Parallax ELEV-8 Y-6, Information And Assembly Manual

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Step 5: Boom Accessories (optional but highly recommended)
Your ELEV-8 Y-6 Multicopter Kit comes with two options for accessorizing the Booms: checkered tape and adhesive-backed LED light strips. You
can apply either, both, or none to the Booms.
Many people choose to put white LED strips and black/white tape on the two front Booms, and a red LED strip and red/white tape on the back
Boom. This makes it easy to identify the front and back of the multicopter during flight. If you wish to use both, apply the checkered tape before
applying the LED light strips.
1. Cut each sheet of checkered tape in half lengthwise to make two pieces. Apply a piece of black/white tape around two Booms. Then, apply a
piece of red/white tape around the third Boom.
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) of insulation from each end. You will need three black leads and three red leads for the LED tapes.
3. Locate the two LED tape strips. The yellowish LEDs shine white, and the clear LEDs shine red. Cut the yellowish strip in half along the solid
black line. Now you have three 18” LED strips: two white and one red.
4. Each LED tape section has tiny (+) and (–) contacts on one end. Solder a red 22 AWG lead to each (+) contact and solder a black 22 AWG
lead to each (-) contact.
5. Peel the backing off of an LED tape section and wrap it along the
outside of a Boom (over the checkered tape), with the wires
pointing in towards the chassis holes.
6. Measure and cut three pieces of 3/4” clear heat-shrink tubing,
each 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) long.
7. Slip the heat-shrink tubing over each Boom to cover the LED strip
and its solder joints, and apply heat to shrink it in place.
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