Emax Tinyhawk 2 freestyle vtx upgrade step by step guide

[@chrismillersrcfamily]

The Rolls Royce of THF2 right there my brother. Awesome footage and distance on the little quad. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Thanks dude! Little guys come a long way! 🔥🙏🏼

[@KrishnaVinod]

I followed all the TH2 mods you posted- ELRS Rx (similar to CRSF wiring/setup), Caddx Baby Ratel 2, and finally the Eachine Nano Vtx with Foxeer Lollipop micro antenna. Everything went off quite smoothly. Excellent tutorials/walkthroughs, thanks! I am having one issue - I do not have an OSD on the goggle view somehow. Have not spent time debugging it yet. Thought I would check with you first and see if it was something you came across too. ETA: Solved the problem. The OSD page in Betaflight had it as NTSC but the camera was on PAL. Once I matched them to the same format, the OSD started showing up in the goggle view :)

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Glad it went smoothly for you and my vids helped😁 yes the nstc/pal option in betaflight for the osd was a sneaky one! Had to trouble shoot that for another sunscriber recently! Thanks for the comment happy ripping!🤟🤟

[@KrishnaVinod]

@@Stevieboyfpv 🎉 thanks again!

[@0xphk]

Did the same VTX replacement on my 2nd TH (first model but with v2 Frame) but removed the board from the frame before removing the old VTX. Pretty scary to watch putting your iron with solder blindly underneath ;). Was hoping for some useful motor sounds with the micro but mostly I only get noise and very bad audio quality. And it gets hot like hell, even on 25mW so i added a small heatsink which helps a bit. But definitely way better than the original 25mW Emax VTX. I put my lollipop out of the back under the XT30 instead, not yet tested if this affects range. Nice range in your flight, unfortunately we are not allowed to go higher than 25mW in our country.

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Only looks blindly from the camera overhead I was much lower 😉 i done so many of these now both on and off the frame on the final upgrade vid changing frames and motors I had a tpu made to send the antenna out the back which is deff preferable, yeh 25mw here aswell just went higher for purpose of the test and to demonstrate the upgrade as I was miles from anything to interfere with.

[@StringbeanFPV]

Holy shit I can barely get this on my DJI mini 3 pro 😆 my tiny hawk is getting this upgrade right now. Thanks for the vid

[@Stevieboyfpv]

🤟🤟🙏🏼

[@Monkey_D_Cluffy]

Damn I was hesitant about swapping the vtx but watching your video, I’m going to try n fit a rush tank or tbs into the thf2 😅

[@namerre]

Great vid, I will might do this upgrade. I put the Gemfan Flash 2540 props on my TH2, it's lot better than the original one. Worth to try. :)

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Thanks 👍 ill give them a rip nice one!

[@carlosr.2027]

seen the progression and appreciate the vids you put out lots to learn here emax should of build it like you did amazing I want one like yours that’s bnf hope there next th3 is similar to yours, but after all said and done this $150 micro would end up being like a $300-$400, weak vrx/rx/fc eventually one will have to upgrade it,difficult to work on, it’s cheaper to get the frame and build it the way you want and more $$ in your pocket and more time in the air ,was going to get this th2 but decided to go with Geprc phantom,not made of proprietary parts better build/tune easy work/upgrade on,once I understand n learn to solder better, I would build on a frame kit and learn from your vid, thanx

[@diggsit69]

Stevie boy, I really like what you did with the Tiny Hawk 2 freestyle an all the cool improvements you did in all, great job bro! I also did a lot of cool new improvements to my tiny hawk 2 freestyle as well, but I have trouble when it comes to soldering tiny small connections because I have a shaken hand syndrome and it makes it very difficult for me to solder tiny little projects like these an it sucks!

