I tried to make this as close to the ideal TP3 as I could the only things that I wasn't quite happy with were both related to the geprcf411I had on hand neither was a deal breaker. The proton pack really cleaned up the stack and facilitated a reduction on wires soldered to the aio making the build easier and possibly reducing routes for vibes to make it onto the gyro.
The major compromise I made was to remove the rear mounting point of the stack to make room for the usb port of the aio but now that it's all together I really don't think that will have much of a detriment to the build. The last downside of this aio is the need to depin the jst connectors if you want a short stack and the subsequent need for swiss watchmakers skills in soldering the motor lines.
I decided to used two extra rubber bands to act as a battery pad since none of my battery pads will stay on my other TP3s but at least it will help hold the motor wires away from danger pulling double duty yay!
I also did minimal conformal coating just to make sure I don't lose video if a drop of water lands on my super exposed stack as that was no fun the first time it happened to me
I'm really looking forward to see how far I can get with this guy given this has the most 5ghz pixies flying out of it of the toothpicks I've built. I expect the Zepto to still outrun my video despite the abismal spacing between the rx and vtx antennas but I'll post a range/test flight footage sometime this weekend likely pushing penetration through objects than los distance since los it seems I don't have the ideal crafts to push distance....yet. Now that inav supports ghost I plan on doing a build around that later
Frame |
ToothPick 3 Frame - TP3
(35 builds)
Fpvcycle.com
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$14.99 |
Flight Controller |
GEPRC F4 V1.2 2-4S AIO Toothpick / Whoop Flight Controller w/ 12A 4in1 ESC
(9 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$37.71 |
Motors |
4 x FPVCycle 1303 5000kv - 2mm prop shaft
(2 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
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$51.96 |
Propellers |
Gemfan 3018 Props (4CW + 4CCW) - 2mm
(45 builds)
Fpvcycle.com
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$3.19 |
FPV Camera |
Caddx Ant Lite 4:3 FPV Camera - FPVCycle Edition
(73 builds)
Fpvcycle.com
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$13.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
ImmersionRC Tramp Nano 1-500mW 5.8GHz Micro VTX - U.FL
(12 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$29.99 |
Antenna |
Lumenier Micro AXII 5.8GHz U.FL FPV Antenna - Choose Your PolarizationLHCP
(59 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$19.99 |
Receiver |
ImmersionRC Ghost Zepto 2.4GHz Micro Receiver w/ qT Antenna
(7 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$29.99 |
Batteries |
Gaoneng GNB 3S 11.4V HV 520mah LiPo Battery 80C XT30 LiHV
(13 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$11.49 |
Misc Parts |
ImmersionRC Ghost Proton Pack 25x25 - 3 Pack
Pyrodrone.com
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$4.95 |
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Love the antenna mounting!!!!