<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n4 in 1 ESC\u2019s as the name suggests, is a board that has 4 ESC\u2019s. 4 in 1 ESC\u2019s are compact, lightweight and greatly reduce the wiring mess. Since individual are not used here, the need to use PDB\u2019s are avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4 in 1 ESC\u2019s tend to be cheaper, with the HolyBro Tekko 65A metal 4 in 1 ESC costing $90 while the same individual HolyBro Tekko 65A metal ESC costing $31 (bringing the total cost of 4 ESC\u2019s to $124). Both are similar spec\u2019d ESCs with the same voltage and current support, the individual ESC costing 25% more for 4 ESCs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only cost, but the 4 in ESC\u2019s are also becoming much more reliable. The downside to using a 4 in1 ESC is that if one ESC dies, the whole board is useless even though all the other three ESC\u2019s are working fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For further reading about ESC’s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CONCLUSION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do we need a Power Distribution Board for our quads? That\u2019s debatable. Some people think the advancement in the drone industry is enough to make the PDB obsolete. PDB\u2019s are a classic in my opinion. They perform one of the most fundamental tasks, distribute the current evenly which I think is an important task in itself that can\u2019t be truly replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A standalone PDB with an integrated VTx performs so much better than an individual PDB and VTx and with its high quality and efficient voltage regulators justifies the price in itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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