Blue Cotton
By TheLeprechaunPirate on Jan 12, 2018
Tough build! Saw a few peeps building this super light setup and thought I’d try! Fitting everything in was fun but challenging. Getting some runcam TX200 coming in the mail soon so I’ll have that replace the vtx03. And some dal T5051c to compliment the lightness.
It currently sits at 207.3g as it is. I, of course, will reweigh it after replacing the vtx and cleaning up some of the wires.
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Part List
Frame |
Featherlight 5 Race Frame
(7 builds)
Pitchrollyaw.net
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$49.99 |
Flight Controller |
Omnibus F4 Nano V3 OSD LC-Filter
(5 builds)
N-factory.de
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See Site |
ESCs |
25A Ori 4in1 ESC (20x20) BLHELI_S - (MUILTSHOT)
(13 builds)
Readytoflyquads.com
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$29.99 |
Motors |
4 x Hyperlite 2204 Floss Series 2722KV
(18 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
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$71.96 |
Propellers |
HQ 5x5V1S
Pirofliprc.com
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$2.99 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Sparrow Micro
(66 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$29.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
Eachine VTX03 Super Mini 5.8G 72CH 0/25mW/50mw/200mW Switchable FPV Transmitter
(417 builds)
Banggood.com
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$12.22 |
Receiver |
FrSky XM+ SBUS Mini Receiver
(1149 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Hey might you have a build video for this ? Im doing my first build with this frame this summer and could use any help i can get. Thanks!!
Yours looks fantastic!
Paul
you might want to protect the RX antenna better. Your monopoles are exposed. Other than that, this build looks awesome!
Do bigger boards fit on this frame? i.e 36x36 standard sized flight controllers and 4-in-1 escs?
Also, is the runcam tx200 better than the eachine vtx03? Thanks!
Regular-sized FCs can fit, however, you will be building along the standoffs supporting the frame. With some modifications and your own standoffs to fit, and possibly some 3D printing, you could get a stack working and still have a camera mount. Unfortunately they only include 2 sizes of vertical carbon fiber for the cam mount (I don’t have the measurement available).
So far, the Runcam tx200 was used to mount behind the camera since it was my best bet at fitting everything in this build. So Far I’m liking the TX200 but the VTX03 have been my favorite light video transmitters until now.
what's the thingiverse file for that cam protector?
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I'm not seeing an external capacitor like the ORI 25a ESC manufacturer claims is required. I'm trying to determine just how critical an external capacitor actually is so I'm wondering if you used one and if not have you had any issues because of it.
To be honest, I believe i omitted the use of a capacitor and it seemed to have worked fine. It has been awhile since I've touched this one (I need to replace the ESC due to a crash).