Five33 Switchback
By JimmyProton on Jan 06, 2020
My take on the 533 Switchback frame. Build came together quite nicely. Came out at 262 grams all up (or 243 grams on the lightweight version) including ummagrip and battery strap but less props (Seems to be the way people are reporting weights lately). Those Xing motors are heavy-ish at 35 grams each, so would be around 240 with light motors such as the x-novas. Not sure how I feel about the durability of a 28gram motor yet, but I'm going to build one up with them and compare performance vs durability. The printed parts weigh in around 8-9 grams. 2020 here we come!
1/13/2020 Update: Did the lightweight build and it came in at 243 grams less props. Flew both of them yesterday and can definitely tell them apart. The lighter one has noticably faster acceleration both linear and when carving turns, however, the heavier one feels a little smoother. I'm not sure how much of that is the difference in weight vs the performance between the two brand motors (Both 2207 1800kv). In any case, we beat the frame up pretty good and didn't find any major deficiencies in it.
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Hey there. I am lacking the time / motivation to rework these for FDM as I promised, Soooo I just posted everything to thingiverse for anyone that wants to try and use them however they see fit. Good luck and enjoy!
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4629152
weight?
Could you share the 3d print files?
I've had alot of requests for these files, but unless you have access to a mid to high end SLA printer they will not work for you. I tried printing them on my Prussa filament printer and they are just too detailed and thin in some areas to work well. I'm working on a simplified version of them that will retain most of the design intent but will be able to print FDM. Should have them done in a week or two. I'll post here when I put them up on Thingiverse. Cheers!
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Really nice build !