Nanolongrange V2 - single 18650 FPV drone with GPS

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Update: all FPV footage shown in the video was recorded with the VTX at low power (25mW). VTX power level was set to 3 (not existing) instead of 2 (max level with 200mW).

[@magneticanimalism7419]

Of all the things in your video I could have commented on I decided that I really like your Livingroom rug :D Oh and the video was great thanks.

[@begeekru]

But how does one switch vtx power? i tried using "set vtx_power=2" > "save" but it seems not to affect anything, also added "pit mode" in ranges, switch does not make any difference either

[@Unboxingexperience7]

You need to enable smart audio on the corresponding UART ( I think it was UART 2) then you can switch

[@begeekru]

@@Unboxingexperience7 now i did that and vtx changed channel and hopefully power, but gps totally stopped working, i think i failed gps module with some data, because i did not disconnect it :( (surely i changed port settings back to gps)

[@Unboxingexperience7]

when you switch the gps in the ports tab off, you ll loose the configuration. After enabling the gps in the ports tab, go to the configuration tab and ensure that the GPS is enabled with the correct parameters.

[@andyspoo2]

Best things about this are the flight time and the speed at which you can change the battery. The small quads with like a 4 minute flight time are a pain. And they often allow the battery to re-positioned each time you insert one, which can mean re-calibrating the balance again, by which time your 4 minutes are up. Great work on this!

[@myhonchosg]

Impressive. 20mins flight time. 💪🏼

[@infiniteoffset]

I love everything about this project. Nice innovative design, shared files and well edited video!

[@MrTrevorroe]

Great job mate, I have built 100s of drones for people and my self, I have never designed and built a drone from scratch, top 3d printing, that wind looked choppy and still kept flying stable thumbs up to you to show this is a great build, remember the rules props off or fingers off when in Betaflight setup😀 I took 3 injuries to learn the hard way, no fingers no flying or build, great job very impressed 👏

[@HelloDonkey9]

It’s not the wind, but the 3d printed frame. Flight controller its fighting the floppy frame.

[@OkelGroFish67.RC.Peche.Nature]

Very well idea. The drone is compact and well designed. Congratulations and thank you for sharing the stl file.

[@giorgiolelmi8175]

Incredible, the print sticks perfectly to the bed

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

Good level, and bed surface prep. Personally I've never had issues with PLA sticking to the bed even with the stock Ender material. With ABS I use abs dissolved in acetone. You can also try the salt water method for PLA. With hard stick, spray IPA on it and wait and it will delaminate itself without damage to the bed.

[@jgreg95]

Everything about this remind me of when we first started building micros but we could only dream of getting this kind of flight time, printing our own frames and having gps onboard. There’s still allot to learn if you are just getting started but it’s greatly simplified with the simplicity of this kind of setup. I’d recommend going this route for anyone wanting to get started in FPV over spending thousands of dollars on one drone only to crash it once and be done, love it.

[@Olafaloofian]

I'm definitely following this project! I'd love to build a long range FPV quad of my own

[@vasobg12]

Will be nice to see 3-copter powerd with single 18650 cell!

[@infiniteoffset]

Are there small servo motors like that?

[@minkorrh]

Great job! This hobby is so amazing. It lets us be kids while using all the skills we've collected along the way or are still learning. Electronics, physics, creativity, and the thought process itself. It's not hard to see where the Chinese companies get the ideas from if you pay enough attention to youtube. I'll expect to see something like this with an 18650 on Banggood.

[@ZillionPrey]

And a lot of country's say fk you with laws against fun.

[@Faze_savvy]

I'm 10 seconds in and I already love the video...

[@dronemoodbr]

Nice!!!

[@juliannCav]

every good, rafael.

[@KolibriFPV]

Love this project man! Really stoked on what can be done with that DiamondF4 board!

[@rodstartube]

you need to calibrate that display, it shows over 7500mAh (8:32) while the battery is rated at 3000mAh

[@Unboxingexperience7]

already done. you can find the conversion factor somewhere in the commments.

