Eachine Wizard x220 - Setup for 4S - Buzzer - VBAT - How to Customize
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- To run the wizard safely on 4s (14.8v) some solder work is required. While the eachine wizard is disassembled install a micro buzzer is quick and easy.
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Here is link to buzzer
graysonhobby.com/low-voltage-alarm-buzzer-mini-fpv-drone-racer-5v.html
How would you re-attach those little white plug sockets on the PCB when they break off? Too small to solder. I broke one on the middle PCB of a lizard95 can't even get the top PCB to come off from the middle one.
Grayson Hobby Hey, could you tell me at wich c rating the factory batterie of the wizard has? or what you recomment
mine says 25c
okay thanks for your help
Grayson Hobby
I've got the wizard gold package a couple weeks ago and I'll eventually do this vbat and buzzer mod. In order to activate the buzzer when lost am I correct in assuming I'll need a 7th Channel on my 6 channel radio?
I didn’t know about any of this and I have been flying my Wizard for two years 4S no problems.
Thanks for the videos about this drone. I have an eachine wizard x220, and all your videos have made modding it so much easier, since the original drone never came with instructions of any kind.
Thank you GRAYSON HOBBY, you are clear about what should be done.
Even little things like flux and repeating the process so it sinks in. 👍
omg thank you so much. went to 4s and got lines on video and was driving me nuts to figure out why. thanks guys.
You guys are the best I haven't even finished watching it and know this will be helpful 👍🏻
Excellent video Will & Basil!!
Love your vid guys. Still enjoying my Wizard though it's pretty banged up LoL. I've been thinking about installing buzzer so this is perfect timing for this vid. Keep the vid coming!!!
awesome, I was hoping for something like this. Thanks Guys!
merci pour la vidéo
continuer comme ça vous êtes génial.
Hey,, great video. I haven't verified any of it, but it's clear you are describing legitimate mods based on the characteristics of the boards you are working with. Thanks for saving the community a lot of heartache. I'm new to the game but have already met people burning up vtx from running 4 cell without changing the vtx supply to the regulated 12v, and the voltage monitoring mod is highly desirable. Thanks!
Thank you so much! Nice easy to follow video
thanks for that, now i just have to wait for my buzzer to arrive and hook it all up :)
Hi, great video. Thanks for helping me in this upgrade
I love to buy from you all, but wow!!! shipping on this buzzer is crazy high! (but keep up the good work guys) love ya videos.
km4fsi shipping is only $5.99 for most items under $75
i might get the buzzard . good video
Great Video Guys!
Guys, remember to do this in the CLI panel: "beeper -all" and then "beeper BAT_CRIT_LOW" , that does so your buzzer only beeps when battery is low, sometimes when you fly your drone, it thinks somethings wrong but there isnt anything wrong, and it beeps. So you just need to do as i say and you won't ever experience any buzzer issues
How to solder up the Run Cam Swift 2 with VBat Monitoring for the wizard!
great job love your vids
Thank You!!
when you're having the FC off i'd recommend replacing the M3-Spacers with longer ones to give the PDB wiring a little more space.
Nicely done. Thanks for the details. What is the difference fs-ia6, fs-ia6b new to this. And I received an A.R.F. Did not have receiver
Awesome videos guys been watching a lot of them! I have a few questions, on an earlier video you said the wizard isn't tuned for 4s and you may get oscillations. Any chance we will see a video how to properly tune the Wizard?
Also I tend to run 3s and 4s. I like to get warmed up on a couple 3s batteries and then switch over to the 4s. I don't want camera black outs on my 3s and according to this video that may happen if I do the vtx soldering, however I have removed my LED's so would it be better to just solder to one of the old LED pads? Thanks guys!!
Hey I just got done wiring mine for 4s as y'all showed and now I'm getting a lite buzzing coming from it when I hook up the 4s battery , it doesn't do it with the 3s just the 4
I am new to this and am planning to purchase an eachine wizard. The person I am buying from has 4s batteries but it is not set up for it. I just want to make sure I understand something. So I don’t need to set up the buzzer or the vbat in order for the 4s to work? All I have to do is love the vtx wires to the 12v pad?
