This is my third Chameleon build... Yes I love the Chameleon :-). This one though is the Ti version and I did select a brand new set of components that I wanted to try.
To keep everything as simple as possible, I opted for an AIO FC with the stackable VTX instead of my favourite one (the tramp). It has an F7 FC with blheli32 ESC. I am not sure how much is the total capacitance of these ESC (the number of caps onboard is not that huge) so for precautions I added four 330uF low esr caps. Going forward I will probably continue this practice after having seen a video that demonstrate the benefits of using low esr caps.
At a first look, while configuring the quad I did notice one thing in particular: the motors runs super smooth! Not too sure how to best describe it but the sounds is very different from any other quad I have built so far. Is this thanks to blheli32? Or the ESC or the motors? Who knows… Can’t wait to maiden the new baby ;-)
Re camera... Unfortunately I could not find any black eagle 2, so I had to opt for the standard orange one… bad luck. Anyway so far this is has been the best camera for me but I have decided to try out a predator mini v3... which I will install in one of my new projects (based on the Armattan marmotte or the ImpulseRC Reverb). Stay tuned.
Frame |
Chameleon Ti 5 inch
(54 builds)
Armattanquads.com
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$105.00 |
Flight Controller |
Holybro Kakute F7 STM32F745 Flight Controller W/ OSD Barometer Current Sensor for RC Drone
(16 builds)
Banggood.com
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$45.00 |
ESCs |
4 x Holybro Tekko32 F3 35A ESC BLHeli_32 3-6S F3 MCU Dshot1200 Build In Current Sensor WS2812B LED
(4 builds)
Banggood.com
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$61.16 |
Motors |
4 x Armattan SS 2306/2400kv Motor
Armattanquads.com
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$88.00 |
Propellers |
2 Pair DALPROP T5045C Cyclone 5 Inch 3 Blade Propeller Clover Prop Black Red Orange Green
(216 builds)
Banggood.com
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$3.37 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Eagle 2 800TVL CMOS 2.1mm/2.5mm 4:3/16:9 NTSC/PAL Switchable Super WDR FPV Camera Low Latency
(98 builds)
Banggood.com
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$39.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
Holybro Atlatl HV V2 5.8GHz Video Transmitter
(37 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$30.99 |
Antenna |
Pagoda-2 5.8ghz RHCP Antenna
(14 builds)
Armattanquads.com
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$6.00 |
Receiver |
FrSky XSR 2.4GHz 16CH ACCST Receiver w/ S-Bus & CPPM
(480 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
How did you make the wiring diagrams? Or did you find them online? It looks handy for planning the build.
Yep I use it exactly for planning. Each component is a picture cut from the respective (online) manuals, meanwhile I have a small collection. Everything collated in powerpoint then exported as jpg.
Wow, very professional. It'd be cool if there was a program for that
Thank you! If you want I can share a sample...
Sure! That'd be really cool, thanks!