Freestyle quad build, for equal parts efficiency and power .
- OSD via BFF3
- VTX control over SmartAudio and PID tuning over S.port using the Taranis LUA scripts.
- Pagoda Antennas built in house.
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Part List
Frame |
Chameleon
(163 builds)
Armattanquads.com
|
$90.00 |
Flight Controller |
BetaflightF3 Flight Controller
(134 builds)
Fpvmodel.com
|
$29.66 |
ESCs |
4 x DYS XSD 30A 3-5S ESC BLheli_S & Dshot600/Dshot300 Latest Version
(38 builds)
Fpvmodel.com
|
$62.52 |
Motors |
Cobra Motor CP2207-2450 DP, Kv=2450, 4pcs/Pack Brushless Motor for Mini Drone Racing, FPV racing, Mini quad racing
Aliexpress.com
|
$85.50 |
Propellers |
HQ Prop 5x4x3 V1S PC Propeller Pair
(5 builds)
Store.rotorriot.com
|
$2.00 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Swift 2
(200 builds)
Shop.runcam.com
|
$44.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
TBS Unify Pro 5G8 HV (RP-SMA)
(83 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
|
$49.95 |
Antenna |
Pagoda-2 Omni Antenna RHCP Kit
(36 builds)
Farvew.com
|
$4.00 |
Receiver |
FrSky XSR 2.4GHz 16CH ACCST Receiver w/ S-Bus & CPPM
(481 builds)
Getfpv.com
|
See Site |
Batteries |
Hydra 1300mAh 14.8v 75C Lipo Battery (4S)
Ivrotor.com
|
$29.07 |
How did you mount your Unify Pro? I ended up breaking it while trying to find a suitable place to mount it. Do you have any close ups of the pigtail where it connects to the Unify?
I took the pigtail off and turned it around back under the heatshrink (up to halfway) - there's a close up of that there. Word of warning though, you need to peel away the black silicone from where the antenna is glued on as that does a really good job of preventing the antenna ground from connecting once you've pulled the pigtail out from under it.
I am going to be putting a BetaFlight F3 board in a Chameleon 5". What I wanted to ask is the power leads from the FC you have run through the back plate.
Could I get away with using a shorter lead and turning the battery the other way in order for it to reach?
How long is the lead you used?
Hi FunnyFluffer,
I used a shorter lead originally and ran it through the back plate without success but you rotated the BFF3 90 degrees you might be able to bring it up the side.
The top plate is quite low down so everything is very close to the props and I decided running the lead out the back was the safest option but possibly not the best for weight.
Looks like you had to clip the mounting flange on the SMA pigtail. I was wondering about that. Did you use a screw on the other side of the flange to secure it, or do you just let the antenna hold it on?
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Which capacitors are you using on the escs?
They are 25v 220uF caps.