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X2 ELF 88

By Goldfish FPV on Nov 19, 2017

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I wanted to try making a Pocket Rocket. I also wanted another micro quad to mess around with, so I had a look around and the X2 ELF 88mm frame popped up. From there, I went to find the rest of the parts. I wanted a lot of power, so I went with 1106 motors on 3S. The size was small, obviously, so I had to go with a 20mm stack, deciding to give the Magnum F3 a shot, considering it's new and looks pretty decent. There are others on the market, but... Eh, this one is cheaper and I only need 12A ESCs. More on the power side, I wanted the biggest possible propellers, so I went with 2" ones. As far as I can tell, the Gemfan props are a little quieter than the Racerstar 2035s, and they are ever so slightly bigger, so I thought they were great. I still wanted some decent range, so I went with the VTX03, and a separate camera so I could still get some good tilt out of it. I have an FrSky radio and needed a small receiver, so the XM+ was also an obvious choice.

This is what I have so far! Still waiting on the parts to get here, but they should be here soon!

Part List

Frame	X2 ELF 88mm Micro Brushless FPV Racing Frame Kit RC Drone 3K Carbon Fiber (31 builds) Banggood.com	$7.80
Flight Controller	EMAX “F3 MAGNUM MINI” FPV TOWER SYSTEM (16 builds) Emax-usa.com	$45.99
Motors	4X EMAX RS1106 6000KV Micro Brushless Motor CW Thread for FPV Racer Banggood.com	$50.96
Propellers	10 Pairs Gemfan 2035 2X3.5X4 4 Blade 1.5mm Mounting Hole CW CCW Propeller Transparent for RC Drone (7 builds) Banggood.com	$8.40
FPV Camera	1.2g Super Light 1000TVL 1/4 CMOS 2.8mm Lens FOV170 Degree Mini FPV Camera (19 builds) Banggood.com	$13.94
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	Tattu 11.1V 75C 3S 450mAh Lipo Battery Pack with XT30 plug (5 builds) Genstattu.com	$11.86

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Discussion

SeriousM Jan 24, 2018

Hi, the build looks good! Did you got the parts and can you tell us a bit about it?

Goldfish FPV Mar 01, 2018

Hi! Yes, I got the parts and it's built now (also sorry for the late reply), but I haven't really flown it longer than about 45 seconds. I'm currently having issues with the motors and I don't have a good enough camera mount to do any sort of FPV, so I've asked a friend to design me a mount for it. He's also going to help me get to the bottom of the motor story, as this motor and prop combination should not be heating up the way it is at all. Unless the research I did on the motors and their thrust output is completely invalid, but 1106s on a micro that weighs 110 grams? According to a video I watched, they should be putting out at least 2xx grams of thrust per motor with a Gemfan 2035.
So yeah, issues to solve, but will post pictures soon! I'll also be uploading my other builds at a later stage.

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