Do I need to re wire my vtx if I am not running the stock one? Or do you need to move the wires for it no matter what vtx you are running?
I wired up VBAT, put everything back together, now the motors wont spin. I unplugged the connector from the receiver rather than from the FC. Any ideas?
If it’s at vcc will you still get 4s benefits? I read it will only use the same voltage as the 3s.
All I have seen is replace esc’s for 30a if upgrading to 4s ,is this essential?
Why shouldn't you wire the VTX to the dedicated 12V VTX pads? I also found out the LEDs were incorrectly wired to 5V instead of 12V. I ended up making mine "correct" by putting the VTX to the VTX 12V pads, the cam to the CAM 5V pads - it was connected to 12V (on the specs from eachine, it says the camera can handle from 3.6-5.5V, but you stated that it can handle up to 17V? Not sure which is correct, but I figured I wouldn't risk it), then the LEDs to the 12V pad that you connected the VTX to in this video. It seems to have eliminated any horizontal noise when punching the throttle
hey i buy this drone and cant get it to fly and im not seeing any aux switches on controller do you know how to fix this ?
i need help
I know you covered it a little bit but what are the reasons to solder the vtx to 12v besides the little bit of noise. (Which I don't notice too much running 4s).
ThriveProduction be nice if someone responded
My buzzer works only when arm. But my finder switch on Taranus does not. Modes ok etc. Sp Racing F3
So i just moved the vtx wires to the 12v pads. When i plug in a 4s battery it makes quiet high pitched noise. If i plug in a 3s there is no noise. Is that normal? Thanks
Move the 5v to 12v pad switch back. And then why don't you use a 1000 uf low esr capacitor on the battery + and - pads on the pcb board to battery leads to buffer or totally eliminate any voltage spike to camera or to vtx so you can run three cell or four cell at your convenience and nix the 5v to 12v pad switch?.
Is it possible to see the battery voltage on the goggles later without having a buzzer but just the vbat?
no
Hey Will - good info for sure...what brand of soldering iron is that and can you get replaceable tips?
KY DAWG1 get a ts100. hands down, best investment in soldering you will ever make.
Ho thanks for tor videos.can you suggest me t'ha best way ti wire It Because i run It 3S and4s altrnatively
i did the vbat and buzzer add on i am still flying 3s so i did not do the 4s setup but my osd wont work can someone please help i dont care about pid tunning through it i just want to see my voltage and my timer please help
Hi loving your video so much.
I Whould like to add a barometer for Althold and gps to this eachine x220.
Is there any way to do that?
Thanks a lot
Why don't you use a 1000 uf low esr capacitor on the battery + and - pads on the pcb board to battery leads to buffer or totally eliminate any voltage spike to camera or to vtx so you can run three cell or four cell at your convenience and nix the 5v to 12v pad switch?.
I tried to do this today and I was soldering the power on the control board and all the solder kept disappearing come to find out it distributed itself all over in between the control board. I got mad and put it down. Idk yet if I messed it up
Hello, I live in Canada's capital and I really appreciate your support in the quadcopter community! I have an X220 and I put some 2205 2300kv Cobra motors on after a loose bearing seized a motor at 120ft straight up resulting in 2 motors DOImpact.
I wired them up perfectly calibrated the esc's did a motor test and all was good then a motor made a tinkling sound when spun after being powered off that disappeared I hooked up power again and the motor didn't twitch much and smoke from the front of the pdb appeared!.!. Loose from accident? Or could the motor have shorted it bypassing the esc? I hope you can give me some real info👍 sincerely GD
Hi Will and Basil, thanks for your instructional video. I upgraded my RTF Wizard with the Eachine TX526 VTX, so my question would be: could I just plug in the 4s battery into my quad or is it absolutely essential to perform the soldering to 12v? I am asking this questions since I don't have soldering equipment and was wondering what the worst case scenario would be if I just plugged in the 4s battery to my quad? Would it only damage the VTX or catch fire or whatsoever? Looking forward to you response and thanks!
