Protect your Naked GoPro with a custom power lead

[@rossb9053]

will this work with a 6s also?

[@edoardodeluca1463]

hello, thanks for the tips! I'm buying the geprc Bec, which should convert the voltage itself, do I still need to make this? thanks in advance

[@marcocristalli]

Thank you very much!!! Amazing video as always! Clean and clear! Thank you.

[@CarbonGlassMan]

Thanks a lot. My Matec BECs will be here today so I can make this power lead. I just don't like the electric snap and blue spark I see every time I plug the lead into the balance plug. I will feel a lot better just feeding 9v to the camera rather than 16 or 17 volts.

[@hikebreaker]

This is the video I was looking for and it was very helpful. Thank you very much for your video.

[@dfouraksa.k6911]

my 2.5inch quad ill be mainly using 2S battery. Using the betafpv bec, would you recommend to solder onto FC power lead (which have a 25v 150µF capacitor) should be enough with 2S? Or should I still use the matek + capacitor onto battery lead?

[@SoCalPresa]

I just did this but still reading 14v on my meter. Can you tell me what on earth I did wrong there? I'm very stumped

[@BmoreVisuals]

This is an awesome idea, been using pads on the flight controller to power my go pro without any issues, but definitely considering doing this and being safe

[@neonoir__]

Hey, does this work with 6s or do I need to get different stuff?

[@ClarkDroneFilms]

Personally I found that you can solder to the pin while it's in the balance plug, just do it on a low temp and quickly. Thanks for the video!

[@АндрейФедоренко-и5м]

Hi whiffles!! I have Matek Micro BEC 5V/12V 1.5A. so my question is - 12v out will work fine aswell like 9v out ?? Or it's too big?

[@dancefirstthinklater5748]

i wonder the same thing, maek is out of stock and i got the 5v/12v iflight bec

[@Brunmed]

Great input, this can actually save a lot of cameras!

[@gonzafpv2843]

Hello as alwyas Nice Review! I have a question maybe You could help me out. I have the original dobo head mount for the dji fpv drone, and i have an 8 hero black (full size) and a geprc hero 8 black naked. I have both with same settings, wifi off and all the same settings. Thing is that with the naked i get a satelite drop to almost 0 and with the full size i don't have any problem. Any idea of this? Thanks have a Nice day

[@mathijsroelofsen]

would a 35V 1000uF do the trick or do I specially need this one you used?

[@vbp6us]

Another awesome video! Super helpful. Where can you get just the power cable for the BetaFPV BEC? Is it a standard wire with a name? I'm asking because I want to use the one GoPro lite on several quads without purchasing several cases/kits.

[@whiffles]

The plug comes with the BetaFPV naked GoPro kit. All the other parts are listed in the description.

[@danielamarillas3849]

I did the the same set up it works great on my 4s. For some reason this set up doesn’t work with 6s battery?

[@aarondodson1261]

Mine does not have a capacitor but does have a bec and was working great until i plugged the lead in backwards and it smoked now no power to the gopro will replacing the bec work ?

[@andyk939]

I've been doing this, but swapping the cap out for a Fettec spike absorber, I think it may be better.

[@whiffles]

I was considering just using the Fettec alone without the BEC. That's probably sufficient.

[@Diown]

@@whiffles I’m seeing mixed answers and I’m getting confused :p. So the betafpv bec is crap? One says to leave that one fully out. You say to run bec into bec. The other says bec into bec doesn’t make sense. You said capacitor not necessary. but it’s saver I guess? And what about this fettec spike absorber? You still run that with a capacitor and the betafpv bec?

[@RubberTag]

@@Diown I am wondering this as well!

[@RubberTag]

@@whiffles Hey Whiffles, would love an answer on the comment the person above stated! There is so many mixed answers everywhere!

[@whiffles]

​@@Diown To be honest I don't fully trust the BetaFPV BEC even with this adapter. I've heard the BEC itself can be faulty and cause spikes even being fed a lower voltage. At the very least it's not receiving a full 16.8v so that should minimize the size of a spike. Personally, I prefer to use the iFlight BEC on my naked Hero8. I'll continue to use this adapter to power my Hero6, but if it dies I won't make another Hero6. I also use this to power my Hero8 not for the protection but for the convenience of plugging in to my balance lead.

[@Vuelo303]

the current passes but the gopro does not turn on, what problem can happen? thanks, nice video

[@jamis2341]

I just build something very similar to this. I made the connector to battery balance leads swappable. I did that so I could connect to 4S or 3S. The process is the exact same except for adding a 2 pin connector to swap out the battery connectors for whichever I'm using.

[@Bullitain]

So would the voltage regulator go to a female 2 pin connector and then each of your 3s and 4s balance plus would be connected to a male 2 pin connector? So you could just make one of these devices and then swap out the balance plug?

