Recommended parts

## Parts recommended to use for easier builds

The parts are listed under first categorised as brushed and later brushless.

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Cheapest premium motors

Great performance

JST 1.25 connectors

**CHAOLI 0820**

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Cheap

Good performance

JST 1.25mm connectors

**CHAOLI 0820-15**

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Higher RPM than the 0820 resulting in an increase in performance

JST 1.25mm connectors

**CHAOLI 0820-17 "DARK EDITION"**

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Current brushed motor thrust kings

Not cheap

Even higher rpm than both the 0820 and the 0820-15 resulting in a big increase in performance

JST 1.25mm connectors

**HUBSAN 8MM**

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Very cheap

Average performance

No JST 1.25mm connectors, direct solder or add JST 1.25mm plugs yourself

### #7MM MOTORS

**SPINTECH SIDEWINDER 0820 MOTORS**

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Cheapest premium motors

Great performance

JST 1.25 connectors

## Brushed flight controllers

**MULTIFLIGHT PICO F3**

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Uses 32bit Cleanflight/Betaflight firmware, ships with a Multiflite pre-configured version of Cleanflight

Powerful F3 processor

External RX required (DSM2/DSMX SATELLITE/PPM)

Integrated 5v voltage booster circuit to supply clean power to your FPV components

Buzzer header for lost model alarm and low voltage warning

Integrated Spektrum bind button

8A fets

CP2102 or FTDI is required to connect to Cleanflight (no USB)

**FRF3 EVO BRUSHED**

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1S only

Uses 32bit Cleanflight/Betaflight firmware, ships with Cleanflight

Powerful F3 processor

Built in Frsky RX

Integrated 5v voltage booster circuit to supply power to your FPV components

Buzzer header for lost model alarm and low voltage warning

10A Fets

2 Spare UART ports for LEDs or OSD

Low budget top pick

Only 3g

**F3 EVO BRUSHED**

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1s or 2s compatible

Uses 32bit Cleanflight/Betaflight firmware, ships with Cleanflight

Powerful F3 processor

External RX required (DSM2/DSMX SATELLITE/PPM)

Integrated 5v voltage booster circuit to supply power to your FPV components

Buzzer header for lost model alarm and low voltage warning

10A Fets

2 Spare UART ports for LEDs or OSD

Only 3g

**TINY F3 EVO BRUSHED**

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Uses 32bit Cleanflight/Betaflight firmware, ships with Cleanflight

Powerful F3 processor

External RX required (DSM2/DSMX SATELLITE/PPM)

Integrated 5v voltage booster circuit to supply power to your FPV components

Buzzer header for lost model alarm and low voltage warning

10A Fets

2 Spare UART ports for LEDs or OSD

Only 3g

**HUBSAN 107L/C/D**

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Basic non-configurable board, for beginners only

Light and simple to use

Uses Hubsan firmware, settings can NOT be modified

Integrated A7105 based Hubsan protocol compatible receiver (Need to use a compatible transmitter)

4.2A fets

## Brushless Motors

**RACERSTAR BR1103 10000KV BRUSHLESS MOTOR**

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1-2S capable

1.5mm shaft

3.3g

These motors work well with the cut down Rotor-X RX2535, FuriousFPV 2035 and DYS 2025 as well as cut down brushed props with the hub modified to 1.5mm

Good performance

**RX1105B 6500KV HIGH PERFORMANCE BRUSHLESS MOTORS**

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2-3S capable

1.5mm shaft with M2 locking bolts

6g

Really well built vs the DYS 1104

Great performance

These motors work really well with the 3020 and 3025 bolt on propellers

**DYS BE1104 1104 BRUSHLESS MOTOR**

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2-3S capable

5400KV/ 6500KV/ 7500KV options (some times sold as 7000 kV confirmed as miss print by DYS)

6g

These motors work well with the cut down Rotor-X RX2535, FuriousFPV 2035 and DYS 2025

Solid performers

**ROTORX RX1102 8000KV BRUSHLESS MOTOR / 4PCS**

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2-3S capable

These motors work well with the cut down Rotor-X RX2535, FuriousFPV 2035 and DYS 2025

Solid performers

## Brushless esc

**RACERSTAR 20X20MM MINI RS6AX4 6A**

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20mm x 20mm M3 mounting holes (M2.5 hardware required to stack with BLX fc)

