April 17, 2023
Description
I had a mishap when I went to replace the antenna on my Meteor65 pro 2022 version whoop. So I had to replace the VTx, and decided to use a unify pro32 nano. Here's the mount I made for it. It works much better than what I did before… double sided tape in the canopy top (this kept overheating). This printed mount keeps the vtx in the stock location, where there is a lot of cooling air flow during flight. This is meant to use with a meteor 65/75 canopy.
Print in PETG or other temp resistant filament. No supports are required. I recommend printing a few so you have spares in case your initial install doesn't go well.
I won't get into how you wire the unify pro32 nano to the Betafpv 4in1 fc, but I will say that wiring and config was straight forward for me (you will have to change your vtxtable in betaflight). Once you're done soldering the necessary wires between the vtx, fc, and camera, you're ready to continue assembly.
The Vtx (no heatshrink yet) is slid into the mount clips, with it's ufl connector pointing away from the mount, and positioned the opposite side from the screw holes. If you use a CP antenna like I did, you have to put the lead through the back window of the canopy before connecting it to the vtx. Connect your antenna to the vtx, then add a pc of 3/4" heatshrink around both the mount and the VTx. Take care positioning the heatshrink, vtx, and mount. Make sure it covers the whole ufl connector, but avoid covering the entire vtx to improve cooling air flow (I used ~3/8" length). Be mindful of alignment between the mount and vtx as you shrink it, and make adjustments as needed so the vtx doesn't cover the screw holes, and won't jam into the back of the camera after it's installed.
Once the heatshrink is done, use the 2 original black vtx screws to install the mount in your canopy on the original VTx mounting posts. Reinstall the canopy, verify proper operation, and return to ripping packs!
FWIW, I found CP antennas like to get sucked completely into the back props on my 75mm whoop build. You can use a ziptie on the frame to secure the antenna cable up, so this won't happen.
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