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3. Mount the ESC, connect the ESC to the motor and
guide the discharge wires through the fuselage where they
can connect to the battery.
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4. Attach a strip of the softer, “loop” side of adhesive-
back Velcro (not included) to the bottom of the battery and
strips of the rougher, “hook” side to the battery tray. Make
a
battery strap
(like one of the straps shown on page 18)
from the included Velcro strips and mount the battery to
the battery tray.
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5. If the motor mount bolts protrude from the back of the
fi rewall, cut two 3" [80mm] pieces from the included 1/4" x
¼" x 8" [6 x 6 x 200mm] balsa stick. Glue the sticks to the
back of the fi rewall to prevent the bolts from puncturing the
front of the battery in the event of a crash.
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6. Install the battery tray making sure the front of the tray
keys into the short balsa sticks right behind the fi rewall to
hold the front of the tray down. Fasten the battery tray with
one of the fi nger-turn ¼-20 nylon bolts included. Make sure
the discharge wires from the ESC can reach the discharge
wires from the battery.
CAUTION:
If powering the receiver and servos through
the BEC in the ESC, whenever operating the radio in the
workshop, be certain to do so
without the propeller
mounted
. Do not operate the radio with the propeller
installed until you are outdoors when checking the motor
or fl ying the plane. If powering the servos and ESC with a
separate receiver battery, the radio may be safely operated
without concern for the propeller turning if the motor battery
is not connected to the ESC.
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Mount the Cowl
on page 20.