Originally Posted by
silence360
The dead zone thing that was brought up is with the steering, the throttle can be adjusted to zero dead zone within the software. For whatever reason they have I think a +5 as default for throttle. The internals of the Pro and Normal NB4 is identical, with the battery base being different as it has wireless charging built in. The Pro battery will work on the regular Noble NB4 and wireless charging will work without any other changes. It's got a fancy aluminum case, and is a bit more premium, but nothing really different internally.
I think it has to do with quality issue with the steering mechanism as the Pro uses the same hardware, and if there was no issues with the Pro as some people have stated then there is no reason the regular Noble should have the issue other than an issue with quality control of the said part. As I said, myself, and many others do not have this so called dead zone or dead area in the steering. I have discussed this also with local NB4 users as well. Highly unlikely it is a software issue as the people I spoke to owned the Noble NB4 when Razor had posted his review on it. So I think it has to do with the supplier of the steering mechanism, and quality control.
In one sentence, you state it's a "software problem"...yet, If you sentences later you state it's a hardware problem. Yes, there's always a potential that it could be a combination of both...but, in your sentences, you specifically blame one, and then the other. As for my 'mistake' in stating "throttle", it doesn't really matter whether it's steering, or throttle...everything I said still applies.
Additionally, if the parts making up the steering mechanisms of both (ie. NB4 & Pro) are the same parts, then that would further confirm everything I said. FlySky, in all probability, does not manufacture all the parts themselves. Like most companies, they would have either outsourced individual parts production to multiple manufacturers and/or they would have purchased off-the-shelf components from multiple manufacturers and/or they would have had OEMs producing parts for them that they designed. Either way, specs of individual components can't always be guaranteed, nor can they be guaranteed that every part from every supplier will 'fit' with every part from all the other manufacturers providing parts.
Every company, from Apple & Samsung, to Ford & GM, have encountered this same type of situation. Look at all the automobile manufacturers around the world that have had to recall cars over the last several years due to airbag problems related to airbags coming from one particular manufacturer. It took years to figure out the REAL problem. It is possible (and very likely) about a similar occurrence was taking place in regards to the NB4...and, since the problem appears to no longer be occurring, It would be safe to assume that either fly sky determined the cause of the problem, and eliminated that particular manufacturer from their parts supply...or, That particular manufacturer may have been removed from the parts supplier list, as they just happen to no longer be needed, even though it may never have been uncovered that the "problem parts" were coming from that manufacturer.
I will admit that there could easily be other possibilities...my theory is just one theory...but, considering similar situations that have occurred with other companies, the probability seems a "higher than average" possibility.