Frog Lite 2018 Build

By Emoticons on May 05, 2018

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For my second build i built a somewhat more expensive Quad. Not done with building yet and i run into some space problems with the softmounts but i increased the height of the frame with some nylon standoffs, so the stack would fit. I also needed to file the M2 mounting holes of the transmitter to an M3, i don't yet know if that killed it, we will see...

Edit: Done now (Actually quite some time ago). It worked out with the Nylon-standoffs, no issues so far. The only thing that got me into problems is the bad Flight Controller. The noise on the FPV-feed is pretty bad, and even a cap on the battery leads doesn't help much. Also the Accelerometer seems to be damaged since the artificial horizon shifts for no reason. A friend of mine got the same issue with the same flight controller in a totally different build. Also the softmounts are maybe a little overkill ;)

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Part List

Frame

TransTEC Frog Lite Frame Aluminum Mini 218mm X Quadcopter Frame Kit for DIY RC FPV Racing Drone High-strength Lightweight F21375
De.aliexpress.com
$34.00

Flight Controller

Racerstar TattooF4S 30A BLHELI_32 4in1 ESC 5V BEC w/ F4 Flight Controller AIO OSD Current Sensor for RC Drone (11 builds)
Banggood.com
$74.99

ESCs

Racerstar TattooF4S 30A BLHELI_32 4in1 ESC 5V BEC w/ F4 Flight Controller AIO OSD Current Sensor for RC Drone (11 builds)
Banggood.com
$74.99

Motors

4 x 4pcs/lot DYS Samguk series wei motor brushless motor Wei 2207 2300KV / 2600KV 3-4s 16x16mm mounting hole for multirotor Quad
De.aliexpress.com
See Site

Propellers

20pcs/lot Original EMAX AVAN R5.65 3 blade Propellers 10CW+10CCW Propellers For RS2306 QAV250 210 (10 pair)
De.aliexpress.com
$14.87

FPV Camera

RunCam Swift 2 CCD 600TVL NTSC Mini Camera FOV 130/150/165 IR Blocked w/ OSD MIC For FPV RC Drone (412 builds)
Banggood.com
$33.99

FPV Transmitter

Matek 5.8G 40CH 25/200/500mW switchable Video Transmitter VTX-HV with 5V/1A BEC Output for RC FPV Racing Drone (17 builds)
Banggood.com
$24.99

Antenna

2 Stücker Emax Pagoda 2 5.8G 50mm / 80mm 5cm / 8cm LHCP / RHCP weiße / rote FPV Antenne SMA (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$14.99

Receiver

Turnigy X6B PWM/PPM/i-BUS Receiver 6CH 2.4G AFHDS 2A Telemetry Receiver (7 builds)
Hobbyking.com
$9.15

Batteries

GAONENG 110 / 220C Lipo Batterie für FPV Racing 4S GNB 14.8 V 1500 mAh
Banggood.com
$24.99

Radio

FrSky Transmitter Taranis X-Lite 2.4GHz Radio Controller (2 builds)
Frsky-rc.com
See Site

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

10 PCS 25V 470UF Multirotor FM Series PDB Capacitor 8x12mm for RC Drone FPV Racing (10 builds)
Banggood.com
$2.60

Misc Parts

XT60 Male Plug 12AWG 10cm With Wire (22 builds)
Banggood.com
$1.99
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Discussion

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Healwave   Oct 29, 2018  

I think the 2 pieces that comes in the frame pack are used to add more 4mm height, like you did with those standoffs. Can you confirm?

Emoticons   Dec 17, 2018 

I didn't find any standoffs that came with the Frame itself. My 4mm Nylon standoffs work fine though. I'm currenty considering to use smaller soft-mounts in order to remove the Nylon standoffs, since Betaflight 3.4/3.5 got very good filtering options now.

Jodie Froster   May 06, 2018  

Dude just put your reciever on the bottom of your top plate and get rid of those rediculous frame spacers (of Doom). Also: I drill those reciever mounting holes out to 3mil all the time, it's fine. I have 2 of them running in quads right now.

Currently   May 07, 2018 

I was worried about drilling them out too. Thanks for clarification

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