nightLife v3 (pusher)

By BUDLoNG on Jan 07, 2021

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After building and flying mircoDot, nightLife felt like a fat slob even after it's diet. So i decided to make some changes. Different frame and antenna, less leds :) I put the rx under the FC.
I managed to damaged a motor during the process... so this guy is running 3 1103 11000kv motors and one 1103 8000kv motor (the red wired one) since that's all i had on hand to replace it.
I cut up the frame and removed the entire center section. I have an armattan cf whoop brace in there to keep things rigid.

After all is said and done I shaved off 8gms. I think i can reduce another gram with some slightly shorter bolts.

I used a piece of foam to hold the battery snug.

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Part List

Frame	Beta75X Whoop Frame (18 builds) Betafpv.com	$1.99
Flight Controller	Flywoo Goku GNF413 13A AIO V2.1 (MPU6000) Flight Controller (20 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$54.99
Motors	4 x T-Motor F1103 1103 8000KV 11000KV 2-3S Brushless Motor for Toothpick RC Drone FPV Racing (10 builds) Banggood.com	$63.96
Propellers	4 Pairs Gemfan 1636 1.6x3.6x4 40mm 1.5mm Hole 4-blade Propeller for 1103 1105 RC Drone FPV Racing Brushless Motor (9 builds) Banggood.com	$7.07
FPV Camera	Foxeer Nano Toothless 2 StarLight 2.1mm FPV camera 0.0001lux HDR 1/2" Sensor (32 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$36.90
FPV Transmitter	FLYWOO GOKU VTX625 Transmitter (12 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$15.99
Antenna	EMAX Nano 5.8GHz 50mm U.FL Antenna - LHCP (20 builds) Racedayquads.com	$7.99
Receiver	FrSky XM+ SBUS 2.4GHz Mini Receiver (55 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$15.99
Misc Parts	Ultra Light Corsa Pod for EOS1/2 Camera (7 builds) Tomoquads.miiduu.com	$7.95

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Ikuiku Jan 12, 2021

Chop the buzzer off and setup the Dshot beacon. Also button head screws are lighter.

BUDLoNG Jan 12, 2021

I disable dshot beacon on purpose :) I would not be able to hear motor chirping in a crash where i fly, so beeper is a must. I also like dive-bombing while beeping, not something you can do with dshot beacon ;)
where do you get your button head bolts from?

DrewFPV Jan 08, 2021

Simplify, then add lightness!

Do you get the reference?

Black Labs Jan 08, 2021

Sigh. I heard a good phrase of old, now I'll teach it to all........
Unsolicited advice, know the phrase?

DrewFPV Jan 08, 2021

It was said by Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus

https://www.lotuscars.com/en-US/lotus-philosophy/

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