Another Taranis X9 Lite pistol grip car / boat radio

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I've wanted to make one of Eficker's awesome QX7 pistol radios for some time. You can find his work here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2552696 But I couldn't find a Qx7 at a price that I wanted to pay. When the X9 Lite came on the market with its smaller size and lower price I thought it would be perfect to use as a starting point. You can buy the X9 lite for $70 new and wire it to use full size modules. The telemetry and configuration options are amazing. You will need to solder! The X9 lite RF board will not fit without removing the daughter board for the new module. I damaged mine in the process and had to repair it with jumpers. You will also need to make extensions for the trim rockers. Other parts you'll need: 3mm screws. Almost all screws are 3mm. Most are 6 to 8 mm long with 4 of them 12mm. The very top of the radio is held on with 4 black ~2mm screws from inside the X9. I split this part into two pieces to have a smooth surface to adhere the X9 screen cover. Extension for the RF board. You can buy these cables on Amazon. IMPORTANT - no screws in the top and left trim tab's top and left sides to avoid shorting the mainboard. Enjoy!