3s 3" Toothpick 1204 5000kv

By agressive_owl on Feb 28, 2023

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Really stoked on this build. It has a lot of punch and the battery life from a 3s 650mah with Bi-Blade 3018 props is over 7 minutes with some cruising mixed in. Around 5 minutes flying it hard. About 30 seconds less with the Tri-Blade props. Total weight with a Tattu 3s 650mah is 131.4g, with no battery the quad sits at 79.8g. Currently flying it with the UAV Tech Toothpick tune and it has responded well to that. Will probably flash Bluejay 48KHz on the ESC's after flying it for a bit on the stock ESC software.

Batteries: Tattu 3s 650mah (51.6g)
Props: Gemfan Bi-Blade 3018 and Tri-Blade HQ 3x1.8x3

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Part List

Frame	Hyperlite UL3 Frame - 3 Inch (3 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$24.99
Flight Controller	Happymodel Pancake 2-6S F4 AIO Whoop Flight Controller w/ ELRS RX & OpenVTXDefault Title Racedayquads.com	$48.99
ESCs	HAKRC 35A 2-6S BLHeli_S 20x20 4-in-1 ESC (3 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
Motors	5 x RCINPOWER GTS 1204 5000KV Motor - Choose Color (6 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$67.45
Propellers	4 x GEMFAN 3018 PROPS - (4CW + 4CCW) (38 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$15.96
FPV Camera	Caddx Baby Ratel 2 1200TVL 1.8mm FPV Camera (4 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site

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Discussion

LynxFPV May 06, 2023

I'm impressed, i might adopt this build. i built a 2" speed demon with 1207 rcinpower motors thats really a lipo killer. and was searching for ideas to scrap it for something more ideal. so 3" works well with 1204?

tehllama May 03, 2023

Definitely try this on 48kHz PWM, definitely seems to work best for me in this weight range.

Flufio Mar 19, 2023

Is the antenna integrated on the board?

agressive_owl Mar 31, 2023

yes, the ELRS rx is integrated. there is a U.FL connector for an antenna

agressive_owl Mar 31, 2023

in the photos on scale, there is a linear antenna plugged in under the canopy

Flufio Apr 01, 2023

Thank you

scirocco Mar 01, 2023

coool I am using almost same configuration prop/motors with 4S 15/18A without problem! I think you can try 4S with 35A is very safety?!
https://rotorbuilds.com/build/27273
https://rotorbuilds.com/build/27276

agressive_owl Mar 01, 2023

Yeah, haven't tried 4s yet. The FC and ECS's are rated for up to 6s, so 4s would be safe. It would be crazy fast on 4s.

agressive_owl Feb 28, 2023

add 1.5g for the RHCP lolipop i left off of it lol

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