SoloGood FPV Elements: Are they any good, being so low-cost?

SoloGood FPV Elements make it not simply as straightforward as doable so that you can construct your first FPV but additionally at a low value. After I constructed my first quad, I paid only for the flight controller, ESC, and motors greater than 300 bucks. Now, the identical elements from SoloGood value solely $116.89.

When creating the purchasing listing in your first FPV drone, one of many largest questions is selecting 4S or 6S batteries. The FPV elements SoloGood despatched me can be utilized for each energy choices; the flight stack and the motors are appropriate to be used with 3 to 6S LIPOs. If you happen to go along with 4S, select their 2550 KV motors for a five-inch drone. Keep in mind that, on the identical voltage (battery), a better KV motor produces extra energy, which implies much less flight time.

For racing and freestyling, ESC choice is essential. Once you simply crouse, the throttle by no means exceeds 50%, however it usually stays at 100% for racing and freestyle, stressing the ESC essentially the most. SoloGood’s ESC can repeatedly deal with 55A or a most of 60A, which is greater than wanted for a 5-inch.

Regardless of being priced at solely $26.99, the SoloGood F722 flight controller has eight motor outputs, making it appropriate for octocopters and eight-motor Cinelifter drones.

SoloGood F7 flight stack, 2207 motors, and M10 GPS evaluate

Disclosure: I acquired these FPV elements for a product evaluate collaboration with SoloGood. Though the merchandise have been provided without spending a dime, all opinions on this article stay my very own, and the sponsor didn’t affect me.

SoloGood boasts greater than ten years of experience within the RC mannequin trade, supported by a devoted skilled technical analysis and growth crew and strong home and worldwide gross sales groups. They proudly develop and produce 30% of their merchandise in-house whereas appearing as top-tier brokers for 70% of their stock, representing famend manufacturers like Radiomaster, Tattu, Gaoneng, Amass, ISDT, Betafpv, iFlight, RUSH, Gemfan, TBS, and others.

SoloGood desires to grow to be a one-stop RC store for retailers and distributors, providing them a streamlined, high-quality service expertise for all their procurement wants.

From their wide selection of in-house designed merchandise, they despatched me a flight stack, a set of motors, and two GPS modules. We agreed they may also ship a body equipment to construct a drone utilizing their FPV elements.

1. SoloGood F722 Stack flight stack with 60A ESC

The 2 boards (FC and ESC) are available a pleasant plastic field with included mounting equipment (screws and silicone vibration-damping balls), an XT60 battery cable, FC to ESC cable, and a 35v 1000uF low ESC capacitor. You’ll be able to see the precise situation of the equipment within the photograph under.

The flight controller relies on the highly effective 32-bit STM32F722RET6 MCU and measures 38.5×38.5mm. However, the ESC relies on a much less versatile 8-bit BLHELI_S {hardware}. Each PCBs have a 30.5*30.5mm mounting sample and are appropriate for 4-7-inch FPV frames. The SoloGood flight controller, along with the ESC, weighs 23 grams.

All of the decently sized solder pads, together with the standing LEDs, are on the entrance of the F722 board. Along with the DJI HD digital VTX, two ESC connectors are on the again. The ESC connectors share the identical RX5 UART port, so it’s supposed to be paired with an 8CH board (not two 4CH). Like comparable F7 flight controllers, the SoloGood additionally has pre-flashed BetaFlight software program, ICM42688P gyro sensor, 16MB board black-box reminiscence, six UART ports, and 12v+5V BEC (voltage regulator) for exterior equipment/sensors.

The SoloGood 60 ESC helps 3 to 6S LIPO batteries and measures 41.5mm X42mm. It has a big motor and battery soldering pads. It has devoted pads to solder the low ESR capacitor with an included shrink tube to keep away from brief circuits. It may be wired with the FC via the devoted connector or solder pins.

Flight stack technical parameters

2. SoloGood 2207 1950KV 2550KV motors

Contained in the field, it comes with the motor, a propeller lock nut, and 4 M3 5mm motor screws (in response to the body thickness, it’s possible you’ll want longer screws). The SoloGood 2207 motors, weighing simply 31 grams, are lighter than all 2207 motors I examined earlier than. The bell is product of two elements, and the highest appears die-cut from a metal sheet. Personally, I choose the uni-bell design; they have a tendency to run smoother. There are some small dots on the highest of the bell to stop slipping the propeller. To be as gentle as doable, it makes use of a hole shaft with a size of 17 mm.

As you’ll be able to guess from the product identify, the stator has a diameter of 22mm and a peak of 7mm. The 1950KV model has a max thrust of 1810g when it’s used with 51466 propellers. In accordance with the take a look at knowledge, effectivity varies between 1.84 and three.94 gr/w.

After I tried to rotate the motors by hand, one was caught at a sure level; I believed it was a producing downside, however it proved to be only a strand of sand that acquired in, and after cleansing it, every little thing was okay.

I forgot to say that the motors have a 16x16mm mounting sample and are appropriate for five and 5.5″ builds.

SoloGood 2207: KV comparability desk

3. SoloGood M10GPS M10-180C and M10-180 GPS modules

For the reason that BetaFlight V4.4 gives virtually DJI-like fail-safe return to residence (RTH), I put in all my FPV drones with a GPS module.

SoloGood’s GPS relies on the ultra-low energy and high-performance M10 chip (tenth Era UBLOX). The module has two variations with and with out an onboard compass. They appear similar in measurement and design; simply the “C” model has two further pins (I2D and I2C).

The SoloGood M10 G measures 18*18*6mm and weighs virtually 5 grams. Once you set up it, do not forget that the ceramic antenna must face the sky. The module is appropriate with all main satellite tv for pc programs, together with GPS< Glopnass, BeiDou, and Galileo. It has a max accuracy of 1.5m, a may begin of 26 seconds, and a sizzling begin of 1s.

All M10 GPS modules, together with these SoloGood, are plug-and-play appropriate with Betaflight firmware. They join with 4 wires to the flight controller: energy (5V), floor, and UART TX/RX.

SoloGood M10 & M10C GPS: Technical Parameters

Pricing and availability

These FPV elements may be ordered straight from SoloGood’s web site. The F7 flight stack with included 60A ESC is priced at $59.99 (there may be additionally an choice to buy the flight controller and the ESC individually if wanted), 2207 motors for $56.90/set, and the M10 GPS modules for under $10.99. The elements may be accomplished with the SoloGood APEX EVO 5′ body.