Quadimoto
By DresdenFPV on May 25, 2018
Stack comes with everything (FC, PDB, ESC, VTX, RX), Runcam Split 2 does both FPV and HD-Recording
Motors are GEPRC SpeedX GR1408 (couldn't find those)
Weight comes in at 188g, currently tested with only 3s battery (to stay below 250g), but 4s should be no problem at all.
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Part List
Frame |
Grprc GEP-MX3 Ersatzteil Kohlenstoff Bodenplatte für GEP MX3 139mm RC Drone
Banggood.com
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$14.13 |
Flight Controller |
Banggood.com
(51 builds)
Banggood.com
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See Site |
Motors |
4 x GEPRC GEP-GR1408 4100kv Motor - GEPRC
(4 builds)
Geprc.com
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$59.56 |
Propellers |
2 Pairs Gemfan Flash 3052 PC 3-blade Propeller 5mm Mounting Hole for 1306-1806 Motor RC FPV Racing Drone
(28 builds)
Banggood.com
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$3.47 |
FPV Camera |
Banggood.com
(80 builds)
Banggood.com
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See Site |
Antenna |
1pcs 5.8Ghz Omnidirectional Antenna SMA Connector/RP-SMA Connector for EMAX Pagoda 2 Racing Drone
Aliexpress.com
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$3.06 |
Batteries |
Gaoneng GNB 11.1V 550mAh 80/160C 3S Lipo Battery JST/XT30 Plug For Eachine Lizard95 FPV Racer
(21 builds)
Banggood.com
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$12.99 |
Batteries |
TATTU 650mAh 4S1P 75C 14.8V Lipo Battery Pack with XT30 plug
(45 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Misc Parts |
(10 pcs/lot) 35mm Threaded M2 Brass Female-Female Standoff, Spacer.
Aliexpress.com
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$3.50 |
baseplate now broke in a crash - it was the first thing (after props and battery strap) - so I don't think my hackish approach was that bad.
Now looking for a better fitting replacement frame.
If you take a link of the motor you purchased and paste it in to the motor line it will auto populate and put the name/price in there for you.
in the end it was both a lot cheaper and more expensive than this calculation says.
cheaper because I got each part for less - so all parts combined it's about 220€
more expensive because I tried a lot different parts, swapped them out and reasembled with other parts - ordering 3 FC-Boards instead of one tends to increase the price a bit.
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Results are in!
did some LOS flights with Quadimoto
with huge, heavy weight 3s 1400mAh: 5min (bought for different quad)
tiny 4s 450mAh - 3min 20sec (needs tuning!)
and 3s 550mAh - 3min 40sec
didn't expect so long times on smaller batteries - so the large ones that I used until today are even worse than expected
here the batteries
now I'm pretty much only using 4s 650mAh 75C packs
they are the best tradeoff when it comes to weight, capacity and amperage - smaller and the motors just suck them dry in the first punch, bigger and they become too heavy.