All I need to say is Lifetime Warranty AGAIN. I built a Chameleon almost a year ago and love how it performs. I have had some good crashes and it is has been super durable. I have not needed to use the warranty yet but I know they make sure things are right for their customers.
I was one of the first orders so I did not get the 1.3mm screw heads to come with mine. I did not really have an issue with this due to having titanium hex drivers. I used a standard hex tool and stripped it very quickly. Armattan Video stated that they will make things right if you are having issues with the screws.
The Frame
A fix to the slop issue could be changing the arm design to connect the 2 arms like the Floss 2.1 with a "boomerang arm design." The issue with that is they would spend more on replacing arms. I did come across a printable design to help fix the slop if you cannot get things tight enough.
In a rooster build video from Armattan He stated that you do not need the extra carbon fiber parts and they have included locking nuts in case you wanted to save some weight. It is 3 grams so not a big deal. The frame for me was 130 grams by itself. It was also stated that the warranty would not be effected.
I purchased the Rooster without knowing that there is a very big different between the TBS vtx option and the standard. I designed a antenna mount to keep the functionality of the standard carbon plate and added 3mm diameter antenna tubes for the receiver. The print I did is less than a gram so I do not know how much it exactly is due to the accuracy of my scale.
The Build
Figuring out the wiring for the ESC and FC was where I put the most thought in. I needed to rotate the esc to get the power wires to be on the same side of the quad which allows me to have short power wires. Remapping the ESC is the key here that I needed to make sure I put the right order to the motors.
The FC has pretty good wiring diagrams now. When I did another build of a Floss 2 with this FC I has to figure out how to setup the receiver. I did not use the soft mounts that were supplied with the ESC but went with M3 vibration bobbins.
I wanted to buy this Aikon ESC but not available at the time of this build.
Aikon AK32 4-in-1 35A 6S now it is available at Helidirect Next build I guess.
My 3d Printed Parts
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Part List
Frame |
Rooster
(140 builds)
Armattanquads.com
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$99.75 |
Flight Controller |
Matek F405-CTR Flight Controller
(63 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
|
$39.99 |
ESCs |
Spedix GS35Amp BLheli-32 4in1
(20 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
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$55.99 |
Motors |
4 x Hypetrain Freestyle 2306 2450KV Motor (V1.1) EZO Bearing
(96 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
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$103.80 |
Propellers |
DAL T5045C Cyclone Tri-Blade
(34 builds)
Dalprops.com
|
$2.29 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Micro Sparrow WDR 700TVL 2.1mm Lens DC 5-36V CMOS 16:9 FPV Camera - Orange
Amazon.com
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$29.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
TBS UNIFY PRO 5G8 HV(SMA)
(596 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
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$49.95 |
Antenna |
Lumenier AXII 5.8GHz Antenna (RHCP) (2pcs)
(199 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$29.99 |
Receiver |
Spektrum DSMX Quad Race Receiver with Diversity
(124 builds)
Amazon.com
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$1.00 |
do you sell the antenna mount?
Sorry I do not sell them but you can print it if you have a 3d printer. I have linked the file you would need to print it. There are some sites you can upload the .stl file to to get it printed for pretty cheap. Example: https://www.3dhubs.com/3dprint
FYI, those look like very heavy props for these motors. Your batteries are going to hate you. If you find yourself using up your battery packs too quickly, consider a lighter prop like the 5040s. They should not only give you longer flight time, but also smoother response with more resolution. Buy yourself a set and check out the difference.
Guides & Reviews
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Nice and clean build!
One suggestion / question: wouldn't it be easier to rotate the FC, and set the rotation in Betaflight/Butterflight/Cleanflight? You end up with the same result, less fidly.
I have used this FC with a 4in1 two times, and I did not remap the software, but swithed the wires around during soldering.
I was looking for the shortest wires I could get with the power out the side like it is. The power wire is super short and can run directly from the FC to the esc. If I rotedted the FC then I would not get the wires where they are. All I did was switch the wires from the fc to the esc no software was needed.