I do have one more question. Seeing as people have reported that a 5000mAh battery is a tight fit within the Iris, is it better to go for a hard shell battery or a soft outer casing?
I’ve seen a few youtubes where LiPo batteries have had disastrous consequences when damaged and charged up.
Being a bit of a dullard and not wanting to buy the wrong battery, would you be willing to post a link to a site which sells 5000mAh battery that will fit inside an Iris?
turnigy 5000 25c lipo from hobbyking will fit, you will have to shorten the wires and solder on a new connector. its very heavy, stock battery is 264g, turnigy 5000 is 402g, but i get 16mins flying with a gopro.
You gotta’ get the connector & wire very hot to solder it correctly so now is the time to think about that. I have a cheap Harbor Freight trigger style that I use for the big guage wire. Its the only inexpensive item i have found that will get it hot enough to melt the solder when you have the connector & wire touching to each other.
Also a vid to show you how: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L19amVtmP2c[/youtube]
I went and bought the IRIS this weekend, should be here Friday, I also picked up 3 of these batteries as extra, I’ll report back and let you know since no one else has seem to try them.
What is the minimum LIPO requirements for an IRIS+ ? Is it 11.1 Volt 5100 mah or can we also use 3700 mah
I have this LIPO pack : hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor … _Pack.html
The original IRIS battery was a 3500mah so yes any 3s battery should work. The problem is that it has to fit into the copter which only is so long, wide and high. The IRIS+ battery is 135x40x25.
Also it needs to have an XT60 connector.
A 3700 battery will only give you less than 10 minutes of flight time without gimbal.
These times will shorten as you charge and discharge the battery.