I didn't know it existed but some people are telling me the armattan f1-4b is good. I'm planning to build 2 4 inch quads and my top contenders are tweaker and the f1-4b.

(21-Jun-2016, 01:02 AM)Sacro Wrote: Alright so I got my list down and stuff ordered. Heres what I got:

Shendrones Tweaker 180 (1806 version)
LED kit for Tweaker 180 along with some legs (Blade 185 legs)
Littlebee 20A OPTO PRO OneShot 2-4s
KingKong 1806 2280KV 2-4s
Naze32 F3 Deluxe 10 DOF
Demon Core 2.3 Powerdistr.
Frsky D4R-II RX (plan on using PPM)

I didn't order my VTX and camera yet. Was thinking I want it up and flying first.

Might I suggest you do not use landing legs, they will just hinder you, they will dig in and bend, snap off, more hassle than they are worth.

I print up these and use on my quads.




They just screw under the arm below the motor, lightweight.

Ask me real nice and I will send you 4,

It is the kind guys that we are..Sharing is caring.

(24-Jun-2016, 12:33 AM)trojanGoat Wrote: I didn't know it existed but some people are telling me the armattan f1-4b is good.  I'm planning to build 2 4 inch quads and my top contenders are tweaker and the f1-4b.

Dont know anything about Armattan, but I have the Tweaker frame here. Its definetly solid and high quality.

(24-Jun-2016, 12:46 AM)BigglesFPV Wrote: Might I suggest you do not use landing legs, they will just hinder you, they will dig in and bend, snap off, more hassle than they are worth.

I print up these and use on my quads.




They just screw under the arm below the motor, lightweight.

Ask me real nice and I will send you 4,

It is the kind guys that we are..Sharing is caring.

They're not actual legs. It's just foam material. However the "styling kit" I orderes comes with motor guards that works as legs as well so looks like I'm all set

Thank you for your offer though. Appreciate it a lot

Just have to take some patience-pills while I wait for stuff to arrive in the mail. Gotta hate the delivery-time to Norway

Well I got most of my parts. Just waiting for my X4R now.

Questions I have now are, what wires should I use for the stuff around that has no "pre-made" wires with plugs? Like from battery to PDB? Telemetry wiring? Any pointers or tips?

It all comes down to how much current you are planning to conduct through the wires... You don't have to strickly follow this chart, but it gives you an idea:
https://oscarliang.com/wire-awg-chart-quadcopter-rc/

for a 5" mini quad, you are probably looking at something between 80A to 100A between lipo to PDB/ESC , i would use 14AWG wires
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...ouse_.html

between ESC to motors, 18/20AWG would be enough IMO...

(11-Jul-2016, 03:41 PM)Oscar Wrote: It all comes down to how much current you are planning to conduct through the wires... You don't have to strickly follow this chart, but it gives you an idea:
https://oscarliang.com/wire-awg-chart-quadcopter-rc/

for a 5" mini quad, you are probably looking at something between 80A to 100A between lipo to PDB/ESC , i would use 14AWG wires
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...ouse_.html

between ESC to motors, 18/20AWG would be enough IMO...

Cool cool. So since I'm in Norway where we use mm2, I'm looking at 2 mm2 (gotta round that up to 2,5mm2) silicone wires then. I'm guessing I can simpy solder the ESC wires directly since they're already long enough?

(21-Jun-2016, 01:02 AM)Sacro Wrote: KingKong 1806 2280KV 2-4s
Naze32 F3 Deluxe 10 DOF

I would not recommend using low KV motors on 4" props, as the thrust will be suboptimal. I'm using RCX 2205 2633KV motors with DAL 4045BN triblades on my Armattan F1-4B and that is probably the minimum I'd use. I'm not sure 1806 2280KV will cut it.

10DOF on a miniquad is an overkill.

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(10-Jul-2016, 03:29 AM)Sacro Wrote: Well I got most of my parts. Just waiting for my X4R now.

Questions I have now are, what wires should I use for the stuff around that has no "pre-made" wires with plugs? Like from battery to PDB? Telemetry wiring? Any pointers or tips?

Telemetry and all other signal and low current wires can be 26awg servo wires: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...hite_.html

(14-Jul-2016, 02:04 PM)LeoTheHuman Wrote: I would not recommend using low KV motors on 4" props, as the thrust will be suboptimal. I'm using RCX 2205 2633KV motors with DAL 4045BN triblades on my Armattan F1-4B and that is probably the minimum I'd use. I'm not sure 1806 2280KV will cut it.

10DOF on a miniquad is an overkill.

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Telemetry and all other signal and low current wires can be 26awg servo wires: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...hite_.html

I am aware of the DOF being overkill, but price and weight difference is minimal so figured why not. Also about the motors, I was recommended Xnova XTS 1806-2300KV Supersonic but didn't really wanna put the money into it just yet. Guess I'll find out if it's enough or not. Also my Falcon 180 is just fine on 2300KV Eachine engines (kinda crap). Upgrades will probably be done later on regardless so I dont think it's gonna matter much

PS. The 3D printed motorguards I got, and considering it's the 3mm frame, I need1806 for the quad.