Atlas 130x (version 2)

By nitram509 on Mar 05, 2018

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Awesome micro drone in the 3" class. Plenty of power and almost 6 minutes flight time!
Includes buzzer and very bright LED strip, just like it's big brothers.

This "version 2" I created from evolving from "version 1", because HGLRC offers the TX2.0.
Additionally, I've made two small cuts to the frame, to better fit the HGLRC stack and give 1mm more clearing for the FuriousFPV rage props.
These FuriousFPV rage props are slightly more bigger than the Racekraft 3078 (4-blade) and I can feel more responsiveness.
Nevertheless, with this setup I have almost 6min flight time!

On the picture you can see the SQ12 camera, which comes with a built-in FOV of 155° - almost the ideal number for FPV ;-)
One can reduce the weight of the camera, if the LiPo inside is also removed and directly powered from the 3.3v rail of the FC or with a separate BEC.
The overall weight of SQ12 camera including the mount and strips is 19g.

The buzzer is very close mounted to the frame, but has almost no reduction in loudness (because close mounting). It sits quite fix on the side.

I've also attached some images, how I've build a waterproof LED stripe. It's a replacement part from Eachine Aurora 90 drone.
I've cracked of the sides and made it very narrow. Than I put it into transparent heat shrink, heated it up and used a flat pliers, to seal both ends.
It's important you let the heat shrink overlap 2cm on each side. After cooled down and sealed the ends, you apply two wholes per side (using a punch pliers).
These wholes are used to zip-tie the LED strip to the backside stand-offs.

Thank you HGLRC for building also an external current sensor https://twitter.com/hglrcfpv/status/949250229395599360

This little bad boy can easily challenge some bigger 5" competitors in a race :-)

For conformable coating I've used transparent nail top coat - costs ca. 2EUR in you local beauty show ;-)

Version 1: https://rotorbuilds.com/build/9327

(update 2019) I did realize and learned the hard way, the Atlas 130x has a very bad weak point - the frame cracked while it landed on semi-soft forrest ground. And since the m2 whole for the standoff is not re-inforced, this is a weaknees by desgin :( that's why I did give Rocket Kitty and FlyFox No.5 frames a try (see my other builds)

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Part List

Frame

Atlas 130X 130mm Carbon Fiber FPV Racing Frame RC Drone Normal X Frame 25g (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$20.20

Flight Controller

6.5g 20x20mm HGLRC XJB F428 Micro F4 AIO OSD BEC Flight Controller & 28A Blhel_S BB2 2-4S 4 in 1 ESC (49 builds)
Banggood.com
$46.99

Motors

4 x SUNNYSKY R1406 3300KV Outrunner Schwanzloser Motor für Rennfahrer-CW/CCW, grün/Schwarz/Siliver (2 builds)
De.aliexpress.com
$35.60

Propellers

RageProp 3054-4 Race Edition Propeller (2CW - 2CCW) - Black MatteSKU: FPV-0296-S (2 builds)
Furiousfpv.com
$3.45

FPV Camera

Caddx Micro Turbo S1 2.1/2.3mm 600TVL 4:3 1/3 CCD NTSC/PAL IR Block Low Latency FPV Camera (26 builds)
Banggood.com
$24.99

FPV Transmitter

HGLRC XJB TX20 V2 Mini 5.8G 48CH PIT/25mW/100mW/200mW/350mW Switchable VTX Raceband for RC Drone (16 builds)
Banggood.com
$26.00

Antenna

AKK 3 stücke 5,8 GHz 2.15dBI IPEX FPV Messing Dipole Antenna
De.aliexpress.com
$8.99

Receiver

FrSky R-XSR Ultra SBUS/CPPM D16 16CH Mini Redundancy Receiver 1.5g for RC Multirotor FPV Racing Drone (936 builds)
Banggood.com
$24.29

Batteries

Turnigy Graphene 850mAh 4S 65C Lipo Pack w/ XT60U (6 builds)
Amazon.com
$23.93

Radio

FrSky 2.4G ACCST System Taranis Q X7 16 Channels Transmitter Remote Controller White Battery and Battery Trays Not Include (263 builds)
Amazon.com
$124.99

Goggles

Fatshark Dominator HD3 Core 3D FPV Goggles with HDMI DVR Support Head Tracker (87 builds)
Banggood.com
$399.00

HD Camera

100% neueste SQ12 HD 1080 P Mini Kamera Nachtsicht Mini Camcorder Sport Außen DV Stimme Video Recorder Aktion Wasserdichte kame
De.aliexpress.com
$19.60

Misc Parts

3 V 5 V ultra kleine SMD aktive patch summer 9,5mm * 9,5mm * 5mm platz (2 builds)
De.aliexpress.com
$8.93

Misc Parts

Heiße Neue HGLRC AMASS XT30 4 S 16,8 V 80A Strom Sonsor für RC Drone FPV Racing Multirotor RC Modelle Ersatzteile
De.aliexpress.com
$6.20

Misc Parts

Eachine Aurora 90 100 Mini FPV Racer RC Drone Spare Part WS2812 LED Board LED Strip Light (5 builds)
Banggood.com
$2.54

Misc Parts

20 30 Grad Einstellbar Kohlefaser Kamera Montage Basis für SQ11 Mini HD Kamera für Mark1 210mm quadcopter rahmen (2 builds)
De.aliexpress.com
$1.99

Battery Charger

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

Backpack

IPRee® 30L Outdoor Tactical Backpack 600D Nylon Waterproof Camouflage Trekking Rucksack
Banggood.com
$19.96
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