SAM

By Simon on May 31, 2017

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This is my first tighter build after only building Martian II frames before.
My main idea was to get it lightweight while not spending too much money and use parts which are easy to get. For example the motors have been chosen just because I use them on two other copters. So I don't need too many different spare-parts.

(As you can see on the photos, I had bad luck with the motors. They are clones and no genuine EMAX)

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Part List

Frame	SAM-X220 Drone Frame Fi.eurorc.com	See Site
Flight Controller	Upgrade DYS 30.5x30.5mm F4 Pro V2 Flight Controller AIO OSD & 5V 9V 3.3V BEC & Current Sensor (140 builds) Banggood.com	$39.00
ESCs	4PCS Racerstar Labs 28A 28amp 2-5S Dshot600 Ready ESC BLHeli_S 16.5 BB2 Supports Dshot300 Dshot150 (15 builds) Banggood.com	$34.99
Motors	4X Emax RS2205-2300 2205 2300KV Racing Edition CW/CCW Motor For RC FPV Racing Drone (86 builds) Banggood.com	$50.99
Propellers	DAL T5040 V2 Tri-Blade (45 builds) Dalprops.com	$2.49
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	Eachine VTX03 Super Mini 5.8G 72CH 0/25mW/50mw/200mW Switchable FPV Transmitter (417 builds) Banggood.com	$12.22
Receiver	Flysky X6B 2.4G 6CH i-BUS PPM PWM Receiver for AFHDS i10 i6s i6 i6x i4x Transmitter (180 builds) Banggood.com	$11.06

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Discussion

Simon May 31, 2017

First flight. After a half pack, the copter had a Roll of Death and fell about 10m into a soft field. Seems as if the frame broke just due to the weight of the motors. Nothing else is even scratched...

amplex May 31, 2017

Tough luck. Frame breaking on the first crash is not a good sign of its tensile strength.. At least you can transplant to a new better frame of the same size and shape!

Simon Jun 01, 2017

Yea, I am currently checking which frame to choose. Maybe a lantian200plus.

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