Banggod 3 HDZero'ed

By d.m.p on Dec 07, 2021

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We live in the middle of a city, so flying my 5" and 6" quads is challenging. I have to drive out to the country side to fly.

My wife noticed that I was getting a bit bumbed with not being able to fly without long drives to the country side, so she gave me the thumbs up to build a "small drone that wont scare small children when flown in the local parks".

So I got myself a 3" Banggod frame... and then fitted it with FETtec AIO G4 35amp FC with 1507 2800kv powered by a 6S 650 LiPo :|

This is also my first HDZero/SharkByte setup. Since the Shark Byte Vtx is only 200mw, I thought that a 3" that I fly short range might be the perfect setup (while I wait for the HDZero 1watt Vtx to ship to convert my 6" long range quad)

Things to improve: The Vtx antenna is connected via a UFL connector.. this make me a bit uncomfortable that it might come off during flight. I don't have liquid electrical tape or hot glue to give it more security, but I plan to get some, asap.

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Part List

Frame	BangGOD 3 Inch (4 builds) Catalystmachineworks.com	$55.99
Flight Controller	FETtec AIO 35A Fettec.net	$99.00
Motors	4 x Ethix Flat Rats V2 1507 2800kv Team-blacksheep.com	$71.96
Propellers	HQ Prop V1S 3x4x3 Tri-Blade 3" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color (41 builds) Racedayquads.com	$2.99
FPV Camera	Foxeer Digisight 2 Nano 720P Digital/Analog 4ms Latency Super WDR FPV Camera (9 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$49.90
FPV Transmitter	Fatshark SharkByte TX5S.1 Video Transmitter (8 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$50.00
Antenna	TBS TRIUMPH PRO (SMA STUB RHCP) (10 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$19.95
Receiver	TBS Crossfire Nano Rx - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER (1500 builds) Team-blacksheep.com	$24.95
Batteries	Tattu R-Line 650mAh 14.8V 95C 4S1P Lipo Battery Pack with XT30 Plug (19 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$15.99
Misc Parts	Ummagrip Universal Sticky Battery Pad (174 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site

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Discussion

okeydokey Jan 03, 2022

I zip tied the antenna lead using only one of the two holes and the outside edge of the board with the large flat chip. I know the holes are for the mipi but I haven't had an issue with the heat from the chip and the antenna lead

d.m.p May 07, 2022

I ended up crashing and the mipi and antenna got ripped out. The good news is that I have now upgraded to the Race Vtx 2 and have zip tied EVERYTHING! :D

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