Stop your GoPro Hero 4 Black or Silver videos sounding like a helicopter
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:39 pm
Guys apparently if like me you have only noticed that when it's quiet and you use wireless RC or the phone app you can hear a background noise like a helicopter... If your GoPro is in warranty you can go through the rigmarole of getting a replacement , which they will eventually do, or if like me you mainly filmed on the bike so missed this until you had owned one for 13 months there is a fix.
It's the shielding, or rather lack of it on several units, breaking down on the microphone and the wifi antenna causing interference.
Simple fix i pop silver front case off - take out battery and sd card - undo the screws on the front - piece of copper shielding tape on mic, another on the wifi antenna patch... make sure they have around a 4 mm gap otherwise they still interfere with each other - pop it all back together and no more Airhawk!
Now copper tape can be expensive... and I just happen to have a roll of it - PM me for a piece B)
It's the shielding, or rather lack of it on several units, breaking down on the microphone and the wifi antenna causing interference.
Simple fix i pop silver front case off - take out battery and sd card - undo the screws on the front - piece of copper shielding tape on mic, another on the wifi antenna patch... make sure they have around a 4 mm gap otherwise they still interfere with each other - pop it all back together and no more Airhawk!
Now copper tape can be expensive... and I just happen to have a roll of it - PM me for a piece B)