Long Range Chameleon 7"

By nullRef on Jan 22, 2019

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Super fast long range Chameleon with a huge 6s battery.

3D printed parts from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2773910:
AR_MountAntOSO_SMA.stl
AR_MountLED_OSO.stl

I also threw together XF and GPS mounts which are listed below.

I could only fit two WS2812B LEDs in the LED mount but they still look really good.

You might need tall motors like F80s and thin props to clear the GPS mount

1/24 Added Gopro Mount, GPS Mount, and XF mount

1/26 Added Additional LEDs. Last night while I was trying to sleep, I realized I could simply solder a whole lot more LEDs to the end of the 2 LED strip I have mounted to the back. So today I threw it together, and couldn't be happier. All I did was wrap the strip around the mid-deck standoffs and back. I'll probably figure out some kind of cover to protect the LEDs and diffuse the light a bit. There are a total of 17 WS2812B LED's, and setup in Betaflight was very easy.

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Part List

Frame

Chameleon Ti LR 7 inch (11 builds)
Armattanquads.com
$102.75

Flight Controller

Holybro Kakute F7 STM32F745 Flight Controller W/ OSD Barometer Current Sensor for RC Drone (16 builds)
Banggood.com
$45.00

ESCs

Holybro Tekko32 35A 3-6S Blheli 32 4 In 1 Brushless ESC support Telemetry for FPV Racing 30.5x30.5mm (105 builds)
Banggood.com
$59.58

Motors

4 x T-Motor F80 PRO - 1900KV Motor (15 builds)
Getfpv.com
$107.96

Propellers

Gemfan Flash Durable 2 Blade 7042 - Black (5 builds)
Readymaderc.com
$3.85

FPV Camera

Foxeer Falkor Mini 1200TVL 1.8mm FPV Camera (88 builds)
Getfpv.com
$39.99

FPV Transmitter

X2-ultimate VTX(N/A for US customer) (14 builds)
Akktek.com
$22.09

Antenna

Wolfwhoop PC11 2pcs 5.8GHz 5dBi RHCP Omnidirectional Pagoda Antenna For FPV Multicopter Set-SMA Male (Black)
Amazon.com
$9.99

Receiver

TBS Crossfire Nano Rx - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER (1488 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$24.95

Batteries

Lumenier N2O 1500mAh 6s 120c Lipo Battery (3 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

HD Camera

Gopro HERO 3+ Camera Black Edition Camera Camcorder CHDHX-302 (3 builds)
Ebay.com
$84.99

Misc Parts

AKK 10pcs Red Aluminum Heatsink Cooling Fin Cooler Circuit Board with 19x30mm Thermal Tape
Amazon.com
$8.99

Misc Parts

BETAFPV Super Loud DC 5V Active Alarm Buzzer Beeper Tracker 2 Terminals Electronic Continuous Sound Buzzer 12X9.5mm and 9X5.5mm
Amazon.com
$8.99

Misc Parts

Team BlackSheep TBS Crossfire Immortal T Antenna - Heli-Nation (27 builds)
Heli-nation.com
$4.99

Misc Parts

Matek M8Q-5883 GPS Module w/ Compass (53 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$33.99

Misc Parts

ALITOVE 16.4ft WS2812B Individually Addressable LED Strip Light 5050 RGB SMD 150 Pixels Dream Color Waterproof IP67 Black PCB 5V
Amazon.com
$24.88

Misc Parts

PANASONIC FM Series 1000UF 35V LOW ESR CAPACITOR FOR ESC NOISE REDUCTION (36 builds)
Taco-rc.com
$1.49

Misc Parts

Crossfire Immortal-T Antenna Mount - Armattan Chameleon Ti by nullReference
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Misc Parts

GPS Mount - Armattan Chemeleon Ti - Matek M8Q by nullReference
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Misc Parts

Armattan Rooster Parts by 4runner (3 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Misc Parts

Armattan Rooster GoPro Hero 4 (and others?) TPU Mount by Zafferg
Thingiverse.com
See Site
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