FETtec Apex Build

By Peter FPV on Nov 14, 2020

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FETtec F7 FC & FETtec 45a ESC

Skip to 2:32 for flight footage!

Important Information:
Do NOT power FC from esc AND apex regulator. Depin amd remove VBAT and GROUND wires that are at the end of the FC/ESC harness. When using a Regulator Board make sure to power the FC from the regulator only. (I use harness so I can switch between Onewire and Dshot using the GUI. Alt Tag
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Depin Ground wire from harness that leads from regulator to fc. Alt Tag

Ground the FC to the ImpulseRC OSD board (Use Ground pad on GPS side of OSD)
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Also on the ImpulseRC OSD I bridge the vTx Control and Audio Out pads so i can have both Smart Audio and the ability to hear the Audio as well.
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And here you have a beautiful FETtec Apex!
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Spike Abosrber and Capacitor
For this I used a WaFl cap to place on the capacitor and ran wires from the esc to the spike absorber. Then ran wires from the spike absorber to the WaFl Cap. (MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT CAPACITORS HAVE A + and - )

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Part List

Frame	ImpulseRC Mr Steele Apex Frame Kit - Light Weight (2 builds) Getfpv.com	$189.99
Flight Controller	FETtec KISS F7 30x30 Flight Controller Racedayquads.com	$54.95
ESCs	FETtec 45A 3-6S 30x30 4in1 ESC (5 builds) Racedayquads.com	$75.99
Motors	4 x T-Motor F40 Pro IV 1950Kv Motor - Choose Your Color (2 builds) Racedayquads.com	$107.60
Propellers	HQ Prop Ethix S4 5x3.7x3 Lemon Lime Propellers 1 Pack (4 Pieces) (6 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$3.49
FPV Camera	Foxeer Predator V5 Mini FPV Camera 4ms Latency Super WDR (2 builds) Defiancerc.com	$36.99
FPV Transmitter	TBS Unify Pro 5G8 V3 (SMA) (183 builds) Getfpv.com	$39.99
Antenna	TBS Triumph Pro Antenna (SMA) Getfpv.com	$19.95
Receiver	TBS Crossfire Nano Rx (SE) - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER (377 builds) Team-blacksheep.com	$29.95
Batteries	Thunder Power 1100mAh 6S 100C Adrenaline Series LiPo Battery (3 builds) Getfpv.com	$43.99
Radio	FrSky Taranis X9D Plus Special Edition 2019 ACCESS 2.4G 24CH Radio Transmitter (12 builds) Getfpv.com	$247.00
Goggles	Fat Shark Dominator HDO 2 FPV Goggles (40 builds) Getfpv.com	$499.99
Video Receiver	ImmersionRC rapidFIRE w/ Analog PLUS Goggle Receiver Module (168 builds) Getfpv.com	$149.99
Radio Module	TBS Crossfire TX LITE (5 builds) Getfpv.com	$149.99
Accessories	VAS Ethix Crosshair XTREME 5.8GHz Antenna (RHCP) Getfpv.com	$37.99
Accessories	VAS Ethix MadMushroom V2 5.8GHz Antenna (2 builds) Getfpv.com	$24.99
Accessories	TBS Diamond Antenna (35 builds) Getfpv.com	$24.95

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DoubleJackOnTap Nov 15, 2020

The PB&J picture is great!

Peter FPV Nov 16, 2020

thanks man! probably my best photo thus far :)

o7 Nov 14, 2020

Awesome guy! and build!, Peter its one of the most humble and helpful guys i found in this hobby. Awesome job dude

Peter FPV Nov 14, 2020

Thanks for the kind word! Really appreciated

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