Got a hold of an Atmospheric Adventures Artemis Pro frame and focused on building it up as light as possible. Used some non-traditional parts to cut grams. Ended up with 220g (including EVERYTHING but battery). Although the Pro crane is meant for racing, I can't stop flying this thing - whips around like nothing... Couldn't find a link for the Artemis Pro (which weighs in at 43g) so I used the regular Artemis in place.
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I noticed you've been laying your RX antennas horizontally at 180 degrees rather than at a 90 degree angle to one another. Does this work well for you? I thought they had to be 90 degrees for the best signal.
You're correct - when using a receiver that has diversity antennas then mounting them perpendicularly is a best practice. The DSMX satellites (and clones) have two antenna elements, but they aren't diversity - one is the ground plane, so the DSMX satellite elements make up one antenna. At least that's how i understand it ")
Any regrets going with BLHeli instead of BLHeli_s?
I've seen you use that camera on a few builds. I was tempted to buy it for my upcoming build, but I opted for the tired and true 600tvl version.
The 700tvl version has much better image quality then the TIRED and true 600tvl cam. I opted to use this cam for this build simply because of weight. The image is great, but its a CMOS - leaves one wanting in the area of light transitions. For $11 and resulting crisp image - I might start using this on more builds. I've considered trying to merry up a Micro MinimOSD right behind it (similar chip size)...
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Im still a little new so silly question. But what do you use the PDB for in the build if the 4 in 1 has a BEC built in? Just curious because im doing a build similar to this in a day or two so i was curious.
I'm not using a PDB. I am using 5V off the 4-in-1 ESC to power the flight controller. Additionally, I'm using a small 12v regulator to power the VTX and the VTX to power the camera. Let me know how your build goes!
Oooh I got ya. I was worried id have to throw a PDB in the mix considering my biggest draw to the lumenier 4 in 1 was the 5v out, no PDB. Good to know, thanks!