After my good experiences using Arducopter on miniquad flight controllers in my Everycopter Y6 & flat hex, I decided to rebuild my 680 quad by ripping out its Pixhawk & replacing it with another Matek F405 STD. The space saving meant that I could fit everything (except the GPS) between the main body plates, resulting in a much neater build that's also more flexible & easier to use as I can just strap batteries to the body on top like a miniquad.
I also took the opportunity to swap the arms front/back, because they were backwards before. The way that I originally wired the motors means the arms no longer close all the way, but it's good enough.
I ditched the FPV gear as I never used it. I have a FPV pod I can strap on if a live video feed is really required. All flight data I might need (battery, number of satellites, etc.) comes down via SmartPort telemetry to Flight Deck, so OSD is superfluous.
Not my neatest build, but I'm beginning to accept that I have too many projects on the go these days to strive for perfection in everything!
See my previous build here --> https://rotorbuilds.com/build/12718
Frame |
DAYA 680 New 3K Carbon Frame
Fpvmodel.com
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See Site |
Flight Controller |
Matek F405 STD F4 BetaFlight Flight Controller
(3 builds)
Quadcopters.co.uk
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See Site |
ESCs |
4 x XRotor 40A ESC COB
(3 builds)
Hobbywingdirect.com
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$71.96 |
Motors |
4 x T-motor Official store
Store-en.tmotor.com
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See Site |
Receiver |
FrSky R9MM Long Range 915MHz RC Receiver - Get Yours Today! - RMRC
(114 builds)
Readymaderc.com
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$20.80 |
Power Distribution |
Matek FCHUB-A w/ Current Sensor 120A & 200A Range, No BEC
(3 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$4.99 |
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