Purple Haze

By UnderDawg on May 27, 2017

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This is a budget build I did to be my son's first FPV rig. I ended up using mostly parts I had laying around that were taking up space on the work table. I hope he enjoys it as much as I did building it for him.

In the future I'll be swapping everything out for Taranis gear and dropping the top 5mm.

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Part List

Frame

Usmile 210mm 4mm Thickness X Style Carbon Fiber Quadcopter Frame Kit Mini Quad FPV Quad Quadcopter Like QAV-X 210 QAV-X 250 Suit (4 builds)
Amazon.com
$22.78

Flight Controller

F3 Flight Controller Acro 6 DOF/Deluxe 10 DOF for RC Multirotor FPV Racing Drone (85 builds)
Banggood.com
$16.05

ESCs

4 x Racerstar RS20A V2 New 20A Blheli_S OPTO 2-4S ESC Support Oneshot42 Multishot 16.5 Dshot600 for X220 RC Drone (10 builds)
Banggood.com
$50.04

Motors

4 x Emax MT2204 2300KV Brushless Motor For QAV250 RC Drone FPV Racing (12 builds)
Banggood.com
$62.32

Propellers

5" Double Blade Propellers 5038DCS (Double Crane Style) (26 builds)
Racekraft.com
$3.49

FPV Camera

Banggood (130 builds)
Banggood.com
$15.45

FPV Transmitter

Eachine TS5823L 5.8G 200mw 40CH Raceband Mini FPV Transmitter Skyzone Boscam Upgraded (8 builds)
Banggood.com
$7.59

Antenna

Fatshark ImmersionRC SpiroNet 5.8GHz RHCP Antenna TX RX Set (29 builds)
Banggood.com
$38.99

Receiver

Futaba R2008SB 8-Channel 2.4GHz S-FHSS Receiver (7 builds)
Amazon.com
$69.99

Batteries

Turnigy Nano-tech 1300mAh 3S 45~90C Lipo Pack (7 builds)
Amazon.com
$16.73

Power Distribution

Realacc / Matek HUBOSD ECO X Type w/STOSD8 Current Sensor 5V 12V Dual BEC PDB with XT60 Plug for RC Drone (25 builds)
Banggood.com
$14.99

Radio

FrSky ACCST Taranis Q X7 2.4GHz 16CH Mode 2 Transmitter Blue Orange for RC FPV Racing Drone (263 builds)
Banggood.com
$139.99

HD Camera

Adorama
Adorama.com
$54.99

HD Camera

Caddx Turtle V2 Micro FPV Camera / 20x20 1080P 60 FPS HD DVR - Black (54 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$51.99

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session, 1080p (303 builds)
Amazon.com
$230.41

HD Camera

GoPro HERO5 Session (303 builds)
Getfpv.com
$199.99

HD Camera

Quelima SQ12 Mini 1080P FHD DVR Camera 155 Degree FOV Loop-cycle Recording Night Vision (7 builds)
Banggood.com
$16.47
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