LowkeyCopter

By LowkeyCamo on Feb 19, 2017

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My first build. I tried to keep everything green and black. Flight controller and motors are soft mounted with o-rings. Replaced the stock pointed motor screws with M3 locking motor screws. I also added a buzzer and a capacitor to the power lead on the PDB. I'm currently running Betaflight 3.1 with Dshot 600.

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Part List

Frame

Realacc 210 V2 210MM 4mm Carbon Fiber Racing Frame w/ 5V 12V BEC PDB Runcam Mobius Gopro Camera Base (5 builds)
Banggood.com
$25.99

Flight Controller

F3 Flight Controller Acro 6 DOF/Deluxe 10 DOF for RC Multirotor FPV Racing Drone (85 builds)
Banggood.com
$16.05

ESCs

4X Racerstar MS Series 25A ESC BLHeLi_S OPTO 2-4S Support Oneshot Multishot for RC Drone FPV Racing (8 builds)
Banggood.com
$30.99

Motors

Racerstar RF2205S 2205 2300KV 3-4S Brushless Motor 2 CW & 2 CCW for FPV Racer (2 builds)
Banggood.com
$37.99

Propellers

10 Pairs Racerstar 5042 5x4.2x3 3 Blade Propeller 5.0mm Mounting Hole For FPV Racing Frame (13 builds)
Banggood.com
$7.25

FPV Camera

600TVL 2.8mm Lens 1/3" 16:9 Super Had II CCD Camera IR Sensitive for FPV Racing Drone PAL/NTSC (31 builds)
Banggood.com
$16.47

FPV Transmitter

Eachine TS5828L Micro 5.8G 600mW 40CH Mini FPV Transmitter with Digital Display For RC Drone (18 builds)
Banggood.com
$8.55

Antenna

Realacc 5.8Ghz 5dbi 50w RHCP 4 Leaf FPV Antenna SMA RP-SMA for RC Drone (5 builds)
Banggood.com
$6.27

Receiver

Flysky X6B 2.4G 6CH i-BUS PPM PWM Receiver for AFHDS i10 i6s i6 i6x i4x Transmitter (180 builds)
Banggood.com
$11.06

Batteries

AHTECH Infinity 4S 14.8V 1300mAh 85C Graphene LiPo Battery XT60 SY60 Support 15C Boosting Charger (28 builds)
Banggood.com
$23.93

Power Distribution

RROSD EVO V1 12V 5V 3A BEC OSD Power Distribution Board (6 builds)
Banggood.com
$9.99

Radio

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

Misc Parts

30 Degree Xiaomi Yi Sports Camera Mount Holder For FPV QAV250 QAV210 LS210 lantian210 3D Printed
Banggood.com
$7.99

Misc Parts

4 Pieces Racerstar M5 Motor Screw Nut CW/CCW Screw Thread For BR2205 Brushless Motors RC Drone FPV Racing (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$2.74

Misc Parts

3mm ID O-RIngs for soft mounting – MultiRotorMania (5 builds)
Multirotormania.com
$2.10

Misc Parts

Vicdozia 2.5mm Replacement 170 Degree Wide Angle Camera DV Lens for GoPro HD Hero, Hero 2, SJCAM SJ4000 SJ5000, HS1177 Runcam Sw (15 builds)
Amazon.com
$11.90

Misc Parts

Diatone Universal 9mm-12mm (11XX-18XX) Landing Gear (2PCS) For RC Multirotors
Banggood.com
$1.99

Misc Parts

Suleve™ M3AS8 10Pcs M3x35mm Knurled Standoff Bolt Nut Aluminum Alloy 6061 Multicolours (11 builds)
Banggood.com
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Radio Module

FrSky R9M Transmitter Module (69 builds)
Getfpv.com
$49.99

Accessories

FrSky 900MHz Super 8 Antenna for R9M and R9M Lite Module (6 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$9.90

Accessories

FrSky R9 900MHz Dipole T Antenna - IPEX4 (R9 Mini / R9MM) (5 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.49

Accessories

FrSky M7 Hall Sensor Gimbal for Taranis Q X7
Racedayquads.com
$20.49

Accessories

TrueRC True-MoX 915 915MHz RC Antenna for R9 - RP-SMA (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$14.99
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Whiffles   Feb 19, 2017  

Nice job keeping the price down. Are those motors no longer available? The link takes me to a 404 page.

LowkeyCamo   Feb 19, 2017 

Keeping the price down was one of my goals with this build. I feel like I got a lot of bang for my buck. Those motors are no longer available anymore and I don't know why. I guess if I kill a motor I'm going to have to replace then all.

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