[@ottopilotproductions761]

Awesome Video! Really Good Stuff!

[@washingtonstatepicker3460]

Awesome little quad!

[@zygimantasjasiunas5240]

Video quality of drone camera is not bad, it's ✨vintage ✨

[@le0d406]

How to recognise Bitcoin holder: -> tap pause button and press 2:32 🤪 Excellent content by the way !

[@OneOfTheRobs]

What are you talking about bitcoins?? I dont get the joke I'am afraid. Because of the rolex watch?

[@pangit9999]

I like how you've used a standard battery plug, no power throttling issues like Dave_C's battery cradle. Impressive flight time too!

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Gnb27 is perfect for 1s builds. you can use xt30 too but it s around 1g heavier. just dont use ph2. i dont like the cradle because i want to fly with lipo batteries too.

[@Mtron1000]

wait what does the batt connector have to do with throttline issues. Daves used a pcb mount one, which would probably have had greater series resistance that would have only really mattered at high amps beyond what 18650's are capable of anyway....the power throttling is for other reasons.

[@user-ou1ym5ts1d]

Frame looks pretty good - love how that AIO fits perfectly. How'd the GPS do on sats/lock time? You could add a GPS mount above the battery that moves it from camera/fc noise and secure the battery at the same time...keep at it, you've got me inspired to try your version of the build. Well done!

[@Unboxingexperience7]

warm start is 20-30sec. cold start in a new area around 2.5-3min!!!

[@beetlebailey9510]

Great work brotha very impressive build !!

[@ThunderFarter]

This is sick!

[@DIYwithBatteries]

Wow it looks pretty cool Dude well made. 👍

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Thanks! 👍

[@shoutatthesky]

Your music choice is devine.

[@lucasceleste4743]

It's amazingggg

[@enalv6438]

Do you happen to know it's name?

[@VasilyGurzhiy]

@@enalv6438 Unicorn Heads - My Train's A Comin'

[@begeekru]

If your nanolongrange acts weirdly, ESC restart and make tones again after arming consider solderin electrolytic capacitor to Batt connector. Mine was not working without his AT ALL.

[@staraquascaper734]

haha love how you casually wear the submariner near a soldering iron

[@andrewmaudsley7692]

1:54 your soldering scars me :P but if it flies its a thumps up from me

[@Unboxingexperience7]

I'm really bad at soldering, it even scars me... and the pads are so small

[@PacificNorthwest360]

Men aren’t suppose to fear anything but God himself.

[@andrewmaudsley7692]

@@PacificNorthwest360 use fluz RMA-223, also if you are brushing your solder on your are ever set it to low or your solder is not good, i tent to keep my tip clean and hot, spending very little time on a joint, also find Duratool Rosin Core Solder Wire 0.6mm is very nice and flows nice, hope this help you not be as scary :P and nice video mate

[@DelaneyKassab]

@@Unboxingexperience7 Just get yourself a tip cleaner and it'll be much easier! Brass shavings work best in my experience. Nice video btw!

[@hackwar1]

@@Unboxingexperience7 Solder flux (no clean paste) makes it so much easier. Trust me I've been there, you really wan't to use it. Nice clean and shiny solder joints.

[@fielding68]

You clever man. Great video. Thank you.

[@kylefisher9250]

Hey. thanks for sharing this. You inspired me to give making my own a shot.

[@QSpeedRacer]

where people getting the m2 titanium screws from

[@QSpeedRacer]

@W A i searched all over today.. hope its real. ill weigh it and do a video about it on my future LR 5" video that got delay.. Corona Quarantine .. I also ordered m2 countersunk for frame too.. from hobbyking .. hobby has titanium m2x6 and m2x8 and others

[@MarkHahn]

I need to buy a 3D printer. That looks like a fun build!

[@iggymcnally323]

Ender 3 printer is a great first printer

[@lucasceleste4743]

Yes! Make sure you get good CAD software as well. Solidworks is the best, it's very expensive though. I believe a lifetime license is $4K. If you're a student tho, you may be able to get it for $100 a year or even free.

