I'm in the process of upgrading my Hex to an Octo.
Of course using APM 2.5 along with 880kv jDrones motors and 30A jDrones ESCs (transplanted from the Hex).
As I am considering using 2 x flight batteries in parallel for this build, would it be best to continue using 5000mAh 4S as I did for the Hex or 5000mAh 3S batteries.
The only reason for using 2 batteries in parallel is for hopefully longer air time.
Any advice would be appriciated.
Steve
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Why would you go down to 3S?
Note, I just flew for 24 minutes for the T3 challenge using a 3DR Quad and 2 4S5000 batteries. So just a datapoint for you.
Though technically, it's a little more efficient to use the lower voltage if your machine is overpowered and you don't need it.