Ordered a bugs 3

Rick M said:
Interesting question that I never considered. Yes, but I doubt you could buy that connector. The vtx I buy will have its own connector with one positive and one ground connection. If you made an adapter that started with the 2S balance connector, then ended in a connector that matched the connection on the vtx, yes. Both "hot" wires from the balance connector (1 per cell, 2S battery has 2 cells connected in Serial) would join at the positive pin on the connection to the vtx, and the ground would join to the ground on the vtx connector. The vtx I use will probably use a red JCY type connector (Google "JCY RCX connector"). Instead of a splitter, I might actually do exactly what you are asking about. It never occurred to me, and could be much cleaner than a splitter.

Did I mention the obvious usually escapes me? :D
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The FPV port inside the Bugs 3 provides a regulated 5V so if your camera/VTX will run off that, no need to tap into the battery connectors. Just wire up a 1.25mm JST connector and plug it in.
 
Jeff Neese said:
The FPV port inside the Bugs 3 provides a regulated 5V so if your camera/VTX will run off that, no need to tap into the battery connectors. Just wire up a 1.25mm JST connector and plug it in.
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That was my original plan, but a friend who has done a ton of mods on the Bugs 3 (including testing multiple camera and vtx combinations) insists you get much less video noise if you power directly from the battery.
 
Bought the c5820 for my b3. That camera sucks! Without doing any mods it is unable to tilt up. I guess mjx thinks b3 flyers don't use much pitch. Good thing I got it from amazon, it's an easy return.
 
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