Even though my newest toy, the 32.4g brushless fpv copter pepperF1SH is not using circular polarized antennas, I started preparations for the next outdoor racing season. After seeing Maartens nice Pagoda antenna design, I realized that I will never again build those oldscool timewastingwirecage-antennas… So I needed some pagoda antenna PCBSs. Joined by some friends… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the eleventh in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. I just received the shapeways prints for my new camera and battery mount parts. The total weight is a bit lower than calculated (1.3g): The whole set weights only ~1.1grams: This… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the tenth (wow!) in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. The CFK arrived today — time to assemble the previous bumper cage prototype! It turned out to be a bit lighter than calculated: The whole assembly parts weight only 2.83grams:… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the ninth in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. I was not completely satisfied with the last bumper design. Therefore I switched to a new approach: CFK rods. This way i can get a full protection cage at a lower… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the eighth in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. I did not like the design from my previous post at all. I really want to keep the round design impression intact, the side bars just did not look right. Therefore… Read More »
When building my tinyFISH fc and the tinyPEPPER ESC I was faced with soldering 0402 sized components. That is quite tricky to do manually, a stereo microscope helps a lot! Do not go for a monocular scope, 3D relly helps a lot. As this is just a hobby project and I am running on a… Read More »