After having built many quads of the Avantquads brand, I wanted to build a lightweight 5” quad with good components. I immediately stopped on the latest model Avantquads Xero S5M – a 5” frame weighing only 63 grams in total. The components for the drone build: Motors: Proton-X 2204 2750KV ESC: Aikon 4in1 30A
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The world leader in drone technology DJI has entered the Drone Racing market with the new DJI Snail racing propulsion system. The DJI engineers optimized the motors, electronic speed controllers (ESC) and propellers for the needs of the FPV racing pilots. I am going to review the propulsion system, make some thrust tests and finally
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A few days ago I received the brand new Aikon SEFM 30A 6S BLHeli_S ESC. Many thanks to Aikon Electronics for sending me samples, so I can be able to push it to its limits. It should be available soon, so check the reseller webpage, to find a one in your region. The great thing
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Hello, my name is Stef aka Dutchwalnut_fpv and I love to build quadcopters! I really enjoy soldering and selecting parts for a new quadcopter. Because we can never learn enough. Did I found my sweet spot yet? No, there are a lot of frames out there. I just stumbled upon this QAV-X clone and preordered
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In this article, I will compare most of the current BLHeli_S ESC, that are on the market, and hopefully help you how to choose the best one for your multicopter. I already reviewed some BLHeli_S ESC, like the ZTW Flash 30, Cicada/Racerstar and the Maytech 30A, but will include these here as well. The article
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Maytech Electronics sent me their new BLHeli_S 30A ESC for testing and I finally found time to put it on my thrust stand. Before I start with the review, I want to say thank you to to Maytech for their support! If you are still not familiar with BLHeli_S, check all the new features here.
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Recently I received another BLHeli ESCs – the DYS XM20 and the DYS XM30. I want to thank GearBest.com for sending me the last one for my review. Here some details about the DYS BLHeli ESCs: XM20 XM30 Size: 27 x 14.2 x 4.6mm 32 x 15.2 x 5.9mm Weight: 4.2g 9.1g (7.9g without heat
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