19-May-2016, 03:44 AM (This post was last modified: 19-May-2016, 03:53 AM by Jordan Marinov.)
I have a small backyard, too small for a regular mini-quad, but not for a micro. Few weeks ago a buddy put together a Shrieker with a similar setup as below and let me take the sticks for a minute, it was a riot and I knew I will be building one soon. Another friend had an extra Shrieker frame he was not planning on building so I did not hesitate. Here is the parts list:
Build
Putting everything together was a challenge. There is very little room on the frame and the arms are short. There was no way I could solder the motor wires directly on the ESCs so I looped them underneath. All in all, it came together and was relatively clean.
The PDB + OSD combo was great, perfect for this build. For bigger builds, I'd be concerned about the 30A max per ESC channel, but for a micro or more casual mini - that is plenty. The ESCs flashed to BLHeli 14.4 with no problems via FC passthrough. Using a standard hs1177 FPV camera is a big plus IMO, it makes the flying experience a lot closer to a regular quad.
Overall the quad turned a bit heavier than expected, the motors and camera probably contributed - right around 200g without battery. The RCX motors do a fantastic job of keeping it in the air and nimble however.
I was too excited, so I did not take any mid-build pictures, just this one of the general fit:
The rest are some promo shots, I generally take of all my finished builds:
The quad flew pretty good on the first maiden LOS, so I decided to put on the googles. Forgetting I max-tilted the camera during build, this little thing sprung with such speed, I almost lost control. The next few minutes of flight were pure joy, despite the heavy 1300mAh TATTU 3S.
Build
- Frame: Shrieker 130 from Shendrones with a 3D printer bumper kit
- PDB: MXK Power Distribution Board PDB with OSD
- Flight Controller: SPRacingF3 with Betaflight 2.7.0 running on 2KHz
- Motors: RCX H1407 3800kv
- ESCs: DYS XM 10A (Damped Light and Oneshot enabled)
- Radio: FrSky XSR (sbus)
- Video TX: Eachine ET600 5.8GHz
- FPV Camera: Pyro Drone 1/3 Sony Super HAD II CCD 650 tvl IR Sensitive
- OSD: MinimOSD with MultiWii firmware
- Battery: 3S TATTU 75C 1300mAh
- Propellers: T3045BN DAL tri blades
Putting everything together was a challenge. There is very little room on the frame and the arms are short. There was no way I could solder the motor wires directly on the ESCs so I looped them underneath. All in all, it came together and was relatively clean.
The PDB + OSD combo was great, perfect for this build. For bigger builds, I'd be concerned about the 30A max per ESC channel, but for a micro or more casual mini - that is plenty. The ESCs flashed to BLHeli 14.4 with no problems via FC passthrough. Using a standard hs1177 FPV camera is a big plus IMO, it makes the flying experience a lot closer to a regular quad.
Overall the quad turned a bit heavier than expected, the motors and camera probably contributed - right around 200g without battery. The RCX motors do a fantastic job of keeping it in the air and nimble however.
I was too excited, so I did not take any mid-build pictures, just this one of the general fit:
The rest are some promo shots, I generally take of all my finished builds:
The quad flew pretty good on the first maiden LOS, so I decided to put on the googles. Forgetting I max-tilted the camera during build, this little thing sprung with such speed, I almost lost control. The next few minutes of flight were pure joy, despite the heavy 1300mAh TATTU 3S.