[@jamis2341]

@@Bullitain not to each pin, just to the ground and full load pin.

[@coreyward]

This video is super useful. Thank you!

[@danimalfpv7261]

subscribed! that was concise af, thanks

[@Diown]

Nice video. One question, isn’t this method making the batteries out of balance since you are only connecting it to one cell? If you parallel connect it to all the cell would that be the solution? It can take up to 30v right so it will not fry right?

[@whiffles]

The outer wires of the balance lead are exactly the same voltage as the XT30. It's only the internal wires that represent the different cells.

[@lockingpaul]

Sir wiffs a lot. I had to check it out been hearing ur name a few places! 🤙🏻💯🔥

[@blue1105moon]

thats a good idea, thanks. What ND-Filter are you using on ur naked GoPro?

[@whiffles]

This one, www.ebay.com/itm/8-Piece-Filter-Kit-UV-CLP-ND4-ND8-ND16-ND32-for-Mavic-2-Zoom-Brand-New-/183548958346?_ul=CA - You do get a vignette unless you crop it out with RSGo though.

[@rullyadulfpv5787]

can you help me? i have issue to my naked hero7... when power in not led blinking but off... so when turn on, led solid not blinking n cant record... always solid led when turn on, MotherBoard is warm like a normal... i was check pad bec, its normal voltage... BTW, i use this configuration power lead like you too...

[@mercuriolab1030]

Best Tutorial Ever!

[@pwolf15]

If you don't bridge the 9V pad will you get 5V output? Is that sufficient?

[@azrina5331]

Hey man, nicely done. So basically a BEC into a BEC right?

[@whiffles]

Yeah, it's not ideal but I do feel a little more at ease plugging it in with this.

[@RoquekesRDR]

I mistakenly bought a 35v 470uf trainer. Can I have a problem with BEC only having 30 V input? Thanks!

[@smailmilak]

I have the Betafpv Naked GoPro BEC. Is another BEC and Cap still necessary?

[@arai4318]

I have followed the instructions and made myself a power lead but every time I try to connect it with battery I get small spark. what have I done wrong?? I have connected it with my naked GoPro and it’s working but the spark is making me nervous.

[@droneq8]

After I connect the power cable from.the drone to the camera I got solid red light When I press the buttuns don't make any change ???

[@possible1337]

Do I need the board and the capicator? Why cant I just use the power cable to balance lead

[@gprov590]

Hi Sir, how do I power this using the balance lead of a 6s battery?

[@pixeiproduxions2426]

Will a 25 220uf capacitor also work instead of the 25 470uf? What does the Higher micro farad value do? absorp spikes better? I would just make a power adapter to adjust and pre check my gopro filming settings to a 4s lipo and then put the gopro on the quad afterwards, there it gets power from the FC

[@whiffles]

I believe 220uf should be fine. Adding the capacitor in the first place is somewhat redundant. It would work without it even.

[@adrivisuals]

I have done this exactly how you did in the tutorial. I get sparks every time I connect the balancer port. Last week the capacitor exploded after plugging the balancer in. Holy sh1t almost got blast my ears 😂 I don’t know what I did wrong

[@jonyvilla23]

Is this trick only to connect the drums directly or is it also necessary to use it from the pad of the esc? thanks

[@realbigfans]

can i use the bottom +/- source for power cable to my naked gopro with this method..?

[@shotbyarian]

do i really need the BEC, if i have the gaprc bec board for my naked hero 8? i takes up to 6s, so a 35v ~500uF capacitor should be enough, am i correct?

[@CGanddini]

great video, thanks! will this work with a smo 4k?

[@originafreerangechicken]

Did you ever find a solution for this?? Smo4k power?

[@andrewc3609]

Hi, can you make a video about hot motors on micro cinewhoop? little about the hardware problem and more on the software. It would be great for those who are new. Thanks

[@whiffles]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep it in mind!

[@mathijsroelofsen]

Hi Whiffles, thanks for the very clear explanation. I do have a problem though. I use the 9v out in to the Betafpv bec. Recording goes ok, but 1 out of 3/4 recordings I get a image/recording freeze. So recording goes on, but the I get a video still. Any idea what is happeling? I tried different SD cards. This makes no difference.

[@whiffles]

Hmm, not sure what could be causing that. I've had it come back without recording as well, but it's usually because I pressed the button and accidentally stopped the recording.

[@yojesusito]

Happened to me as well!! I tried to swap between SD cards with no result whatsoever. I have the GoPro 6 attached to the beta 95x V3 directly. Did you came out with the solution? Starting to think it may be a GoPro problem...

[@RussSweet]

Anyway to just buy one of these connectors?

[@PhatheadWRX]

Great job on this.

[@ozevns]

does this work with a NamelessRC BEC too? thanks!

