Building the best Atom I can.
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04/02/18 - The Atom v2 frame seems to be discontinued. I bought one off another RotorX fan who said he would include some v3 Canopies. I already have BH motors, RX, and props. Camera, VTX, and ESC have been ordered.
04/17/18 - Atom v2 frame has arrived and it's a prototype. It's got extra ports in the carbon and a different bolt pattern for securing the canopy. I will probably go with Zips again. I got 2 new canopies in my package, one blue and one red. I think I'm going with Red because it's easier to see in a field. I already did a dry fit with my motors and braided the wires. I screwed my Omnibus F4 to a 20x20 adapter and realized the FC has an 8 pin connector and the ESC has a 6 pin.
04/24/18 - I said the Hell with the F4 Nano FC and bought an Omnibus v3 that has a 6 pin connector for the ESC. I installed it and soldered an RX to UART1. I also bridged the 5V pads so the FC receives 5v only. I soldered on an XT60 and tried to plug a lipo to test power. There was a cold joint on the lipo lead from the factory and it exploded off the pad. I'll have to rework it.
04/27/18 - This is the first build I used a black XT60 and the seam looked like a + on the negative side. I soldered the connector backward and it exploded off the pad with a snap and spark. I analyzed the issue and realized my error when I matched up the power wires on the battery. I desoldered the connector and flipped it. Powered on right away good to go. Just waiting on.my camera and VTX.
05/08/18 - I powered on and got all ESC beeps. I did an airmode check and motor 4 threw an ESC error and stopped working. It felt really gritty to me so I replaced it. The replacement motor behaved in the same way. I tried to reflash the ESC and got the same result. I am under the belief that my previous polarity issue may have damaged the ESC. I plan to swap motor 4 with one of the operational motors to see if it will spin.
05/22/18 - Replaced the Cicada ESC with a Racerstar and a 5v regulator. Build powers on and I have great video from the Foxeer Micro Arrow. Maiden to come SOON!
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