TINY WHOOP MULLET MOD FOR THE VTX ANTENNA

[@HughD]

Chris, it's good to find you on KZbin! I thought you were about the best on HK! This is a good modification and you explained it well! Thanks.

[@GhostRyderFPV]

Holy crap, it's Chris! Haven't seen you since you left me hanging with the HK APM setup videos, lol. Good to see you're still spilling knowledge :)

[@GadgetReviewVideos]

Interesting, I was going to use right angle pins since I unsoldered my pins with a desoldering gun, but a desoldering sucker and some wick (with flux in the wick) would do the same. I figured the right angle pins will add support and won't have to worry about the wires breaking. Then I debated on a SMA PCB port to try a pagoda on it, decided against it when I realized the TX power and walls would help either way and a whip from an old 5gHz router antenna will give the same distance and radiation pattern with less weight. Easy to do and much more flexible, can still face up a little and won't break. For the canopy I would recommend just modding a Betafpv canopy, they sell them as a 5 pack and weigh less then a gram each. You can cut away a little with a exact knife or heat it up and remold it to what you want. Thanks for sharing your methods, it's all about the different ideas and flexibility to make your own decision or do your own thing. Scott

[@AndGuitar]

As IBCrazy pointed out, when mounting a CL antenna horizontal you will lose polarization and get inferior signal performance. Probably not a huge thing with the Whoop since it isnt going far but you will get better signal with vertical mounting which is important to reduce multipath when flying around inside rooms. Of course that defeats the purpose of your design to protect the antenna or better yet, use a dipole and then you can mount vertical without worrying about breaking when crashing etc. Cool design, thanks for posting!

[@ulaB]

Shouldn't it work the same if you just tilt your receiver antenna too?

[@smalldroneonline293]

WOW, I love it ! looks super clean!

[@SouthernNerds]

Nice work! We love Tiny Whoop mods! Keep it up 100% Epic!

[@popcornshiner3937]

That mod is the ducks nuts mate great work. just don't have a 3D printer but I will figure something out.

[@ZoeFPV]

This is 100% Epic!

[@Sackett2490]

Zoe, what are your thoughts about the new inductrix FPV that they just announced?

[@ZoeFPV]

+Brad Sackett I think it's pretty awesome! I've been telling my friend to pre-order it haha

[@Sackett2490]

Thanks Zoe! love your 3D flying!

[@FarmerFpv]

subscribed you are awesome love your video and all you have done thank you best regards Rob

[@19GHD85]

Awesome! Looks a bit like a Shendrones Mixuko ^^

[@DroneSkinz]

Great diy project. I sure would like to talk with you privately if at all possible. Let me know and keep up the great work.

[@JBeeFPV]

Looks really good! But how about converting it to a simple wire antenna? Would save a lot of weight and trouble, but not sure about the reception with only 25mw.. tried it with a 200mw vtx and it wasn't great but more than enough for tiny whooping.

[@dustinthompson3726]

Have you thought about selling the canopy?

[@treble_clef123]

would love to see this body mass produced!

[@adamverrett4932]

The smaller camera where can it be brought? Any links?

[@eman1989z]

You skipped the part where you mounted the VTX/camera to the frame? how did you do this?

[@saviers1]

I was hopeful on that same missing section. I ended up going down the hot glue route.

[@eman1989z]

I found hot glue to strong, and tended to pull to hard on things when removing it.. I got a roll of double sided tape (they call it mounting tape) and that was good for me

[@GerbFPV]

Eric Bajalis how did you place the mounting tape for the camera? doesn't seem like there is enough surface on the camera when it's standing up and pointed forward to tape it to the fc?

[@JBeeFPV]

You can use a heat gun around 150 degrees Celsius at 10-15 cm to warm the part up a bit, makes it comes off very easy. And it's very satisfying to peel it off too.. :p

[@JBeeFPV]

You can either use hotglue or a 3d printed part

[@jggraphx]

WOW!!! that is so RAD!!!!! nice work bro! ":D

[@azwolf-aero4536]

To repeat Dustin Thompson"s comment: Produce and sell the canopy. I'd buy it.

