I recently built a 7 inch quad but I just wasn't happy with how it felt flying, I think 5 inch quads are my sweet spot. I pulled the electronics and used everything but the motors to rebuild my Chameleon Ti. I wasn't interested in long range but still wanted something for slow cruising with extended flight times. I ended up buying another 5 inch Marmotte and used the Xing 2306-1700kv motors on it.
Rather than use race wire I drew up some wire holders/protectors that weigh 2.3 grams each. The rest of the 3D printed parts I designed and printed as well.
With the Gemfan Flash 5149-3 props and a 1300mAh 5S pack I'm getting 8 minutes of flight just slow cruising around using 1000mAh. I'll be trying other tri-blade props and some bi-blade props to see if I can extend the flight time a little longer.
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Part List
Frame |
Armattan Marmotte 5" Frame
(93 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$109.00 |
Flight Controller |
FPV Drone Flight Controller for - Drone FCs
(62 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$84.99 |
Motors |
4 x iFlight XING 2306 1700Kv Motor
(2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$73.56 |
Propellers |
Gemfan Flash 5149 Tri-Blade 5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your ColorBlue
(8 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$3.29 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Micro Sparrow 2
(63 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$34.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
Rush FPV Tank Ultimate 30x30 25-800mW VTX w/ Smart Audio - MMCX
(76 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$24.99 |
Receiver |
FrSky XM+ 2.4GHz Micro ReceiverDefault Title
(1149 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$15.99 |
Batteries |
RDQ Series 18.5V 5S 1300mAh 100C LiPo Battery - XT60
(13 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$28.49 |
Misc Parts |
GoPro Session Protector / Cover v2.18 by Airmaxx23
(2 builds)
Thingiverse.com
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See Site |
Misc Parts |
Armattan Marmotte SMA and Receiver Antenna Mount by Airmaxx23
(2 builds)
Thingiverse.com
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See Site |
This thing is gorgeous - I randomly ran into somebody at the DCA Airport with one similarly pretty - still can't figure out why I want one in this color scheme so badly.
can you post the thingiverse file for the motor wire protector?
Brilliant build love it especially the clean stack with great use of space. If only they made a low version of the marmotte. does the VTX get hot without air flow underneath?? As I may follow you with my current build and mount the rush like that.
Thanks, the VTx stays cool even running at 500mw. Since I have the wires soldered to the pads on the bottom of the VTx I used a spacer under the 2 holes on the VTx where the screws go through. To be safe I put a thin layer of hot glue over the wires so they can't come in contact with the carbon fiber. I then used 2 small pieces of double sided foam tape on the corners where I removed the screw holes on the VTx. I'm adding 2 photos right now that show the motors wired to the ESC and the whole build without the top plate.
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late to the party, but is it ok to just put the RushFPV on the bottom om the frame or did you put anything under there?
You can only fit 2 screws in right?
You wouldn't want to put it on the bottom, it could get damaged pretty easily. You can only use 2 screws.
awesome thanks