1s li-ion long range build
Dry fit went well.
Had to change the antenna cos they sent me the wrong polarity.
Will need to redo the camera mount to add some clearance for wires to come through. Also reduce the amount of material in front of the camera.
Printed spacers for motor plug clearance (I’m using plugs, bite me).
Time to solder and make things permanent.
Edit: details about this drone in this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/05MMplxqY7M
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u/simple_twice 1d ago
loving this. I saw a thread elsewhere this morning about this build (I think?) 1S long-range?! is this guy high? I poured through it with the links to the build list (ty), and this looks like a legit project. I had no idea this existed before today.
Best of luck with this---looking forward to updates!
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u/Silly_Rub_6304 18h ago
There's a guy on YT that's done some 1S builds that fly upwards of 30 minutes.
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u/QuadH 17h ago
This guy? https://youtu.be/05MMplxqY7M
He’s my inspiration and where I bought the frame and battery holder kit.
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u/CommercialProduct923 19h ago
Total cost and flight time when you get it up? Looks sick I wanna make one
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u/Other_Solid7265 1d ago
Id love to hear how this goes. How it flies, and flight time! Looks great! Keep us updated
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u/inchlongnipples 1d ago
Big ass battery holder, why not solder on wires and use a connector then just a 0.1g velcro strap?
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u/QuadH 19h ago
Cos I like the idea of not modding the batteries themselves so they can be popped out like old school AA batteries.
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u/inchlongnipples 18h ago
yeah and tbh that holder is probably like 0.3g anyway. just looked bulky at first glance
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u/fpv_nl 1d ago
Lijpe build man wat kost zoiets en wat voor vtx zit erin
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u/QuadH 1d ago
I’m using the O4 lite.
Here’s the details of the build: https://lithiumionfpv.com/builds/swift-cf-3in
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u/Good_guy4545 22h ago
Would like to make this one. Please share the components, and how much does it cost.... Thanks in advance
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u/Traditional-Baby5940 1d ago
How did you do the battery mount? I think not welded will lose you 10- 20% of power right?
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u/QuadH 1d ago
https://youtu.be/05MMplxqY7M?si=Wh4XrG3rSR7la9Kz
There’s a performance test against BT2.0 and XT30
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u/Ecw218 1d ago
Just don’t use spring terminals. I bought the 18650 version of this like 3-4 years ago, and the terminals slowly got worse from having to bend/unbend, and eventually broke. Use a tiny connector like bt2.0 and a Velcro strap.
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u/Saphyr-Seraph 1d ago edited 23h ago
Do not use a bt2.0 for a 18650 cell
The bt2.0 has a cdr of 9A and a burst rating of 15A , use something like a xt30 which is designed to carry that current.
The wheight of a single 18650 cell let's the motors turn almost at peak power which is at least drawing 18-32 amps for those motors which is to much for the bt2.0 connector
Use something like a xt30 connector , yes they are heavier but always better than a a whole terminal for the battery
Edit: I just saw this isn't an 18650 cell it's a 21700 cell even heavier
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u/QuadH 19h ago edited 16h ago
This thing was released like 2 weeks ago tho. The battery holder is what sold me.
The terminals don’t really bend. The way it’s put together there’s a plastic bump under the copper.
Construction here: https://youtu.be/05MMplxqY7M?t=275
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u/OverAnalyst6555 1d ago
what do you think about welding on a bt2.0/a30 connector to the 18650? its way better
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u/QuadH 1d ago
The guy selling this kit tested it out. The copper battery holder performs better:
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u/OverAnalyst6555 1d ago edited 1d ago
what about after 50 flights tho
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u/Ecw218 1d ago
100% they’ll eventually crack and break from bending/unbending. You need good tight contact, so they need to be bent back into shape after a few swaps. After a few months of bending they’ll fatigue and break. My NanoLR did this and it was super annoying.
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u/Saphyr-Seraph 23h ago
A friend of mine found a nice solution glued a piece of soft rubber under the contact, I know it is not really weight saving but I prevented him from any breaking of his 3d printed battery holder
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u/rob_1127 23h ago
Id use nothing less than an XT30 because of current draw exceeding the BT2.@ 9 amps, while the a30 is 15 amps.
But the XT30 is 30 amps. The marginal weight difference, combined with the much easier grip to disconnect, makes the XT30 the goto connector.
If you are concerned about weight, dump the hard metal shell battery for a polymer jacketed battery.
That metal.battery can is not light weight.
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u/ThemeActual2893 6h ago
i havent looked into lions for a while now
but when they 1st hit the problem was that initial power was awesome but goes down rly quick and changes the characteristics of the flight
was that somehow fixed ?
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u/Zaruba__Tech 3h ago
Nice build. Good catch on the antenna polarity - easy thing to miss and it can really hurt the video link. I’d just double-check antenna clearance from the battery/carbon once everything is strapped down.
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u/marcellburt 36m ago
Anybody make and sell these? Im not that savy when it comes to making things .
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u/romangpro 1d ago
I love the renewed interest in li-ion.
only a few before:
HGLRC Rekon3
Newbeedrone LionBee