Rooster - clean build

By SimJen on Mar 05, 2018

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Rock a doodle doo.
My version of a rooster, clean build with a 4in1 esc. Solely for freestyle and cruising the sky.
Not designed to be an absolute speed demon or hardcore freestyle, just a good flyer!
Tight fit to get the stack in, some custom height standoff's required and had to offset the VTX as you can see.
Without the XM+ I don't think I'd be able to fit an RX in......
Anodised the Titanium parts with a couple of Lipo's to match my blue props for a little more bling

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Part List

Frame	Rooster (140 builds) Armattanquads.com	$99.75
Flight Controller	Holybro Kakute F4 V2 STM32F405 Flight Controller With Betaflight OSD for RC Multirotor FPV Racing Drone (43 builds) Banggood.com	$36.00
ESCs	Holybro TekkoS 4 in 1 30A BLHeli_S ESC 3-6S Built-in Current Sensor For RC Drone FPV Racing (10 builds) Banggood.com	$43.29
Motors	4 x DYS SE2205 Pro 2300KV Racing Edition 3-5S Brushless Motor (4 builds) Hobbyrc.co.uk	See Site
Propellers	2 Pair DALPROP T5045C Cyclone 5 Inch 3 Blade Propeller Clover Prop Black Red Orange Green (216 builds) Banggood.com	$3.37
FPV Camera	RunCam Swift 2 (202 builds) Shop.runcam.com	$44.99
FPV Transmitter	30.5x30.5mm Holybro Atlatl HV V2 5.8G 40CH 25/200/500/800mW FPV Transmitter Built-in Microphone (16 builds) Banggood.com	$31.91
Antenna	STRIX Hoot-L 5.8GHz LHCP Antenna - SMA (1PC) (21 builds) Readymaderc.com	$9.99
Receiver	Frsky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Mini Receiver Up to 16CH for RC FPV Racing Drone Banggood.com	$13.69
Batteries	MultiStar Racer Series 1400mAh 4S 65C Multi-Rotor Lipo Pack (Gold Spec) (12 builds) Hobbyking.com	$13.99
Radio	FrSky Taranis Q X7S Radio w/ Upgraded M7 Hall Sensor Gimbals (Carbon Fiber) (25 builds) Getfpv.com	$187.99
HD Camera	GoPro HERO5 Session (303 builds) Getfpv.com	$199.99

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Discussion

FpvPete Jun 11, 2018

VERY nice build there bud. Love the anosized titanium cage. Very subtle mod but very striking in the overall effect :)
keep up the great builds

1_over_cosine_c Apr 05, 2018

Just came across this build! Made mine (https://rotorbuilds.com/build/11401) using the 2550kv version of these motors but they're coming down a little hot when I run the gyro at 32kHz and enable Fast Kalman. Are you getting any issues like this?

SimJen Apr 05, 2018

Hey there, nice build. Having no probs with my motors, smooth and cool for my type of flying

SimJen Mar 20, 2018

Taranis QX7S has arrived in the carbon look, very happy with it, updated Opentx and did some mods with Lua scripts etc.
Two XM+ receivers were faulty! So have bought a third which seems okay now.
My Atlatl VTX failed while testing, so had to buy another.....hopefully this one lasts.
Maiden flight has gone well, very smooth!
Can't wait to fly it properly

SimJen Feb 15, 2018

Thought i'd try out some home anodising of the titanium cage.
Water, Borax, Lipo's, tin foil and a bowl.
Approx. 30v DC and it worked!
Perfect blue to match my transparent blue props and blue motor wires.

Whiffles Mar 11, 2018

Very cool! Is blue the response to the borax or do you have any control over the resulting color?

Airmaxx23 Mar 17, 2018

The voltage determines the color, just Google "anodizing titanium color chart". My blurple Rooster was done at 20v. https://rotorbuilds.com/build/10616

Whiffles Mar 17, 2018

That's pretty neat. It really turns out nice.

Oeliboeb Mar 06, 2018

Super clean build. What voltage did you use for anodizing and what dye did you use?

SimJen Mar 06, 2018

Have a look in my comments below. You don't use dye, just 30v dc from a couple of lipo packs in series. You need borax, water and tin foil. Really easy to do

Oeliboeb Mar 06, 2018

Ah i see. Thanks!

SimJen Feb 21, 2018

Soldering last night, got the VTX, Cam and RX Soldered in.
Small solder pads make it interesting, tiny FRSky XM+ is a marvel of modern electronics!
Will be sliding it under the rear arm connection to keep it safe and super neat!
Just need to solder the XT60 on the side and the motor wires before I can seal it all up ready for the maiden.

SimJen Feb 14, 2018

Main boards fit with some cut down standoffs. Should be able to fit the FrSky XM+ in between the arms under the VTX.
Now just need to anodise the cage a nice blue to match my props and motor wiring.

SimJen Feb 14, 2018

Most of the parts have arrived

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