"For 3DR not to replace these units that had a manufacturing defect from the 1st day is really unacceptable. Terrible service. If you purchased it within the EU, the warranty can be up to 3 years no matter what the manufacturer states. "
"Thank you Rob, glad it is being looked into. The issue I guess we have is that we could replace clone boards with 3DR only for the same problem to occur.
As you point out, things were fine until 3.2 (also the last 2 beta's of 3.2 in my case) and…"
"Yup - been having this with a FixHawk ever since late beta.
Most common was compass inconsistent but a variety of other messages all of which do not go away with recalibration etc. Sometimes swapping battery means you can fly, other times not. …"
"Yup - been having this ever since 3.2 beta #13.. Can't seem to find out why.
Sometimes it will be ok, then I swap a battery and nope - no arming. Plug and unplug power a few times and it will sometimes be ok but others not a hope. Very odd."
"Getting worse - took 8 connect/reconnect attempts to get rid of the inconsistent error. Flew perfectly for 2 batteries then 4 attempts on 3rd battery before it went away. "
Apologies if I am being a numpty - all still new to me (but learning I hope).On latest 3.14 pre-release on a Pixhawk clone board (Fixhawk). Great flight with latest firmware, lovely stable poshold with EKF enabled. No pre-arm checks for first 2…
"Thank you Randy - the community owes you and all the devs + testers a great deal. I am new to all this but can see how much time and dedication is needed. It is much appreciated."