have you come up with the reason for the de-sinc? I would like to figure out how to avoid the problem, but so far no one has come up with a conclusive reason or fix.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Working on finding a solution but nothing yet.

[@robmalan7137]

Thanks Josh

[@scooterpie1143]

JB, WHAT'S UP? Don't leave me hanging bro, what happened after you got to the bench?

[@BaldmanFPV]

You have to follow up on what's wrong or if u can reproduce it to be fair.

[@richardsmid7056]

Love your work

[@gdrummer3929]

Does anyone know how to find the serial number for this model?

[@thewinner3275]

do eachine wizard x220s or x220 propellers work on other eachine wizards

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yes they do.

[@thewinner3275]

@@JoshuaBardwell ok thx

[@kili7658]

I got this as my first quad to start off with something cheap that I can break. The only problem I have is with setting up the VTX. I can't figure out what the LEDs are supposed to show and there is no documentation. Can anyone help me?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I think this is the manual for the vTX in the Wizard. It contains documentation for the DIP switch positions that set band and channel. img.eachine.com/images/upload/2014/04-1/TS5823%20Specification1.pdf The only thing I can never figure out is whether the white or the black section of the DIP switch diagram is indicating the position of the switch. But you can try it both ways on a known channel and it should be possible to figure it out.

[@kili7658]

@@JoshuaBardwell Thanks for the quick reply! Sadly the VTX on this one doesnt have dip switches, only 1 button and 7 LEDs, 3 green, 3 blue and 1 red LED.It is also not on the Eachine website :( Ive tried testing out different settings to find something fitting but i can never be sure on which band/frequency/power im on and dont feel comfortable that way because the max output power is 25mW and the band/frequency is very limited in the EU.

[@rb4x459]

hey josh i watched your channel a while ago and i was on betaflight the other day and saw your name on it. are you one of the founders/creators/develepors of betaflight?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

No I'm not a developer. I just make a lot of documentation.

[@stevencampbell1603]

Interesting design, love the purple.

[@kwadwadfpv2386]

Many pilots buying this have had similar results, and it isn’t a low throttle issue either. Adding insult to injury, many have broke arms on this, at the exact same point, so it would seem, it not only falls out of the sky, it breaks in the same place on the frame. At the cost of this quad, it would almost be worth buying, and swapping it to another frame, as well as, swapping out the 4 in 1. It’s a disappointing ending, to what seemed like, a great story!

[@luv2flypilot]

Boy does that look like a fun quad to fly!

[@RCFlyer85]

What's the min throttle set at?