ZMR250 2015

By kandesigner on Jul 26, 2017

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  • We are at the doors of 2018 and a lot has been evolved since my last edit. Check the parts list below

Old description:
Herewith a brief about my first racing quadcopter. It was built in September 2015 and costs around $270 at that time. I had no issues with any part and the assembly was easy and fun, thanks to the ZMR250 PDB, which also made my build so clean. My next upgrade would be for 2300KV motors, F3 flight controller and Dshot supported ESC's.

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Part List

Frame

ZMR250 V2 Carbon Fiber Frame Kit 4.0mm Arm Thickness Support 1806 2204 2206 Power (14 builds)
Banggood.com
$24.99

Flight Controller

OMNIBUS Betaflight F3 AIO V1.1 Flight Controller with Integrated OSD Barometer Support SD Card (59 builds)
Banggood.com
$22.99

ESCs

4 PCS Racerstar RS20A Lites 20A Blheli_S 16.5 BB2 2-4S Brushless Motor Support Dshot600 for RC Racing Drone (5 builds)
Banggood.com
$35.47

Motors

4X Racerstar Racing Edition 2205 BR2205 2300KV 2-4S Brushless Motor For QAV250 ZMR250 RC Drone FPV Racing (76 builds)
Banggood.com
$33.59

Propellers

5040 V2 5X4 Inch 3-Blade PC Bullnose Propeller 2 CW & 2 CCW for QAV250 ZMR250 RC Multirotors
Banggood.com
$2.46

FPV Camera

Foxeer Classic XAT600 600TVL FPV CCD Camera WDR Block (4 builds)
Surveilzone.com
$26.01

FPV Transmitter

Eachine TS5840 Upgraded 40CH 5.8G 200mW Wireless AV Transmitter TX for FPV Multicopter (8 builds)
Banggood.com
$8.99

Antenna

Boscam 5.8GHz Cloud Spirit Circular Polarized Antenna Set SMA (3 builds)
Hobbyking.com
$23.51

Receiver

FrSky D4R-II 4ch 2.4Ghz ACCST Receiver (w/telemetry) (14 builds)
Hobbyking.com
$25.85

Batteries

G+PLUS 1300mAh 14.8V 4S 70C Li-Po Battery - CNHL RC LI-Po Battery. Your one-stop battery store.
Chinahobbyline.us
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Power Distribution

ZMR250 V2 PDB
Fpvmodel.com
$4.99

HD Camera

Original XiaoMi Yi 1080P Ambarella A7LS WIFI Sports Action Camera CN Version - $74.65 |GearBest.com (14 builds)
Gearbest.com
$74.65

Misc Parts

Suleve™ CS1 10pcs Carbon Steel Self Locking Hex Nut Nylon Insert Lock Nut M2/M2.5/M3/M4/M5/M6/M8
Banggood.com
$4.20

Misc Parts

LED Light Holder Mount for ZMR250 QAV180 QAV250 Lantian210 Frame Kit
Banggood.com
$2.50

Misc Parts

5cm RP-SMA Male to RP-SMA Female Right Angle Cable For FPV RC Drone (4 builds)
Banggood.com
$1.99

Misc Parts

5 PCS Eachine Battery Tie Down Strap 22.3cm (10 builds)
Banggood.com
$1.93

Misc Parts

4PCS Landing Skid Gear Frame Anti-vibration M3 Sponge for 210 220 250 RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor (8 builds)
Banggood.com
$1.02
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kandesigner   Dec 22, 2017  

I did a good makeup for my ZMR250. I swapped the 1806 Dys motors with Racerstar 2205 motors and 20A esc's. Also I changed the FC from CC3d to Omnibus F3 AIO, which changed the whole experience!

JC250   Dec 21, 2017  

Did you ever build another one?

kandesigner   Dec 22, 2017 

Yep I built a tweaker 180 and swap some components between my two builds. I will post the new one hopefully in the next hour.

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