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Locate the carbon fiber camera 

mount plate and FPV camera.

Unscrew the lens from the camera 

and insert through the hole on the 

camera mount, rescrewing the 

lens back onto the camera base. 

Focusing the camera will be per-

formed after the X Bolt is assem-

bled. Focus is accomplished by 

screwing the lens in/out. The lock 

ring will fix the position of the cam

-

era to the camera mount.

Mount the camera plate to the 

plastic camera mount using two 

M3 6mm screws. 

Note that the camera power 

connection is located nearest the 

frame. (See Photo)

HCT mount option

Locate the carbon fiber top plate. 

Install three M3 10mm standoffs 

as shown in photo to right. Locate 

the two HCT plastic mount halves. 

Install bottom half to the frame 

using M3 6mm screw as shown in 

photo at right.  

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Summary of Contents for X BOLT 250

Page 1: ...rkins com Distributed in Australia by Model Engines Aust Pty Ltd Unit 1 158 168 Browns Road Noble Park Victoria 3174 Australia www modelengines com au Ph 03 8793 5555 warranties modelengines com au Distributed in the US by Firelands Customer Service Product Support 1133 Libra Drive Lincoln NE 68512 www firelandsgroup com 1 800 205 6773 customerservice firelandsgroup com MADE IN CHINA This product ...

Page 2: ...tandoffs 2 x M3 Aluminum 23mm Standoffs 2 x M3 Aluminum 35mm Standoffs 1 x Plastic FPV Camera Mount 1 x Plastic HCT Mount 2 5mm Hex Wrench 3 0mm Hex Wrench Soldering Iron Solder Needle Nose Pliers Wire Cutters Strippers Blue Thread Locker Sandpaper or Needle File 2 4GHz Transmitter 2 4GHz Satellite or Standard Receiver 5 8GHz Receiver Monitor or Goggles 1300 2200mAh 3 4 Cell Lipo Battery LiPo Bala...

Page 3: ...mera Mount 6 Motor Arms Carbon Parts Washers On the bottom frame insert four M3 6mm screws Use four washers to keep the PDB Power Distribution Board from touching the carbon frame Place the PDB Orient the PDB so that the solder pads for the ESC s face the front and rear of the quad 3 ...

Page 4: ...umi num standoffs from the rear of the frame Install the LED bar at the rear of the frame Screw the two M3 6mm grub screw threaded rod into the 10mm aluminum standoffs at front of frame The grub screws should only be seated a maximum of 3mm into the standoff Use a drop of blue thread lock on the grub screw Locate the plastic camera mount and position it on the frame with the two M3 holes facing fo...

Page 5: ...y screwing the lens in out The lock ring will fix the position of the cam era to the camera mount Mount the camera plate to the plastic camera mount using two M3 6mm screws Note that the camera power connection is located nearest the frame See Photo HCT mount option Locate the carbon fiber top plate Install three M3 10mm standoffs as shown in photo to right Locate the two HCT plastic mount halves ...

Page 6: ... in place to channels 1 4 on the flight controller These are the 4 speed control connections NOTE Double check polarity marked on the flight controller for your ESC s Satellite Receiver Option Leave yourself 3 of wire to the satellite receiver Solder the three leads to the flight controller External Receiver Option Locate the wire loom and header pins as shown in photo to right Solder header pins ...

Page 7: ...ill use this wire to power the flight con troller from the PDB later in the manual The remaining wire with the white plug attached will power the VTX and camera simultaneously Solder the VTX power leads to the ground and 12V tabs on the PDB as shown in photo to left Locate the 4 piece of 16 AWG wire and cut in half Solder one end of each with to the PDB Leave the other end of the wires unattached ...

Page 8: ...PDB as shown in the photo to the right NOTE Maintain the correct polari ty as marked on the PDB Locate four 2206 Brushless mo tors and hardware Locate the carbon fiber arms and match the holes on the motors to the holes on the arms If they do not match flip the arm over 8 ...

Page 9: ... a needle file or sandpaper ease the edges of the hole in the arms to avoid chafing the motor wires Feed the wires through the hole and mount the motor to the arm using the screws provided with the motors 9 ...

Page 10: ...ogether as shown in the photo Only cut the wires from the ESC do not cut the motor wires Cover exposed solder joints with heat shrink not included Add top plate and feed the VTX cable through the frame If you choose to add the optional buzzer it should be installed at this point In this step we will use the 2 1 2 wires that you cut from the VTX power cable earlier Solder these wires from the 5V on...

Page 11: ...ndoff Before you install the top plate you will need to install the motor arms To complete this step you will need 8 M3 20mm screws 8 M3 aluminum spacers 24 Nylon washers 4 M3 Thumb screws 4 10mm Nylon standoffs F F Arm Assembly Sequence 11 ...

Page 12: ...Install the two M3 23mm standoffs These will thread onto the grub screws that you installed earlier Wrap the VTX with the provided piece of heatshrink This will pro vide protection for your VTX 12 ...

Page 13: ...gram shows channel selection for your ESC s and motor rotation direction Refer to the diagram to the right At this point you should have the top and bottom plates assembled Install M3 nylon hex nuts to secure the flight controller Fit battery tray over 23mm stand offs Secure with five M3 6mm screws 13 ...

Page 14: ...ce Locate two 15mm nylon standoffs M F These are installed on the battery tray as shown in photo to right These are to protect the battery in the event of a crash Locate the camera plate and install using four M3 6mm screws At this point you are ready to set up in Cleanflight 14 ...

Page 15: ... you contact Firelands you may be asked to send the product to Firelands at your cost for inspection Provided the warranty conditions have been met within the warranty term period the components that are found to be defective incorrectly manufactured or assembled may be repaired or replaced at the sole discretion of Firelands Your warranty item will be returned to you at Firelands expense In the e...

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