[@speedstalkersFPV]

Man, this is awesome! Time to finish my 3d printer ;)

[@Hakosukaaa]

What kind of double sided tape was used to stick the board on the FC?

[@SirCrashaLot]

Fantastic! XBR owners jumping on it in 3 . 2 . 1 :)

[@otasty7991]

Awesome videos. Just wondering how you mounted the camera and VTX after separation? 3M VHB double stick tape and some foam riser? Was there an angle bracket for the camera or something?

[@scottbingham1907]

I don't have an Inductrix, But I do have one of the Quanum Elite cam/VTX units. The one thing that always bugged me about it was not being able to use the OSD thats built into the Quanum Illuminati 32 FC I've got on that quad (Hey, The quad's lugging it around, I wanna use it !). This video's shown me a way to intercept the video signal between the cam and VTX. I'm thinking I could cut the original bridging pin and solder a couple of short stubs of wire to them that terminate to 2 pins of header strip. That way I could connect OSD when I wanted to, Or bridge them with a jumper if I use the cam on a quad that doesn't have an OSD option. Thanks for the info, I've hit subscribe because you've just made my day. :)

[@100epic4]

That should work no issue

[@rtcfpv1012]

where can I buy that canopy?

[@JohnieDSM]

Nice to see you again Chriss - I ques you are not longer with HK?

[@SuperBell82]

hi Chris, Can you provide a link to the STL file? I have everything to do the mod including the HK fabrikator.

[@MrDrippyjohnson]

I just got my Mullet Mod done. Every time I spool up the motors my signal has all kinds of issues. Didnt have them at all before. Am I missing a filter or maybe a placement issue?. Looks really cool. And works great on the bench until I spin up the motors then its like a old VCR with terrible tracking lines. Any Ideas?.

[@nesnoumesain]

How do you, fasten the vtx and the camera to the frame& hot glue? double sided tape?

[@100epic4]

Yes since the vtx is now parral to the fc just a small patch or double sided tape works great and then i used a dab of hot glue on the two corners of the cam to the vtx at about a 15 DEG angle. works like a champ

[@nesnoumesain]

thank you kind sir.

[@speedstalkersFPV]

perfect, I was just looking for this answer. Tnx guys. ( mid-stream on my first mullet mod! ... well actually... upgraded frame, motors, beebrain and mullet mod ;)

[@MBrulla]

Did yours have the USB port on top or bottom. Wondering if this is do -matthew with an Acrowhoop V2 - USB on top rear of board.

[@jonbbaca5580]

how do you feel about Blade using your exact design for their new fpv inductrix?

[@100epic4]

sux to get copied ..

[@downsouthfpv1282]

innovation works like that bro....

[@pointnozzleaway]

Did you remove the pins, or solder the wires to the pins ?

[@fersaezastra]

very good contribution ...

[@christiandoring3038]

@100%Epic Which is that 1.5g cam you put on your scale to compare it with the elite combo one? Where can I get it and what's the quality of that thing? Ah, btw. nice video you did.

[@100epic4]

you can get it from Hobbyking, they have 2 versions get the higher tvl version its better then stock

[@Skyfaux]

great mod, are you thinking about selling the cover sounds easy to mass produce.

[@harleywolf5028]

If I sent you a new camera can you do the mod for me? I just tried the mod and it didn't work. I'm good at soldering but I may have fried the board.

[@ALittleOffProduction]

So how did you mount this to the flight controller? Whats holding it on?

[@KendallSmithFPV]

I don't have a 3D printer or access to one locally. Do you think you could simply print the shroud instead of vacuum forming? Or would that be too heavy? Thanks for the video and sharing!

[@100epic4]

i think it would be heavy but ill try it and show in part 2

[@KendallSmithFPV]

That'd be great! Thanks for the videos!

