Xevo100 (brushed micro quad)

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The Xevo100 is a tiny powerhouse built around the "sp-racing F3 evo" flight controller. Weighing in at about 67g, it's incredibly lightweight, powerful and an absolute blast to fly! It's perfect for beginners, as the frame is almost indestructible. You can fly either indoors or outdoors, but if you choose to fly indoors, take the small triblade props, since the bigger ones are way too strong. If you're new to flying, start learning the basics in Line of Sight flying outdoors so you get used to the controls. There are also tons of tutorials on YouTube. Check out our website for more cool stuff! <a href="http://xevox3d.com/" title="With a Title">HERE</a>. To build one for yourself, you'll need: Parts from Banggood: * FC: sp-racing F3 evo * Motors: 4x 8520 Racerstar brushed motor * A transmitter/receiver combo or just a receiver if you already have a transmitter * 65mm biblade props (for outdoor flying only) * 45mm triblade props (for indoor or outdoor flying) * AIO FPV Camera: TX01, TX02, TX03, TX04 (I highly recommend the TX04, since the cloverleaf antennas break very fast) * 9.5mm Buzzer Other parts: * Some rubber bands (≥2x) * Small M3 machine screws (3x) Tools: * Soldering iron * 3D printer (obviously...) * PC with Betaflight app Instructions: 1. Assembly: * Print the frame using ABS or PETG filament (PLA might work fine, but I think it will soften around the motors, since they tend to get really hot) * If you use ABS filament, scale the model by 101%, because ABS tends to shrink a lot when cooling down * Use a brim and print the first layer really slowly (~5mm/s)! * Depending on your 3D printer's accuracy, you may have to widen the holes for the motors. You can use an 8.5mm drill bit that you rotate by hand Now you can insert the 4 motors. Looking at the top of the frame, they go in like this: * The 2 CW motors (red and blue wire) have to be mounted on the top left and bottom right * The 2 CCW motors (white and black wire) have to be mounted on the top right and bottom left Put in the rubber band for the battery. Before you mount the FC, you should flash the current firmware using Betaflight: * Solder the bootloader jumper pads * Make sure you always close Chrome while doing anything in Betaflight * Open the app and download and install the 2 drivers (there are 2 links on the main page) * Restart your PC * Open the app and connect the FC to the PC * Flash the firmware FPV setup: * Depending on which camera you chose to buy, download the right mount and print it in ABS or PETG filament with supports (The camera also gets really hot, so I wouldn't recommend using PLA) * If you are using ABS, scale the part in your slicer by 101%! * Push the camera into the mount. You may need to remove a bit of the printed part to fit the camera perfectly. Use a hobby knife, but be careful and wear some safety gloves! * Take a rubber band and secure the camera and receiver to the mount. * Solder the camera wires (either to UART 1 or 2 or the battery pads) * Put the mount in place and thread the buzzer wires through the front of the mount by sliding the FC into the dedicated slot. * Plug the receiver in * Solder the buzzer to the buzzer wires (make sure you got the polarity right!) * Screw the mount to the frame, making sure you don't overtighten the screws! * Put the buzzer in place Congratulation, you just finished your build! Now it's time to set up Betaflight and bind your transmitter. There are a lot of tutorials already on YouTube for doing that.