Purple Power

By rbrtio on Jul 15, 2017

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Getting back into the R/C hobby after several years of chasing other interests and this is my first quad build. I previously spent my time flying helicopters primarily so I look forward to something new and different.

I'm also looking at building the big brother to this, the Armattan Chameleon.

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Part List

Frame	Armattan Japalura 3" - Purple (40 builds) Getfpv.com	$67.99
Flight Controller	Asgard AIO Flight Controller (F4 FC, 4x 25A ESC, OSD, PDB, Curr) (9 builds) Getfpv.com	$87.99
Motors	4 x ARMATTAN OOMPH 1407/3850 KV MOTOR *Discontinued (14 builds) Armattanquads.com	$40.00
Propellers	3" Triple Blade Propeller 3076 (9 builds) Racekraft.com	$3.49
FPV Camera	RunCam Swift Rotor Riot Special Edition IR Block - Black (144 builds) Getfpv.com	$35.99
FPV Transmitter	Eachine VTX03 Super Mini 5.8G 72CH 0/25mW/50mw/200mW Switchable FPV Transmitter (417 builds) Banggood.com	$12.22
Receiver	Frsky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Mini Receiver Up to 16CH for RC FPV Racing Drone Banggood.com	$13.69
Batteries	FlexRC FPV Racing Drones \| FPV Multicopter Store \| Quadcopter Parts (101 builds) Flexrc.com	$52.50
Misc Parts	6pcs Panasonic FC 470uF 35v 105c Radial Electrolytic Capacitor Low ESR Ebay.com	$4.75

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Discussion

Zzyzx Jul 20, 2017

How do the motors do with the 3076 props? Those must grab a pretty good chunk of air! Do the motors run hot at all at that kV?

rbrtio Jul 20, 2017

Well, it is important to note that this is my first quad, so at this point I'm just doing simple flying around, not pushing it hard at all. Under those conditions the motors don't get hot at all. "-)

Whiffles Jul 15, 2017

That looks fantastic! What did you use to wrap the wires on the arms?

rbrtio Jul 15, 2017

Thanks! I really enjoy the building process and trying to make it look good.

The wire just has 2-3 layers of electrical tape on it. I don't expect it will protect the wires from being chopped up, but it keeps them tidy.

Whiffles Jul 15, 2017

You sure did a nice job of applying that electrical tape. I can never make it look that good.

rbrtio Jul 15, 2017

Haha, thanks! I just took my time, it is a single width of tape just going over the same spot a few times to make it a bit thicker.

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