Tiny Whoop Build

by FliteTest | June 21, 2016 | (8) Posted in Projects

Transform your Inductrix into a Tiny Whoop!
TJ, known as T-Bone FPV online, showed us how to DIY mod an Inductrix for micro indoor FPV.

To upgrade your Inductrix to a Tiny Whoop, remove the canopy and props. Then unplug the motors and remove the bands securing the wires on the motor mounts.

Use a blunt tool such as a 2mm Allen wrench to push the motors out of their mounts. Make sure the connector doesn’t get caught on the way through.

Check the motor spin orientation by looking at the wire colors. For Micro Motors, the motors with the black and white motors spin counterclockwise, and the motors with the red and blue wires are clockwise.

Insert the connector through the motor mount and slide the motors into place.

Plug motors into the corresponding connectors and replace the bands to secure the wires.

Install the camera by using a splitter from the Inductrix FPV or by soldering the Hyperion 600TVL directly to the top of the battery lead.

Secure the camera using either small rubber bands or a single piece of double sided tape. 

Replace the props, and you’re ready to test and fly!

Thanks to Benedikt Haak of Micro Motor Warehouse and RKH Rakonheli for the mod parts, and thanks to T-Bone FPV for walking through this Tiny Whoop mod with us!  

Jesse Perkins, Big Whoop team pilot, and creator of the "Tiny Whoop" has a whole youtube channel dedicated to the Tiny Whoop and micro flight adventures! You can check it out here: Youtube.com/TinyWhoop

STORE LINKS

Inductrix BNF

Inductrix RTF

Hyperion 600TVL Camera



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COMMENTS

who1981 on June 22, 2016
What nano FPV camera is that on the right?
Mine up and died...looking for options.
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who1981 on June 22, 2016
Looks like the Spectrum/Fatshark
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TJ@FT on June 22, 2016
It is the camera off of the NanoQX FPV from last year. Instead of buying a camera I repurposed my old nano :)
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tostergaard on June 22, 2016
why don't you put the camera on the front inductors does it mess with the balance or something
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TrellBuilt on June 23, 2016
Yes it does mess with the balance also there is a camera mount if you have a 3d printer
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1532755/apps/
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Misterman124 on July 30, 2016
Nope, motors will compensate

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moggy on June 22, 2016
look at the huge fuselage on the floor . cant wait to find out about it
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Nabbs1 on June 30, 2016
that's from a long time ago...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbgV6_m-Co4

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Nabbs1 on June 30, 2016
well I watched it a couple more times .. it would appear its different .. maybe a big cargo experiment for flitefest?

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damouav on June 23, 2016
I am so impressed with this little Inductrix that I decide to buy one for some fun during this very cold Southern Australian winter. Something to mess about in the office to annoy my work mates during the day... :-)
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Osprey on June 23, 2016
Check my article out a V-22 Osprey fuselage for the Inductrix ! http://flitetest.com/articles/blade-inductrix-v-22-osprey-modification
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Psyicman on June 23, 2016
Where do you get that custom frame?
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jakrabit on June 23, 2016
They are from rakon heli.

I got mine from hobbyzone.com
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jeffstreet on June 23, 2016
Which battery works better? 150 or 205?
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Misterman124 on July 30, 2016
205 for time 150 for better punch

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crankster on June 23, 2016
The micro camera/Tx combo used is only available in NTSC. Does anyone know of a Pal version and where to get it?
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damouav on June 23, 2016
No, Hyperion only make an NTSC version. If you have a receiver that has an auto video switch it doesn't matter if the stream is NTSC or PAL.
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odiewan on June 23, 2016
Has anyone who has one of these flying well measured their all up weight?
Also, will the Inductrix fly FPV with just the stock motors?

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TrellBuilt on June 23, 2016
The Indicatrix will fly with the FPV with the stock motors but it is really hard to fly stable. Have been waiting on motors for a while but Micro Motor Warehouse is always out of stock.?.? I guess you have to be Flite Test to get any fast motors or batteries. Good luck if you want to build one anytime soon.
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odiewan on June 24, 2016
I can fly it with the stock motor and battery, and it's kinda stable. But the main thing is the flight time is only 1m. I tried with a 200mAh batt and it was too heavy. Barely could get off the ground. Flight time was negligible.
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TrellBuilt on June 23, 2016
Some extra parts for the tiny whoop

The case http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1612310
Camera Mount https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1532755/apps/

This does come in handy if you want to carry the whoop around and not take the FPV off to put in the stock case, Also holds 4 batteries. Good thing work has a 3D printer
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StatGSR on June 24, 2016
Btw, it took me a while to find the battery splitter for the spectrum fpv camera, you based on what was mentioned in the article about the indructirx fpv, and its not a separate part sold for the nano qx fpv. but it is a part for the umx radian. Spektrum PN SPMVC1101 and it goes for $3.
http://www.spektrumrc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=SPMVC1101
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odiewan on June 24, 2016
FYI:
I just got a SPMVA1100 micro camera (11mW) and it comes with the splitter.
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StatGSR on June 24, 2016
Good to know, I took mine off a FPV vapor I picked up when HH was offloading them them for $60.
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FixedRotor on June 24, 2016
can I use the HYPERION MINI 600 TVL with immersion RC Vrx / fatshark goggles?