[@reyrisonrosales5101]

Can you use just the bec board without using a capacitor?

[@outboxfpv4360]

Nice one sir. If we power naked GP directly from balance lead?

[@whiffles]

You can, but I feel safer doing it this way.

[@outboxfpv4360]

@@whiffles Sir why do we need to bridge and 9v to bec ?

[@whiffles]

@@outboxfpv4360 Sending 5v to a 5v BEC may not provide enough power.

[@outboxfpv4360]

Is 12v safe?

[@morimetz]

As you also have the Insta360 SMO 4K, do you know if this step is necessary with that, as it should accept 2S to 6S voltage from the get go. I am looking for a balance to SMO 4K power cable all over the internet but can't find any imformation. I don't wanna take the drone apart to connect the camera to power, I would love to just plug it into the battery directly somehow.

[@whiffles]

I trust the SMO 4k a lot more with direct voltage from the battery. This may not be necessary. I haven't heard any reports of a cooked cam. You might just want to buy a balance lead plug and solder it to the wire that comes with the SMO.

[@morimetz]

@@whiffles Thanks for the quick answer! You are really knowledgable and helpful. You also helped me the other das regarding SMO 4K stabilziation with Reelsteady. Earned yourself a sub!

[@whiffles]

@@morimetz Awesome! Glad you found it useful!

[@vbp6us]

Any idea what it would take to support running off of a 6S balance lead? I want to run this setup on my 7" quad which is 6S. I know iFlight has a USB-C to 6S lead adaptor but that would require stripping the Hero 8 down and leaving the USB-C connector attached. I was hoping I could use this connector as the power source instead of the USB-C connector.

[@whiffles]

As long as the BEC takes up to 6S and you use a 6S balance plug you should be good to go! The BetaFPV BEC doesn't take 6S but I believe the one I used here does.

[@nersfpv69]

can this circuit be used on go pro full without battery using usb type c ?

[@jonyvilla23]

Friend, what is the name of this blue thing you use to hold?

[@REDfox00]

I have made one before I watched Your video, I did not use cap. Should I add one or I can leave it ias it is ? Also i did not bridge to 9V so matek outputs only 5V but full gopro 6 seems to be working allright.

[@whiffles]

Interesting, I didn't realize you could do 5v to 5v and have it still work. You should be fine. That may even be better because the BETAFPV BEC is known to cause voltage spikes up to the input current.

[@spoofacke]

Hi I tried the same 5V bur my goprp hero6 does power off after 10 secs

[@REDfox00]

@@spoofacke have you used capacitor? Becouse I didn't

[@french_rc]

Too late for mine, but i will use your tricks for the next one ;)

[@whiffles]

Oh no! How'd it die?

[@french_rc]

@@whiffles probably with a spike ..

[@alexehilary]

hi! I am looking for help for my cinelog25 i dont know how to place the matek bec

[@romeo88865]

can I use a 12v regulator ? its what I have in hand now

[@PictureElement]

Can I power the matek bec from my PDB main that has a capacitor? If yes, will I still have to use the capacitor on the matek bec output?

[@whiffles]

You can but that sort of defeats the portability of this. You don't need two capacitors and even this one is not necessarily required.

[@apek2473able]

I bought iFlight type C 5V balance plug power cable for my gopro hero 7. Plan to naked my gp7 using Betafpv Case V2. Can i use this cable to power up the BEC (replace the USB type C with BEC connector)

[@whiffles]

I think that could work. You might want to test the voltage output of that cable. I'm not sure if it outputs the full voltage or only 5v. If it's only 5v and doesn't output enough current it may not be enough to power the GoPro.

[@i-dronep.r.692]

Did this method worked for you , all im getting is a blinking green light , i have a naked gopro 6 with the betafpv v2 and im using the iflight bec that connects to the balance lead , and all i have is a green blinking light .

[@i-dronep.r.692]

Did this method worked for you , all im getting is a blinking green light , i have a naked gopro 6 with the betafpv v2 and im using the iflight bec that connects to the balance lead , and all i have is a green blinking light .

[@GAUI500X]

Hi, do you still have trouble, light fixing green and nothing happen... 😭😭😭😭

[@whiffles]

I haven't had that issue.

[@cmacclel]

Cool but you need to ditch the BetaFPV BEC it doesn't make sense to run 2 BEC's like you're doing. The BetaFPV BEC has killed many GoPro's do to inrush voltage spikes. People have measured over 8v upon power up. I myself cut the BetaFPV Bec out and just use the same Matek BEC and the BetaFPV buttons.

[@whiffles]

It's just unfortunate that such a neat product is so flawed. I really like the case, but it seems even solutions like this aren't 100% effective.

