Hubsan FPV

By Syn on Jul 05, 2016

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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.

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Part List

Frame

Picnic Quads
Picnicquads.com
See Site

Motors

CL-0720-14 coreless motor (speed: fast)
Micro-motor-warehouse.com
$23.00

Batteries

LiPo 480mAh/40C 1S (3.7V)
Micro-motor-warehouse.com
$7.50

Goggles

Eachine EV800 5 Inches 800x480 FPV Goggles 5.8G 40CH Raceband Auto-Searching Build In Battery (26 builds)
Banggood.com
$57.99
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36Ophiuchi   Jul 06, 2016  

pretty sweet build. how's it handle?

Syn   Jul 06, 2016 

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.

Syn   Jul 05, 2016  

Frame is the Hubsky lightened frame with CF/Birch arms, 7mm motor mounts and some nylon assembly hardware. $19.75.

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