Jib0n you will definitely need to buy some soldering supplies. Its will be hard to continue the hobby without soldering.
Hello Guys thank you for the video. If someone can explain to me. We run the cables from the board connected to the battery to the controller.
a) This will enable the possibility for the buzzer on the board to receive the battery signal and work correct?
b) Will a computer buzzer work?
You could put some hot glue on top of the pins from the buzzer to stabilize it more
Or tie wrap
Thanks for this. I connected my buzzer and Vbat the same way. I am using a XSR receiver but cannot get vbat or any telemetry. I find the SP Racing FC a challenge to work with especially the pin plugs. Not sure why, any suggestions?
roland burrows change flight controllers. dys F4, or Betaflight F3
I know this is 2 years later but why de fricc isnt my taranis showing me the vfas sensor
hey there grayson hobby :) i want to move to 4s and saw this video but is it really nessacary to solder to the 12v pads if the vtx can take input up to 24v ? because you said some blow their vtx does that mean alot of people have no problems when powering with 5v pads if their vtx supports higher that 5v?
Hey there thanks for watching yes this is necessary otherwise we would not make this video and publish the information
Is this necessary on the newer ones? The specs say that the VTX can handle 7 to 24 volts.
The newer ones I'm assuming they can because mine has a completely different flight controller then the one in the video and assuming since that's different eachine probably upgraded a little more then just the flight controller
Im trying to understand lipos. I have a 4s 1800 65C so the recommendation is for each cell never let it go below a 3. So with 4 cells that's a total of 12. So does that mean a 1500 4s battery will have a really low flight time because you really on have 3 volts of flight time since you can charge to 15 but you need to subtract the 12 that you need to keep the battery healthy?
SuperCuttysark no
Complete noob here! Now you've connected wires for the vbat, what does this do for you? Do you have to set anything up on the controller? I assume it will show you the battery voltage on the controller??? What does it show you without this mod? Nothing?
Hello I have the wizard x220s
Is it normal that I don't see the batterie level in the googles, i activate it on bêta flight but it doesn't work... Do you have à solution ?
Does anyone know if the 250 falcon is better or the wizard ?
Hello grayson. Thanks for the video. The only comment i would add is that someone solders the vbat connection at the bottom of the fc some hot glue would help for insulation. My main issue is that when i connected the buzzer it is constantly on! Even if i disable the vbat abd beeper mode from beta flight. Any suggestions pls?
Hey, 4 years later i'm having the same problem. Did you ever solve the continuous beep?
So we have to make a bridge on the VCC??
On my Wizard, just the 12v is bridge, not the VCC..
nah the 12v is suppose to be bridged and NOT the vcc...thats how it was on his table see at 17:15
Can it still run on 3s?
So when i move to the 12v, i can no longer use my 3s batts?
You can, but your video can go out when your battery goes below 12v
I am guessing this was something to do 2 years ago. I was going to get mine ready for 4s but i noticed the VTX can be powered from 7-24V. I got mine April, 2019 so i guess this has been fixed.
Does yours work with 4s. Have u tried it? I got mine in December and have only run 3s but I have the 7-24v vtx
@@silvergekko392 yes i run 4s now with no problems at all
Thanks for replying. Did u do anything to your kwad or just plug in the 4s battery?
@@silvergekko392 just plugged it in and off i went i have ran at least 40 4s packs and the VTX is performing perfect still
Thanks. What mah and C do u run?
Can I take one of the buzzers off my external buzzer and solder it to the flight controller? It has 2 on it.
I suppose you can, or you can purhcaes the buzzer for less than $3 :)
graysonhobby.com/low-voltage-alarm-buzzer-mini-fpv-drone-racer-5v.html
i tried but the buzzers were really quiet, they might not be 5v
When the vbat is soldered, will battery levels show on the fly sky controller? Anyone?
