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ELEV-8 Quadcopter Kit (#80000) 

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Bill of Materials 

This bill of materials is provided so you may inventory each bag in your ELEV-8 Quadcopter Kit before beginning construction.  If you are missing 

any  parts,  contact 

sales@parallax.com

  directly  for assi stance.   Note th at  some  items  are  small sub-kits with   additional compon ents  not listed 

separately. Parts and quantities subject to change without notice. Some items are available online from www.parallax.com.   

 

ELEV-8 Quadcopter Kit Contents (#80000) 

ELEV-8 Hardware Kit (#80060) 

ELEV-8 Electronics Kit (#80070) 

Part # 

Qty 

Description 

Part # 

Qty 

Description 

Part # 

Qty 

Description 

31500 

Hoverfly OPEN Board 

900-00021 

2  Nylon Strap, Black 

800-00080 

3-wire ext.,22AWG,F/F,8" 

700-10003 1 Safety 

glasses 

725-00067 

1  1.5 mm Hex Key 

800-00039 

6” 

1/2" Heat Shrink Tubing (black) 

80050 1 

ELEV-8 

Airframe 

Kit 

720-28001 

1  Light Pipe 

800-00036 

24”  3/4” Heat-shrink Tubing ( clear ) 

80060 

ELEV-8 Hardware Kit 

713-00051 

4  Spacer,#4x1/2",NY 

800-00023 

27”  3/16” Heat-shrink Tubing (black) 

80070 

ELEV-8 Electronics Kit 

713-00043  16  Standoff, #4-40, 5/8", Nylon 

800-00022 

16" Black Pluggable Jumper-Male 

85000 

ESC Programming Card* 

713-00025 

4  Standoff, #4-40,1 1/4", Nylon 

800-00021 

16" Red Pluggable Jumper-Male 

 

712-00004 

4  Washer, #6, 3/8" OD, Zinc 

750-90002 

Brushless 1000Kv Motor 

ELEV-8 Airframe Kit Contents (#80050) 

710-00100 

8  Screw, #4-40, 1/4", PH, Black 

750-90000 

Gemfan 30A ESC Speed Controller 

Part # 

Qty 

Description 

710-00042 

4  Screw, #4-40, 1-1/4", PH, SS 

750-00059 

18”  12AWG Red Wire 

730-00060 

4  ELEV-8 Boom (Black) 

710-00039  16  Screw, 3x6 mm,0.5 thread, black 

750-00058 

1.5  12AWG Black Wire 

721-80010 

1  ELEV-8 Control Board Top Plate 

710-00036  24  Screw, #4-40, 3/8", PH, SS 

750-00056 

15  16AWG Red Wire 

721-80007 

4  ELEV-8 Landing Gear 

710-00002  16  Screw, #4-40, 1",PH,SS 

721-80001 

10x4.7 Slow Flyer CW 1045R Blade 

721-80005 

4  ELEV-8 Motor Mount Top/Bottom 

700-00106 

1  Loctite 242 

721-80000 

10x4.7 Slow Flyer CCW 1045 Blade 

721-80003 

2  ELEV-8 Quad Chassis 

700-00093  12  Zip Tie, 4" Black 

452-00088 

EC3 Plugs(10 pairs/sets) 

721-80002 

1  ELEV-8 Control Board Mount Plate 

700-00059  16  Internal-tooth Lock Washer, #4, Zinc 

450-00050 

Extra Gold Bullet Conn 10-Pak 

 

 

 

700-00024 

4  Locknut #4-40, 1/4" 

350-00045 

8” 

White LED Tape 

 

 

 

 

 

 

350-00044 

8” 

Red LED Tape 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120-00007 

8” 

Red/White Checkered Sticker 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120-00006 

8” 

Black/White Checkered Sticker 

 

 

 

 

 

 

800-00080 

3-wire ext.,22AWG,F/F,8" 

*Note: The ESC Programming Card was added to kits in April 2013.  They are also available separately from 

www.parallax.com

; search “85000”.  

 Version 1.1: Bill of Materials correction.

 

Summary of Contents for ELEV-8

Page 1: ...control software Custom plates protect motors and electronics Designed to easily attach a camera mount Specifications Weight without battery 2 5 lbs 1 13 kg fully assembled Payload capacity excluding...

Page 2: ...adcopter could cause risk of catastrophic equipment failure personal injury to you or others and property damage Perform initial electronic speed controller ESC programming before installing the prope...

Page 3: ...3 00025 4 Standoff 4 40 1 1 4 Nylon 800 00021 2 16 Red Pluggable Jumper Male 712 00004 4 Washer 6 3 8 OD Zinc 750 90002 4 Brushless 1000Kv Motor ELEV 8 Airframe Kit Contents 80050 710 00100 8 Screw 4...

Page 4: ...ms Required RC radio controller and receiver 5 channel minimum required for flight LiPo Battery 3000 to 4400 mAh 3 cell 30 C discharge rate LiPo Battery Charger Tools Required Soldering iron solder an...

Page 5: ...Copyright Parallax Inc ELEV 8 Quadcopter Kit 80000 Version 1 1 Page 5 of 26...

