I was recently going throuh some boxes and came across the little ET 180 frame and DYS 1306- 2300kv motos. Instead of throwing them out I decided to build a 4'' Park Cruiser and keep it on the cheap. I also feel this would make a great beginners rig as well.
The Build
The first thing I did was mount a DYS F4 clone board ( one of my favorites ) and upgrade the VTX and FPV cam. It now has OSD, smart audio and one of my all-time favororite micro cameras.... I also hydro-dipped and droped the top to 20mm on the frame.
The Outcome
The ET 180 is no powerhouse by any means, but is smooth, predictable, efficent and very cheap. I was able to get over 8 minates of flight on a old Nano-tec 1k, 3s battery. And on a 850 4s she was capable of leaping tall trees in a single punch and had enough power to be fun in my favorite wooded spot... anyways I hope you all like the build.
Photos
Part List
Frame |
HX180 Diatone Blade Style 180mm 3K Carbon Fiber FPV Mini Quadcopter Frame Kit
Ebay.com
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$15.99 |
Flight Controller |
9g 30.5x30.5mm Omnibus F4 Flight Controller AIO OSD 5V BEC Current Sensor for RC FPV Racing Drone
(16 builds)
Banggood.com
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$20.99 |
ESCs |
4X20A Brushless Littlebee Blheli-S ESC For 2-4sLiPo FPV QAV250 200 Quadcopter 615284504726
(3 builds)
Ebay.com
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$23.74 |
Motors |
2 x New DYS BX1306 2300KV Brushless Motor CW&CCW for RC Quadcopter Helicopter FPV 3219416037082
Ebay.com
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$46.00 |
Propellers |
HQ Prop 4x4.3x3 V1S Tri-Blade 4" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your ColorOrange
(32 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$2.99 |
FPV Camera |
FPV Drone Cameras for - RaceDayQuads
(241 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$1.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
AKK FX3 Ultimate Mini 20x20 25-600mW 5.8GHz VTX - MMCX & U.FLDefault Title
(142 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$21.99 |
Receiver |
FrSky XM+ SBUS Mini Receiver
(1158 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Misc Parts |
Great3d.com
(2 builds)
Great3d.com
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$4.00 |
Any videos of this thing flying? Looks awesome for a first build.
No. but I wish I did.... I agree. This is a perfect candidate for a first time build.
Thanks for the quick reply. I'm still pretty new to this but have been looking around to find a nice budget beginner build to get more into the hobby instead of just a Eachine E011 with a camera soldered on. I've mostly based it on your build here but I still have a few questions about components. The frame listed is slighty different than the one you actually used, so I'm just wondering if you still think the one in the part list is a good frame. Also I see in one of the pictures that you have a capacitor on your quad, so I'm just wondering what "kind" of capacitor it is, as far as the Voltage and "UF". If you ever have the time to answer these that would be wonderful. Thank you.
As for the frame. I guess it's been discontinued and the one I listed is the closest thing I could find to it made by the same company. you could always build a 3''er using higher kv motors https://www.banggood.com/DYS-BX1306-14-4000KV-CWCCW-Brushless-Motor-for-Multicopter-p-1040415.html?p=3F201911077692015010&utm_campaign=rb&utm_content=zhangruihua&cur_warehouse=CN and this frame https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NCNCE0C?tag=rotor-builds-20
The capacitor is a 25v 480uF I had laying around... not anything I realy feel needed for this build.
Ok. I think I might stick with the four inch just because of the reduced price and more room to make building easier. I put together a mockup on here but I don't know how to share it. If there is a way and you have the time do you mind looking over it? It is mostly the same with slightly cheaper camera and fpv transmitter components. I also read that using Gemfan 2-blade props is a bit more effiecient with these smaller motors and wonder what you thought of that. Thank you so much for your time and help, it truly means a lot!
Edit: Actually looking at it I might just be able to link it so here it is https://rotorbuilds.com/build/13222
Don't mind the transmitter or charger lol. Just to help find total price.
Everything looks good. The Gemfan props should do great on this build..