Posts: 320 Threads: 21 Likes Received: 162 in 117 posts Likes Given: 185 Joined: Apr 2022 Reputation: 5 Hi all,
I’m on the lookout for a replacement cable for my Turtle V2 but its hard to find one these days locally, and even from China.
Looking at the HDZero MPI cable, they seem quite like each other. Does anyone know if they are compatible? Or perhaps have a different suitable alternative?
tks ![[-]](https://intofpv.com/images/collapse.png) • Posts: 21,174 Threads: 581 Likes Received: 8,920 in 6,599 posts Likes Given: 1,425 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 786 I have no first hand experience but the Caddx Turtle V2 / Caddx Loris camera cable and the HDZero MIPI cables are reportedly cross-compatible with each other according to the first comment in the product review section of the following link... https://pyrodrone.com/products/caddx-tur...cable-90mm ![[Image: QoWGlW8l.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/QoWGlW8l.jpg) Alternatively, you can get replacements direct from Caddx at the link below... https://caddxfpv.com/products/turtle-v2-...m-and-10cm Posts: 320 Threads: 21 Likes Received: 162 in 117 posts Likes Given: 185 Joined: Apr 2022 Reputation: 5 (08-Mar-2023, 06:10 PM)SnowLeopardFPV Wrote: I have no first hand experience but the Caddx Turtle V2 / Caddx Loris camera cable and the HDZero MIPI cables are reportedly cross-compatible with each other according to the first comment in the product review section of the following link...
https://pyrodrone.com/products/caddx-tur...cable-90mm
Alternatively, you can get replacements direct from Caddx at the link below...
https://caddxfpv.com/products/turtle-v2-...m-and-10cm Thanks SnowLeopardFPV, quite a find, sounds like an option then. Btw when I click on the link I can't see the review section at all. Where is it? lol • Posts: 1,729 Threads: 60 Likes Received: 1,003 in 728 posts Likes Given: 96 Joined: Jan 2023 Reputation: 52 08-Mar-2023, 07:39 PM (This post was last modified: 08-Mar-2023, 07:40 PM by mstc.) Not to step on the baby turtle (that would just be mean), but if you're going to have to throw in $ to fix a board that may have other issues, it might be worth considering some other options. I had a bunch of Runcam split 3s (very similar), one died on a light bump to the ground, another survived years and lived through camping in a tree for weeks through rain and shine, still working, but I guess my point is these days all my split cameras are pretty much binned.
Costs quite a few dollars more, but the Walksnail 1S is really attractive. Much better FPV feed, better quality onboard DVR, good goggles dvr, easy 4-wire install and lighter than any split+vtx combo. If you have goggles/monitor with HDMI in, there is a VRX/VTX bundle that is easy to setup. It is a little power hungry, and I don't really know how well they hold up, but just an option to consider. The following 1 user Likes mstc's post:1 user Likes mstc's post • cst3x6 Posts: 320 Threads: 21 Likes Received: 162 in 117 posts Likes Given: 185 Joined: Apr 2022 Reputation: 5 I agree that this system is quite fragile to say the least, but since I have one I might as well and try to use it. I contacted a local shop and they have a returned kit for quite cheap, so I took a plunge and hopefully the merge of the two will bring a functional unit at leas..
If this doesn't work, I will just get a caddx ant or similar and fly with that instead, it will be a much lighter build for sure.
My budget won't allow for digital at the moment, and although I have seen a lot of good and different things being said about the 3 options, if I were to choose one now, I think it would be HDZero first. Walksnail second, DJ only if gifted.. lol Yeh, the image quality with hdzero is not up there still with the others, but I like the project and think it will improve much more. Maybe by the time I jump in it will be on par with image quality and still have all the other benefits it currently has.. • Posts: 2,372 Threads: 74 Likes Received: 1,336 in 996 posts Likes Given: 779 Joined: Apr 2022 Reputation: 41 08-Mar-2023, 08:32 PM (This post was last modified: 08-Mar-2023, 08:34 PM by Pathfinder075.) The problem with digital is cost, pure and simple. If it wasn't so damned expensive, probably more people would use it. But when you can buy an analogue board for $15 and a cheap set of analogue goggles for $50-60 vs WS at around $400 for a vtx and a set of goggles. You have to be have a lot of disposable income to afford digital.
The only acceptable possibility I've seen so far is people seem to be dumping the old sharkbyte components and I've twice seen a sharkbyte receiver and vtx for around $150. Might not be cutting edge, but as long as it works, who cares.
Saying that, my path is likely to be WS, probably along with a set of Recon HD goggles. The image quality is easily en par with the DJI. Try Not, Do or Do Not
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• Posts: 21,174 Threads: 581 Likes Received: 8,920 in 6,599 posts Likes Given: 1,425 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 786 (08-Mar-2023, 06:56 PM)cst3x6 Wrote: Btw when I click on the link I can't see the review section at all. Where is it? lol Strangely you don't seem to be able to get to the reviews on a mobile device browser. I just tried and they're not there. If you use a desktop browser they are just under the "Related Products" section and above the orange banner at the bottom. • Posts: 21,174 Threads: 581 Likes Received: 8,920 in 6,599 posts Likes Given: 1,425 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 786 (08-Mar-2023, 08:32 PM)Pathfinder075 Wrote: Saying that, my path is likely to be WS, probably along with a set of Recon HD goggles. The image quality is easily nearly en par with the DJI. There you go. I just fixed that for you  While the Walksnail image is acceptable they still seem to have problems with dynamic range, and flying over areas of vegetation it still just looks like a mush. People are also still getting issues with penetration. You don't get those issues with either the original or new DJI FPV gear. It doesn't mean that I don't still hate DJI as a company but they do have years of experience in the digital transmission space and they seem to have the best engineers. The Walksnail system will soon be coming up to the anniversary of its release so maybe they can pull something out of the bag for their birthday  They are currently working on some new hardware (hopefully a 20x20 VTX) so it will be interesting to see if they can finally catch up with DJI. • Posts: 1,729 Threads: 60 Likes Received: 1,003 in 728 posts Likes Given: 96 Joined: Jan 2023 Reputation: 52 Well I am still pretty new to WS so maybe I am speaking too soon. But it is the most "affordable" digital option. The VRX + 1S VTX is $240, so thats it to go digital if you have an HDMI display. I picked up my headplay goggles used a while back, something like $40. If you end up not liking the WS, I assume it is not hard to sell it off and get back most of what you paid.
The 1S VTX set purchased alone is $90. If I compare that to any split camera, I think they still go for around $50+ and add a $10-20 VTX and a few bucks for the SD card, well hey you're pretty close to the WS price already. Of course if you're not talking about recording cameras and enjoy building many quads, analog is still the way to go. • Posts: 320 Threads: 21 Likes Received: 162 in 117 posts Likes Given: 185 Joined: Apr 2022 Reputation: 5 (08-Mar-2023, 09:00 PM)SnowLeopardFPV Wrote: Strangely you don't seem to be able to get to the reviews on a mobile device browser. I just tried and they're not there. If you use a desktop browser they are just under the "Related Products" section and above the orange banner at the bottom. Not happening for me for some reason, only tried on PC.. go figure. Not going to loose sleep over it.. lol • |
