Mini Mach 1

By BlueLooseStrife on Jan 07, 2018

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My first brushless build! Space was tight and I'm new to soldering, so this was quite the challenge. No maiden flight yet due to inclement weather, but everything seems to function in small living room tests. My biggest concern is that the camera's FoV is obstructed by the props too much. It seems like the plug is what's keeping me from getting the angle I want, but I'm not great at soldering so I'm nervous to take it off. I'm also looking for a more size-appropriate battery strap and a way to secure the antenna. Any advice would be much appreciated. I'll update with higher quality pics and flight videos as I get them :)

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Part List

Frame	Drone Frames for - Racing & Freestyle Frames - RaceDayQuads (15 builds) Racedayquads.com	$24.99
Flight Controller	EMAX “F3 MAGNUM MINI” FPV TOWER SYSTEM (16 builds) Emax-usa.com	$45.99
Motors	4pcs GEPRC 1408 4100KV Brushless Motor 2CW 2CCW 2-4S Lipo for 80-150mm RC Racing Drone Multirotor Quadcopter by Crazepony Amazon.com	$59.49
Propellers	2 Pairs Gemfan Flash 3052 3.0x5.2 PC 3-blade Propeller 5mm Mounting Hole for 1306-1806 Motor (4 builds) Banggood.com	$2.99
FPV Camera	RunCam Micro Swift 2 600TVL CCD FPV Camera (2.1mm or 2.3mm) - Orange (282 builds) Racedayquads.com	$22.95
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 850mAh 11.1V 75C 3S1P Lipo Battery Pack with XT30 Plug (5 builds) Genstattu.com	$14.50

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Afteron Jan 08, 2018

Not bad for a first build! I recently built a mini mach and definitely noticed some of the same stuff. Props in view can only be solved so much, motor height and the height of the standoffs really effect capability. Cam angle can remedy that some but before you know it you will also be zooming around quite fast. I would definitely suggest keeping the connector on the Micro Swift. With the stack you went with its a little hard to modify the height of it, but there might be some space saving you can do. I was able to feed my XM+ in between the 4 in 1 and the FC which saved some space and even cut off the extra nylon on top of the stack standoff threads. If you move around your VTX a little bit you can pop off the U.FL connector and feed it through one of the top holes which i have had no problems with so far with video break up and antenna positioning. I will also suggest the biggest roll of double sided VELCRO you can buy off amazon, you will never have to buy battery straps again and you can cut it down to the perfect size you need, about 8 or $9. Feel free to DM me with any questions, I will help however I can!

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