[@bobbyb7708]

@@lucasceleste4743 FYI fusion 360 is free for hobbyists. Didn’t pay a dime, save that money for printer upgrades and filament 🤙🏻

[@RYVENANT]

@@bobbyb7708 I'm liking Fusion360 as well. Been printing for a while, just started getting into design a few months ago. Steep learning curve but definite progress made daily. Can't complain!

[@bobbyb7708]

@@RYVENANT follow the fusion 360 channel on KZbin, they offer tutorials!

[@pmc5532]

Come the day when we're flying longer on 1s 2s, i've got 18650 e cig batteries , will these do the same job?

[@Thomas-vj3jg]

Is there a more in depth build video anywhere?

[@ningcraft]

i have to solder gps gnd to the same pad as the receiver gnd?

[@dnavarro0523]

This is some military grade $HIT

[@JohnBrown-cn8xg]

I'm a little worried about the rigidity and potentially problems with dust and just general dirt. But this looks so mass producable and cheap that they could be great for FOs.

[@tibib4029]

Hola ! Saves si existe electronica para aviones 1S long range ?

[@PVidTog]

hmmm.. can i use PH 2.0 connector for battery power? or i have to use that GNB27?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

ph 2.0 lacks efficiency and amp rating. better to use xt30 which is a bit of overkill. optimum balance between weight, efficiency and amp resistance on 1s is Gnb27.

[@QSpeedRacer]

Wonder how it be if i had cncmadness so it in 1.5mm CF bottom plate/arms.. Running 21700 sounded great. drone still will only be like 110g.. full throttle will be on that edge of 20a but battery sag should keep it under that

[@Terrapin-gw6bb]

Awesome! Great work!

[@pateachongthu]

Hi what is the discharge rate of the liion battery u used?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

15A constant, 30A burst

[@ningcraft]

Do I need to mount the battery tray on the drone if I want to use a battery tray?

[@enalv6438]

AWESOME BUILD! What's the music called btw? The one at 2:30

[@rodstartube]

"around the field"

[@lukeiam0]

How did you solve camera cuttigout due to low voltage? The fc 5v voltage regulator normally has hard time under 3v.

[@pc-easy]

step up regulator

[@xymaryai8283]

@@pc-easy its a very simple comment, but they aren't wrong lol, there's also 1s boards that are built to be able to go down to 2 volts, and with some esc's you can mod them to work to lower voltages.

[@pc-easy]

@@xymaryai8283 yeah, but does the fpv circuit work with that low voltage? I dont think so...let me know

[@rolisaenz]

www.pololu.com/product/2562 powering the camera and VTX , that will let you fly some more minutes, FC will shut down before the VTX with the 5V step up

[@henryknox4511]

I'm a builder and printer too so I gotta ask, have you already attempted adding cavities to the print in arms/frame for inserting 3mm carbon sq tubing yet to increase stiffness? I realize there's a weight cost, but at that size it should be so small it should only cost a few grams? Thanks

[@danielkoenen859]

Hey so can you direct me to more resources on this technique? It sounds really interesting.

[@henryknox4511]

@@danielkoenen859 There's quite a bit of info on it a rcgroups in the 3d printed plane forum.

[@camblescott1195]

Have you tried using express lrs? The 2.4 ghz receiver is only .5 g, and can go many kilometers!

[@Unboxingexperience7]

I even built my own elrs tx but at the time of the video rx were not available. Ghost uses the same Lora platform but is plug n play. the Zepto RX is 0.35g without antenna! Therefore I went for Ghost.

[@olec7125]

Why did you use a li-ion battery? Lipos have a better capacity to weight ratio don't they?

[@VasilyGurzhiy]

First half song: Unicorn Heads - My Train's A Comin' btw, it's copyright free

[@sergeik9241]

The iron case of 18650 has pretty big weight. I tryed with my Parrot Spider

[@bobbyb7708]

Keep us updated with any design changes! Thanks for sharing, estimated total cost assuming I have nothing?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

drone is around $130; FPV goggles and RC system are more expensive

[@Uteshev1]

подскажите как можно подключить на прямую такой дрон как Darwin fpv используя пульт FlySky i6s? и как подключается FPV камера?

