Ship of Theseus

By diegofpv on Apr 07, 2017

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This quad started as an old ZMR, and it mutated into a more moden setup. The original had a ZMR 250 frame, Emax MT2204-2300kv motors, Emax 12A ESCs, a Skyline32 FC, a PZ0420m camera and a Hawkeye 200VTX. Below is the current list of parts as of April 22th, 2017.
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Part List

Frame	MRM250 V3 Mini 250mm Frame - 100% Carbon Fiber Multirotormania.com	$42.00
Flight Controller	BetaflightF3 Flight Controller (134 builds) Fpvmodel.com	$29.66
ESCs	4 x Spedix ES30 HV 3-6S 30A ESCDefault Title (154 builds) Racedayquads.com	$47.80
Motors	4 x T-Motor F60 2207 PRO 2350KV 2500KV 4S Brushless Motor For 200 210 220 250 RC Frame Kit (12 builds) Banggood.com	$102.00
FPV Camera	Mini Digital CCD FPV Camera (2.1mm Len / Sony SUPER HAD II CCD 600TVL / IR Block) (18 builds) Myrcmart.com	$20.99
FPV Transmitter	TBS Unify Pro 5G8 HV (RP-SMA) (83 builds) Team-blacksheep.com	$49.95
Antenna	TBS Triumph 5.8 GHz Antenna - SMA (369 builds) Fpvheadquarters.com	$39.95
Receiver	Frsky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Mini Receiver Up to 16CH for RC FPV Racing Drone Banggood.com	$13.69
Receiver	Frsky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Mini Receiver Up to 16CH for RC FPV Racing Drone Banggood.com	$13.69

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Discussion

lazd Apr 08, 2017

It's so weird flying with a D4R-II, the quad doesn't do what you tell it to for what feels like a half second. SBUS changed my life.

Whiffles Apr 07, 2017

Wow, it's hard to believe we used to run 12a ESCs on 5" rigs. That sounds pretty good. What props are you running?

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Whiffles Apr 07, 2017

6" just sounds so nice.

Xudus Apr 08, 2017

A 6" ZMR?!!! I actually still have my 12a CC3D ZMR. It's mostly for nostalgia, but I also use it to train my friends and family who are curious about flying. I don't think I could ever upgrade or toss/sell it.

lazd Apr 08, 2017

Yeah 6" was always possible on ZMR, you just had to grab the front and rear arms and yank them away from eachother to make sure they were at the edge of their sloppy arm holes haha

Xudus Apr 08, 2017

I can't believe you didn't dive any of those trees! Especially the one with the white bark. Oh well.

It looks a bit tail heavy from the battery. could you feel it in your flips? I saw some big wobbles at the end of your flips and thought it might be the cause, but those could also be pilot error. Cool stuff though man. Keep it up!

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