SavageBee 3" Frame, BeeBrainBL V2, Flow Motors 1202 11420Kv, Gemfan 3018 Props

There isn't really much to say for this build, its pretty straight forward. There are motor plugs on this flight controller but the motor plugs from the Flow motors dont fit them. The only soldering is the Motors and the included capacitor if you want to add it. The canopy was a little awkward to assemble though, as there is a retention holder that goes around the bottom of the BeeEye Camera and then it screws into the canopy to hold the camera in place. I cut the leads a little long on the capacitor as i wasnt even going to fit it but the soldering iron was hot so i just basically test fitted it there for now.

Upon completing the build i have some issues. I had no video out for some reason, i discovered why, it was just that i cannot use the Fatshark Band, which i always use (CH6 5840mhz), but i can select others, so for testing i just set the vtx settings to Raceband (5843mhz) for now.

The only batteries i have for this are GNB 3.8v 260mAh with no more than 3 or 4 cycles on them (which work perfectly on a Mobula 7 even in 1S and 2S configurations), but there seems to be a problem with them on this build. My first hover line of sight the flight controller just reset around half throttle within a few seconds, There seems to be a massive load put on the battery and it drops to below 3.00v within seconds of flight. I expected a much shorter flight time with the 260mAh but nothing like this. Typically 300mAh is whats ideal for this and 450mAh /500mAh if you want more flight time.

I held it in my hand in angle mode with a fresh charge and just played with the throttle while looking into my goggles to see what was happening. You can see the battery recovers its voltage though after each break from the throttle. So cant be a massive current loss from a defect. its behaving exactly like the battery just isnt enough, but 260mAh is not that far from the recommended 300mAh. I thought i would get a minute of flight at least with a light punch out or two, While i wait for larger ones to arrive.

I have ordered some 3.8v 300mAh which might be here early next week but i dont imagine there will be much of a difference from the 3.8v 260mAh versions. I have also ordered some 3.8v 520mAh 13gram packs but they will take forever from china.

UPDATE:
The 300mAh packs arrived sooner than i expected, i just charged and got a flight before it got too dark to fly

I still cannot use the Fatshark Band and this onboard 25mW vtx has to have the poorest range i have ever seen, It must be defective.

Mobula 6 vtx range test clip (And the Mobula 6 doesnt even have a proper vtx antenna, its just some copper wire soldered on)

I also found a local source for some 3.8v 350mAh, 3.8v 450mAh, 3.8v 520mAh and even 3.8v 650mAh. I ordered 2x of each and they should be here by Tuesday 10th Nov

UPDATE 2:
Batteries arrived but weather is terrible unfortunately. Updated photos on the scale for now.

According to my cheap digital scale:

Dry Weight: 39.1 grams

Flight Weight: 46 grams (w/ 3.8v GNB 260mAh Battery) Not Usable

46.4 grams (w/ 3.8v GNB 300mAh Battery)

47.5 grams (w/ 3.8v GNB 350mAh Battery)

51.7 grams (w/ 3.8v GNB 460mAh Battery)

52.4 grams (w/ 3.8v GNB 520mAh Battery)

53.3 grams (w/ 3.8v GNB 650mAh Battery)

The weather cleared up enough to attempt to fly on Sunday, but i only had time to try the 520mAh and 650mAh, After each flight i land and wait to disarm to wait a reasonable amount of time to let the lipo recover. Also you can see the breeze conditions in the plant just outside the door at this point also. This can not handle even a slight breeze though.

GNB 3.8v 520mAh 80C:

GNB 3.8v 650mAh 60C:

Update 3: XT-30 Upgrade

Since it performs so poorly due to voltage sag and im tired of seeing that low voltage message so early and often i decided to modify some of the batteries, specifically the GNB 3.8v 520mAh and 650mAh size to XT30. I didnt cut the PH2.0 off as i have no way to re-crimp PH2.0 if i wanted to go back so i added an extra lead. I thought about removing the PH2.0 due to weight but thought i'd keep if just to see and its handy for charging (i have loads of PH2.0 parrallel boards). It also handy to check battery voltage with an iSDT BC-8S

From the new images i uploaded you can see I had some XT30 F connectors of varying weights; 0.5g, 0.7g, 0.8g, 1.0g so went with the lightest 0.5gram. I only had one type of M XT-30 connector which was 1.0g, I couldn't use the male 0.5g XT-30 counterpart of the female one because it was PCB mount which is awkward to solder a wire to since the solder points are not hollow but solid.

I made up a new longer XT30 lead for the Savagebee as test fitting the battery required more slack since the XT30 is a lot bulkier and i left the leads so short on the batteries.

I have to add at least 3 Parts in the parts list to publish, so i added some typical batteries you will want to use, Everything you need is included in the 1x SavageBee Kit, even includes 8 props!