[@yvesporters3379]

Wow, wonderfull job!!! 20 minutes flight time with such a small drone is really awesome! I'm surprised that the 18650 cell can handle the amps. Can you tell us what kind of 18650 cell you have used here (brand, type, C value)? I would like to see this with DJI video system. I have subscribed. I want to see more of this :-) Thank a lot!

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Sony vct6 3000mAh 15A/30A burst

[@Hardbuds]

What pins did wire the receiver to?

[@josemariaferriazorin9930]

Excellent work!!

[@gadgetman404]

How much you charge build send out I just not got time or patients to shoulder them small pads you make it look easy

[@Unboxingexperience7]

I'm not selling them. But manufacturers will jump on the bandwagon and offer PNP/BNF versions. Rekon 3 by Dave_C_FPV will be the first as far as I know.

[@airflo1]

Is it your regular job to design frame and build drones? It's very impressive, very well documented, I can see the load of work behind this video. Great amazing job!

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Thanks! No, I m just tinkering since years. Got better, but still far away from being a professional

[@timn4481]

An engineer would design the frame using finite element analysis to model the force at each motor mount and determine frame deflection to build the lightest frame geometry for a desired frame flex. For optimum flight u dont necessarily want stiffness at all points. If u want minimum flex then you can't beat FEA to design it right first time every time.

[@airflo1]

@@Unboxingexperience7 your project from A to Z is amazing. I'll probably print one for myself.

[@peik007]

How come that on the OSD it says over 7000mah were used? A good 18650 only has about 3000mah. Is it not correct or because of upwinds or something?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

sorry, I did not calibrate for this video. instead of 1/1346 it's 1/400 in the Betaflight tap. Just divide through 3.36 and you'll get more precise numbers.

[@peik007]

@@Unboxingexperience7 Thanks 👍 that makes sense now. Great work btw! Really love the attention to detail.

[@Hazard4K]

Awesome !!! I could use these in education projects i do for k12 stem schools (part of my grad school summer gig, i already am the "drone person" and also the person who hoards 18650s lol) :) Thanks

[@Hazard4K]

What do you think about a 2s variant? Would solve some of the issues perhaps? Even just having 2 in parallel might work because of the nature of the "18650 voltage sag" I'm just worried adding a second cell in parallel might be too much weight for 1s

[@Unboxingexperience7]

try 18350

[@Lightmode0]

quick question, how do you tell when the drone is low battery and needs to come back? i understand that the voltage is constantly fluctuating depending on how heavy you are on the throttle.

[@Unboxingexperience7]

on nanolongrange drones you give rather constant throttle, so the voltage isn' t fluctuating much. at the start there is a big voltage sack, e.g to 3.6V. after that voltage goes down constantly.

[@Lightmode0]

@@Unboxingexperience7 ah ok, thanks for clarifying that, enjoy the rest of your day my friend

[@dreamcst7164]

How does ELRS work if it requires 5V, but the 1s 18650 is only 3.3V?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

the flight controller provides 5v BEC

[@liamkelly1553]

I'd appreciate a little bit of help with my build. I am running good batteries, but cannot seem to run the quad any lower than 3.2V before it falls out of the sky. From your video I can see that going below 3V without a problem. This way I cannot get any more than about 10 mins of flight time. Any suggestions would be appreciated :)

[@Unboxingexperience7]

sounds to me like a protected cell which automatically cuts off at 3.2v to protect itself. use sony vtc6.

[@maxxwelldav7245]

GREAT JOB AND VIDEO💯🚀🚀🚀

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Thanks! 😃

[@bxthorn3100]

Outstanding job

[@valerasmith3744]

Numb here. Could I make this work my Emax ready kit non had zero v

[@calico88]

What happen if using 21700 battery ? Longer flight time ?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Not sure. Gonna use Samsung 21700 with about 30% more capacity but 35% more weight. Test will follow.

