2.5inch toothpick build

As somebody new to the hobby would you be able to provide links to the best places to buy the parts?

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Of course:

For this build I used HobbyRC and Banggood.

Another good source of parts is Unmannedtech

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Checking for clearance of the flight stack within the frame. Fitting together like this first is important so that you don’t get half way through the build and find out that your flight stack doesn’t fit in the frame.

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I wouldn’t know where to start lol what goes where

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Do they do fpv build for dummies lol

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Follow this thread and And this thread and you’ll know what parts you need and where they go by the end of the builds this is why we are posting our builds here so that members like yourself get an idea on what you need and how to build your own.

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You need to do a you tube build step by step lol

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Now I’ve just fitted one motor to check that the motors I have selected fit my frame.

Also to check the most important part the mounting screw length this is important because if they are too long they can touch the motor windings and cause a short or damage the motor windings themselves. The thread of the screw should be flush with the top of the motor mount as illustrated in this photo:

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There are loads of build videos on YouTube already so I figured that I wouldn’t bother I’d just post here with photos as I go. @Steviegeek is doing a YouTube step by step build over on his 7 inch quad build thread. Start to finish

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Everything is all retro fitted together now and everything fits perfectly into the frame it’s looking like it’s going to be a really neat and tidy build once its finished.

I’ve installed all 4 motors now as this will be my starting point in soldering. I’ll be soldering the motor wires onto the ESC and adding the battery pigtail and capacitor. (This is for another day) I’ve also checked to make sure that my Flight Controller powers up using USB and connects to betaflight ok so all good there with no issues.

This is where I’ve got upto so far:

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I’d expect nothing less from you Dean :smiley:

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I like that frame, looking strong, stylish :+1: :+1:
Cheers
Steve :slightly_smiling_face:

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I agree Steve it looks bloody fantasic

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Yeah, I’m really impressed with the build quality of the frame its really nice. And it looks good as well I was originally going to go with an armattan frame but the 2.5inch frame didn’t fit the 20x20 stack that I wanted to use. So I had to re search out a new frame and that’s when I found this one :+1:t2:

This was the original frame I was going to use but like I said didn’t fit the 20x20 flight stack.

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Is the camera tilt adjustable Deano? Or is it a fixed position?

Its adjustable mate, depending on how fast you want to fly determines the angle of the up tilt on the camera the more up tilt the faster you need to fly to see where you’re going because the more you pitch forward the faster you fly but if you didn’t have up tilt on your camera as you pitch forward your FPV view would be at the floor.

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That makes sense cheers mate. Do they make any that adjust automatically? :thinking: I mean basic not powered gimbal. Like on a hinge that tilts with gravity depending on the pitch of the drone? If that makes sense lol

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Dean. Give us a pic with something as reference. Like a 50p coin.
Great photos too.
Did the fc come with a usb cap? That’s handy!

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Not that I know of mate. I think that sort of technology is expected on the upcoming DJI FPV drone. Or so speculation would make us believe.

@notveryprettyboy I’ve packed it away now will take a photo with a 50p for size reference next time I’ve got it out :+1:t2:

And yeah it did come with a USB cap :+1:t2:

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@Steviegeek something like this might be useful for your 7". So when you’re in position hold, you can see horizontally.

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