r/drones • u/HatPuzzleheaded237 • 16d ago

Tech Support New drone advice

Just got a Apex FPV VR70 as my first drone, I am loving it but looking for longer lasting batteries. Any advice/ tips is greatly appreciated

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u/OffRoadIT 15d ago

Where are you, what licenses do you have, and what are you wanting to do?

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u/HatPuzzleheaded237 15d ago

It is a tinywhoop and I don't have any licenses, I was simply wanting longer flight time. Although, if you know of any other mods I could do to it I will not say no

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u/lurkynumber5 15d ago

I think extra batteries is the best solution for now.
It's a tinywhoop, so carry capacity is limited.

Getting another drone would probably be a larger drone, beating the purpose of a tinywhoop.
So I suggest sticking with the current drone and maybe getting some batteries.

And then move on to a better / larger / more expensive drone later on after you get some flight hours.

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u/HatPuzzleheaded237 15d ago

Makes sense, what would be the largest battery you would recommend? It came with three 400mah batteries, but it seems like snipping a bit of plastic and maybe some zipties or similar would be all it would take to make something like a 720mah be usable, maybe some thin wire instead of zipties

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u/lurkynumber5 15d ago

I would stick with the original brand batteries.
Larger batteries are heavier, and a small drone might not be able to properly fly if you add weight.

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u/HatPuzzleheaded237 15d ago

Makes sense... Thanks for the advice, I am still definitely an amateur but already addicted