Catalyst Superlight 130 #3

By RotorQuad Squad on Jan 22, 2017

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Another customer build

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Part List

Frame

Speed Addict SuperLight (3 inch) (7 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$47.00

Flight Controller

Mantis F3 Flight Controller
Catalystmachineworks.com
$25.00

ESCs

4 x DYS - XS20A BLHeli_S ESC
Catalystmachineworks.com
$50.00

Motors

4 x Brother Hobby 1407-3600kv Motor (193 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$51.96

FPV Camera

Super Mini - 600TVL Mini FPV Camera (2.8mm Lens) (2 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$13.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS UNIFY PRO 5G8 HV - RACE (SMA) 25mW - 200mW (555 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$24.95

Antenna

DYS FPV 5.8G Antenna 4dBi Mushroom Antenna RHCP TX RX SMA RP-SMA Male for RC Drone FPV Racing (31 builds)
Banggood.com
$5.13

Receiver

FrSky XSR Receiver (481 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$15.99

Power Distribution

Matek Micro PDB w/ BEC 5V & 12V (3 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$3.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO3: Black Edition (4 builds)
Amazon.com
$555.96

HD Camera

GoPro HERO3: Silver Edition (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$319.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO3: White Edition
Ebay.com
$128.00

Misc Parts

U.FL to SMA Female Right Angle Pigtail (4 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$6.50
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Discussion

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Pegasus   Jun 11, 2017  

Hi! Beautiful and clean build! I was wondering how much does it weigh with batteries? Thanks in advance for your answer!

RotorQuad Squad   Jun 11, 2017 

Hey thanks! I didnt get a weight when I built it unfortunately. However Im seeing quite a few on the Catalyst Facebook page that around just shy of 250g!

Fulldawwg   Mar 05, 2017  
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What a clean finish you have there. Your quad looks great. What batteries have you been using for your 3 inch quads and have you experimented with different sizes? I am just finishing up a 3 inch build and have some Pulse 450 45C packs.

RotorQuad Squad   Mar 06, 2017 

Depends on the 3". My sputnik was running these tiny little 3020 props and I used a 500mah 3s on it. On these superlights I was using an 850mah 4s. Little heavy but it handles it fine.

EreKeR101   Feb 18, 2017  

I got to say, I'm really liking this frame. Alittle curious on the differences between this & the horus slipstream. Any info at all?

RotorQuad Squad   Feb 18, 2017 

huh they do look very similar. I will say that the horus is wayyyy heavier though.

EreKeR101   Feb 03, 2017  

Very Nice. I was looking at this frame but looking for some feed back on it. Amy thoughts you could share?

RotorQuad Squad   Feb 03, 2017 

Love it. Amazing little frame and with the piko set up it is a rocket for sure!

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