Parallax ELEV-8 Assembly Instruction Manual Download

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Now you should be ready to fly! Here are some tips:
Start nice and easy, but make sure you get the quad at least 3 or 4 feet off the ground.

To prevent your quad from accidently losing power in mid-air, secure your battery, and ensure that it won't come unplugged on its own.

You will crash, so buy a few extra props.

Keep the quad away from people while you're flying. Those motors spin very quickly, and getting struck by a spinning prop isn't very much fun.

Summary of Contents for ELEV-8

Page 1: ...rkshop ELEV 8 by eissaselem on November 22 2012 Table of Contents ELEV 8 1 Intro ELEV 8 2 Step 1 2 Step 2 3 Step 3 4 Step 4 4 Step 5 5 Step 6 6 Step 7 6 Step 8 7 Step 9 7 Step 10 8 Step 11 8 Step 12 9...

Page 2: ...ehind flying multirotors with an even number of motors the direction of spin alternates to counteract the torque and automatic yaw of the copter this is the function of the tail rotor on normal helico...

Page 3: ...the motors Cut three 1 foot lengths of the 16 AWG wire for each motor Get some heat shrink ready strip about a 1 4 off each end and start soldering If you don t have a heat gun you can use a lighter...

Page 4: ...n t be afraid to really fill the connector with solder After heatshrinking these connectors should be very secure If you ve never soldered these before now would be a great time to check out video num...

Page 5: ...nt the one with the larger hole onto the motor first then screw the bottom mount on you should be referring to page 2 of the Assembly Diagrams now Fasten the motor mounts to each other with plastic sp...

Page 6: ...After attaching the 4 spacers set the top frame aside for later Step 7 Now refer to page 4 of the Assembly Diagrams but don t install the top frame yet Before that attach each boom assembly to the bo...

Page 7: ...onnectors This will insulate the connections from each other preventing a short and possible crash Step 9 Now you can attach the ESCs to the frame however you want to I used a few of the included cabl...

Page 8: ...sembled keep it off the bottom frame We ll attach everything together once the wiring s done Step 11 If you d like to attach the included LEDs to your quad now would be the time for that One strip is...

Page 9: ...2 wires with male bullet connectors on them which will go to the battery Everything else other than the servo leads coming from the ESCs and your receiver should be soldered connected My approach was...

Page 10: ...t least 3 or 4 feet off the ground To prevent your quad from accidently losing power in mid air secure your battery and ensure that it won t come unplugged on its own You will crash so buy a few extra...

Page 11: ...d Instructables The Incredible Amazing Stick For elevator buttons by DarkRubyMoon Elevator by coreyturcotte How to take in the elevator backwards by Maritabellomal Hack an Elevator by possum888 Keep y...

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