Can’t honestly see the point of putting the strobe on top of the drone.
I’ll do one if I get the chance.
Thanks
I can highly recommend Andrew’s @ash2020 downward facing clips for the strobon cree’s. I’ve one on each of the rear legs of my Mini 2 and M2P. They have increased my VLOS distance both day and night. In fact, at night all you really see is the strobon lights in the night sky.
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Thank you John. 
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I would be a bit worried about obstructing any of the ventilation slots underneath.
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I Know what you mean…The thing is if your strobe is underneath then which ever way its facing you will still be able to see it so must be facing down. Thanks for info. 
That’s the same with the down facing arm clips. The strobe is underneath.
I would be a bit worried about obstructing any of the ventilation slots underneath.
I was setting up a new tablet at the weekend for use with the mini2, the drone sat for quite some time on the rug on the living room floor. After getting everything done software and settings wise I picked up the drone to turn it off, I was pretty horrified at the temperature of the battery. They need air flow to keep them cool during normal use and after feeling how hot it got there is absolutlely no way I would be using a clip that obstructed the ventilation slots. The downfacing, rear mounted clips from @ash2020 are what I have fitted at the moment, but as a new flyer I am still a bit nervous about too much height which makes them not so easy to see in daylight, twilight hours not a problem. So, I am also about to order some rear facing ones to have fitted for low level flights, then once my confidence increases I can stick the downward facing back on, or even one of each and have the best of both worlds.
Hey Darren, I’m glad you didn’t have a fire there! I’ve never tried it myself but I figured that the slots must be that size for a reason and, of course, usually there would be moving air.
I mainly use rear facing ones because I don’t spend a lot of time very high, More like 20-30 metres.
Cheers
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Cheap to try if you have an old USB lead/plug you can use.
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Great idea
Thanks Joe. I think I will follow your advice and get 2 down and then 2 backward facing clips so as to cover any situation. I have had my Mini 2 for about 10 months now and still haven’t flown it well out as yet. Lots of trees near me and need to go way out in order to get some real height. I find it hard to see my Drone when it is up because of the Grey Colour.
Looking at the new Autel mini that is due out…You can get that in Orange or Red…easier to see in Daylight. Thanks again and good luck. 
Yes get both, especially as @ash2020 will adjust the postage costs accordingly after the order and refund any unnecessary cost. He’s a very honest gent.
Thank you Ade, that’s very nice of you to say. Yes, I usually knock a quid off if there are 2 pairs in the same order.
Maybe you should think about selling them in mixed form? ie one rear downward and one rear rear or even whatever mix your customer would like? I’m going to go hide in the basement now cos I’m causing you more work 
According to what I read online the batteries heat themselves up to optimum temperature when plugged in and switched on. They do have overheat prevention inbuilt but I’ve not seen what their temp cut off is yet (too lazy to look so far).
All I can say is that while it wasn’t on the verge of burning me I’d be guessing at mid to late 40 degrees celsius but temps are really hard to gauge by hand. I’d have to get a contact thermometer out to confirm
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I am slightly confused the DJI Mini 2 weighs in at 249g thus allowing it to fly in the A1 open category being under 250g. Manufacturers who I have emailed have said there skins weigh 2-3g so that then puts the DJI Mini 2 at 251/252g and no longer in the A1 category but in to the A3 open category according to CAA rules even fitting a strobe to it invalidates the A1 open category so are we saying that we now fly in the A3 category or we only follow the rules we like?
@anon54870278 Rather than take another thread off topic I’ve moved your post to this existing thread about the weight of the DJI Mini 2.
The Mini 2 weighs <249g which means “less than”. It’s actual weight is only 242g. This is a well documented fact (scroll up in this thread for any number of photographs) and this information is available in countless other threads here and is also available on the DJI web site:
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Here are the measurements made on my equipment using precision lab scales pre calibrated with a 200gm physics standard before measurements and calibration check for delta after measurements.
1 DJI Mini 2 with ND filter and battery inserted = 239 gm
2 Cree standalone strobons with downward facing plastic clips 3D printed = 10.93 gm.
Total with Crees attached = 249.93 gm.
… and that includes an ND filter on the gimbal.
Hopefully that will stop people worrying about whether the attachments push you over the < 250 gm threshold.
The delta shift before and after measurements was zero over three sample measurements.
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Hi @canipus I just used your setup described with my mini 2 and got 252g on kitchen digital scales. I took off the printed strobe clips and used the loop pads that came with the Crees and got 247g. Admittedly, the scales I used must round up to nearest integer (ie 1 cree came in at 3g and the other 4g) but as I’m risk adverse I decided to use the pads instead.
In summary:
Drone with battery no gimbal cover = 239g
Cree x2 = 7g (one was more than the otherl)
Modified clips x 2 (slotted middle out and one was 1g more than the other) = 5g
ND filter = 1g
Goin to look for some scientific scales with no rounding up. Lol 