FPVCycle Glide 5"
By CarbonTrain on Aug 18, 2022
Rig has one flight on it (hence the dust, sorry!) This is only my second build, so be easy on me!
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2nd build, you knocked it out tha PARK!
The color coordination with the white prints, motor bells, and motor wires looks good. The motor wires run under the 4 n 1 is a nice touch. I like the xt60 holder print (how does it perform plugging and unplugging? I have tried a number of these prints, the ones that have a groove to accommodate the ridge in the middle seem to be the only ones I can really pull on). The TBS 69, and the prints you have holding your antennas seem great, super slick setup. I like the prints so much in white, that I want your goPro mount to be white too, and I can imagine it would get dirty too easily, but I still think it would look great till you crashed it a few times. I do have a little point i'd like to share with you: your battery leads are heavy wires, and will be acted on by inertia MUCH more strongy than the lil ol 24awg signal wires. Unfortunately they both run DIRECTLY over the top of your gyro, and WILL slap up against it during aggressive maneuvers and cause "weird erratic behaviors", that you will want to fix, but will be mysterious. A lil hot glue, some foam, or a zip tie (or ideally a color coordinated 3d print), to strap it down will get it in check.
Final note: the heat shrink on the end of your capacitor is tidy, and looks great. Very few builds have such a nice solution.
Thank you so much, Jodie!
Motor wires - I actually wish I had soldered them onto the bottom of the ESC. The only reason I wrapped them up and around is because I had already tinned the top pads and, honestly, I was too lazy to dig out my wick. lol
The prints - The XT-60 holder is amazing. Plugging/unplugging can be a pain, but only because it's right beside the Runcam 5 mount. I decided to move it after a few flights due to this to the standoff just behind it. This will not only make it easier to plug/unplug, but it will drastically shorten the leads and prevent any impact with the gyro. As for the color, I had initially ordered that from my print guy in white, but thought it would be too much white if I had. Now that I've seen it all built (I ordered all the parts before building), I agree. I'll be ordering a white mount over the winter. :-)
The capacitor is a product of my OCD. It needed to be clean, centered and just right for me. As a matter of fact; the build isn't as clean as I want it to be and will be torn down and rebuilt over the winter.
I appreciate you posting here, and thank you for your comments! This hobby is SO addicting. I have a whoop frame arriving in the mail tomorrow...something I can fly around in my home during those damned snowy months! Can't wait to build it!