Did you find out?
hi friends good vídeo... thanks... i have a question ; this mod works for both batteries 3S & 4S??? burn vtx?? burn camera 5.5 v?? because i fly with 3s & 4S same day
Do not do the 5v to12v pad switch and try this first. Why don't you use a 1000 uf low esr capacitor on the battery + and - pads on the pcb board to battery leads to buffer or totally eliminate any voltage spike to camera or to vtx so you can run three cell or four cell at your convenience and nix the 5v to 12v pad switch?. I am running this setup on my wizard as i speak. So far no problems and clear video. So far good backup plan for me . but try at your own risk.
make a video of the eachine racer 250 pro please
Hi guys..kindly post video for osd upgrade in eachine x220 and futaba 7 chanel. fastest reciever instalation which has no sbus port..iam.using futaba 14sg..
And i want osd powerful vtx 800tvl cam..plz post video or giide me..
Best regards
can someone respond, do I need to add the vbat and buzzer to use 4s? or can I just move to the 12v pad only?
Please rewatch the video, we mention this several times..
I appreciate your response, and have watched the video at least 3 times, but I dont know if you HAVE to solder the buzzer and vbat, or just solder to 12v pad.
PlainLuke no you don't need the vbat. It is just a handy thing to have on your quad.
Thanks alot
Hi Guys... Thanks for another great video !! Once the Buzzer and VBAT is installed.... is there any setup or config required besides setting the warning voltage levels in BetaFlight ? And lastly.... the recent Wizard X220 lists their Vtx as handling 7 - 24 Volts.... Would this still require your Vtx Power Mod ? Cheers ;)
ive always wondered this too, some people never do the resolder mod for 4s and never have issues, then others just do it to be safe....not sure if they fixed it at the factory for 4s with changes or what.
I'll still do the Vtx Mod just to be safe I guess.... even if all I do is avoid some electrical noise from the ESC's on the battery supply. The 12 volt supply would be more regulated. Cheers :)
yeah me too im just not sure since this video was put up if theres been board revisions for the x220 or what, i know some have LEDs soldered to the same 12v pad thats empty in this video.
can the escs on the wizzard handle 4 cell battrys as I've heard of them catching on fire
mine smoked months ago when i put on my first 4s batt.. ordered a set of racerstar v2.. and today 1 caught fire again!!!!!
anyone got any precautionary steps on this?
discuss.ardupilot.org/t/possible-causes-for-esc-burning-down/35502
i just read this, but.. not too convinced
why is the buzzer and ability to monitor vbat omitted from the stock wizard pls ?
andymouse123 maintaining low cost.
thanks but that's crazy 4 inches of wire and a buzzer
What do you suggest for someone that is running 3s and 4s?
Easy, Multiple quads!
Well, there are newer designed VTX's that can take a wider range of voltage direct and no issues, the TS5823 variant used in the wizard is not one of them in our experience(its a dated design... I mean dipswitches still... really?... bad Eachine bad!). If trying to avoid buying parts, maybe solder up a jumper or switch to change voltage to the pdb.
future idea, OSD? or upgrading the receiver and binding to a Taranis?
Sasquatch FPV just change out the flight controller. trust me you don't want to have to program micro minimum osd. just get one with the built-in betaflight OSD. it's not that difficult. as far as soldering up and stuff goes. although Will and Basel may slightly disagree.
Adding a Swift 2 camera for Vbat and timer would be the easiest way to get simple OSD info.
hmm, Frsky setup, perhaps a basic how-to in the near future. the Taranis/ OpenTx is a hobby in itself.
i have the swift RR from Grayson, but haven't upgraded yet. figure I'll fly the stock cam while I learn. would soldering in the swift be the way I would have to go for that?
Grayson Hobby amen to that.
do u have to configure anything in beta flight for the low vbat alarm?
If you have a GOLD or silver Wizard bought from us it is already configured, just not hardwired for the vbat or buzzer. If you purchased an arf or from someone else, that I don't know, but Vbat I believe is on by default in betaflight.
Alex Hernandez just switch on in configuration tab (VBat) and defaults are sufficient.
So.. What will happen if you plug in a 4S lipo into the stock x220? How would I know if I've blown something?
