4in MOD-L EVO v1 (Canibalized)

By gvngoheavy on Jun 18, 2020

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My modification of the LeDrone Club MOD-L frame setup.

Only been able to essentially test hover and do a couple circles around my townhouse. Still have to make a gopro lite + insta360 Go holder for this setup. Im stoked on how its coming out thought.

I got over excited and had to see what a little bit of punch was like. Storage charge batteries for a quick couple pop outs.

And here are some full packs and a motor killing crash. Once we back to flyin Ill be trying this out with the insta360 go and my fully cased gopro powered through usb-c

Quick update 8-28-20: I got curious and bolted in a full gopro to the mount for a quick test hover. It does it, hovers at about 30% throttle with a full gopro and a 1050mah 4s pack. Pictures below for weight with all that! When I find some time between selling a house and moving to a new one, full time job, wrangling a 2.5yo, and teaching a college class Ill try and get some flytime and edit up a video for yall. Im suppose to go chase some mx bikes soon, expecting to give this a shot to see how quick it is.

Update 8-14-21: I havent flown this much at all and the tinkering side of me has been itching to do this. So Im taking these motors and building a Pavo30. Then Ill replace these motors with some 1804 3500kv Xnovas. No weight penalty but the stator volume jumps from about 883 cu mm to 1018 cu mm. Ultimately this is primarily just a tinker experiment to see how things react. This quad is also getting the TBS Sixty9 setup on it to clean up the wiring and build but also give me a little more vtx strength. To compliment that vtx Ill be putting a longer antenna on to try and minimize the signal blockage from battery+camera payload.

Photos

Part List

Frame

MOD-L 4in EVO 1 by gvnstewart
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Flight Controller

Toothpick F4 2-4S AIO Brushless Flight Controller 20A(BLHeli_S) (26 builds)
Betafpv.com
$59.99

Motors

5 x XNova T1804 FPV Racing Series Motor - 3500KV - 1Pc. (2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$84.95

Propellers

GEMFAN Hurricane 4024 2-BLADE 4" Durable PROP 4CW 4CCW (CHOOSE COLOR) (15 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$3.99

Propellers

HQ Prop Durable Prop T4X2.5 Grey(2CW+2CCW)-Poly Carbonate (4 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$2.99

Propellers

HQ Prop Durable Prop T4X2X3 Grey(2CW+2CCW)-Poly Carbonate (13 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$2.99

Propellers

GEMFAN Hurricane 4023 3-BLADE 4" Durable PROP 2CW 2CCW (CHOOSE COLOR) (10 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$2.99

FPV Camera

Foxeer Toothless 2 Nano Starlight 1200TVL CMOS 4:3/16:9 PAL/NTSC FPV Camera (2.1mm) - Choose Your ColorBlack (26 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$32.89

FPV Transmitter

TBS Crossfire SIXTY9 - RX+VTX (16 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$49.95

Antenna

VAS 915MHz XFire Pro U.FL RC Antenna for Crossfire - Semi-Rigid or Ultra-Flex (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$9.95

Antenna

TrueRC Singularity 5.8GHz U.FL Lite - RHCP - 112mm (2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$19.99

Radio

RadioMaster Boxer EdgeTX RC Radio Transmitter - Choose Version (20 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$139.99

Goggles

ORQA FPV.One OLED FPV Goggles + Free Bonus (FPV.PRO Antenna Set, FPV.Connect, FPV.Battery) (4 builds)
Getfpv.com
$649.99

Goggles

FPV Drone Parts for – FPV Quad Drone Shop – Drone Racing Store (129 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$15.99

HD Camera

Insta360 GO - 180° 1080P 20g Action Camera (12 builds)
Getfpv.com
$199.99

HD Camera

2 x ONE R - Innovative action cams from Insta360 - Insta360 Store
Store.insta360.com
See Site

Hardware

M2 Knurled Standoff (1PC) - Choose Your Size25 (9 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$0.80

Misc Parts

RaceLiteWire Mini LEDs v2 (4-Pack) (10 builds)
Tinysleds.com
$6.49

Video Receiver

ImmersionRC rapidFIRE w/ Analog PLUS Goggle Receiver Module (179 builds)
Getfpv.com
$159.99

Radio Module

HappyModel ES24TX Slim Pro ELRS 2.4GHz RC Transmitter Module (7 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$47.99

Battery Charger

2 x ToolkitRC M8S 400W 18A 1-8S DC Smart Charger & Diagnostic Tool
Pyrodrone.com
$99.98

Battery Charger

HGLRC Thor 6 Pro Lipo Battery Parallel Charging Board
Pyrodrone.com
$37.99

Battery Charger

2 x ViFly WhoopStor 1S LiPo/LiHV 6 Channel DC/USB-C Battery Charger & Discharger for BT2.0 & PH2.0 (2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$59.98

Soldering Iron

MINI TS80 Digital OLED USB Type-C Programable Soldering Iron Station Solder Tool Built-in STM32 Chip (5 builds)
Banggood.com
$72.99

Soldering Iron

Hakko FX888D-23BY, 599B-02 Soldering Station with 599B Tip Cleaner, Blue/Gold (25 builds)
Amazon.ca
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Tools

Mayatech Multifunctional Aluminum Alloy Shock Shaft Pliers Tool Wrench For RC Airplane RC Car RC Models Toys
Banggood.com
$12.99

Accessories

AOKoda Lipo to USB Power Converter QC3.0 Adapter Quick Charger for Smartphone Tablet PC
Banggood.com
$6.99

Accessories

BlitzWolf® BW-P9 10000mAh 18W QC3.0 PD3.0 Type-c + USB Ports Power Bank with Fast Charging Dual Input and Output for iPhone X X
Banggood.com
$13.99
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navigated   Jun 28, 2020  
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Really like the buzzer and antenna holders. Thank you for the design! moto x3m free

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