Hello there Phantom 3 Pro/Adv flyers, I have been trying out many different types of USB cable options to sync my iPad Mini 2, my iPad Air 2 & my Android Samsung Galaxy S5 with my Dji Phantom 3 advanced remote controller, I wanted to find the perfect cable, I wanted a cable that would do the job & also look great with my transmitter at the same time, I also wanted 90 degree right angles on both ends of the cable, I have had mixed results & good results, so I wanted to share these options with the rest of the phantom community.
1) The first USB cable I tried was this 30cm cable, it comes in iOS (Apple), Micro USB (Android) & type C, this cable is by far the most popular on ebay, many different eBay stores sell them, it has sold thousands so naturally it was my first choice, they are advertised as Dji compatible so I purchased both the iOS version for my iPad Mini 2, my Ipad Air 2 & the Android version for my Samsung Galaxy S5, I had mixed results, I kept getting disconected & I didn't know why, I noticed that every cable that I would connect to my transmitter no matter what brand it was would always fit a bit loose on the transmitter's USB port but that seems to be the norm for almost every USB cable & port, I didn't know it at the time but every time the cable would move slightly while plugged into the transmitter's USB port I would always loose the camera live feed on my devices, the connection would not recover, even when I would shutdown & restart the Dji go app again & again, the live feed would only recover when I turned the transmitter off & on again, but I wasn't about to attempt to do that while in mid flight, at this point I wasn't sure if maybe the large amount of data going through the cable was responsible for the loss of the connection, maybe it couldn't handle it data or if maybe the slight cable movements were to blame or if it was a design flaw, either way I stopped using it as I could not trust it, especially for flights where I would need to see the live feed to navigate my way through obstacles or if for some reason I lose sight of the drone & I need to find my way back by using the live feed, I tried looking for some info on this type of problem but at the time I did not find much, in spite of my results I don't want to discourage people from buying this cable, it's great for charging all my apple devices & connecting my ipad's & iPod's to my car, I still use it to sync my iPad to my laptop but I just couldn't recommend it for use with the Dji Phantom 3 Remote Controller. If anybody else has noticed the same problem with these cables please I would love to know about it.
30cm For DJI Mavic 2 Pro Phantom 3/4 Inspire USB Cable Cord Android/Type-C/iPhone
eBay: 30cm For DJI Mavic 2 Pro Phantom 3/4 Inspire USB Cable Cord Android/Type-C/iPhone
eBay: 30cm For DJI Mavic 2 Pro Phantom Inspire USB Cable Cord Android/Type-C/iPhone
2) My second choice was this 30cm double sided cable from Aliexpress, it is braided for extra strength & it has 90 degree right angles on both connector ends of the cable, it comes in iOS (Apple), Micro USB (Android) & type C, I purchased this cable from an eBay seller but they sent me the wrong cable & when I informed them of their mistake they wouldn't send me another so I got a refund & I had to purchase a new one from another seller on Aliexpress, I really like this cable, I think it's pretty cool & I was hoping that the double sided design of it would give an advantage over normal cables, right away I could tell that this cable worked much better than my first choice & the transmitter end fit quite well, it fit very snug on the USB port & because of the snug fit it made it a bit harder to move around on the transmitter's USB port, when I tested it I had a more stable connection but still whenever I tried to move it on purpose from side to side it would disconnect the camera live feed to my iPad Mini 2 & my iPad Air 2, I also had the same problem with my Samsung Galaxy S5 & the Android version of this cable, although it was better than the first cable I purchased I still wouldn't trust it on my $1000 dollar Phantom, even though this cable didn't work out I still use it for many other things but I cannot recommend it for use with the Dji Phantom 3 remote controller.
0.3/1/2/3M 90 Degree Dual-Side-USB Cable 2A Fast Charger For Samsung S9 S8 For iPhone 8 7 For Oneplus 6 5 Type-C/IOS Cable
eBay: 0.3M/1M/2M/3M 90 Degree Dual-Side-USB Type-C/IOS Data Charger Cable Fast Charge
3) My third choice was this Tiegem 30cm cable, it is braided for extra strenth & it has 90 degree right angles at both connector ends of the cable, it comes in black & white & only in Lightning iOS (Apple).
I had high hopes for this cable, I loved how great it looked on my transmitter & they both matched in colour, Originally I wanted to install the cable facing to the right side instead of the left but when I received the cable I noticed that it was facing to the left, luckily the iPad's have a setting that allows the screen to be tilted in any direction you want, to tilt the screen go into "settings", "general" & set the "use side switch to" to "Mute".
I was happy with this cables performance at first, my furthest flight with this cable had been 1.5 km & I had not been disconected, but then while I was indoors I was playing around with my settings when I moved the cable USB-A end slightly & I lost the live feed, this is when I discovered for the first time that any movement caused to the cable would disconnect the live camera feed, I tested it again & again with all the previous cables I had acucmulated & every single one would disconnect right away as soon as I moved it, I was not happy & I was beginning to believe that maybe it was not the cables that were faulty but that something must be wrong with my transmitter's USB connector, so my next plan was to open up the transmitter & the USB bay to check & see if there's was something loose in there, when I openned it up there was nothing out of place, everything looked fine, I checked everything & I unattached & re-attached all the ribbon cables checked all the solder joints but I found nothing, at this point I was getting very, very frustrated & I was contemplating purchasing a new transmitter USB board but I had one more trick up my sleeve, I had a plan B, my next plan was to purchase a genuine Dji Phantom 3 advanced USB Lightning cable so that's exactly what I did, it cost me $50 bucks but I was willing to try anything at this point, scroll down below for the Dji Lightning cable review.
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Tiegem 90 Degree USB Lightning Fast Charging Cord 2A Data Sync Cable For Apple
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