Mounting Receiver Antennas - Doubled zip-ties?

Frisbee · May 19, 2020

I've had my receiver antenna mounted with single zip-ties, which I've found are very brittle and snap easily, which resulted in the ends of my antenna getting chopped off. For the time being, I've doubled-up on the zip-ties, in the hope that if one breaks, the other will keep the antenna out of the propellers' path. (I'm also having difficulty getting they to stay splayed out at 90 degrees.

Is less brittle brand of zip-tie, or a better way to mount these?

On a related note, I'm guessing this receiver is toast? I lost the heatshrink at the ends and one of the white antenna ends, but it was still flying fine for maybe a dozen sessions. Then I lost the other white end, and it could still fly just fine... up until it would go into failsafe mode and drop the ground when I would go around small obstacles. I've replaced it, but just wondering if I could replace just the wire at the ends?

tevek · May 19, 2020

Looks like a wizard. You can run your antennas like the photo below to firstly avoid physical interference from your battery and avoid prop strike. As for your flysky receiver, thinking you may be up for another unit. Your antennas are tuned and the tips are gone, it may work but

maybe change them out.They need ideally to be 90 degrees to each other and they are less likely to be blocked by the battery to give their best performance.

Wayno52 · May 19, 2020

Hi Frisbee, I think your antenna set up on that pic could be well and truly improved on. Too much risk where they are. I would zip tie them off your front arms facing towards the rear of the quad.
They look heavy so may need a reasonable zip tie with heat shrink.

Wayno52 · May 19, 2020

Haha, lol Tom, you beat me to it.

Wayno52 · May 19, 2020

I only say front arms as it looks like that is where your receiver is mounted but rear is good too.

tevek · May 19, 2020

Wayno52 said:
Haha, lol Tom, you beat me to it.

All good big boy, about to hop into some home made pea and ham soup and just posting stuff before I put the chooks away. Hope you’re all good and dealing with the Sydney Gladys stuff.

Wayno52 · May 19, 2020

Yeah , all good bro. A bit bored but could be worse so I ain't gonna complain too much.
You home or away?

tevek · May 19, 2020

Wayno52 said:
Yeah , all good bro. A bit bored but could be worse so I ain't gonna complain too much.
You home or away?

About to head off again, had to bypass the thermostat on the HWS to sort out the hot water, put in a new cistern for the dunny and lit 24 fires to clear the block of leaves.