[@danielwalker911]

Nice build, always keep trying!

[@hillbillypetej]

Great build question GPS any good set up when use mine it goes so high in the air any chance also keeping throttle low be great to here from you

[@supremeinnovationsllc]

Any issues with FC getting too hot? Mine overheats in minutes.

[@Unboxingexperience7]

set low VTX until first arm in Betaflight. Don't spend too much time on ground with plugged in battery.

[@ningcraft]

I want to use a batter holder but i dont know where to put it, Any ideas?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

I would put it on the bottom

[@Gjoa1906]

Very cool! I’m curious to know what your tune is for the nanolongrange v2 - if you’d be willing to share.. thx.

[@Unboxingexperience7]

standard Betaflight 4.2 settings

[@thegrumpyface7993]

I'm excited to build this with my son. Working on gathering up all the parts. Is there a FB group or forum for help and to discuss these?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Not that I'm aware of. It's not that different to other FPV drones. Bardwell's videos always help.

[@thegrumpyface7993]

@@Unboxingexperience7 thank you, I appreciate all the work you've put into this.

[@williammulleneaux859]

What is the approximate cost in USD excluding tools?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

130$ + RC and FPV goggles

[@kkuhn]

Why make the arms flat and not a more optimized shape if you are 3d printing it

[@DudeWithFPV]

use ironing function in slicer and u will get soft sides from both

[@begeekru]

What is your board orientation settings in betaflight? (sadly you only displayed few cuts of screenshots of your configuration) My drone tends to flip when i try to arm it :( I soldered motors to nearest solder points on FC, also placed FC just as on video.

[@begeekru]

Another problem is, when i arm it motors spin up, but after a second or two they stop and replay init melody, they dont work until i disarm and arm them again.. what could be wrong?

[@begeekru]

My FC gave away magic smoke :( i'm so disappointed

[@xymaryai8283]

great build, but i am very confused by the lack of any mention of the original concept designer Dave C. I understand it is an open source project, but I think he deserves credit for what he has managed to get many companies to follow his lead for.

[@Unboxingexperience7]

he was the first to give it a name. his 3d printed version was on thingiverse after my 1st version. moreover, both of my versions are different to his. e.g. mine do not use a step up and are a single print without a cradle. however, we all need to praise his work for our community.

[@goal1358]

Hi, Very cool project but I don't understand one thing, how you use 7500mah with a single 18650 ?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

the current meter was not properly calibrated. this samsung battery provides around 4000mAh so half the displayed amperage usage seems reasonable.

[@goal1358]

@@Unboxingexperience7 Thank you ! have a nice day

[@tibib4029]

Hola ! Cuantos amperios consumen los 4 motores a velocidad maxima ? No es mucha descarga para VTC6 ??? Estaria bien hacer test de eficientia y probar mas motores con 1s , por ejemplo 1104 4000kw con helice 5030 da 7g/w unos 45g , yo he bobinado unos 1402 y con helice 5030 da mas de 70g empuje , pero tengo curiosidad saver la eficientia de los motores 1303 5000kw con helice 5030, creo que para mayor eficientia es mejor un bajo kw y helice grande pero hai que probar

[@brezovprut4431]

Max altitude? How does it resist the wind?

[@maximnetz1]

very nice... now with a digital system:)

[@johnnyhellfire6]

I'm curious, what's the controller your using called, and where can I get one?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

I m using a Frsky X-lite with an external ImmersionRC Ghost module.

[@Maxloader]

I am assembling this quad right now and was wondering why you are using a zepto receiver instead of using the build in one?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

the internal rx is only good for around 200m. IRC Ghost has plenty of range.

[@Maxloader]

@@Unboxingexperience7 tnx for your quick reply!

[@vilicia164]

Very nice indeed. I like to build one. Wish you could share details of the exact parts used and links to the products.

