Transtec Lightning Racer Build 2

By BambuCopter on Nov 28, 2018

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My light weight clean and powerfull 5 inch racing Quad setup
Transtec 5mm arm thickness racing frame
New rcinpower GT2305 2550kv V2 beatifull motors
Mamba 3-6s 40A ESC F4 FC
300gr.

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Part List

Frame

Transtec Lightning Frame Kit (9 builds)
Undergroundfpv.com
$44.50

Flight Controller

Mamba F405 Flight Controller Betaflight STM32 MPU6000 OSD Built-in 5V/2A BEC (8 builds)
Banggood.com
$32.77

ESCs

ESC-MAMBA F40 4 IN 1 40A ESC Dshot600 3-4S For Diatone GT M530 R530 FPV Racing RC Drone (13 builds)
Banggood.com
$32.00

Motors

4 x RCINPOWER GTS V2 2305 2550kv 2650kv or 2306 2500kv 2750kv Motor (2 builds)
Surveilzone.com
$87.96

Propellers

2 Pairs Dalprop Cyclone T5040C 5 Inch 3-blade Propeller CW CCW for RC FPV Racing Drone (79 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.34

FPV Camera

Upgraded Mista 800TVL CCD 2.1mm Wide Angle HD 1080P 16:9 OSD PAL/NTSC FPV Camera for RC Drone (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$18.99

FPV Transmitter

Eachine VTX03S 0/25/50/100/200mw 40CH 5.8G FPV Transmitter With PITmode Smartaudio Function (46 builds)
Banggood.com
$12.11

Receiver

Frsky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Mini Receiver Up to 16CH for RC FPV Racing Drone
Banggood.com
$13.69

Radio

Jumper T18 2.4G 868/915MHz 16CH Hall Sensor Gimbal OpenTX Multi-protocol Transmitter JP5IN1 RF Module for RC Drone (23 builds)
Banggood.com
$169.99

Goggles

DJI Digital HD FPV Goggles (145 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
$529.00

HD Camera

GoPro HERO7 Black Action Camera (102 builds)
Getfpv.com
$399.99

Misc Parts

transtec lighting antenna holder by Shneakypete (2 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Misc Parts

FuriBee GT215, TransTEC Lightning GoPro Session TPU mount by AlMuz (2 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Misc Parts

Air-plush TPU bumper/softmount for 2306, 2308, 2205 motor by AlMuz (2 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Radio Module

TBS Crossfire Micro TX V2 (154 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$69.95

Battery Charger

ToolkitRC M8 DC 300W 15A Battery Balance Charger Discharger for 2-8S Lipo Battery (17 builds)
Banggood.com
$36.99

Soldering Iron

MINI TS100 Digital OLED Programmable Interface DC5525 Soldering Iron Station Built-in STM32 Chip (265 builds)
Banggood.com
$53.99
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Discussion

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FissionBomb   Nov 28, 2018  
1

I love this frame. It's a beaut. I'm inspired to go build one myself.

BambuCopter   Nov 28, 2018  

if need uart for smart port telemetry ppm pin can usable via soft serial. Cli code ;

resource PPM 1 none
resource SERIAL_TX 11 C09
save

Matamax   Nov 28, 2018  

hm....should i go with this or the transtec frog? i cant decide

BambuCopter   Nov 28, 2018 

I think lightning faster, frog is stronger.

Matamax   Nov 28, 2018 

and have you had any durability issues, hows the mamba stack?

BambuCopter   Nov 28, 2018 

No, I had no problems. I have got two mamba stack.

lorentz   Nov 28, 2018  

nice built! weight?

BambuCopter   Nov 28, 2018 

thanks...
300gr

Thomaat   Nov 28, 2018  

Nice build man! I feel like this build packs quite a punch for the money huh? You mind showing us some DVR or possibly on board footage?

BambuCopter   Nov 28, 2018 

Thanks man, i'll add video, I just finished

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