Taking the next step in quad flying by converting my hubsan to a FPV indoor racer on the cheap.
I'm cannibalizing the circuit board, an led and TX from my hubsan.
Sadly, I'm still waiting on the camera.
Frame |
Picnic Quads
Picnicquads.com
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See Site |
Motors |
CL-0720-14 coreless motor (speed: fast)
Micro-motor-warehouse.com
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$23.00 |
Batteries |
LiPo 480mAh/40C 1S (3.7V)
Micro-motor-warehouse.com
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$7.50 |
Goggles |
Eachine EV800 5 Inches 800x480 FPV Goggles 5.8G 40CH Raceband Auto-Searching Build In Battery
(26 builds)
Banggood.com
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$57.99 |
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pretty sweet build. how's it handle?
Still running the stock motors; waiting for some micro jst connectors to show up before I switch to the micro-motors.
So with stock motors and if I did my math right this frame shaves off about 6 grams.
My 500mah batteries made my stock feel sluggish but with this frame it is as responsive as it was with the 380s and I'm getting around 12-14 minutes flight time vs 7-9 before.