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Check www.thingiverse.com/thing:4818009

[@90s_sascha]

How much is the cost for a bird like this? Also can it me modded to bind to Spektrum and a Fatshark Nexwave Module?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

around 130$. external receiver is no problem. For external VTX I would go for the V2b frame as it offers more space (it's on the same thingiverse page)

[@90s_sascha]

@@Unboxingexperience7 i do Not own a 3D printer maybe i can buy it somewhere . I like it very much. Need one in the near future

[@ph08nyx]

What is this monstrous 18650 battery that produces 7600 mAh at a discharge current of 40 Amps???

[@Unboxingexperience7]

current meter was not calibrated, so OSD is misleading. battery was a sony vtc6 with 3000mAh and 30A

[@narnasqueneth]

does gps return to home work? I thought you had to have a magentometer for that to work?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

it s supposed to work but i never tried it although I ve set it up in betaflight

[@dragonclawfpv]

what kind of material do you use for printing?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

PLA, but it deforms under heat. So better use ABS. PETG flexes too much.

[@gualtierorossi4856]

Please help me, how do I connect the drone to the remote controller?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

look for a tutorial. it depends on the receiver you are using. you need the correct betaflight settings and bind the receiver to your transmitter.

[@gualtierorossi4856]

​@@Unboxingexperience7Excuse me, which remote control and which module do you associate? But is the distance really 4km?

[@ningcraft]

I want to build this but how do you connect the battery to the drone?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

wires + connectors. I'm using GNB27 but XT30 is ok too. You need to spot weld/solder the 18650 battery though. Or you use a 18650 tray like Dave_C.

[@ningcraft]

@@Unboxingexperience7 thanks

[@ningcraft]

@@Unboxingexperience7 can you charge the battery after you soldered it?

[@psykopat81]

is it to hard to make this drone for beginner ? i have 3d printer but especially electronic parts scares me..

[@Unboxingexperience7]

It can be a frustrating challenge. 3d printing, soldering, connecting, setting up the flight controller. Best way to start is going for a cheap tinywhoop and box style goggles. There are ready to fly sets available on the market.

[@Kman4u]

Nice build, can you post all the parts list and where you have bought them please..I would love to see how it will perform with 26650 & 21700 type cells

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Hi, I put everything on www.thingiverse.com/thing:4818009

[@megahertz6787]

Bad ass great job , , I would mind a stiffer frame & 15 -18 min fights instead .

[@diveflyfish]

Did you set it up as Ghost or SBUS or SRXL-2? Was this on Beta 4.3 or 4.29 etc? Thank you!

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Srxl-2 as it was an older betaflight lik4.1 or 4.2

[@BornIIfly]

Hi great vid! 👍 which 3D printer were you using? Take care 🤓😉😘

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Creality Ender 2

[@BornIIfly]

@@Unboxingexperience7 thnx

[@ThunderFarter]

What is battery life?

[@oddworld1328]

Would recommend to try more narrow but thicker arms to reduce jello, also would be nice if the camera mount would be printed apart, that way it can also be lower and you could change it if when it brokes in crash ;)

[@Unboxingexperience7]

Thanks, I m testing PETG to reduce jello but it s 2g heavier... I crashed a few times, the camera mount does not break.

[@bentamer4374]

I'm actually quite surprise the "Happymodel DiamondF4 AIO" is still working under 3v... Should we assume that all receivers will follow at this low voltage if we plan to do this build ? Or some of us might be disappointed if they doesn't pay attention to this... Others builds usually use a step-up buck, but You managed to gets ride off, congratulation !

[@Unboxingexperience7]

there is a step up integrated in the aio, it puts 5v out. the cut off voltage of the crazybeex is at 2.25v. i guess its the same at the diamond f4

[@wishvv]

Hi, what is the GPS for? Rescue mode?

[@briancrick935]

Nice what would you say in the cost without receiver

[@Unboxingexperience7]

around 130$

[@briancrick935]

@@Unboxingexperience7 thanks I'm thinking of building one.

[@nurfatrochman3726]

Can hover using gps position hold?

[@Unboxingexperience7]

not on betaflight as far as I m aware