BluClair

By fly.615 on May 15, 2018

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Torrent kicked the dust. Time to replace. Been wanting to build an Eclair for a while now and after experiencing 2.5" power and control I settled on this setup.

I wanted to reuse as much of the good parts as I could, which in the case of the Torrent only the original 1104 7600kV motors and DSMX receiver remained. Everything else had been upgraded after many crashes and rebuilds.

I used an acryllic paint pen to mark up the sides of the frame for an added touch. This lil treat really rips!

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Part List

Frame

Airblade Eclair 3K Carbon Fiber Frame Kit V2, 2.5 inches (5 builds)
Getfpv.com
$28.99

Flight Controller

EMAX Mini Magnum Tower System (F3 FC, 12A 4in1 ESC) 20x20 Stack/Combo (14 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$45.99

Motors

4 x Blade Torrent 110 1104-7600Kv FPV Racing Motor (2 builds)
Amainhobbies.com
$79.96

Propellers

Gemfan Flash 2540 Tri-Blade 2.5" Prop 8 Pack - Choose Your Color (171 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.69

FPV Camera

Runcam Micro Sparrow 16:9 FPV Camera 2.1mm Lens (66 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$29.99

FPV Transmitter

Eachine VTX03 Super Mini 5.8G 72CH 0/25mW/50mw/200mW Switchable FPV Transmitter (417 builds)
Banggood.com
$12.22

Receiver

Spektrum Quad Race Serial Receiver w/ Telemetry (SPM4649T) (33 builds)
Getfpv.com
$39.99

Batteries

5 x CNHL MiniStar 11.1V 3S 450mAh 70C LiPo Micro Battery - XT30 (10 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$69.95

Radio

FrSky R9M Transmitter Module (69 builds)
Alofthobbies.com
$48.75

Radio

RadioMaster TX16S Multi-Protocol RF Module OpenTX 2.4GHz RC Transmitter w/ V3 Hall Gimbals (96 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$199.99

Radio

FrSky X-Lite 2.4GHz RC Transmitter w/ R9M Lite Combo - Black or Red (64 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$164.99

Goggles

Fat Shark Dominator V3 FPV Goggles (63 builds)
Getfpv.com
$299.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO8 Black
Bhphotovideo.com
See Site

Misc Parts

M2 x 6mm Anti-Vibration Mini 20x20 Flight Controller Soft Mount Standoff 4 PackDefault Title (5 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$2.39

Misc Parts

Panasonic 330uF 25V Low ESR Capacitor for ESC Noise Reduction (23 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$0.99

Video Receiver

Furious True-D Diversity Receiver Module 5.8GHz System V3 Firmware 3.9 (30 builds)
Getfpv.com
$62.99

Radio Module

FrSky R9M Module (69 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$49.99

Battery Charger

Hitech RCD 44245 RDX1 AC/DC Battery Charger/Discharger
Amazon.com
$71.99

Soldering Iron

UY CHAN Upgraded Original TS100 Digital OLED Programmable Pocket-size Smart Mini Outdoor Portable Soldering Iron Station Kit Emb (265 builds)
Amazon.com
$72.98

Accessories

FrSKY 900MHz Super 8 Antenna for R9M and R9M Lite Module - FCC Version
Rotorgeeks.com
$20.24
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