VSAx130 "Venom"

By zooksp on Jul 21, 2017

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I've been wanting to build a 3" for a couple months but could never seem to find a frame that I liked. I had a few spare parts laying around from earlier builds and experiments. The Omnibus, F20A, X4R, and AKK AIO cam are all getting reused for this build. AUW is 258.8g with a prototype 3D-printed shield for the electronics stack.

I did have to hijack the camera feed from the AIO cam to run it into the Omnibus--Betaflight OSD ftw!

I'll have to finish up the design for the electronics shield, and I think I may add a small angled shield for the lipo, so that the quad sits on the ground at the camera's angle.

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Part List

Frame

VSAx130 (For 3 Inch Props)
Armattanproductions.com
$19.50

Flight Controller

Flip 32 - F3 - Omnibus Pro V3 (w/ Barometer Option) (5 builds)
Readytoflyquads.com
$17.99

ESCs

DYS F20A 4-in-1 ESC BLHeli_S Dshot (22 builds)
Getfpv.com
$38.99

Motors

4 x Brotherhobby Tornado T1 1407 3600KV (193 builds)
Getfpv.com
$63.96

Propellers

HQProp DP 3x3x4 PC Clear Propeller - 4 Blade (2CW+2CCW/Bag) (2 builds)
Getfpv.com
$2.18

FPV Camera

Foxeer Nano Toothless 2 - 1200TVL 1/2" Sensor Switchable FOV StarLight FPV Camera - 2.1mm
Getfpv.com
See Site

FPV Transmitter

AKK X1 5.8G 25mW/200mW/600mW Switchable FPV Transmitter with Push Button and Digital Display (10 builds)
Amazon.com
$14.99

Antenna

TBS TRIUMPH SMA 5.8ghz Circular Polarized Cloverleaf Antenna(single ant)
Rc-drones.com
$21.00

Receiver

FrSky XSR 2.4GHz 16CH ACCST Receiver w/ S-Bus & CPPM (480 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Batteries

Lumenier 850mAh 4s 45c Lipo Battery (XT-30) (4 builds)
Getfpv.com
$16.99

Radio

FrSky 2.4G 16CH Taranis X9D Plus Transmitter SPECIAL EDITION w/ M9 Gimbals (48 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Goggles

Fat Shark DOMINATOR HD FPV Video Headset
Rc-drones.com
$550.00

Misc Parts

Ummagrip Universal Sticky Battery Pad (175 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Misc Parts

Lumenier Indestructible Kevlar Lipo Strap - 16x220mm (3pcs) (10 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Video Receiver

Foxeer Wildfire 5.8GHz Goggle Receiver Module (2 builds)
Rotorvillage.ca
$125.99

Battery Charger

Venom Power - Pro Duo LiPo Battery Charger with LCD Screen - 80W X2 AC DC 7A NiMH LiHV LiPo Balance Charger Discharger with Char (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$119.97
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