6A 4 in 1 ESC

1-2S capable

Blheli-S/Multishot/D-Shot capable

Great solution for a clean build but watch out for height of stack

Blheli pass-through capable

10A burst

**RACERSTAR RS6A V2 6A**

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2-3S capable

Blheli-S/Multishot/D-Shot capable

Blheli pass-through capable

10A burst

**EMAX EMX SC1770 (BULLET) 6A**

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2-4s capable

BLHELI-S capable

D-SHOT 150/300/600 Capable

Great size for fitting on RIP arms

**BUSYBEE2 – TINY 10A 4 IN 1 BLHELI\_S ESC**

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20mm x 20mm M3 mounting holes (M2.5 hardware required to stack with BLX fc)

2-3s capable

10A 4 in 1 ESC

BLHELI-S capable

Great solution for a clean build

**RACERSTAR RS12A V2 12A**

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2-4s capable

BLHELI-S capable

D-SHOT 600 Capable

## Brushless flight controllers

**EMAX FEMTO MICRO FLIGHT CONTROLLER & PDB**

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18X18MM no mounting holes

Powerful F3 processor

External RX required (DSM2/DSMX SATELLITE/PPM/SBUS)

Uses 32bit Cleanflight/Betaflight firmware

Frsky, Smartport and HoTT telemetry ready

Integrated 3a 5V voltage booster circuit

Buzzer header for lost model alarm and low voltage warning

Programmable LED output

**FURIOUS PIKO BLX MICRO FLIGHT CONTROLLER & PDB**

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20X20MM M3 Mounting pattern

Powerful F3 processor

External RX required (DSM2/DSMX SATELLITE/PPM/SBUS)

Uses 32bit Cleanflight/Betaflight firmware

Frsky telemetry ready (Frsky telemetry inverter built in)

Integrated 2a 5V voltage booster circuit to supply clean power to your FPV components

Buzzer header for lost model alarm and low voltage warning

Has been known to have BEC issues

**MICRO F3 (PIKO BLX CLONE)**

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20X20MM M3 Mounting pattern

Powerful F3 processor

External RX required (DSM2/DSMX SATELLITE/PPM/SBUS)

Uses 32bit Cleanflight/Betaflight firmware

Frsky telemetry ready (Frsky telemetry inverter build it)

Integrated 2a 5V voltage booster circuit to supply clean power to your FPV components

Buzzer header for lost model alarm and low voltage warning

## External receiver

**EACHINE FRSKY RX**

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Possible to add telemetry with firmware upgrade

D8 Frsky

8 channel

800m range

3g

Sbus support

**LEMONRX DMS2 SATELLITE**

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Spektrum DSM2 compatible

Good range

3.3V powered

Low weight

**ORANGERX R111XN SATELLITE**

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Spektrum DSMX/DSM2 compatible

No telemetry

3.3v powered

**FRSKY XM+ MICRO FULL RANGE SBUS MICRO RECEIVER**

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8CH PPM/ 16CH SBUS in D16 Mode

3.7-10V powered

Full range

Integrated bind button

Low weight

RSSI analog output

## Propellers

### #1MM HUB (for brushed)

**55MM CLEAR COLOURED PROPELLERS**

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The SPECK 80 uses 55m propellers

Great thrust

Reduces the propeller visibility when using a wide angle camera

Bling factor

**GEMFAN 65MM PROPELLERS**

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For even more thrust, Gemfan 65mm propellers can be cut down to 55m to create a bullnose style prop perfect for speck 80 or used as they are on the crook 110.

### #1.5MM HUB

For direct fit on brushless motors others can be drilled using a 1.4 or 1.45 mm drill bit.

#### 2" (Max size for speck bl without modifications)

**FURIOUSFPV HIGH PERFORMANCE 2035-4 PROPELLERS (TRANSPARENT)**

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1g weight per prop

1.5mm hub

Great for extra torque vs a modified brushed prop

**DYS 2" XT20303 PROPELLERS**

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Small size

Bling factor

**RX2535 2.5" QUAD BLADE PROPELLERS**

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2.5" with interlocking 1.5mm hub (you can switch them to dual or quad blade easily)

Versatile prop

Small size

Will need to be cut down to 2” to fit SPECK 80BL

#### 3" for RIP (can be used on low stacked crooks)

**GEMFAN 3025 PC PROPELLER**

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1g weight
1.5mm hub

Great for extra torque

 **EACHINE RACER 130 MINI 3 INCH PROPELLER 3020 (ROTOR-X 3020 CLONE)**

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1.5mm shaft with m2 locking bolts

Budget prop

Fragile
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## Batteries

These are the recommended batteries. Look at your parts to decide how many S you can use. Mainly flight controller esc and motors.

