Stefflecopter 150

By alliea on Mar 03, 2018

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Intro
My first build! Had a great time putting it together and learnt a lot in the process. Hopefully didn't counteract said knowledge acquisition by inhaling too much lead solder vapour. I highly recommend these DYS 1407 4300kv motors. They rip!

Build notes

  • The Realacc Y150 stack housing is fairly cramped. I had to use some spacers at the front to widen out the housing so that the FC had room and wasn't contacting with the frame or the RX or VTX strapped to the roof above it.
  • The Matek PDB came with the Realacc Y150 frame so the PDB cost should not really be included.
  • The King Kong 90gt prop guards were lying around and proved to be handy to use as protectors for the FPV cam.
  • Only one ESR capacitor (for smoothing power for cam/VTX transmission) was used. 10x are in the list here.
  • 5 zip ties used. 2 for antennae, 3 to hold the camera protector structure (King Kong prop guards + plastic ring from the mouth of a moisturiser bottle to keep the guards out of the view of the camera as much as possible)
  • Rubber bands used to hold the VTX and receiver away from the FC on the roof of the frame and to steady the camera from vibrations.. Seems to help with "jello"

Flying impressions
This little quad has shiteloads of power. Much more than my first RTF 210 brushless quad. I'm still getting used to how much momentum is generated when I punch the throttle. It just seems to float more than I expect and I sometimes find myself thinking "drop! drop!' when approaching obstacles to fly under.
The motors were running fairly hot/warm originally but this seems to have gone away after raising Pitch and Roll P (Proportional) gain.
Flight time on the 850mAh 4s batteries is about 5 mins or so of fairly heavy thrashing.
Don't know how much it weighs but I can think of a few ways I could cut down the weight for a future build that I'm sure would help with flight time.

Warning
Those little DYS 30303s coupled with the 4300kv motors mean VERY fast and sharp little blades. Watch your fingers folks!

Photos

Part List

Frame

Realacc Y150 Y180 Y200 150mm 180mm 200mm 4mm Arm Carbon Fiber Frame kit with PDB Board for RC Drone FPV Racing
Banggood.com
$29.99

Flight Controller

30.5*30.5mm Betaflight Omnibus STM32F3 F3 Pro Flight Controller Built-in OSD BEC Current sensor for RC Drone
Banggood.com
$22.99

ESCs

4 PCS Racerstar RS30A Lites 30A Blheli_S BB2 2-4S Brushless ESC for RC FPV Racing Drone (13 builds)
Banggood.com
$42.54

Motors

4X DYS MR1407 II 4300KV 3-4S FPV Racing Brushless Motor for RC Drone FPV Racing
Banggood.com
$39.60

Propellers

DYS X30303 3 blade bullnose propeller 3030 CW/CCW Nylon Fiber for RC Drone FPV Racing (9 builds)
Banggood.com
$1.91

FPV Camera

Banggood (130 builds)
Banggood.com
$15.45

FPV Camera

Banggood (130 builds)
Banggood.com
$15.45

FPV Transmitter

Eachine VTX03 Super Mini VTX
Fpvfaster.com.au
See Site

Receiver

Frsky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Mini Receiver Up to 16CH for RC FPV Racing Drone
Banggood.com
$13.69

Batteries

Infinity 4S 850mAh 85C Graphene Lipo Battery XT60 (2 builds)
Fpvfaster.com.au
See Site

Power Distribution

Matek Systems PDB-XT60 W/ BEC 5V & 12V 2oz Copper for RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor (139 builds)
Banggood.com
$4.69

Misc Parts

4 PCS Realacc M3*7+4.5 Flight Controller Anti-Vibration Fixed Screws for RC Drone FPV Racing (49 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.82

Misc Parts

Kingkong 4 PCS 2.3 Inch Propeller Protection Guard for 90GT RC Drone FPV Racing
Banggood.com
$3.36

Misc Parts

5 PCS Super Loud 5V Active Alarm Buzzer Beeper Tracker 9*5.5mm for RC MultiRotor FPV Racing Drone (33 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.17

Misc Parts

10 x 10pcs 35V 1000uF Electrolytic Capacitor Low ESR 13 x 20mm (8 builds)
Banggood.com
$23.40
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Discussion

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QuadStar Drones   Mar 04, 2018  
1

I appreciate the bloody hand pics, it lets everyone know you're hardcore. If you're lucky, it will leave a scar. I've got a scar on my thumb and it gives me a sense of pride :)

alliea   Mar 04, 2018 
1

Hardcore or just plain stupid, one of the two :P

QuadStar Drones   Mar 04, 2018 

Both. Hardcore droniacs have been known to enter states of psychosis similar to those induced by mind altering substances and you end up doing things you normally wouldn't do :/

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