Cerberus Trifecta - Cerb v2 newbe build

[Futuramille]

still waiting on batteries for this but i get to keep building on the v2 now! woohoo!

 

[Futuramille]

so here's what i was waiting for. i think these look better than tape. a little more weight maybe but.. it really shouldn't matter with this build.

 

[VirtueViolater]

You'll love those motors, i have the 2400kv and 2750kv

 

[Futuramille]

now i just gotta get this trifecta flying. i don't like that the 3" mini is running raceflight (raceflight FC) and the other two run betaflight.
i will strive to make them all fly similar, just different airspace scope, but i won't be happy till they all three at least respond to input similarly. I'm probably dreaming but its a goal. having all three on the same fc software would help that....
is this logical? is it possible? i understand three sizes and differences in "authority" between a 2" and a 5" but 10k kv brother motors should provide a stout flying 3s 2"

 

[Futuramille]

hmmm, i guess the 10k kv were for the 2s build. Josh upgraded to 3s so i got brother 1106-7100kv

 

[VirtueViolater]

Hard to beat a 5" with some grunt

 

[Futuramille]

they don't have to cover the same space.. the as long as the micro power loops the pool table ill be happy. The mini power loops small trees.. (my yard), the v2 will cover.. big areas. its a fair goal i guess.

so this should be a trick. i think i have the order of operations down.

1. prep the motor wires (yikes that first snip is final)
2. solder motor leads to the esc pads
3. heat shrink the esc
4. slide the red esc cover up to cover and ziptie to the arm.

y'all see anything additional? I'm just doing esc now. should i also use some double sided tape under the covers?

 

[VirtueViolater]

I use sticky tape or electrical tape to keep my ESC's from shorting to carbon fiber

 

[Futuramille]

ok, so not needed since i got the covers. thanks.
here's a question, this little blue element came with the furious fpv radiance fc.
is this something to attach to the led outs or wth?
i printed the instruction manual, nothing in it though it's really good. any guesses?

 

[VirtueViolater]

Thats infrared for race transponders

 

[Futuramille]

i don't see anything labeled on board for such. if i think i might go to Orlando and race it ever, should i add it now?

 

[VirtueViolater]

Thats up to you, I'm not sure how to position it

 

[Futuramille]

thanks virtue, im just checking everything to ensure i know what is going where. about to tin all the esc's, cut all the motor wires to length and tin... prep.
yall's continued input here is really cool!

one process I'm working on is this paracord. the big power wires won't go through it but the signal wires do.. both vtx and rx. it's not all that easy to feed though and making sure its flush on both ends has been a trick.
i wrapped a very small piece of tape around the end of the wires.

to make it flush on both ends of the paracord, i pulled it back and held it and the now exposed wire ends with the helping hand.

some of these will be tricky but I've been practicing

 

[Futuramille]

here's the setup.

 

[Futuramille]

 

[Futuramille]

my soldering to these big *** pdb pads isn't pretty... but they test out ok. I decided not to wrap the paracord and use it to cover/hide the power cords instead.

 

[HighTechPauper]

Looks good Futura!

 

[Futuramille]

thanks brother! This is fun!
here's where ill leave it tonight. tomorrow is another day. lots to do but taking my time.

 

[Futuramille]

ok, something to think on... overnight

this is a 12v direct pdb, (furious fpv radiance)12v FC. straight up connection is expected but these pads went small-ish...

do i still try to use 16AWG wire? its a short connection but begging for a short bulge of paracord... i think.. can i go with a smaller awg wire. how small can i go when expecting 12v to the fc?

 

[theGreenOrange]

To get wire through paracord I like to use a shish-ka-bob bamboo skewer. Put that through, the let the wire follow it back through as you remove the skewer.

ok, something to think on... overnight

this is a 12v direct pdb, (furious fpv radiance)12v FC. straight up connection is expected but these pads went small-ish...

do i still try to use 16AWG wire? its a short connection but begging for a short bulge of paracord... i think.. can i go with a smaller awg wire. how small can i go when expecting 12v to the fc? View attachment 1572

To power the FC, you can go down to about 26awg