Chameleon v32

By FitzFPV on Aug 08, 2017

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UPDATE - 8/17/17 - Sadly on its third flight this quad was lost in action. A full speed collision with a tree top caused it to spin out and into a watery grave in a local creek. It was lost with all hands in 4 feet of murky, weed filled water despite the valiant efforts of me and another by stander wading around for 90 mins looking for it. I should report that for the time it was alive, it flew awesome. I really love the BF 3.2 dynamic filter! I have bought a new Matek FC to upgrade my other Chameleon to the same specs. Orange Chameleon July 2017 - August 2017, gone but not forgotten.

UPDATE - 8/8/17 - The build is now almost complete so I thought I'd add a few photos! Also, excited to discover that a standard silicon m3 o-ring serves perfectly to give the TBS Unify bulkhead fitting a nice tight fit through the antenna mount hole on the chassis. Oh, and in case anyone was wondering I used Sharpie paint pens for the orange.

So, after breaking the Obsessions arm after 1 crash I decided just to build a second Chameleon. Really planning to make this build as neat and tidy as possible.

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Part List

Frame

Chameleon (164 builds)
Armattanquads.com
$90.00

Flight Controller

Matek F405 AIO (63 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$39.99

ESCs

4 x SPEDIX GS30 32 BIT 30AMP ESC (DSHOT 1200) (8 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$43.80

Motors

4 x MB 2207 2400 kv ( the OG ) (3 builds)
Multicopterbuilders.com
$75.96

Propellers

HQ 5x4.3x3 V1S (2CW+2CCW) PC **Choose Color** (354 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$3.69

FPV Camera

Runcam Swift 2 Orange (9 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$39.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS UNIFY PRO 5G8 HV - RACE (SMA) 25mW - 200mW (555 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$24.95

Antenna

TBS Triumph (2 pcs.) LHCP SMA STUBBY (4 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$39.95

Receiver

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

Tattu R-Line 4S 1300 mAh 95C Lipo Battery (92 builds)
Fpvheadquarters.com
$27.19

Radio

Jumper T16 Pro Hall Gimbal Open Source Built-in Module Multi-protocol Radio Transmitter with Carbon Fiber Protective Shell & Roc (15 builds)
Xt-xinte.com
$160.55

Goggles

FATSHARK HDO FPV GOGGLES (136 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$399.00

HD Camera

GoPro HERO7 Black Action Camera (102 builds)
Getfpv.com
$399.99

Video Receiver

ImmersionRC rapidFIRE w/ Analog PLUS Goggle Receiver Module (177 builds)
Getfpv.com
$159.99

Radio Module

TBS Crossfire TX LITE - Long Range R/C Transmitter (33 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$149.95

Battery Charger

ISDT D2 200W 24A AC Dual Channel Output Smart Battery Balance Charger (18 builds)
Banggood.com
$139.00
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Discussion

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MrSmith   Sep 19, 2017  

Nice build. Where u got this GoPro mount from? Is this stl file available anywhere?

FitzFPV   Dec 01, 2017 

Hey man, sorry for slow repy - I bought it here - https://bmc3d.co/collections/popular/products/chameleon-session-mount-v2

Amorthi   Aug 11, 2017  

Where did you mount your RX? Right behind the camera?

FitzFPV   Aug 11, 2017 

It's actually underneath the FC. I bound it first before putting it in finally, and I also remove the plastic connector and direct soldered the wires to save some height. It fits perfectly under the board if you use the rubber anti-vibe standoffs with a single extra nut underneath to space them up a tiny bit.

Amorthi   Aug 11, 2017 

Excellent. I was contemplating using the included plate that came with the F405, but putting it below makes running the antennas a lot easier. I like where you've run them.