Minidron

By matoy on Dec 16, 2018

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This is minidron quad; a 3'inch quad able to record HD@60fps footage thanks to split mini 2.

  • Life warrantied Armattan's frame
  • Great 3600KV 1407 motors with 3045 triblade propellers powered with infinity 4S 85C lipo
  • Electronics are handled by Airbot's 20x20 combo Omnibus F4 nano v6 FC & Ori32 4in1 ESCs
  • R-XSR on SBUS & smartport protocols and AKK FX3 ultimate with smartaudio for FPV 5.8GHz transmission
  • Currently running on Betaflight 3.5.3 firmware

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Part List

Frame

Gecko (66 builds)
Armattanquads.com
$75.00

Flight Controller

OMNIBUS F4 Nano v6 with LC filter (57 builds)
Store.myairbot.com
$29.99

ESCs

Ori32 4in1 ESC 4x25A 2020 (83 builds)
Store.myairbot.com
$44.99

Motors

4 x Brotherhobby Tornado T1 1407 3600KV (193 builds)
Getfpv.com
$63.96

Propellers

20pcs/10pairs 3045 Propeller 3 blade Props CW CCW for FPV Mini 130mm Quadcopter
Aliexpress.com
$4.39

FPV Camera

RunCam Split 3 Series (89 builds)
Shop.runcam.com
$69.99

FPV Transmitter

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

Antenna

AKK MMCX Linear Antenna (15 builds)
Akktek.com
$6.79

Receiver

TBS Crossfire Nano Rx - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER (1499 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$24.95

Batteries

Infinity 14.8V 850mah 70C 4S1P Graphene LiPo Battery XT60 Support 15C Boosting Charge (22 builds)
Banggood.com
$18.99

HD Camera

Foxeer LEGEND 2+ UHD Camera 1080P/60fps Racing Drone
Foxeer.com
$79.90

Misc Parts

ViFly Finder 2 Buzzer - Lost Drone Finder/Locater/Alarm (174 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$14.99

Misc Parts

4x FPV Mini Race Quadcopter 1306 1407 Motor Shock Absorber Damper Pad Motor Spacer Cushion
Aliexpress.com
$1.96

Misc Parts

CNIKESIN 35V1000UF High Frequency Low ESR LCD Power Supply SANYO Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor 1000uf 35v 10X20mm Capacitors (9 builds)
Aliexpress.com
$1.89

Misc Parts

4/12pcs M3*7+4.5 Anti-Vibration Fixed Screws Mounting Hardware Spacer Standoff/M3 Damper for Nazee32 CC3D F3 flight controller
Aliexpress.com
See Site

Misc Parts

1m/4m/5m WS2812B 30/60/74/96/100/144 pixels/leds/m Smart led pixel strip,Black/White PCB,WS2812 IC;WS2812B/M,IP30/IP65/IP67 DC5V (6 builds)
Aliexpress.com
See Site

Misc Parts

VTX Antenna Mount for Armattan Gecko by pathfinderzero (2 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Misc Parts

Arm Guards for Armattan Gecko by SkyTroll (4 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site
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Discussion

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xoc   Feb 24, 2019  

Do you have any issues with the camera cage being in the Runcam's HD video?

matoy   Feb 25, 2019 

hi, not at all!

xoc   Feb 25, 2019 

Thanks, what angle are you running?

matoy   Feb 25, 2019 

~30 i guess.

fpvscout   Jan 11, 2019  

Can you share your weight without battery?

matoy   Jan 14, 2019 

there's already a picture: 218g.

qwadkiller   Dec 18, 2018  

I like the 3D parts and the LED placement! Nice build!

matoy   Dec 18, 2018 

thanks!

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