SuperLight 3" - Sub 250g [RETIRED]

By LawnDart on Jul 30, 2017

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Target Weight is under 250g with the battery. We'll see...

EDIT: Finished building it. 239g AUW. A few more grams will come as there needs to be some strain relief added for the battery cable, padding on the bottom screws for the battery, and some hot glue on the VTX antenna connector.

It was a tight build with my choice of the Emax F4 Magnum stack. I had to mount it +90 degrees to fit it and the USB port is blocked, so the front posts have to come off to plug in. Not too big a deal when PIDs can be changed via OSD.

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Part List

Frame

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

Flight Controller

EMAX Magnum Tower System (51 builds)
Team-legit.com
$109.99

Motors

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

Propellers

RaceKraft 3076 Tri-Blade Crane Style Propellers
Progressiverc.com
$3.49

FPV Camera

RunCam Micro Swift FPV Camera (192 builds)
Progressiverc.com
$29.99

Antenna

Furious FPV Micro U.FL Antenna
Progressiverc.com
$12.99

Receiver

FrSky XM+ Ultra Mini SBUS Receiver (1149 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$13.99

Batteries

Tattu 4S 850mAh 45C
Progressiverc.com
$15.99

Radio

TBS Tango 2 Pro - FPV RC Radio Drone Controller (104 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$199.95

Goggles

FPV Drone Parts for – FPV Quad Drone Shop – Drone Racing Store (130 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$398.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO8 Black - Waterproof Action Camera with Touch Screen 4K Ultra HD Video 12MP Photos 1080p Live Streaming Stabilization (37 builds)
Amazon.com
$2.00

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session, 1080p (302 builds)
Amazon.com
$1.00

Misc Parts

Runcam/Foxeer Micro Swift Mount - SuperLight 3 (2 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$8.75

Misc Parts

Runcam/Foxeer Micro Swift Mount - SuperLight 3 (2 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$8.75

Misc Parts

Soft Mount Motor Pads - Small Motor (4 pad set) (2 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$1.99

Battery Charger

ISDT Q6 Plus 300W 14A MINI Pocket Battery Balance Charger (62 builds)
Banggood.com
$59.99

Soldering Iron

Weller WESD51 Digital Soldering Station
Amazon.com
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Backpack

Lowepro QuadGuard BP X3 - Drone Backpack for 4 FPV Quad Racing Drones and 15" Laptop w/Exterior Mounts (Black) (24 builds)
Amazon.com
$286.00
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