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Welcome! 

Congratulations  on  the  purchase  of  your  weight,  balance  &  angle  meter.  Xicoy  are 
dedicated  to  the  design  and  production  of  electronic  controllers  to  the  highest 

standards  of  quality  and  reliability  to  bring  you  the  customer  the  very  latest  next 
generation designs. 
 

 

Features: 

 

The Xicoy CGMeter Basic allows both weight and balance of aero models of more than 

50kg (110lb) weight, being limited by the maximum weight on a single scale of 25kg. 
Each scale is made from tempered & anodized aluminum and has a resolution of 1g. 
The scales can be calibrated by the end user if necessary. 

 
The system has a standard Wi-Fi server to where the user can connect any terminal 
(phone,  tablet  and  computer)  capable  to  connect  to  a  Wi-Fi  network  and  has  a 

standard web browser to navigate through the CGmeter Web pages. Software is self-
contained and it is not necessary to install any application to the terminal. The system 
has  been  tested  with  Android,  IOS,  Windows,  Mac  and  Linux.  Current  software  is 

available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. 
 

Optionally  the  user  can  purchase  an  angle  meter/laser  pointer  to  measure  the 
deflection angles of any surface with an accuracy of 0.1º. 
 

This module is FCC and CEE certified. 
 
 

 

Measuring CG and Weight: 

 
The system consists of 3 x digital weight sensors, to be placed under the wheels of the 

airplane. For easy identification, the RED unit should be placed under the LEFT wheel, 
BLUE unit under the RIGHT wheel and YELLOW unit under the nose/tail wheel.  The 
Yellow is the main unit and has the Wi-Fi server plus control electronics. 

 
 
 

 

 
 

Summary of Contents for JM-CGMBASIC

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Page 2: ...d computer capable to connect to a Wi Fi network and has a standard web browser to navigate through the CGmeter Web pages Software is self contained and it is not necessary to install any application...

Page 3: ...twork and connect to it Ignore the message that warns that this server is not connected to Internet we want to balance a plane not to surf the web Once your terminal is connected to the XicoyCGMeter n...

Page 4: ...significantly different i e the instrument has been inside a car in the sun and is hotter than ambient temperature then wait few minutes so that the sensors equalize its temperature to avoid a measure...

Page 5: ...ugh the centers of the sensors under the mains We can use the edge of a table or a line in the floor as reference point Then we can use a measuring tape placed as per the pictures Remember that we nee...

Page 6: ...ain sensors or at 58 25 73mm from the edge of the table Now we want to know a little more we want to know if the plane is well balanced nose heavy or tail heavy To have the CGMeter helping in this mea...

Page 7: ...ng the laser module checks that it seats flat over the table as if it is not absolutely levelled it can cause wrong readings And when using the gravity check that the table is levelled In both cases c...

Page 8: ...the CGMeter will help in to achieve the final balance quickly Now you should decide from where you will add or remove weight In our example we have decided to replace the battery on the nose Now we mu...

Page 9: ...he CG Touch the Submit button to store the settings and check the balance with the full tank As you can see in the screen shot in this particular plane the CG moves forward 18mm when the tank is full...

Page 10: ...ne will have an error of 2 5 but the CG will be perfect Go to Calibration tab and enter the weight of the calibration weight to be used in grams or pounds Next follow the instructions on the screen It...

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