[@BanniUKfpv]

was this dude part of hk before?

[@Mrcovert]

He sure was. Did all there quad stuff.

[@speedstalkersFPV]

yea, ( this Dude, 'Chris' ) I had the same thought... I was trying to figure out if he/Chris was still with HK.. or not. Clearly Chris has a wealth of information... every vid is PACKED with great stuff.

[@lucabunda241]

when is part 2 coming out?

[@Mrcovert]

Hay Chris, is this going to be your new gig ? I take it you and HK are no more ?

[@Cestercaputo]

hey man, any update about the stl? can't find it on your profile on thingiverse

[@Man13471]

That's awesome! where can I get the 3D printing mold file? whats ur website?

[@Skyfaux]

where can we find the plastic sheets?

[@emptyinside2987]

AMAZING O_O

[@P8FPV]

great ideas

[@hayj02]

Is there a max length the wire can be between the camera and vtx? I've got about 110mm between mine, and I get no video. The vtx connects, but it's all black on the monitor.

[@100epic4]

110mm should be fine, check your pos and neg polarity

[@jasonhackman5553]

It may sound silly, it probably is silly, and you have probably fixed it by now, but you may have your lens protector on your camera. I leave it on half the time and don't realize until I put on the goggles.

[@powvaj791]

can you put all those product (mullet cap) to make the same model on ebay thx...

[@otasty7991]

Just curious if anyone has done this with a FX798T or the Eachine HF01? Seems basically the same but there are 6 pins connecting the boards

[@arthuryoon9249]

I did for another build. The left side (if facing you) is just soldered standoffs so that both sides are supported. can just leave those. I would just like to know if it is the same wiring order though.

[@wayne1980postans]

Awesome mod and I've just done it to mine but now I'm getting crazy static and picture loss when the motors are spinning? And ideas

[@100epic4]

No, other than confirm you channels dont use auto scan, i get better video on mine?

[@Alvaroeduardo]

Great vid! so its lighter because you're removing wires? cause so far in the video you're separating vtx from cam and adding the very light canopy , I would guess even if it's the lightest canopy possible is a net + of weight

[@100epic4]

well you dont need the heavy TPU mount anymore or the rabbit ears to protect the antenna so the total weight is less.

[@Alvaroeduardo]

I see

[@PatrickChanWorkshop]

nice, may i have the canopy stl?

[@krissfly]

I shorted this cam with a small soder ball on a whoop :( i dont know what smoked on the back but the cam is good. the tx give the cam 3.3 or 5v? maybe i can use it with a new tx. just need to know if the cam will take 5v or 3.3 thanks

[@jasonhackman5553]

Since I'm 7 months late you probably figured it out, but i think that the cameras take 3.3v. I don't think they could withstand 5v.

[@trailogy]

I did the same thing just now... What tx did you end up using?

[@kennethchadroc973]

nice !!!!

[@foxman362]

i wish they can make tiny whoop frames for 8mm motors

[@derykian6029]

"...and way much more cooler" Lmao!

[@timourchomilier]

Sweet idea, but were can i get the 3dprinter files @100%Epic

[@100epic4]

uploading to thingverse, should be up tonight, and part 2 of the vid. thanks

[@timourchomilier]

sweet, looking forward to that

[@mattsylvester3443]

+100%Epic Is it on thingiverse yet? I'll be making one when it is!

[@djfugui]

good mod

[@Pono421]

You look like Frank's brother from American Pickers, 😂😂😂

[@mssippijim]

Can someone post a link to the .stl file?

[@itsallaboutthekarma5881]

i cant find the file on thingiverse, can you post the link

[@BrianStanback]

clever

[@trinco]

whatttttttt! ;D

[@longcrawler]

Hey Chris.....possible to PM you

[@hazes22]

Next episode pls Chris ! Or at least the stl file on thingiverse.

[@TheAleclunsford]

Just the the .stl

[@100epic4]

going up on thingverse

[@djonegloveTV]

I need this