attached to the chassis plate. Once you have the screws through the Boom, you will use a 5/8” Standoff(3)
to fasten onto the screw, therefore securing the Boom and Chassis plate together. The Standoffs are used
not only to secure the Chassis together, but to also give you some additional room between Chassis plates
for wiring and ESC’s, or whatever you choose to add to your ELEV-8! Repeat this process for all four
Booms. Once complete, you will have a free standing lower half of your ELEV-8.
Once you have the booms in place, you can see how much room you have to create a power harness, and
to attach your ESC’s. A good starting point is to lay out your ESC’s where you believe you will want to
attach them, and then begin running wire and measuring for a power distribution harness. You may find
that you want to lay things out differently after some thought, so do not start cutting wire until you are
positive about how you want to configure your set up. Ensure that you have the correct polarity through
your wiring harness before soldering it together. Use the ½” Heat Shrink included in the kit for your
harness, as you will have many wires soldered together, and will need the larger heat shrink to fit over the
wires. Once you have decided, solder away!
The Programming of your ESC’s should be done at this time, and can be accomplished using either an
ESC Programming Card, or by using your Transmitter and Receiver. For instructions on how to use your
transmitter and receive, refer to the Turnigy ESC Manual. The settings that you want to program into your
ESC’s are listed in figure 1 below.
Once you have completed all steps up to this point, you will want to check the rotation direction of your
motors. Use figure 2 below, which has the direction requirements for each motor. Once you have changed
the “Motor to ESC” wire connections to obtain the specified rotation direction, ensure all connections are
covered, with no bare wire or connectors exposed.
Upon completion of wiring your ELEV-8, attach the Top Chassis plate using the ¼” Black Screw(5) to the
lower half of your ELE-8.
STEP 5: Assembly of Control Board Mounting Plate and Hoverfly Sport Board
Mount the Hoverfly Sport Board(5) to the Control Board Mounting Plate(1), and be sure to install the
Rubber Anti-vibration Grommets(2) on the Sport Board to reduce vibrations transferred to the board during
flight. Only hand tighten the Screws(4), as the holes are self tapping, and if you over tighten the screw, you
will strip the hole.
STEP 6: Control Board Assembly and Chassis Top Plate Assembly
Take the Light Tube(5) and set it aside for now, it needs to be cut to size and will be attached last. When
you attach the Sport board plate, ensure that it is oriented with the “Front” side pointing towards the front
of your ELEV-8. Also, ensure that the Light Tube hole on top of the Control Board Top Plate(4) is directly
above the LED on your Sport Board. This will ensure that when you place your Light Tube(7) into the Top
Plate(4), it will be directly above the Sport Board LED. Hand tighten, and do not over tighten.
