The Other Cheek | 5" Marmotte

By McMa_Returns on Apr 25, 2019

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The joy of my last build didn't last long: it only took 2 packs for it to plummet 10m due to a failsafe and I discovered why the frame was on sale to begin with. Sitting there with a brand new broken frame I considered just giving up 5" altogether (3" are waaay more durable), but then I asked myself WWJD (what would Joshua do)? Of course I had to turn the other cheek and get a frame that's guaranteed to take a beating and keep on flying; I thought I'd give Armattan's reputation a try!

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SpikeDiesel   May 08, 2019  

Hey man, don't get disheartened when this thing breaks, their new carbon is stiffer and more fragile, seen a few break easy already, bardwell talks about it a lot lately.

But fyi to all armattan is now offering either choice of carbon types for purchase AND replaceable arms options.

and check this build and read the sub comment about fragility from Ryan aka quadmcfly, aka miniquadtestbench.com https://rotorbuilds.com/build/17536

McMa_Returns   May 09, 2019 
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Oh wow! I didn't knew they had replaceable arms out. The quad has been holding on fine until now, but I'll check the other carbon types when this one breaks. Thanks for the heads up!

SpikeDiesel   May 09, 2019 

no prob bro happy flyin

Randol_8o8   Apr 25, 2019  
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I'd suggest strain relief on that xt60 pigtail. Would suck to pull the vbatt pads off the FC in a crash. Really clean build man. Keep it up!

McMa_Returns   Apr 26, 2019 

Thank you! Any suggestions on how to build the strain relief?

eduenlamer   Apr 30, 2019 
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Just ziptie the leads to either the front or back standoffs. Easypeasy

McMa_Returns   May 03, 2019 

Ohhh... I get it now! thanks for the suggestion, I will do so.

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