4" 5SwitchBack

By LawnDart on Jun 16, 2018

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This is mostly used parts from other quads stuck in a new frame. I'd definitely pick different parts for a new build, as this was a bit tight getting everything together.

She is a bit goofy looking.

Need to figure out a better antenna mounting solution.

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Part List

Frame

RotorX SwitchBack - RXSB Frame - Heli-Nation (2 builds)
Heli-nation.com
$39.99

Flight Controller

30x30 Drone Flight Controllers for - RaceDayQuads (40 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$44.99

ESCs

Airbot Ori32 32Bit 25A 2-4S 20x20 4in1 ESC (83 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$44.99

Motors

4 x BrotherHobby Tornado T1 1407 3600Kv Micro Motor3600kv (193 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$63.96

Propellers

10 Pairs Kingkong / LDARC 4045 4x4.5 Inch PC Fiber Glass Propellers CW CCW for RC FPV Racing Drone (7 builds)
Banggood.com
$5.44

FPV Camera

Caddx Turbo Micro F2 1200TVL 2.1mm CMOS 4:3 FPV Cam (77 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.99

FPV Transmitter

AKK FX3 Ultimate Mini 20x20 25-600mW 5.8GHz VTX - MMCX & U.FLDefault Title (142 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$21.99

Antenna

nidici Foxeer Lollipop 3 FPV Antenna 5.8GHz RHCP Ommi 2.5dbi MMCX Antenna for FPV Quadcopeter TX/RX/VTX (Angle)(Red,Pack of 2) (22 builds)
Amazon.com
$19.99

Receiver

TBS Crossfire Nano Receiver (SE) (412 builds)
Fpvheadquarters.com
$34.95

Batteries

RotorX 850mAh 5S 75C XT30 High Performance Lipo Battery
Airbladeuav.com
$29.99

Radio

TBS Tango 2 Pro - FPV RC Radio Drone Controller (104 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$199.95

Goggles

FPV Drone Parts for – FPV Quad Drone Shop – Drone Racing Store (130 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$4.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO8 Black - Waterproof Action Camera with Touch Screen 4K Ultra HD Video 12MP Photos 1080p Live Streaming Stabilization (37 builds)
Amazon.com
$2.00

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session, 1080p (302 builds)
Amazon.com
$1.00

Misc Parts

Capacitor Vanity Label - USA (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$1.99

Battery Charger

ISDT Q6 Plus 300W 14A MINI Pocket Battery Balance Charger (62 builds)
Banggood.com
$59.99

Soldering Iron

Weller WESD51 Digital Soldering Station
Amazon.com
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Backpack

Lowepro QuadGuard BP X3 - Drone Backpack for 4 FPV Quad Racing Drones and 15" Laptop w/Exterior Mounts (Black) (24 builds)
Amazon.com
$286.00
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Discussion

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BloodyLordV   Jul 22, 2018  

Have you noticed any advantage of the Z frame configuration? Hope it flies well, I'll building mine tomorow.

jcnz56   Jun 23, 2018  

Think it will hold up to crashes with 1407s? Its much lighter than any other 4 inch frames I know of. I wish there was an option for the 3d printed canopy to extend further to protect the camera

Quadlite   Jun 18, 2018  

Looks amazing! 139mm with 4 inch props? Thats insane. It looks like that could be setup pretty light if you wanted to. Just wondering though, Is there anything supporting the stack in a crash? Does is have alluminum standoffs too? Or just the standoffs in the stack? I'd be worried itd snap right in the middle.

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LawnDart   Jun 18, 2018 

Yeah, they're all 3" with the zeus. I heard that the Zeus didn't immediately explode and die on 5S though, so that is interesting.

Quadlite   Jun 18, 2018 

that is interesting, kinda like the babyhawk r running 4s on a 12amp 4in1 esc. its always made me nervous but it seems to work fine. motor and prop combinations will obviously matter too. None of those 6 blade racecraft props or itll bloe for sure lol. even gemfan flash 3052x3 draw a lot of amps.

Quadlite   Jun 22, 2018 

So i was looking into this frame and it looks like the production version is actually a little over 160mm. Thats how it fits 4 inch props. Only the prototype was 139mm and that one is for 3 inch props. I was wondering how that was possible. 139mm with 4 inch props seemed very odd. I think 145mm is the bare minumum that ive seen for 4 inch props. Most 4 inch quads are 160-180

Jodie Froster   Jun 22, 2018  

Nice cap'!!

FrenchB   Jun 17, 2018  

nicely done

BloodyLordV   Jun 16, 2018  

Does RotorX Switchback natively support 4 inches?

LawnDart   Jun 16, 2018 
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Yeah. I was actually building it thinking that it was 3" only but I had a 4" prop on my bench and I stuck it on there.

BloodyLordV   Jun 16, 2018 

Thanks! Do you have any filght vids?

SecretAgent   Jun 16, 2018  
1

Your capacitor sticker makes the drone.

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