Finn

By triki on Apr 09, 2017

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My 130mm build, trying to stay under 250g, still have some trimming to do.
Current weight 238.62g

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Part List

Frame	Armattan MRP 130 FPV (5 builds) Armattanquads.com	$50.00
Flight Controller	Betaflight F3 Flight Controller (134 builds) Droneeclipse.com	$42.99
ESCs	4 x EMAX Lightning 20A BLHeli ESC OPTO 2-4s F396 MCU for RC Multirotors QAV 250 (2 builds) Tmart.com	$51.96
Motors	4 x Furious FPV 1306 4000kV Brushless Motors (2pcs, CW & CCW) Rotorquest.com	See Site
Propellers	2 Pairs DALPROP 3045 T3045 3 Blade PC Propeller CW CCW For 100 120 150 RC Multirotor (14 builds) Banggood.com	$2.80
FPV Camera	Banggood (130 builds) Banggood.com	$15.45
FPV Transmitter	LaForge 5.8ghz 25/200/400mw Switchable Video Transmitter (12 builds) Ubuyadrone.com	$49.99
Antenna	RJX FPV Racing 5.8GHz TX Antenna Nearly Unbreakable (SMA /Male)(2pcs) Hobbyking.com	$8.47
Receiver	Spektrum - DSMX Quad Race Receiver with Diversity (SPM4648) (108 builds) Readymaderc.com	$24.99

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Discussion

kanuga May 18, 2017

Hi Triki,

really like the build, I am thinking about a build with the same frame.
Is the weight (238g) with or without the battery?

triki May 30, 2017

The weight is with the battery, it's 171.56g without battery.

kanuga May 31, 2017

Nice! Will go for a quiet similiar build, but are struggling to stay under 250grams. Which battery are you using?

triki May 31, 2017

I'm using this battery, https://hobbyking.com/en_us/multistar-lihv-high-capacity-6s-10000mah-multi-rotor-lipo-pack-with-xt-90.html
I took swapped out the xt60 for xt30 and got the weight of the battery to 67 grams.

showintellpro Apr 11, 2017

Great job 👏🏼
I am really curious about the vtx antenna placement. What will it look like installed? What's the risk of it hitting the propellers?

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showintellpro Apr 16, 2017

Looks great! That Snowman antenna barely sneaks above the pod.. But seems much safer that way. That weight is great, just below the registration cut off in the US.

triki Apr 20, 2017

Just removed the shielding from the Snowman Antenna , saved .5g :)

triki May 10, 2017

Thought I would update you on the VTX, to help shed weight, I removed the SMA connector from the end of the wip and removed 12.5mm of shielding to make a dipole.

quadfather_fpv Apr 09, 2017

That thing looks AMAZING! Have you considered doing custom builds? You definitely have the skill.

triki Apr 09, 2017

Stop, you're making me blush :)
Thanks for the positive comments, makes me want to do more :)

quadfather_fpv Apr 09, 2017

You should! You have a talent. Keep at it!

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