Brees #9

By Hypurr on Jan 20, 2018

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This was a tough build, lots of tiny screws in tiny holes with tiny solder joints...and it flies! Had problems with the first FC I had chosen for this so I ended up having to use the FuriousFPV Racewhoop which doesn't have an OSD. The first no-name FC that I got was defective, it would disconnect on USB and start burning when the ESC was plugged in. I suspected the ESC so I returned it and tried again. This time everything worked great...for a little while. Had the FC updated and all configured, motors all tested and rotating right, RX bound and modes setup. Then when I plugged in fresh batteries for my first hover poof, the magic smoke came out. I abandoned that FC, kept the ESC and got the new Racewhoop. It worked first time. Updated to BF 3.2.4, updated the ESC firmware, everything works great now. I'll update once I test some more. Not sure if I would recommend some of these parts, I'll let you know.

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Part List

Frame	CLOSEOUT Rakonheli 1S, 2S AL Carbon 66mm Brushless Whoop Kit (for 0603, 0703 Mot Ebay.com	$25.00
Flight Controller	Furious FPV Racewhoop Smallest Brushless FC Amazon.com	$23.99
ESCs	Super_S F4 Flight Control Board Integrated Betaflight OSD built-in 5V BEC Ebay.com	$23.00
Motors	4X BoldClash 0703 M0703 8000KV 10000KV 12000KV 15000KV 20000KV FPV Racing Motor (5 builds) Ebay.com	$27.99
FPV Camera	AKK FX4 5.8GHz 40CH 25/200/500mW Switchable FPV Transmitter Built-in OSD for RC (2 builds) Ebay.com	$32.99
Receiver	Flysky FS-RX2A Micro Receiver (3 builds) Ebay.com	$10.99
Batteries	Crazepony 4pcs 260mAh HV LiPo Battery 30C 3.8V for Tiny Whoop JST-PH 2.0 Powerwhoop Connector (4 builds) Amazon.com	$14.98
Misc Parts	2 PACK! - Whoop Mullet Canopy / Camera Mount - ULTRA LIGHT & TOUGH - BLACK Ebay.com	$8.50

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Gear

Radio	FrSky Taranis Q X7S Radio w/ Upgraded M7 Hall Sensor Gimbals (Carbon Fiber) (25 builds) Getfpv.com	$187.99
Goggles	Fat Shark Dominator HD3 Core FPV Goggles (87 builds) Getfpv.com	$399.99
HD Camera	GoPro HERO5 Session (303 builds) Getfpv.com	$199.99
Video Receiver	Furious True-D Diversity Receiver Module 5.8GHz System V3 Firmware 3.9 (30 builds) Getfpv.com	$62.99
Radio Module	FrSky R9M Transmitter Module (69 builds) Getfpv.com	$49.99
Accessories	FrSKY 900MHz Super 8 Antenna for R9M and R9M Lite Module - FCC Version Rotorgeeks.com	$20.24

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Discussion

7uvoK Apr 04, 2018

Very nice! How have the aluminum ducts held up?

Hypurr Apr 07, 2018

Just fine so far. It doesn't get as much indoor flight time as my brushed whoop but so far I haven't had any issues with it.

Hypurr Feb 09, 2018

IronMew Jan 24, 2018

Why the parallel battery configuration? It's bound to be heavier than a single battery of the aggregate capacity.

Hypurr Feb 08, 2018

Actually no. An equivalent 2s battery weighs more than the two 1s combined. For instance, a Venom 250mah 2s is 16g and the batteries I am using (equivalent to 260mah 2s) is 12g.

Hypurr Jan 21, 2018

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