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Hey man! Thanks dude! Its great you've still made progressions inspite of the shakes! I can imagine how much that sucks! I have a few physical challenges of my own. Maybe a small platform for your hand to rest on and brace against could help at least a little. Take care man 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@diggsit69]

@@Stevieboyfpv thank you bro I appreciate that, one of the fixes I did with the TinyHawk 2 was the little plastic shield that you put on the inside bottom of your Tiny Hawk 2 freestyle but I put mine on the outside and just made a stencil of the exact shape of the bottom hole of the platform of the drone and then just mounted it with the four screws that were already there, and it laid perfect and you can’t even tell but still protects the drone circuitry board. An made 4 landing gear out of zip ties which works pretty easily and you can adjust them to the size that you want it to land on without having them too big or too small and if one of them breaks it’s so easy to pop another zip tie in a loop and wrap it around or make another one in seconds out in the field.

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@diggsit69 quality! Just the job! 👌👍

[@das_krumelmonster8435]

What is the final weight with all Upgrades and how long is the flight time? Greetings

[@bugsy742]

You’ve done a great job with her mate, I put the immortal T on my babyhawk 2 after watching your vids, it’s so much better now, just need to change the vtx now once I’m brave enough 😃 I now have this vid to watch to help me 🤜🏻🤛🏻 Thanks for making and sharing this mate 🛎🙏

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Thanks dude! Happy to help where I can and give a little back for all fpv gives to me 🙏🏼

[@bugsy742]

@@Stevieboyfpv 😃🤝 Fpv literally saved me mate 👍🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@bugsy742 kind dude 🙏🏼🤜🤛

[@bugsy742]

@@Stevieboyfpv 😎👍

[@Wind_Rapport]

hey this worked like a charm - Thanks

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Good to hear!😁🙏🏼

[@lew046]

This is EPIC! You are awesome! ...also can you share that xt30 connector holder .stl ?

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Thanks a lot! Appreciate that!🙏🏼 I've put the thingiverse link in the description for you👍

[@doityourselfhelle]

Thanks for the video, great job! I would like to also modify my Tinyhawk 2 Freestyle. I have the Betafpv M03 VTX. But I don't know which pad on the VTX is the RX pad? On the M03 VTX are 5 pads: SMART AUDIO - CAM - VTX - GND - +5V.

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Thanks! 5v ground smart audio and video are what you want to use. Your smart audio would go to the rx pad 👍

[@doityourselfhelle]

@@Stevieboyfpv Many thanks for your fast answer!

[@brokenprop2474]

Great vídeo for that little vtx! Is that stock cam?

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Thanks dude! No it a caddx baby ratel 2 I've done a series of upgrade vids 👍

[@caydenkuhlman1618]

Is this just increase the range for the stock goggles or controller. I’m new for this stuff so I was just confused.

[@Stevieboyfpv]

This increases range, penetration and picture quality to the goggles 👍

[@IronChi3f117]

This is the drone I really want, I currently have the DJI FPV but I'm not hitting tiny gaps and stuff with it. I think it's between this and dealing with Analog, or going for the BabyHawk2 HD and getting a good Remote. Good video man! One day I'll be brave enough to put my own together, but for now I'm sticking to BNF.

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Its a little ripper! But if you have thr dji fpv you already have the goggles so the babyhawk 2 hd might really be a better way to go have you watched my review? kzbin.info/www/bejne/enu5mGmQmricd9k Its such a fun quad! And I think after flying the bulk of the dji fpv you will find it soooo small and maneuverable. I've always used the radiomaster tx16s which I love so I cant really advise or comment on all the other top controllers out there.Thanks for the comment! Happy flying!

[@IronChi3f117]

@@Stevieboyfpv I haven’t, but I will go do that now! Yeah I’d like something compatible with things I already have so the BabyHawk has had my eye. I just know starting out in Digital, I will not enjoy analog 😅 But as far as Remote, I was looking at getting the DJI v1, but would the tx16 or even tx12 work out of the box with it? I know eventually I’ll fly something that isn’t DJI, I got addicted to this hobby quick! But I also don’t wanna end up limiting myself to just a certain product line. I know you can get an analog patch for the goggles, so I would like to make sure my Radio will be well suited for many things, rather than just the one.