[@asterixadm]

Can you follow the same proncipals to power gopro with usb-c port? I saw other video when rsistor 4.7 ohm was used instead of cap.

[@whiffles]

I'm not sure, but I believe iFlight has a balance lead to USB-C adapter. I haven't tried it though.

[@leonardopicollo]

man what types or cable do i need to attach it to the naked gopro? i haven’t the stock ones anymore

[@whiffles]

This should do the trick, pyrodrone.com/products/betafpv-wire-harness-for-naked-gopro-conversion-5pcs

[@adrivisuals]

Can I do this process but with a 6s Lipo? Will the extra BEC lower the voltage?

[@whiffles]

Really depends on the BEC and it's max input.

[@adrivisuals]

@@whiffles ich have bought the Matek BEC 6-30V 1,5A 5V / 9V. Will the GoPro work with this BEC and 6s?

[@jumpstartfpv]

Isn't the BEC on BEC good enough? Do I need a cap?

[@whiffles]

I killed a camera plugging directly in to the BetaFPV BEC, so this is my safety precaution. None of this is required, but it's just an added layer of protection.

[@7FNIN]

Guys! Be aware that it drains only last cell of your pack, better idea is to buy a BEC with correct wiring or to soder your gopro power directly to bat leads on controller

[@kraigtmitchell]

Any chance you’re selling these already made

[@whiffles]

Sorry, but they aren't hard to make yourself.

[@hanfpv3093]

Do you think a 220uF 35v cap is good enough?

[@whiffles]

It should be fine. The cap isn't crucial.

[@hanfpv3093]

@@whiffles thank you for the reply🙏 Also i thought the GoPro was always powered with 5v? Why is it 9v in this setup?

[@whiffles]

@@hanfpv3093 The Betafpv BEC outputs 5v directly to the board, but it needs a little more than a 5v input. You can try powering it with 5v but it may not work. If it does, it would be safer.

[@airbrainaerials]

Followed your steps and when I power the naked hero6 I get one green blink and nothing else. Any suggestions?

[@whiffles]

Did you press power shortly after the green blink?

[@airbrainaerials]

@@whiffles I did. So I think the LED on the bec is bad I connect via app and it works even buttons just not led. I did give the bec 11v as the external bec I’m using is variable

[@whiffles]

@@airbrainaerials Does it record? Maybe you need to enable the LED setting on the GoPro.

[@woopweep9605]

The green blinking light thing is a known issue. Beta fpv mentions it on their site. It should still work. I usually just unplug and plug back in and it’s fine.

[@321RCHeli]

Turn on front LED in camera preferences. It indicates as the back LED after this conversion.

[@yemmi3297]

Thanks, Bro

[@janezhitori6203]

Is same moded cable necessary for SMO 4k?

[@whiffles]

The SMO 4k handles the power much better, so it isn't necessary. It's still handy to make a balance lead adapter for it though.

[@janezhitori6203]

@@whiffles just had to confirm that nothing is wrong making one for smo 4k too, since I will make for gopro anyway. Thanks!

[@whiffles]

@@janezhitori6203 Oh I use the same one for my SMO 4K and it's no problem. It's just not entirely necessary.

[@Tysonzhu]

can i use mavic 2zoom uv on this naked gopro？

[@whiffles]

You may have a little bit of a vignette, but if you use Reelsteady Go it gets cropped out.

[@Tysonzhu]

@@whiffles thank you very much~

[@bananahack4264]

Can you do it with 3S?

[@whiffles]

Sure, just use a 3S balance plug.

[@bananahack4264]

Thank you very much.

[@payaso2297]

Nice

[@yaahooali]

why 9 Volt?

[@notkira_x]

Because the BetaFPV BEC uses 2-4s voltage and 5V isnt enough.

[@MaxRovensky]

Well my gopro just fried Gonna do this next time

[@whiffles]

It's not a guarantee, but it's better than sending it 16.8v.

[@MaxRovensky]

@@whiffles well it's interesting cause I completed the flight, everything was fine up until I unplugged the battery. Next time I plugged it in, the gopro refused to turn on I thought Betafpv BEC died, but I tried a different working one and it was still dead

[@whiffles]

@@MaxRovensky Same thing happened to me before I started using this.

[@matysdroneflights3540]

My GoPro 6 naked died cause I didnt use It...

[@f3v3rfpv70]

Hey very nice solution, doe someone can make it for me and ship it ? paypal trade ? regards, Romain

[@whiffles]

Which cam are you using? The newer boards like the iFlight Hero8 BEC and the SMO 4K don't need this. It's mostly for the flawed Hero6 BEC.

[@f3v3rfpv70]

@@whiffles hey! I use go pro naked 6 with beta fpv V2 case and bec 👍

[@georgeaura]

Can it be done 6s lead?

[@whiffles]

Yes, this BEC takes up to 30v.