Building a 280mm Quadcopter out of spare parts (FC, RX, PDB)

 

Part I – The Frame

Part II – Motors and ESCs

 

        After the frame assemby and ESC calibration was complete, it was time to work with the heart of the quadcopter: the flight controller (FC), the receiver (RX) and the power distribution board (PDB).

Building a 280mm Quadcopter out of spare parts (Motors and ESCs)

Part I – The Frame

While waiting for more spare parts to arrive (batteries, some adhesives, a PPM/PWM converter and some connector cables), it was the perfect time to install the motors and ESCs to the frame. If you have not read the first part of the build log, I used the EMAX Nighthawk 2204/2300kV motors and EMAX BLHeli 12A ESCs.