Quadcopter Build Tip: Flash Your Controller Before You Install It

4,516 views · Published 12 July 2016 · 1:40 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: Joshua Bardwell · 2016 · Education

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I just installed an Xracer F303 into the FlyingCinema X24 copter I'm giving away in celebration of my 10,000th subscriber. And the F303 was DOA. So I had to de-solder everything and install a new board. In the future, I'll make sure I flash the firmware to the board before installing it, as a way of making sure that the board is not dead.

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