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odiewan on June 25, 2016
If you mean the Hyperion camera featured in this build, yes. Works great with my Teleporter goggles.
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damouav on June 25, 2016
Have an Inductrix on order from my LHS, and decide to try out the Banggood version of the Hyperion unit (http://www.banggood.com/FX797T-5_8G-25mW-40CH-AV-Transmitter-With-600TVL-Camera-p-1042994.html). Have to wait for updated motors and battery's as the guys at Micro Motor Warehouse had a run on stock.
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HaroBling on June 26, 2016
Where else can we find better motors like the CL-0615-14 - 6x15mm coreless motors?
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damouav on June 26, 2016
You cant really, the craze for motors, battery's and minature fpv transmitters has meant nearly all suppliers are out of stock. If you can track down the manufacturer in China you maybe able to order a minimum quantity. Mini Motor Warehouse will have stock soon based on corespondence I had with Benedikt over the weekend.
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HaroBling on June 27, 2016
I found some in stock at http://www.rc-drones.com/
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damouav on June 27, 2016
I think they are the stock motor versions, but I might be wrong.
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Sirglider on June 28, 2016
I love the idea, but what is the alternative when you don't have Spektrum Tx?
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Havoc77 on July 2, 2016
Buy the version that comes with a radio - or if your existing radio can take a module, grab the OrangeRX DSMX DSM2 Compatible 2.4Ghz Transmitter Module V1.2 from Hobby King. Here is a YouTube link on how to bind it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyYE7yOxaLI
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Kick_A_Puppy on July 23, 2016
I am a noob at this stuff. Does anyone know if the transmitter from a champ or a delta ray will work with the BNF version of this quad? If I have to I will buy one that comes with a Xmitter but I would like to use one I already have. I watched Peter's DIY pocket transmitter and it seems one can bind with one of these cheesy Xmitters I have.

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Wearyman on August 5, 2016
So, just did a "partial" tiny whoop. Basically just swapped the frame because the plastic one it came with broke on the first crash. I was very careful to lay out all the parts in the proper order, but I MUST have made an error somewhere because the darn thing just SPINS when I fire it up.

I also noticed that the front left and back rear motors don't spin hardly at all while the front right and back rear go crazy, causing a mad spin and no upward motion.

Any suggestions?
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Wearyman on August 5, 2016
Ok, I got part of it fixed, Apparently the front motors are supposed to spin outwards, not inwards. So I swapped the front motors and the spin was gone. However, I am still having the issue that the front left motor just seems to stall and stop spinning. I'm wondering if the motor was damaged somehow in the transition or if there is something wrong with the unit..,.
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PudelDesTodesCH on August 11, 2016
tried also to build a tiny whoop but did not get it sortet out yet with the power mgmt. i use the stock drone and the spektrum micro fpv setup (SPMVA1100). as soonas i connect both the camera and the copper to the stock batery (also got a 45c version of the 150mah lipo) it starts blinking and shows power out. if i disconnect the camera but leave it on the tiny whoop, i can fly easyl 4-5 minutes with the additional death weight... is my lipo charger crap ?(stock one) or my connection or what else?

otherwise its a great little fun machine :)
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OjiTetsuoOni on September 16, 2016
I have a question what can I transmit this to?
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aeroncalover on October 24, 2016
Where can you get the video splitting cable used in the video from the Nano Qx FPV? I can't find it listed as a part on Horizonhobby.com
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Piwel on November 18, 2016
Hi, i finally got my inductrix RTF, an LHI FX797T camera and 4x 205mA mylipo.de batteries.

But now i have a question/problem : i have test flown the inductrix with the 150mA battery which came with the quad and everything was stable. Then i've mounted the camera on the quad (wires soldered to the battery pads) and tried flying with the 205mA batteries. But now the quad seems to fly stable for a minute and then it tilts to the left and falls to the ground.

Is the camera draining to much power from the battery, could it be a faulty motor or is it the Fc?
Currently i'm still using the stock motors

Best,
Pierre

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Oper8or on December 9, 2016
I'm completely new to drones and now after watching the video on your Tiny Whoop I want to do FPV. I looked at the camera you showed in the video and the major question I have is how the heck do I view what is on the camera? What kind of devices are best for viewing it? Can the feed be shared with a phone or goggles?
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