Apex HD

By Ikuiku on Aug 30, 2020

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This is probbaly one of the cleanest builds I've done to date. I had alot of fun trying to route the wires nice and tidy. My only gripe about this build is the frame, for paying 90+ dollars I had to sand down all the edges with wetsand paper. I would figure paying for a premium frame it would come finsihed. Aslo I need to do something about the 10g battery pad it came with. I flew it today and I am really pleased with the performace and it is getting 3-4 minutes on a 1300-1500mah 4s battery.

9/1 bought some Ummagrip made for the Apex frame and lost 3g over the origial battery pad. It's alot stickier than the stock one and does't smell like a car tire :)

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Part List

Frame	ImpulseRC APEX 5" Base Freestyle Frame KitClassic Black (42 builds) Racedayquads.com	$95.99
Flight Controller	HGLRC Zeus F722 mini 2-6S F7 20*20mm Flight Controller with TBS Crossfire Mounting For FPV Racing RC Drone (5 builds) Banggood.com	$35.01
ESCs	Talon Gigawatt V2 4in1 20x20 35A 6S ESC (16 builds) Heli-nation.com	$74.99
Motors	4 x BrotherHobby Speed Shield 2207.5 2400kv Motor - Chaos Edition Cyclonefpv.com	$63.96
Propellers	HQProp 5.1X4.1X3 (2CW+2CCW)-Poly Carbonate-POPO (3 builds) Hqprop.com	$3.39
FPV Transmitter	DJI Digital FPV Air Unit - Ultra Low Latency 720p 120FPS Digital HD Racedayquads.com	$179.00
Receiver	TBS Crossfire Nano Rx - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER (1484 builds) Team-blacksheep.com	$24.95
Misc Parts	ImpulseRC APEX Ummagrip Super Sticky Battery Pad (3 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$5.49
Misc Parts	JHEMCU 5V 12V Step-Down Module BEC Cyclonefpv.com	$3.49

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hazriq Sep 23, 2020

Kindly please check your inbox

hazriq Sep 22, 2020

Hi sir, mind to share 3d print file for xt60 holder and powercap holder? looks clean!

tobeabird1969 Sep 13, 2020

a couple before questions but first super clean build ..
I am going to be using dji controller and goggles but had a question about the TBS Crossfire Nano RX - FPV Long Range Drone Receiver
is that usable with those items also I'm using the newbeedrone fc/sc hope this question makes sense

Ikuiku Sep 13, 2020

Thanks! As long as the Newbeedrone FC has two open UARTS on the flight controller you can use TBS crossfire and the DJI system. If you are not sure look up the wiring diagram of the Newbeedrone flight controller and you will be able to tell how many UARTS it has.

f8f0 Sep 01, 2020

Use some Ummagrip Lite?

Anyway, looks amazing!

Ikuiku Sep 01, 2020

I had some Ummagrip lite but it wasn't thick enough. The tops screws were poking out so the battery would rest on the screws. I ended up buying the ummagrip made for the Apex and I lost 3g it's better than nothing. Thanks though!

Whiffles Aug 31, 2020

Nice work! That looks fantastic!

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