Atom Mini 83 - Sub 100g 3s [RETIRED]

By LawnDart on May 26, 2017

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Crashed the sh** out of the FliteTest Gremlin; broke a motor and the frame. Bought the Atom frame with the thought to transplant the electronics.

Emax props were too big for the Atom83 and smaller props don't fit the proprietary Emax bullsh** mounting pattern. I could have cut down the Emax props but I'm lazy.

Weight w/o Battery: 52g
AUW: 94g

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Part List

Frame

RotorX Atom Mini 83 (16 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
$19.99

Flight Controller

EMAX F3 FEMTO Flight Controller (12 builds)
Getfpv.com
$22.99

ESCs

Sunrise Cicada 3S 10A 4-in-1 ESC
Progressiverc.com
$24.99

Motors

4 x DYS BE1104 1104 Brushless Motor 5400KV 6500KV 7000KV 2-3S for 100 120 150 RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor (48 builds)
Banggood.com
See Site

Propellers

10 Pairs Racerstar 2035 50mm 4 Blade ABS Propeller 1.5mm Mounting Hole For 80-110 FPV Racing Frame (7 builds)
Banggood.com
$6.69

FPV Camera

Crazepony FPV Micro AIO Camera 5.8G 48CH 25mW Transmitter with Y Splitter for FPV Drone like Blade Inductrix etc (23 builds)
Amazon.com
$21.98

Receiver

Lemon Rx DSMX Compatible Satellite Receiver with Diversity (46 builds)
Progressiverc.com
$13.09

Batteries

Team-Legit 3S 350mAh 45C Battery (2 builds)
Team-legit.com
$11.49

Radio

TBS Tango 2 Pro - FPV RC Radio Drone Controller (104 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$199.95

Goggles

FPV Drone Parts for – FPV Quad Drone Shop – Drone Racing Store (130 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$599.00

HD Camera

GoPro HERO8 Black - Waterproof Action Camera with Touch Screen 4K Ultra HD Video 12MP Photos 1080p Live Streaming Stabilization (37 builds)
Amazon.com
$2.00

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session, 1080p (302 builds)
Amazon.com
$1.00

Battery Charger

ISDT Q6 Plus 300W 14A MINI Pocket Battery Balance Charger (62 builds)
Banggood.com
$59.99

Soldering Iron

Weller WESD51 Digital Soldering Station
Amazon.com
See Site

Backpack

Lowepro QuadGuard BP X3 - Drone Backpack for 4 FPV Quad Racing Drones and 15" Laptop w/Exterior Mounts (Black) (24 builds)
Amazon.com
$286.00
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Discussion

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deks   Aug 23, 2017  

Super impressive weight! Seems like you may get thrust to weight ratios similar to much bigger mini quads? How does it feel?

Btw, seems like you listed a vrx instead of a camera and vtx?

LawnDart   Aug 23, 2017 

The batteries in particular were a weak point of this build and I wish I'd used higher KV motors, as the 5400kv didn't give me the power I was looking for. This quad has been gutted and parts have been used elsewhere.

The links seem to change occasionally on this site, not sure why. I've updated it.

Whiffles   Aug 23, 2017 

Which links changed? That shouldn't be happening. I'll look into it.

Mazda07   Aug 12, 2017  

How did you wire the femto to the 4 in 1 esc

LawnDart   Aug 12, 2017 

The 4in1 has a breakout cable. The wires from that are soldered directly to the FC. If you look at the FT Gremlin build I have, there is a wiring diagram that shows how to wire it up. Motor 4 has to be remapped to a different spot. There is info on how to do that on that build page.

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