I got this frame on a super clearance for 20$ at RDQ that went like "you need to drill the arms to mount this frame"
Since I was looking for and could not find replacement arms for my transtec racer frame that came in an fpv crate about a year ago, I thought I would drill the arms of the Mollar to fit the Transtec => you can't custom drill these arms to fit another frame because they are pre-drilled.
Good thing about the Mollar having pre-drilled arms is it makes it very convenient to enlarge the existing holes. About 60 seconds for the four arms if you have a drill with the correct size.
The tolerances of the frame are very conservative,
pro it makes the frame super stiff
con it makes every screw a mini challenge, a hole or two needed enlarging using a drill
The most painful part in this frame is the 4 long screws of the stack.
You have to place them before assembling the frame, else you need to dissemble the frame and reassemble and because of the tolerances its kinda painfull to have to reassamble the frame again. To add some punishment, the 4 screws are too long, which means you need to use shorter screws (dissassemble are reassemble a 3rd time !!!) or use a file to remove about 2mm on 4 screws or else the top of the frame will not get in place. Also painful is the fact that the frame is not compatilbe with nano cams, you will need a one milimeter washer to fix it.
The counter sink screws are not pre-fitted... another mini challenge
Best part is maintenance, once the build is done you need to unscrew 2 screws on the front or on the back and you have access to the internals. I also like have the sandwich architecture allowing to insert a lipo strap without touching the stack.
That's it for the frame, apart from that a few notes about the general build
If you have a method on how to use the graphical osd to tune please let me know in the comments or private message me. I would like to find the PD balance to eliminate bounce back if there are any. Roll axis seems all over the place
Frame |
FPVCycle MOLAR - 5" Race Frame
Fpvcycle.com
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$39.99 |
Flight Controller |
BrainFPV RADIX LI 20x20 Flight Controller w/ Graphical OSD
(10 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$49.99 |
ESCs |
Diatone Mamba F40 40A 3-6S 30x30 4in1 ESC
(38 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$38.99 |
Motors |
4 x
(2 builds)
Banggood.com
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See Site |
Propellers |
2 Pair DALPROP T5045C Cyclone 5 Inch 3 Blade Propeller Clover Prop Black Red Orange Green
(216 builds)
Banggood.com
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$3.37 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Nano2
(184 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$19.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
AKK FX3 Ultimate DVR 20x20 25-1000mW 5.8GHz VTX - MMCX
(10 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$26.99 |
Antenna |
EMAX Nano 5.8GHz 50mm Straight MMCX Antenna - LHCP
(4 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$7.99 |
Receiver |
FrSky R-XSR 2.4GHz Micro ReceiverDefault Title
(937 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$21.99 |
Batteries |
CNHL BLACK SERIES 1500mAh 14.8V 4S 100C Lipo Battery XT60 Plug for RC Drone FPV Racing
(26 builds)
Banggood.com
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$22.65 |
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