Reddit mentions of YKS DIY Full Carbon Fiber Mini C250 Quadcopter Frame Kit for FPV Mini Quadcopter Part
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Made from full carbon fiber: Ultralight & great intensity.Reserved with plenty of space: Easily fit your FPV and neatly tuck away all the wires.Equipped with rubber damper: AV shockproof ball, high quality and strong ability of shock absorption.Super strong & smooth flight: 1.5mm full carbon fiber fuselage and 3mm machine arms effectively reduce vibration during flight, guaranteeing the flying ability of the Quadcopter.Suitable for both beginners and senior players: Compact design with small numbers of components, can be easily assembled.
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Thanks! The build took me about 2 months from the time I started ordering parts, to the point at which I was able to get it airborne.
I'd be happy to share some tips and things I learned along the way.
First, the dude at FPV Flightclub has been a tremendous help to me along the way. His videos, blog posts, and online store all made my build possible. I promise I'm not an FPV Flightclub shill.
So yeah, I read his post on Buying your first drone, then watched his videos on How to Build an FPV Quadcopter and How to build a QAV250 The correct way. Watching those vids gave me an idea of what I was getting into, and helped me figure out how I wanted to plan my build.
I decided I wanted to follow the QAV250 build as closely as possible, but with some less expensive parts; namely the frame. I got a knock-off ZMR250 frame for $40 instead of the much more expensive QAV250 frame.
Miscellaneous Parts
Because I wanted to hide the ESCs and not put them on the frame arms, I bought a 3D printed frame spacer to go between the two bottom plates of the frame kit. I also used a small power distribution board, which helped clean up the wiring.
Buying the frame spacer meant I needed a bunch of screws that didn't come with the frame kit, namely M3x18mm button heads. Speaking of screws, you'll also need to get some M3x5mm motor screws.
Tips
Hello, I was just about to order a couple days ago, then figured I should ask you all here on /r/Multicopter if you have any recommendations for changes. I can solder and have tools, is there anything that I am missing here for a complete setup? Oh I also already own a Spektrum DX6i with two Spektrum AR610 receivers.
item | link | price
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AV transmitter/receiver | Boscam 32Ch 5.8G 600mw 5km Wireless AV Transmitter TS832 Receiver RC832 for FPV | $35.63
Charger | Genuine SKYRC iMAX B6 Mini Dual Power 6Amps 60Watts Professional RC Balancing Battery Charger & Discharger (Version RCLITE) w/ Micro USB Port For RC Lipo Battery Cherge, Temperature Port | $36.58
Heat shrink | uxcell® 1 Meter 50mm Dia Ratio 2:1 Heat Shrinkable Shrinking Tube Black | $6.66
Flight Controller | AbuseMark Acro Naze32 Rev 6 Flight Controller W/ Straight / Bent Pin Headers, Breakout Cable, & Apex RC Products Nylon Standoffs | $39.99
Frame | YKS DIY Full Carbon Fiber Mini C250 Quadcopter Frame Kit for FPV Mini Quadcopter Part | $37.99
Motors | 4pcs EMAX RS2205 2300KV Brushless Motor 2CW 2CCW for QAV250 QAV300 FPV Racing Quadcopter | $78.79
ESC's | Crazepony 4pcs Littlebee 20A Mini ESC Oneshot125 Electronic Speed Controller 2-4S Brushless for FPV Multicopter Quadcopter | $39.99
Props | Hooshion® 16 pcs 8 pairs GemFan HD HQ 5030 5x3 CW CCW Propeller for Mini QAV250 Quadcopter (Black+Orange) | $12.59
Connectors | XT60 Drone Connectors 5 Pairs (5 Male and 5 Female) | $2.96
Battery | Turnigy 2200mAh 3S 20C Lipo Pack | $16.70
AV Antenna | Anbee® FPV 5.8Ghz Circular Polarized Clover Leaf Antenna High Gain Aerial Set w/RP-SMA Plug | $10.98
Camera | SC2000 600TVL D-WDR DNR Board Camera SONY Super HAD CCD for FPV, 2.8mm Lens, IR Blocked Filter | $33.99
| total | $352.85
Would this be a good frame to start with? If not are there any other comparatively priced frames you would suggest?
A description of mine:
Propellers: the sky's the limit. You can start with $20 worth.
Transmitter/receiver: Turnigy 9X, you can get it for $60/70 at Hobbyking
Battery / charger: as much as you want to spend. The bare minimum is $12 for a charger and $20-ish for a couple decent batteries (1500 mAh 3S with a good discharge rate). You'll also need odds and ends such as nylon standoffs.
In short, you can get to your first day of flying a line-of-sight 250 for around $200 if you look for the cheapest parts. That's just the beginning though. If you want FPV then you'll need a transmitter, receiver, goggles, antennas.