This little Bolt 150 Tanto is my third build and designed as a backyard basher. I'm currently flying it with a 1300 mAh 3S battery which is, obviously not what this quad deserves. A very light 850 mAh 3S or a similar-weight 1000 mAh 4S would be much better. But even with a heavy, relatively weak battery, the Bolt Tanto is a fun build. The frame itself is a work of art. Designed after the Bolt 210 Race which famed RC reviewer Bruce Simpson deemed "Sex on a Stick," the Tanto looks great and is relatively easy to build. Even though it's a tiny 150mm frame, it fits 13xx or 14xx motors, an HS1177 camera, and a full sized VTX. I'm using a Flysky micro receiver with a single copper wire antenna but that will eventually be replaced by a FrSky XSR.
Updated:
Have since changed to a TBS Triumph video antenna, a FrSky XSR-SB receiver, and an 850mAh 3S battery. Flight performance is much improved with the drop of 40g.
As built weight: 180g
AUW with 1300mAh 3S: 270g
Photos
Part List
Frame |
Bolt150 Tanto
Boltrc.com
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See Site |
Flight Controller |
CA$17.12 NAZE32 REV6a MPU6500 32-bit 6 DOF/10 DOF Flight Controller for Multicopter for RC Drone FPV Racing RC Parts from To
(10 builds)
Banggood.com
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$12.51 |
ESCs |
RMRC - BLheli 4 in 1 ESC - 12A
Readymaderc.com
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$26.99 |
Motors |
4 x EMAX RS1306 3300KV RaceSpec Motor - Cooling Series / CCW Rotation
Fpv-direct.com
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$48.00 |
Propellers |
4 x HQProp 3X3X3 Triple Prop & Triple Pusher Prop Orange
Fpv-direct.com
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$14.88 |
FPV Camera |
FOXEER HS1177 Sony IR-Block 600TVL CCD CAMERA - FPV FlightClub
(7 builds)
Fpv-flightclub.com
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$36.99 |
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Neat, that's a nice looking 3" frame! How do you like it?
Haven't had a chance to fly it enough yet. Had a battery lead solder joint fail (I'm still learning!) on my second pack so now it's back on the bench. I made the lead too short anyway so it's a good time to fix that as well.
Got it repaired (and even added some orange braided mesh to the battery lead so it looks even better now) and flew a couple packs in my yard last night. Flies great with plenty of punch for backyard bashing even with a heavy 3S. The true test will be when I get a light 3S (~40g lighter!) or a equal-weight 4S.
Awesome! Which light 3S are you considering?
RMRC Orange 850 mAh 3S. And not just because ofthe color :)
But before I pull the trigger on lighter batteries, I'm going to borrow an 850 mAh 4S to see how it performs. I will say that I am getting some long flight times on that big 1300 mah 3S. I haven't had a ton of time to fly lately but after 4+ minutes of backyard flying with some minor acro, I was at about 50% charge on my battery when I plugged it into the charger.