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@IronChi3f117 getting a multi protocol radio will allow you to connect to lots of recievers and allow plug ins on the back for crossfire and elrs I would personally reccomend this if ad you say you don't want to get locked in as getting the dji transmitter would do. Research watch review videos make a good choice thats right for your needs. I bought the radiomaster tx16s as I could programme all my quads to fly with it I have some on frsky and some on crossfire some hd some analogue over 20 in total. Enjoy finding what you want and need its part of the fun 👍

[@IronChi3f117]

@@Stevieboyfpv that’s what I was thinking, I just wasn’t sure which receiver I would need for the babyhawk 2 on the controller, I am only about 2 months in and I do love my DJI drone, but I want something I can hit the park in my neighborhood and by work with and not worry about running into everything. I’ll see what I can find out and probably be purchasing by noon cause I have a problem 😅 Thank you so much for the info!

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@IronChi3f117 you choose a reviever option at purchase or you buy one without and install your own 👍

[@ifeetz7612]

Looks like really nice work, but it seems that this drone has a lot of added weight. How much flight time do you get on lets say, a 2s 650mah?

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Yeh for sure protection, Leds, crossfire and a separate vtx with lollipop antenna adds weight its always a trade off. I still get 4-5.5mins off a 650mah flight style and weather related

[@ifeetz7612]

@@Stevieboyfpv Well, that seems to be just fine then. With all of that, if you are still able to pull 5 min flights, then that is great. I remember you helping me a while back, after I had burned up a couple of THF2 flight controllers, and I was trying to get a successful build, and you have helped me a lot, so thanks! Now, I have successfully built a THF2, along with several other larger 5" drones. I have just recently stuck a caddx vista on my Eachine Tyro 79s, and I love that little drone. It is super quick and punchy, and it seems to handle more like my 5" drones, than a 3". Thanks for another informative video my friend:)

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@ifeetz7612 it always depends what you want the quad for aswell I made the tinyhawk upgrade series to save people from making some of the mistakes i made on my learning journey and to be able to pick and choose the upgrade for them to get what they wanted or needed from it. As this one sits it can just handle a good beating now and has an rx and vtx signal to cope with most challenges all the changes setting people up with some skills to go for the bigger builds learning from a cheap one. Its not built for long flights as it sits anymore though but 4-5.5 isn't too bad so its not a bad trade. Yes I remember! Good to hear that all worked out for you and excellent you've been on and enjoying the bigger builds! Sooo satisfying isn't it 😁 nothing like a 5" a completely different world! Very happy to of helped friend🙏🏼

[@NotToaster41]

Do you still plug the camera in the same port?

[@cjsummer4403]

Ground pad won't accept solder can I use a different ground?

[@MrGarywells]

What channel in beta flight is the rssi (aux)? Thanku

[@KIKI55cro]

hi dude, amazing guide, do you think this upgrade can be done on 1st gen freestyle? I love that drone but vtx is crap. tnx

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Yes you could do the same sort of upgrades as I've done in my tiny 2 upgrade series with the 1 👍

[@KIKI55cro]

@@Stevieboyfpv Some say to connect the voltage and ground directly to battery leeds, could that eachine vtx handle that voltage? what do you think ? tnx for answers 😎

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@KIKI55cro having a solid earth or multiple earths or linked earths can help with reducing noise in the video feed, I would not reccomend connecting the live though the vtx is 5v in and a 2s battery exceeds that.

[@diggsit69]

Stevie boy, what VTX did you use an why did you go with this one? Thanks 🙏

[@Stevieboyfpv]

As I say in the vid. Eachine nano 2. Because its small, light,has 400mw of power and is fairly priced.

[@rafalk1809]

Hi, I'm trying to buy this vtx but it looks like it's out of stock in most big stores in China. Do you think that eachine NANO v3 will work on thf2 instead?

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Its a lot bigger! Id prob wait or source another small one the v3 is about twice the size 🤔

[@rafalk1809]

@@Stevieboyfpv Thanks for the reply. Could you please suggest an alternative to v2 with similar specs?

