Motors, ESCs, and uBEC from rctimer.com took the longest to arrive (shipped from Hong Kong), so order these first:
2826-15 930kV outrunner brushless motors $10 ea., need 4.
Programmable 20A ESC $10 ea., need 4.
UBEC 3A 5V switching $4.50
My quadcopter is based on
Patrick's design.
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2826-15 930kV outrunner brushless motors
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20A ESCs
* Plywood rectangles made from single 100mm x 300mm sheet cut in half (Midwest brand. Got at Michaels)
* Trex 600 "Standard" landing gear (discontinued), from eBay seller.
-- was: Trex 600 "New Skids". My local shop no longer has the "standard" skids
* MPI EPP0845 8x4.5 props (now sold by Aeromicro!)
-- was: APC1038 props (2 tractor, 2 pusher) [too wobbly on descent]
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3A UBEC from rctimer.
* Sony 540TVL 0.1 lux cam from securitycamera2000.com (SKU PZ0035), $49
-- was: Panasonic color CX-161 board cam
* Fox 800A video Tx
* V-dipole antenna from DPCAV (green one)
* Dragon OSD with GPS and barometric sensor
* Dragon Link UHF LRS
-- Installed in my old Hitec Eclipse 7 tx
* Lunchbox-style plastic container for cover/shell, Daiso, $1.50
Some notes I wrote:
Frame:
Two 1/2" x 1/2" x 24" basswood sticks (Michaels or Aeromicro). One stick goes through the frame to make the front and back arms. Cut one stick in half and use for the left and right arms.
One 100mm x 300mm sheet of thin plywood (Michaels) for the center platform of the frame. Or use 100mm x 300mm x 1mm CF sheet
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