### #1S Batteries

**BONKA 1S 500MAH 80C HV**

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Amazing performance

Can be charged to 4.2v as normal but can also be charged to 4.35v using a charger capable of LiHV charging for increased performance

Higher capacity to weight ratio vs normal lipo packs

The most punch you can get from a 1s in this size, 10% more than the closest pack we tried

JST connector

**MYLIPO 1S 480MAH 30-60C**

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Good performance

JST connector

Double check polarity before connecting to your FC

**TURNIGY GRAPHINE 1S 750MAH 65-130C**

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Large capacity but heavy (19g)

Good performance

Walkera/Losi Micro T connector

Double check polarity before connecting to your FC

**TURNIGY NANO-TECH 1S 300MAH 45-90C**

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Light (9g)

Good performance

Walkera/Losi Micro T connector

Double check polarity before connecting to your FC

### #2S Batteries

**TURNIGY NANO-TECH 300MAH 2S 45~90C LIPO**

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Great size for small models such as Speck BL

19g weight

Solid performance

JST discharge plug

**TURNIGY BOLT 500MAH 2S 7.6V 65~130C HIGH VOLTAGE LIPOLY PACK (LIHV)**

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Good size for Crook 110 BL and RIP 120.

Good capacity

Charges to 4.35 volts per cell

Great performance

JST connector (swap to XT30 recommended)

Double check polarity before connecting to your FC

### #3S

**TURNIGY BOLT 500MAH 3S 11.4V 65~130C HIGH VOLTAGE LIPOLY PACK (LIHV)**

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Good capacity

Charges to 4.35 volts per cell

Great performance

JST connector (swap to XT30 recommended)

Double check polarity before connecting to your FC

## FPV all in one solutions

**FX-798T**

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To be used with the SPECK 80 carbon camera mount

25MW

3.7-5V powered

40 channels across all 5 bands

120 degree field of view

At 4.5g, this is a very lightweight FPV solution

Convenient 1 button band and channel selection with LED indicator

Coaxial cable based antenna, this more durable than a PCB based antenna and easier to repair

Better image quality is possible using separate FPV components

**KINGKONG Q25-MINI**

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To be used with the SPECK 80 carbon camera mount using the provided adapters

25MW

1.8-5V powered

150 degree field of view (wide angle)

16 channels

At 5.6g, this is a very lightweight FPV solution

Good picture quality

**EACHINE TX SERIES**

TX01 25MW LINK

TX02 200MW LINK

TX03 25/50/200MW Switchable LINK

To be used with the SPECK 80 TX01/02/03 printed camera mount

120 degree field of view

Cheap

16 channels

At 4.5, this is a very lightweight FPV solution

## FPV video transmitters

**FX-MM213TL-5**

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25MW

Requires a clean 5v

Requires the addition of a 3 position dip switch for 8 channel selection

Default is Fatshark compatible band A, band selection requires the use of solder bridges on the exposed section of the board

More resistant to interference than other units

Better quality image other units

Well-made and cheap

**FX-758-2**

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200MW

Requires a clean 5v

Nearly 4x the current consumption of the FX-MM213TL-5 but better penetration

Requires the addition of a 3 position dip switch for 8 channel selection

Default is Fatshark compatible band A, band B and E can be selected with a tricky modification

More resistant to interference than other units

Better quality image other units

Well made

## FPV cameras (for use with separate VTX)

**FURIOUS 1/4 CMOS**

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To be used with the SPECK 80 carbon camera mount using the “fattie cam” adapters that can be bought on the store in the accessories category

3.7-5V powered

150 degree field of view (wide angle but with no fisheye effect)

Very good picture quality

**600TVL 1/4 CMOS 1.8MM**

170 degree field of view LINK

120 degree field of view LINK

100 degree field of view LINK

To be used with the SPECK 80 carbon camera mount using the provided adapters

3.7-5V powered

Good picture quality

## FPV alternative antennas

**MULTIFLITE 5.8 GHZ CLOVERLEAF ANTENNA**

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UFL/IPX antenna connector

1g weight

**EACHINE X73 LINEAR ANTENNA**

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UFL/IPX antenna connector

1.2g weight

**FURIOUS FPV MICRO CLOVERLEAF ANTENNA**

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UFL/IPX antenna connector

1.6g weight

## General parts such as FPV goggles, radio, chargers etc

**5V BUZZER**

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5V powered

Very small

Very light (0.7g)

**EACHINE TINY LED STRIP LIGHT BOARD**

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CONFIGURATION INFORMATION

3.3-5V POWERED

Very small and lightweight

**1.4MM MICRO PCB DRILL BIT**

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Used for drilling out 1mm hub propellers for use with 1.5mm shaft micro brushless motors