RONIN v3 Hyperlite Floss 5"
By TheLeprechaunPirate on May 20, 2017
[Ronin has been rebuilt - v1 parts are saved as a photo]
Ronin v3 is currently my favorite racer. With the addition of the canopy and the motor "guards", I find it to be quite a beautiful site. And it still flies really well since it has a lot of space for added weight. At its newest setup, with the canopy, soft motor "bumper" mounts, its dry weight with Gemfan 5152 twin blade props is 260g.
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Part List
Frame |
Hyperlite FLOSS 5 inch Racing Frame
(33 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
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$44.99 |
Flight Controller |
DYS F4 Flight Controller with Built-in PDB
Readymaderc.com
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$39.99 |
ESCs |
DYS F30A 4in1 ESC
(74 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
|
$44.90 |
Motors |
4 x HyperLite V4 Team Edition 2206-2522 Naked Bottom
(12 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
|
$83.96 |
Propellers |
Gemfan 5152 - 2 Blade Propeller - Pink PC (Set of 4)
(2 builds)
Getfpv.com
|
$1.94 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Micro Swift 600TVL 2.1mm IR Blocked 1/3 CCD FPV Camera PAL/NTSC 5.6g
(192 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$29.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
Eachine VTX03 Super Mini 5.8G 72CH 0/25mW/50mw/200mW Switchable FPV Transmitter
(417 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$12.22 |
Antenna |
TBS Unify Pro 5G8 Linear Antenna
(92 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
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$6.95 |
Receiver |
Frsky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Mini Receiver Up to 16CH for RC FPV Racing Drone
Banggood.com
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$13.69 |
Batteries |
AHTECH Infinity 4S 14.8V 1300mAh 85C Graphene LiPo Battery XT60 SY60 Support 15C Boosting Charger
(28 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$23.93 |
What do you think about the "Clean Air" motor direction scheme you're using? Do you do this on all your quads or can you comment on the pros and cons of this from your experience?
I believe that the alternative motor direction's benefits, as described within this link here (https://oscarliang.com/reversed-motor-prop-rotation-quadcopter/) would be beneficial to everyone, but I also believe it's not going to be a truly noticeable difference to most of us. If anything, I'd say there aren't any cons I can think of, and it's so easy to reverse motor/prop direction that I recommend anybody try it.
Great work!
Do you use current sensor of DYS FC board ? If positive, how do you wire it?
Any thoughts on the dys fc and 4in1 esc?
I have the fc and am thinking of picking up the 4in1
The creator of this frame (kababfpv) says that this frame is tough enough for freestyle since the builds are potentiallly around 250g. What is your experience with the durability of this frame and how well does it protect its components (specifically the motors)? Iv had a bad experience with my qavx clone with breaking motors and want to transfer my components over in the near future if it is as durable as kababfpv says
There are definitely a lot of exposed parts in the internals, so don't expect it to be good at protection, although so long as your arms don't break off, a majority of everything within its "bubble" should be fine.
So far the motors have been fine but the only thing protecting them are two prongs sticking out of the arms. And surprisingly I haven't broken the frame yet.
Anxiously awaiting the AUW measurement. Also do you see a way to make this a top mount Bat? I'm not a fan of bottom mounted Bats but I really like the HyperFloss frame.
I uploaded a pic with the AUW of 260g. Unfortunately, I think my SirinFPV FC or xm+ receiver aren't functioning correctly, so I might be doing a swap so my build might look different in the future, but still maintain a similar weight; but when I have time. From when I got a chance to fly it though, it was definitely really quick!
To be honest I don't think a top mount can be safely done unless you use a smaller battery like 850, or maybe even 1000mah, and you apply more than one strap to it, or create something to make it hold real tight. The top mount's rear is just too thin of a surface area.
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The gemfan bi-blades are nice but they definitely aren’t as good as the Tri blades for that exact problem with grip. For some reason, i sucked it up and dealt with it for the faster top-end, and lighter AUW. Just takes a little bit getting used to. Whenever I switch to a Tri blade, I’m cutting corners like it’s nothing!