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@rafalk1809 www.dronejunkie.co.uk/namelessrc-nano400-vtx Havnt used this but it is very similar👍

[@diggsit69]

Stevie boy, how is the tinyhawk Frsky receiver connected, I want to replace it with ExpressLRS. Thanks 🙏

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Its built in you have to disconnect the antenna and connect the receiver. Ibhave no experience with elrs so how exactly youl will have to watch someone else's tutorial. But it will be similar to my crossfire vid mate

[@diggsit69]

Stevie boy, I just looked at the tinyhawk 2 FC board an the solider pins are the 5V, G, V, an Tx , an I do know about ELRS, I have a Crux35 an putting ELRS in my Hawk Pro an no more Frsky junk with poor range an Failsafe issues. Thanks for the feedback my friend an get into ELRS it’s the Bomb an new thing now an open source all the way!

[@MosOneK]

im guessing you prefer they freestyle 2 over they nanohawk x ??

[@Stevieboyfpv]

The nanohawk x is more a racer not so much like a freestyle quad its not as much a preference as the freestyle is just a great beater and one to learn all the different skills in my upgrade series

[@MosOneK]

@@Stevieboyfpv with they better flight im going to try they nano, thanx for they video

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@MosOneK happy flying!

[@Gamebit450]

Thanks this was of great usefulness!!!!!

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Thabkyou! Great to hear🙏🏼

[@Gamebit450]

@@Stevieboyfpv Ya and I think I got luckier with the other side that you had probs with. I just grabbed the two black pieces with fingernails and pulled up as I pushed up with solder iron.

[@miaowzerz]

Does this support smart audio?

[@Stevieboyfpv]

👍 yes

[@miaowzerz]

@@Stevieboyfpv the one u did in the vid is that smart audio?

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@miaowzerz yes

[@miaowzerz]

@@Stevieboyfpv tq

[@LetsGetFlyingFPV]

banggood is out of stock and has been for about 3 weeks is there anywhere else i can buy it?

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Getting hold of one now is not so easy, you could go for one of these instead maybe www.flyingtech.co.uk/fpv-camera-gimbals/foxeer-reaper-nano-58g-40ch-350mw-video-transmitter

[@LetsGetFlyingFPV]

yeah i wanted to get one but the issue no one did tutorials on how to install it i'm new to doing the hobby in real life but i've dont the hobby on sims and have 300 hours so I have tons of experience on flying but not that much experience actually working on FPV drones@@Stevieboyfpv

[@LetsGetFlyingFPV]

only problem i have with that is i dont have a tutorial on how to put it in@@Stevieboyfpv

[@bigcity1872]

What googles are you using I'm new to the hobbie

[@Stevieboyfpv]

Excellent good times ahead! I use eachine ev200d goggles for analogue and dji hd v1 goggles and dji goggles 2 There is a lot of good stuff out there at the moment

[@bigcity1872]

@@Stevieboyfpv you got that much range in this video with ev00d

[@bigcity1872]

@@Stevieboyfpv I have a tinyhawk freestyle 2 planing on copying your work to the T.

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@bigcity1872 I remember getting mine, it was my 1st toe into freestyle, little ripper! I'm glad my tinyhawk series is helping if you change the camera ever I preferred the foxeer out of the 2 changed. Happy flying 🤟

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@bigcity1872 the ev200d goggles have four way so I have four different antennas on them patches and omnis and some coils for extra range

[@gregtay67]

I attempted this and my flight controller died after attaching the vtx. Guess I burnt some component while soldering. Oh well...

[@Stevieboyfpv]

😲sorry to hear that 😞 in what way has it died? Did it smoke?

[@gregtay67]

@@Stevieboyfpv no smoke... Just nothing. No beeps no lights.... Funny thing is the vtx had a blue light blinking. Lol. This same eachine VTX

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@gregtay67 I can only think either in the removing of the old vtx when you heated the pins its over heated or released a component 🤔 i have done the conversion 4 times now without a board dying check and make sure no solder is bridging any components or pads anywhere

[@gregtay67]

After i removed the pins I did check it by plugging it in to betaflight. Must be the process of putting the new vtx some component burned.

[@Stevieboyfpv]

@@gregtay67 check the undside of the board below where the vtx is soldered and check for a bridge or something a miss there its possible and double check the pads and wire orientation from the vtx are correct to be sure before writing the board off