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A micro 4ch charger for TinyWhoop and pepperF1SH batteries I just got a new charger: It’s a Hitec X4, also sold as SkyRC quattro micro: I bought the Hitec version as the color matches perfectly to my newest toy, my 32.4g brushless pepperF1SH quadcopter 😉 The price is around $40 (additionally you get 20% off… Read More »
UPDATE: please refer to the latest revision v0.2b! In this post I am going to share all the parts you need to build your own super lightweight tinyFISH flight controller with an integrated, FrSky compatible rx. All the following information applies to the current version 0.2 of tinyFISH (tagged as revision 0.2). Changes compared to… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the 14th in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. Time to dye the 3d printed camera and battery mount from shapeways. Those parts are laser sintered in polyamide (nylon) and can be colored using cloth dye. I previously dyed shapeways… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the 13th in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. New CFK arrived today — time to assemble the next bumper cage prototype! The last cage design was 2.83 grams, this cage only weights 2.4g (frame alone is 2.87 grams): It… Read More »
pepperF1SH This post is the 12th in a series of posts about the adventure of building the world’s lightest brushless FPV quadcopter: project pepperF1SH. Lunch break — check No rain? — check No wind? — not really Batteries charged — only 3, check Let’s fly! This was the first time I have flown the pepperF1SH… Read More »
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 »