Renaissance

By zooksp on Apr 03, 2017

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This is a build I started about 6 months ago and have built and rebuilt a number of times since then. This is the final revision that I've been working towards, with all the appropriate 3D-printed parts (some from Thingiverse, some of my own design), just in time for the 2017 season to really get underway.

I fly a combination of Tattu 4S 1300mAh 75C and Turnigy Graphene 4S 1300mAh 65C packs and don't really feel much difference between them. Most of the time I fly on RaceKraft's 5x4x3 props, but I do have a set or two of RK 5051x3 and DAL 5x4x4 props that I fly just because they look cool.

Now that I have this setup finalized and tuned the way I want I intend to build a clone or two so I always have a bird in the air. She's heavy--weighing in at 457.3g before the Yi and lipo.

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Part List

Frame

LHI 220-RX H210 H220 FPV Racing Quadcopter Frame Carbon Fiber +PDB XT60 Power Distribution Board 5V 12V Output Support 6 ESC (9 builds)
Amazon.com
$34.99

Flight Controller

Flip 32 - F3 - Omnibus v3 ( w/ BARO OPTION) (32 builds)
Readytoflyquads.com
$20.99

ESCs

4 x Favourite LittleBee Spring 30A ESC Blheli-S Dshot (4 builds)
Fpvmodel.com
$35.72

Motors

4 x EMAX RS2205 2600KV Red Bottom Motor - CW Thread/CCW Rotation (7 builds)
Readymaderc.com
$51.96

Propellers

Team RaceKraft 5040 TriBlade Race Prop (Clear Red)
Readytoflyquads.com
$2.99

FPV Camera

RunCam Owl Plus - Low Light Mini FPV Camera (2 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

FPV Transmitter

AKK X1 5.8G 25mW/200mW/600mW Switchable FPV Transmitter with Push Button and Digital Display (10 builds)
Amazon.com
$14.99

Antenna

TBS Triumph 5.8 GHz Antenna - SMA (367 builds)
Fpvheadquarters.com
$39.95

Receiver

FrSky X4R-SB - 3/16 Channel Receiver with SBUS and CPPM without pins (128 builds)
Getfpv.com
$22.49

Batteries

Turnigy Graphene 1300mAh 4S 65C Lipo Pack w/XT60 (112 builds)
Hobbyking.com
$20.99

Power Distribution

Matek HUBOSD8-SE (184A) (10 builds)
Getfpv.com
$18.99

Radio

FrSky 2.4G 16CH Taranis X9D Plus Transmitter SPECIAL EDITION w/ M9 Gimbals (48 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Goggles

Fat Shark DOMINATOR HD FPV Video Headset
Rc-drones.com
$550.00

Video Receiver

Foxeer Wildfire 5.8GHz Goggle Receiver Module (2 builds)
Rotorvillage.ca
$125.99

Battery Charger

Venom Power - Pro Duo LiPo Battery Charger with LCD Screen - 80W X2 AC DC 7A NiMH LiHV LiPo Balance Charger Discharger with Char (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$119.97
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