Page 6: ...ollow the instructions below 1 Gather together your motors the red 16 AWG wire EC3 connectors wire cutters wire stripper ruler and soldering supplies 2 Using a ruler and wire cutters measure and cut t...

Page 7: ...1 8 inch 0 3 cm of metal on the end of each speed controllers blue wire leads 7 Solder an opposite gender EC3 connector to the end of each speed controllers blue leads 8 Connect the male EC3 connector...

Page 8: ...9 cm pieces 36 pieces total 2 Slip a piece of tubing over each solder joint on each motor lead 3 Apply heat with a heat gun or blow dryer to shrink the tubing over the solder joint as shown top 4 Slid...

Page 9: ...Use two more 3 8 Panhead Screws and Internal Tooth Lock Washers item 6 to attach each Motor Mount top plate item 3 to the Nylon Standoffs item 7 4 One end of each Boom item 4 has two holes spaced abo...

Page 10: ...Screw Pan head Stainless Steel 2 3 Motor Mount top 1 4 Boom Arm Black 1 5 3 8 Screw Pan head Stainless Steel 4 6 Internal Tooth Lock Washer 4 4 7 Nylon Standoff 4 40 x 5 8 2 8 Motor Mount Bottom 1 9 S...

Page 11: ...s and two black white Booms 2 Locate the black and red 22 AWG wires in the ELEV 8 Electronics Kit Cut each 22 AWG wire into two pieces approximately 8 inches 20 cm long and then strip 1 4 inch 0 6 cm...

Page 12: ...3 Position a Motor Boom assembly item 2 on the Bottom Chassis Plate item 3 The Boom tube rests on top of the plate with the motor axle pointing upward and the LED tape facing downward The free end of...

Page 13: ...1 3 4 5 2 ITEM NO PART NUMBER QTY 1 Stand off Nylon 5 8 4 40 screw size 2 2 Assy Boom Arm 1 3 Quad Chassis 1 4 Screw 4 40 1 1 4 pandhead ss steel 1 5 Screw 4 40 1 1 4 panhead SS steel 1...

Page 14: ...bing past each of the two solder joints you just made on the power harness so that they sit closest to the ESCs Don t shrink them yet just keep them out of the way of the solder joints 4 Position the...

Page 15: ...it You will need two bullet connectors and one plastic housing 10 Solder a bullet connector onto the end of each 12 AWG lead Insert the exposed tip of the wire into the cup end of the bullet connector...

Page 16: ...on with these settings Transmitter Setting Recommendations Box Model Type ACRO Plane Mode End point adjustment Set to 50 initially If the ELEV 8 still seems too reactive reduce to 30 until you get use...

Page 17: ...to line up the black wire with the red wire with and the white wire with Signal WARNING Do not connect to the Programming Card s BEC port and Batt port at the same time this would damage the card 3 Se...

Page 18: ...wo black checkered white LED Booms 3 Put a piece of tape on the output shaft of each motor so you can easily tell the direction of rotation 4 Connect an ESC s 3 pin socket to the Throttle port on your...

Page 19: ...on Standoffs item 1 3 Attach each Nylon Standoff item 1 to the top of the Top Chassis Plate item 2 with a 3 8 Panhead Screw item 3 4 Attach the Top Chassis Plate to the standoffs on top the Booms usin...

Page 20: ...1 2 3 ITEM NO Description QTY 1 Stand off nylon 1 1 4 Thread 4 2 Quad Chassis 1 3 Screw 4 40 3 8 Pandhead stainless steel 4...

Page 21: ...ITEM NO Description Part Number QTY 1 Screw 4 40 3 8 panhead stainless steel 710 00036 4 2 4 SS Steel Washer 4 3 Rubber Grommet 4 4 HoverFly Open PC Board 1 5 ELEV 8 Control Board Mount Plate Assy 72...

Page 22: ...Control Board Top Plate over the Control Board The small hole near the center of the Control Board Top Plate is for a light pipe Make sure this hole is directly above the LED on the Control Board This...

Page 23: ...omes 5 8 long Cut to length needed ITEM NO PART NUMBER QTY 1 light tube 1 2 Screw 4 40 x 1 Pandhead SS Steel 4 3 ELEV 8 Control Board Top Plate 1 4 Spacer Nylon 1 2 4 40 screw size 4 5 Assy PC Board H...

Page 24: ...r on the front edge of the Control Board 1 Connect the Receiver to the Receiver Port with the five signal connections listed below Use the 3 wire extension cables included in the ELEV 8 Electronics Ki...

Page 25: ...s are rounded side up 1 Disconnect the battery from the Power Harness 2 Refer to the diagram on this page for the correct placement of each blade 3 Connect each blade to its motor referring to the dia...

Page 26: ...1 2 3 4 6 5 Use Blue Loctite Before installing ITEM NO PART NUMBER QTY 1 Propeller Nut 1 2 10 Inch Propeller 1 3 Cone Lock 1 4 Collet 1 5 Motor 2 1 6 Set Screw 2...

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