Well, after my disappointment over the death of my Arris X-Speed 250B due to a cracked (custom) PDB and a great deal of thought, here's what I decided to do. Fortunately, shortly after I got my 250B I got concerned about spare parts and decided to purchase an unassembled 250B as well.
I will replace the PDB in the original 250B with the one from the kit (knowing that at some point it may break as well). Since the kit will no longer have a PDB I will build a second 250 that I'll call "Frank" (Frankenstein). I will cut my own carbon fiber pieces to replace the original PDB and vibration dampening pad to add, much needed, structural strength.
I will use the VTX, ESC's and motors that came in the kit and attempt to install the new Betaflight F3 AIO FC, PDB, OSD and pair it with a FrSky XSR TX. I haven't decided on a camera yet but I think I'll either use an HS1177 or Runcam Owl Plus. I'm really nervous about soldering up the F3 as I've never done anything like this before and the soldering points and pads on this board are tiny.
I cut my pieces yesterday and soldered up my first set of ESC's in the wee hours of this morning. Hopefully, when completed, I'll have two flying 250's.
I'm attaching a few pic's of my progress so far, wish me luck!
Jerry

I will replace the PDB in the original 250B with the one from the kit (knowing that at some point it may break as well). Since the kit will no longer have a PDB I will build a second 250 that I'll call "Frank" (Frankenstein). I will cut my own carbon fiber pieces to replace the original PDB and vibration dampening pad to add, much needed, structural strength.
I will use the VTX, ESC's and motors that came in the kit and attempt to install the new Betaflight F3 AIO FC, PDB, OSD and pair it with a FrSky XSR TX. I haven't decided on a camera yet but I think I'll either use an HS1177 or Runcam Owl Plus. I'm really nervous about soldering up the F3 as I've never done anything like this before and the soldering points and pads on this board are tiny.
I cut my pieces yesterday and soldered up my first set of ESC's in the wee hours of this morning. Hopefully, when completed, I'll have two flying 250's.
I'm attaching a few pic's of my progress so far, wish me luck!
Jerry




