Out of the Box VLX230 Assembly Manual Download

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What you need for this step

The antenna can be protected
using plastic tubing held in
place with heat-shrink tubing
(1/4” should suffice). Finish
with end caps for the tubes.

Heat Shrink Tubing
Plastic Tubing

x 4
x 4

Heat Shrink Tubing

Plastic tubing

Receiver

Antenna

Antenna Option

Summary of Contents for VLX230

Page 1: ...5 6 7 8 A B VLX230Assembly manual Patent Pending V11 20170723 ...

Page 4: ...Solder With Flux Wire Clippers Blue Loctite Tools and hardware we recommend Needle Nosed Pliers Phillips Head Screw Drivers Allen Wrench Set Metric Hobby Knife Soldering Iron Solder ...

Page 5: ...ts Bottom Plate Assembly 1 ESC and FC assembly 2 Motor and Limb Assembly 3 FITTING LIMBS 4 Main Body Assembly 5 VTX and Antenna Assembly 6 Pod Assembly 7 Antenna Option 8 Propeller Assembly 9 Ready to Fly 10 ...

Page 6: ...off to the main plate TIP To save your battery straps we suggesting lightly sanding the top edges where the bat tery straps will go This will help prevent the sharp edge from cutting into the strap M3 x 10 Screw 20 MM Standoff x 4 x 4 20mm Standoff M3 x 10 Screw 1 Bottom Plate Assembly ...

Page 8: ...mount plate Slide the retention plate below the motor plate and secure to the limb with 2 M3x10 screws and lock nuts M3 x 10 Screw M3 x 6 or supplied hardware 15 mm Standoff Motor Mount Plate x 16 x 8 x 8 3 Motor and Limb Assembly Brushless Motor M3 x 6 Screw M3 x 10 Screw Motor Mount Retention Plate Limb Plate ...

Page 11: ...o the upper plate with 2 zip ties NOTE Be sure that your FC USB is clear before you zip tie the antenna in place You might need to either flip the FC or relocate the antenna above the top plate and slightly bend the anetenna head down VTX Remote Cable VTX Antenna Zip Ties x 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 5 6 7 8 A B Zip Tie Holes 6 VTX and Antenna Assembly VTX Antenna Remote Cable ...

Page 12: ... camera with 2mm screws to one side Attach the RX to the Cam Plate Slide the Cam Plate through the holes of the side plates and carefully feed the antenna through the holes as well Secure the second side plate with M3 x 10 screws and the M2 screw for the other side of the camera M3 x 10 Screw M3 Lock nut x 4 x 4 5 6 7 8 A B FPV Camera M2 Screw Receiver M3 Screw 7 Pod Assembly ...

Page 13: ... can be protected using plastic tubing held in place with heat shrink tubing 1 4 should suffice Finish with end caps for the tubes Heat Shrink Tubing Plastic Tubing x 4 x 4 Heat Shrink Tubing Plastic tubing Receiver Antenna 8 Antenna Option ...

Page 14: ...hly recommended that you secure your racing propellers to your motors with lock nuts Lock nuts are prerable Prop nuts may fly off during flight causing damage to your quad copter WARNING NEVER test your motors with the propel lers on Physical harm may occur 5 or 6 propeller Lock nut x 4 x 4 9 Propeller Assembly Propeller Lock nut ...

Page 15: ... B C Now you ve completed your build Be sure to research your particular equipment and be sure it is 100 opera tional before attempting to fly WARNING NEVER test your motors with the propel lers on 10 Ready to Fly ...

Page 16: ...NOTES ...