{"id":526,"date":"2014-04-17T22:33:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T21:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/?p=526"},"modified":"2014-04-17T22:36:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T21:36:51","slug":"build-log-250mm-fpv-quad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/build-log-250mm-fpv-quad\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Log: 250mm FPV Quad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 250 size FPV quads are getting more and more popular, and with good reasons. They are very handy in size, and quite capable. So of course I had to build myself one. There are many finished frames to choose from, some pricey and some not. But I went with the solution that gives most bang for the bucks imo. The 3 layer carbon frame from HK in combination with wooden arms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parts List:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2x Wooden sticks 10x10mm 270mm length (yes it isn&#8217;t actually a 250mm quad)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyking.com\/hobbyking\/store\/uh_viewItem.asp?idproduct=23091\" target=\"_blank\">3x Carbon Fiber Main Frame Base Plate HK-550GT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.himodel.com\/electric\/SUNNYSKY_X2204S_KV2300_Outrunner_Brushless_Motor_Multi-rotor_Version.html\" target=\"_blank\">4x Sunnysky 2204-2300kv<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyking.com\/hobbyking\/store\/uh_viewItem.asp?idproduct=42551\" target=\"_blank\">4x Afro ESC 20A\u00a0Slim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readymaderc.com\/store\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=165_261_327&amp;products_id=2279\" target=\"_blank\">2x\u00a0Direct Drive HQ Prop &#8211; 6&#215;3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readymaderc.com\/store\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=165_261_327&amp;products_id=2278\" target=\"_blank\">2x\u00a0Direct Drive HQ Prop &#8211; 6x3R<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I think that summons up the main parts, of course there are stuff thats not listed like screws, nylon standoffs etc etc. The reason I made the feet 270mm are because of the props reaching the frame if I made em 250mm. Mostly because I mounted the motors using the cross, this way I loose around 1 cm. If I had used aluminium arms I could have use M3 screws from inside the arms.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/stigern.net\/images\/2014\/MotorReduced.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since a regular power distribution board couldn&#8217;t fit I had to come up with some alternative. The solution was a piece of copper sheet, which I cut two thin strips from. \u00a0Should hande my amperes nicely:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/stigern.net\/images\/2014\/PowerDistribution.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"297\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, after soldering on a JST and a XT60 connector I closed up my plates for now, I don&#8217;t think I need to open them up again, I can access most stuff from between the plates.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/stigern.net\/images\/2014\/FarIgot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 250 size FPV quads are getting more and more popular, and with good reasons. They are very handy in size, and quite capable. So of course I had to build myself one. There are many finished frames to choose from, some pricey and some not. But I went with the solution that gives most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[351,353,332,354,352],"class_list":["post-526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rc","tag-351","tag-build","tag-fpv","tag-log","tag-quad"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":531,"href":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526\/revisions\/531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}