Krunked Fettec'd APEX

By Krunked on Mar 20, 2020

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This will be my first run at using the new FETTEC gear. All of my past kiss builds have been kiss v2's with individual kiss 32amp esc's on slammed aliens which had proven to be an extremely reliable, durable, and great flying platform. I've refused kiss 4in1 becuase of how many fires i see people post about; maybe its user error or maybe its poorly designed in general, either way, im going with FETTEC. With Felix breaking away from flyduino and starting FETTEC, this is the new hotness in the KISS world. I suspect to see new and better KISS boards coming from FETTEC for the foreseeable future. Flyduino has basically been radio silent since late 2017 or early 2018, seemingly.

Running this badass APEX frame from ImpulseRC. going all out with the Apex Regulator, Apex OSD, Apex racewire, Apex LED's, Apex Ummagod battery pad! this frame is extremely top notch. I am always impressed and pleased with ImpulseRC. you pay a premium and you get a premium product. You truly get what you pay for when you buy an ImpulseRC frame.

I am super excited to see what FETTEC does and hope they stick around pumping out new kiss products.

Need your quad tuned? Sick of tinkering with settings and just want to concentrate on flying?! I got you!

check me out at krunkedquads.com and drop in a ticket with me and lets get you in the air and show you what a quad SHOULD fly like!

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Part List

Frame

ImpulseRC APEX 5" Base Freestyle Frame KitClassic Black (42 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$95.99

Flight Controller

FETTEC KISS F7 FC V1.2 20x20mm-30x30mm (33 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$71.99

ESCs

FETTEC ESC 4IN1 - 6S 35A 20x20mm (9 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$59.95

Motors

4 x Talon FAF 2207+ 1860KV 5-6S CW Brushless Motor (3 builds)
Heli-nation.com
$87.96

Propellers

HQ Prop V2S Freestyle 5x4.3x3 Tri-Blade 5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color (29 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$2.99

FPV Camera

RunCam Swift Mini 2 Mr. Steele Edition (4 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$33.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro 5G8 V3 (SMA) VTx Video Transmitter (32 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$39.95

Antenna

RUSHFPV Cherry 5.8GHz SMA Antenna 2 Pack -RED - (RHCP or LHCP) (19 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$12.99

Receiver

Team BlackSheep TBS Crossfire Nano RX (SE) - FPV Long Range Drone Receiver (412 builds)
Heli-nation.com
$29.99

Batteries

CNHL Black Series 1100mAh 22.2V 6S 100C Lipo Battery (32 builds)
Chinahobbyline.com
$27.99

Power Distribution

ImpulseRC Apex Regulator Board (3 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$18.49

Radio

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

Goggles

Fat Shark Dominator HD3 Core FPV Goggles (87 builds)
Getfpv.com
$399.99

3D Printed

Apex GoPro Session Couch Mount (3 builds)
Bmc3d.co
$12.00

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session Waterproof 4K Video Camera (303 builds)
Phaserfpv.com.au
$204.09

Hardware

Apex Race Wire - BLACK - (4 Pack) (2 builds)
Impulserc.com
$8.68

Hardware

ImpulseRC Mr Steele Legacy Apex Plastics Kit
Racedayquads.com
$6.49

Misc Parts

Apex RGB LED Strip - (2 Pack)
Impulserc.com
$8.00

Misc Parts

Apex LiPo pad - Ummagrip
Impulserc.com
$6.59

Misc Parts

ImpulseRC APEX Wire Harness Kit - KISS (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$4.49

Misc Parts

ImpulseRC Apex OSD Board (4 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$38.49

Video Receiver

FPV Video Receiver Antennas for - RaceDayQuads
Racedayquads.com
$74.99

Video Receiver

VAS SkyHammer 5.8GHz SMA Receiver Antenna - RHCP (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$29.99

Video Receiver

ImmersionRC rapidFIRE w/ Analog PLUS Goggle Receiver Module (178 builds)
Getfpv.com
$159.99

Radio Module

TBS Crossfire Micro TX V2 (154 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$69.95

Battery Charger

HOTA D6 Pro 325W 15A 1-6S Dual Channel AC/DC Smart Charger w/ Wireless Cellphone Charging - Choose Your Color (56 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$124.99

Soldering Iron

TS100 Portable Programmable Smart Soldering Iron (265 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$58.99

Tools

Bundle: Cross Lock Fiber Grip Soldering Tweezers Set - 6.5" Solder Tweezers (Approx. 45-Degree Angle), 6" Solder Tweez (3 builds)
Amazon.com
$7.59

Tools

Rotor Riot Kwad Toolset (2 builds)
Rotorriot.com
$14.99

Backpack

Lowepro Quad Guard BP X2 Drone Backpack, Black/Grey (14 builds)
Amazon.com
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Accessories

KISS Keychain Configurator V1.2
Pyrodrone.com
$34.99

Accessories

STRIX 6s Parallel Charging Board 2.0 JB Signature Line
Readymaderc.com
$24.99

Misc Supplies

MCN-UV80 Rosin-Base Soldering Flux Paste
Racedayquads.com
$5.99

Misc Supplies

Kester 24-6337-8800 50 Activated Rosin Cored Wire Solder Roll, 245 No-Clean, 63/37 Alloy, 0.031" Diameter (14 builds)
Amazon.com
$18.95
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Discussion

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DmanFPV   Sep 27, 2021  

This is such a clean build bro. Looks like a dream!

Bigredram87   Apr 10, 2021  

krunked, did you just cut your m3 board standoffs? it looks liek you using the anti vibration standoffs which im using but some of the pictures show the long stock 20mm m3 just curious how you did that

Krunked   Apr 10, 2021 

old.pics.. u use the shortest m3 stack screws

Bigredram87   Apr 10, 2021 

oh cool i didnt realize came woth shorter ones :) did you vista amd spike absorb a apex yet?

Danbooj   Jun 15, 2020  

does fettec have a built in osd or do you need all of the stuff from the normal kiss build? like the osd and the pdb in the back

Krunked   Jun 15, 2020 

no it does not. im using the APEX OSD, and the APEX REGULATOR to power everything for ultra clean video.

Danbooj   Jun 15, 2020 

thanks, also have you had any issues with escs burning out

Krunked   Jun 15, 2020 

no sir-- i have 8 kiss rigs and not a single one has burned up -- i have 3 apex's now, fully fettec, and havent hurt anyhting even with really high kv motors

johnwhip   May 31, 2020  

Bro your motors max amp is 40,but esc is 35 amp.İs this a problem or not?.

Krunked   May 31, 2020 

nope... burst is 45.

stikku   Mar 22, 2020  
1

Any caps?

Krunked   Mar 22, 2020 

yup! ive got 1 cap on it, 50v 440uf -- its on one of the corners of the ESC :)

umamix   Mar 21, 2020  
1

Looks Great man!!!

EzRacerツ   Mar 20, 2020  
2

Clean. Those motors look awesome!

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