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PostPosted: Fri 17. Aug 2018 17:34:07 
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The GeoLink manual recommends mounting at least 5cm away from rigid conductive parts. However the manual also shows examples of installations that appear to be only 2-3cm away from carbon fibre and aluminium booms. Are thin walled booms in close proximity acceptable, as opposed to thick walled structures?


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PostPosted: Fri 17. Aug 2018 17:40:45 
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Yes, you are right.
Thin walled parts are still fine.

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PostPosted: Fri 17. Aug 2018 17:52:22 
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ok thanks. Also, would mounting beneath the rear end of a glass fibre Goblin canopy be acceptable? The GeoLink would have visibility of the sky, but only clearly through a 6mm opening along the centre line of the canopy. I expect that this is not ideal, but would rather not mount the GeoLink a long way along the boom if possible. In other words, would there be sufficient GPS visibility of the sky if partially obscured by a thin glass fibre canopy?


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PostPosted: Fri 17. Aug 2018 18:01:20 
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It will still work for sure, but there will be performance impact. So it only depends on how much it will be visible and if it will be still acceptable for you.

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PostPosted: Fri 17. Aug 2018 18:09:43 
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Ok thanks. I'll try it and will move it back to a clear sky view if necessary. I'll soon have one installed on a different heli so will have something to compare in terms of performance. I expect that there will be no perceptible difference and will report back if this is not the case.


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PostPosted: Sat 18. Aug 2018 7:43:25 
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Is a thin paint layer an option, to blend in the Geolink cap to the body on a scale helicopter?

Do the running main blades influence the "line of sight" of the GPS sensor?

I have a hard time to find a spot on a scale body, that doesn't show the sensor.


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PostPosted: Sat 18. Aug 2018 18:40:51 
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Paint shouldn't be a problem if the cover has unchanged opening above the JST connector.
Rather no, because they are spinning constantly and are not shielding the signal too much.

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PostPosted: Sat 18. Aug 2018 21:54:50 
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ZeXx86 wrote:
Paint shouldn't be a problem if the cover has unchanged opening above the JST connector.


So that means, the pink cover must see the sky, but can be painted in body color.
The signal does go through a thin paint layer.


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PostPosted: Thu 23. Aug 2018 11:58:34 
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Yes, it should be OK.

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PostPosted: Thu 23. Aug 2018 15:44:05 
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I wonder how geolink will behave on the carbon tail of protos 380 :?
is pretty thick carbon ...

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