For the reverb frame l highly suggest kiss hardware as its gui is super easy to work around and doesnt confuse you with tons and tons of options.
The kiss fc also can plug directly into the pdb which means VERY little soldering is required. The newest 32A kiss esc's can use juicier than an italian beef filled burrito dipped in mozzarella cheese, Dshot 2400!!!.
The T-motor F40 pros v2 2400kv seem to have been the best partnering motors for this build as you can take these racing with plenty of punch while still having control at lower throttle for awesome flippity floppity freestyle! And recently this was proven by BMSThomas winning the MultiGP Sebring using these motors whom also runs these propellers along with HQ 5x4.3x3v1s.
The Foxeer Predator mini camera explains itself, I thought the older foxeer monsters and arrows were amazing until this bad boy came out. Its image quality and field of view literally dumps on all cameras in the market at this date. The Predator also has a voltage sensor so you can still have your voltage in your OSD as kiss doesnt have an OSD Chip. Partnered with the TBS Unify Pro HV which has never let me down even after 2kms of distance between me and the quad. The Unify is also used for convenience with the kiss build as l hooked its power up to main lipo voltage as it can take from 7-27v and used its clean regulated 5v out to power the foxeer predator directly.
For those without XF (Crossfire) including myself but do indeed have plans for it. I went for the XM+ as its super small which reduces the weight of the quad and l had no need to smartport as l never need to change channels or power output. HOWEVER IF YOU FREQUENTLY HAVE TO CHANGE CHANNELS OR OUTPUTS I RECOMMEND THE RXSR OR XSR M. Also if you mount the antennas right you can get up to 2km range with this little receiver! EG. Use those antenna tubes and clamps that the reverb comes with :).
For the VTX antenna if you're doing longer range or just want top of the line l highly recommend the axii as they're dbi gain is significantly higher than almost all other cp omnidirectional and can cop a beating (NOT AS MUCH AS THE TBS TRIUMPHS THAT'LL LIVE THROUGH ANYTHING). They also have a stubby version as well if you're worried about stressing the connector, also the normal version is bendy so you can loop that thing around like a candy cane while maintaining its position. ;)
Misc
Wire is required to hook up the esc's as they do not come with any for the mains, telemetry, signal and ground which is why l have used 26AWG wire for Sig, Tel and Gnd and used 18AWG for the mains. However this is where the reverb pdb shines for kiss, you do not need to solder any of these wires to the FC only the PDB in its dedicated spots. To make the build clean l also added a 35v 470uf cap to the mains on the pdb which fits snug like a pug in a rug behind the kiss FC. These CNHL batteries seem to keep their voltage even after beating the absolute **** outta them and charge up perfectly fine for the next beating.
Side Note
The reverb build is super easy as there is so much space to play with in stack height and room at the back of the quad for vtx and rx placement. Also has a cut out for the vtx pigtail and antenna to be ziptied to the top plate.
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