Great Enough Source One RTF

By TheDafer on Jul 07, 2019

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I tried to include here everything you need to build a great budget quad that is easy to repair as well as a full setup for the complete beginner. I recommend every part here as being worth keeping long term. The goggles aren't great but they get you in the air while you shop for the expensive FatSharks. Even after you upgrade you can use the ev800 as a screen for the bench work or showing friends your flying.
The pictures show all wire locations and approximate length. Note I soldered to the unlabeled under side of the FC for a cleaner build. ports tab photo shows serial RX on uart 1 with tbs smart audio on uart 3. the vtx and receiver are stuck to the frame with 3m two side adhesive. use zip ties and shrink wrap to mount the radio and video antennas. I used a 3d printed mini to micro camera adapter because the smaller micro cams break less often for me mounted like this. I did not use the included capacitor and both video and osd are noise free. flying 8-9 minutes with the 2200 mAH 3s  batteries for extra practice time. It rips a proper 3-4 minutes with 1550 mAH 4s. Plenty of power, the motors feel smooth with top end that surprised me, honestly the first of these I've had i really hope they can take a few hits each and I'll gladly buy new ones for their price rather than replace bearings on more costly motors. I had some tuning problems at first with betaflight 4.0.3 so i flashed firmware 3.5.7 and it flew almost perfect with a high speed shake. I lowered the P term on both roll and pitch by 5 and its done. Thanks for having a look I hope this can be of some help to someone. Any questions i will be glad to help.

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Part List

Frame

Team BlackSheep TBS SOURCE ONE 5" V0.3 FPV Frame (105 builds)
Heli-nation.com
$24.99

Flight Controller

Diatone Mamba F405 Mk2 F40 Mk2 3-6S 30x30 Stack/Combo (F4 FC / 40A 4in1 ESC)Default Title (193 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$67.99

Motors

4 x Emax ECO Series 2306-2400KV (13 builds)
Quadcoptersenzo.nl
$51.96

Propellers

Gemfan Hurricane 51499 Propeller (Set of 4 - Choose Color) (22 builds)
Getfpv.com
$3.30

FPV Camera

FPV Drone Cameras for - RaceDayQuads (241 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$1.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro HV 5.8GHz Race Edition VTX MMCX
Rccrazed.com
$23.95

Antenna

RDQ 5.8GHz 90º MMCX Dipole FPV Antenna - Linear (7 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$2.99

Receiver

FrSky R-XSR 2.4GHz Micro ReceiverDefault Title (937 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$21.99

Batteries

CNHL 14.8V 4S 1300mAh 100C G+ Plus LiPo Battery - XT60 (141 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$15.49

Batteries

3 x Turnigy 2200mAh 3S 25C Lipo Pack (3 builds)
Hobbyking.com
$32.97

Radio

FrSky Taranis QX7 ACCESS 2.4GHz RC Transmitter - Choose Your Color (263 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$129.99

Goggles

Eachine EV800D 5.8G 40CH Diversity FPV Goggles 5 Inch 800*480 Video Headset HD DVR Build in Battery (22 builds)
Banggood.com
$89.90

Misc Parts

Armattan Rooster / Chameleon Ti micro camera adapter for RunCam (Swift 2 or Sparrow) by rapnit (3 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Battery Charger

ISDT Q6 Lite Smart Lipo Charger - Q6 Plus Lite - 200w/8.0A/1-6S (29 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$49.99

Accessories

ALITOVE DC 24V 15A 360W Power Supply Universal Regulated Switching Transformer Adapter LED Driver 110V/220V AC Input for LED Str
Amazon.com
$24.99
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