I'm completely new to this kind of stuff and I was searching for a cheap under 300$ setup with everything needed for it and this youtuber with like 90k subscribers or some crap absolutely recommended this drone along with a 4S battery but said nothing about needing an upgrade for it to run a 4S.
Fly it on 3S - ESPECIALLY if you are new - once you get a good level of flying and quad knowledge, then jump to 4S - Cant start out in '5th gear'
Wow, Did not expect the creator to reply back. Yeah I didn't know what to get since uavfutures or i think that's his youtube name said to get 4S so that's what I got.. And since he has so many subs I thought it was fine to go that way. But can the stock x220 run a 4S or do I absolutely need to upgrade the quad for it to work?
Unfortunately 'reviewers' do not have to deal with after sales support 100s of folks who went 4S all have issues with their VTX, but on one is doing videos on that :
Well thanks for the tip, I'll see about what I can do on getting a 3S battery for it. But 1 last question if you don't mind. I got most of this stuff from a website called ' bang good ' and I wanted your opinion on it.. Cause it seems like every other youtuber doesn't like that website and i can see why.. I received a faulty transmitter with receiver for like 45 usd and it seemed ok till the joy sticks or whatever they're called won't do anything with the quad itself. (properly binded it like every tutorial I've seen) and its still a piece of crap.. What I got is : FlySky FS-i6 2.4G 6CH AFHDS RC Transmitter With FS-iA6B Receiver
Caliber Mag u probably need to set the receiver up in betaflight
If I got a new vtx would i be able to run 3 and 4 cell without any problems?
NO
Grayson Hobby so theres no way to run 3 and 4s safely?
Why don't you use a 1000 uf low esr capacitor on the battery + and - pads on the pcb board to battery leads to buffer or totally eliminate any voltage spike to camera or to vtx so you can run three cell or four cell at your convenience and nix the 5v to 12v pad switch?. I am running this setup on my wizard as i speek. So far no problems and clear video. So far good backup plan for me . but try at your own risk
can you guys post a video on how to setup betaflight step by step on the eachine wizard!!!!!
Paul Lynette Martinez you can see it done in the UAVFutures video on fpv for under $300 . Stew goes through the whole setup.
Sasquatch FPV ok thanks I'm new to fpv just trying to get my head on straight and get everything together and gather all the knowledge I can thank you very much
Paul Lynette Martinez , no problem. welcome to the community, you'll find most people are pretty helpful, just ask and someone will know.
Sasquatch FPV thank you so much for the info glad to be part of the fpv community!!!!!
New motors/escs
Yeah, I have said on a few blogs, manufacturer are tit's for not including instruction's
stating this fact, how much does a piece of paper cost -not a lot of money ;¬)
there is no LC filter on that pdb at all
Not a true LC filter indeed, but the 12volt pad does have multiple capacitors after the regulator to reduce voltage ripple/noise on the 5/12volt pads, which has proven to help those getting noise in their video when flying the wizard on 4s. Speaking specific to a stock wizard...Bad Motors/props/esc could create excessive noise that may indeed require a true LC filter, but at that point the wound may be too big for the bandaid.
Grayson Hobby sorry dude not even close 12 volt and 5 volt regulator are not LC filters LOL
Can you still fly 3s after resoldering for 4s?
hi Great question, but the short answer is NO, its either a 3S or 4S setup.
why not? I would like the long answer please.
IIBennyMacII please watch the video, we explain
Grayson Hobby must've missed it, watchin again now. Thanks and keep up the great work
Grayson Hobby won't a capacitor solve this too? I saw someone else mention it as well
Definitely don’t let wires touch carbon fiber. It’s electrical conductivity.
should auction that wizard off, and give the proceeds to the wounded warrior project. just an idea
Fucking bad if you blow the esc !!! make U really MAD ;¬)
I LOVE you guys and your vids but PLEASE say Solder properly!!!! There is an "L" in it, It's not sodder.
Jay Kay thats the way americans say it
Aidan Hughes I know but it's irritating :P