TheHoff

By NamelessBear on May 12, 2020

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First build. Mostly based upon Nurk's cinematic freestyle build.

Build Notes

  • I'm not overly happy with the quality of my solder joins. I believe it was partially a problem with my iron tip not transferring heat efficiently. I ended up with shiny joins, but I struggled. Next time I'll get a better iron and improve my work.
  • I realized I have no idea how to add an XT60 connector correctly. I ended up accidentally melting the connector that came with the ESC. Fortunately I had some extra pre-built pigtails. So I desoldered the original from the ESC and added a new one.
  • I accidentally cut some of the motor wires too short. This mistake made mounting the ESC on the standoffs difficult as the motor wires were too tight.
  • Re-pinning the FC->ESC connector was the brightest idea I had. So much simpler.
  • I rotated the ESC 180 degrees because the capacitor/pigtail would not fit with the DJI Air Unit in the back.
  • Brief scare as I accidentally splattered some solder on a few pads on the ESC. Some solder wick took care of it, no shorts!

Flying

  • I performed a hover maiden flight. I'll need a lot more sim time before trying FPV again. But I can't wait to get this thing up in the air again!
  • This thing is sturdy. I had a few hard crashes (and I might have gotten stuck in a tree) but the worst so far has been a bent prop.

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Part List

Frame

Super G (21 builds)
Project399.com
$75.00

Flight Controller

T-Motor F7 HD 30x30 Flight Controller for DJI (5 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$62.90

ESCs

Hobbywing XRotor Micro 32bit 60A 4-6S 30x30 4in1 ESC w/ BEC (83 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$84.99

Motors

4 x Hyperlite 2207.5 E-SERIES (CHOOSE KV)
Pyrodrone.com
$55.96

Propellers

Azure Power 5150x3 SERIES
Pyrodrone.com
$3.29

FPV Transmitter

DJI Digital FPV Air Unit - Ultra Low Latency 720p 120FPS Digital HD
Racedayquads.com
$179.00

Batteries

RDQ Series 22.2V 6S 1250mAh 80C LiPo Battery - XT60 (17 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$28.49

Radio

DJI Digital FPV Remote Controller - Mode 2 (60 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$209.29

Goggles

FPV Drone Parts for – FPV Quad Drone Shop – Drone Racing Store (130 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$599.00
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