Version 1.1 Assembly Manual X -Tron 500V2 -Tron 500V2 Technical Data: 1185 mm Overall Length 267 mm Overall Height 180 mm Overall Width ca.980 mm Main Rotor Diameter ca.214 mm Tail Rotor Diameter 11.06(16T) / 12.64(14T):1:4.69 Gear Ratio ca.1850g (Depending on Equipment and Main Blades used) Gross Weight PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY BEFORE ASSEMBLY...
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It may look easy when watching an experienced pilot flying his model, but perseverance and hours of practice will be needed before you will be able to fly and opperate the model safely. RJX HOBBY suggests you join a club or seek help from an experienced pilot to assist you in your first test flights and then as with all things the more you practice the better you will become.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introducion 2. Table of contents 3. Additional Items Required 4. Tools Required A1 - A16 5. Assembly 6. Servo Installation S1-S4 S5-S9 7. Servo Adjustment 8. Final Servo and Radio Setup R1-R5 9. Please read before flight SP1 - SP5 10.
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ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE 20mm 13mm CCPM compatible PCM or 2,4Ghz Radio System Three large and one small 3 Axis Virtual Flybar Sytem with 3 or 4 Mid Servos (Tail can be Standard or Mid) servo arm are required 3226-1600kv(6S) Brushless Motor Lipo Pack from 4S-8S (Depending on setup) (if not delivered)
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TOOLS REQUIRED (NOT INCLUDED) Allen Drivers 1,5mm - 2mm - 3mm - 4mm Phillips Drivers Large,Middle, Small Nut Drivers 4,5mm - 5,5mm - 7mm Scissors Universal Pliers Cutter Sandpaper Pitch Gauge Ball Link Plier Metric Ruler Grease Cyanoacrylate (CA/Superglue) Epoxy 30 Minutes Ball Link Tool Ball Link Driver...
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STEP 1 MAIN DRIVE Bag Content: AUTO SHAFT 1x 177T Main Gear 1x 155T Taildrive Gear 1x Auto Shaft M3X6(4) 1x Autorotation Unit 1x Tail Drive Hub 8x M3x6 Counter Sunk Hex Screws 177T AUTOROTATION UNIT M3X6(4) TAIL DRIVE HUB 155T...
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STEP 2 LANDING GEAR Bag Contend: 2x Skid Brace 8x Landing Skid Struts 4x Skidholder 2x Skids 1x Canopy Mount 8x M2,5x10 Socket Head Screws 2x M2,5x8 Socket Head Screws 4x M3x12 Socket Head Screws 4x M3 Lock Nut 8x M2,5 Lock nut M2,5x10(8) M2,5x8(2) Struts(8)
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STEP 3-1 MAIN FRAME Bag Contend: 2x Main Frame 2x Battery Tray Guides 10x M2x5 Socket Head Screws Main Frame Battery Tray Guide M2x5(10) Add CA to the M2x5 Screws to improve their hold in the Guides...
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STEP 3-2 MAIN FRAME Bag Contend: 1x Upper Bearing Block 1x Lower Bearing Block 2x Boom Holder 12x M2,5x8 Socket Head Bolt 1x Frame Stiffener Upper Bearing Block Lower Bearing Block Boom Holder Check for the correct mounting of the Bearing Blocks.
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STEP 3-3 MAIN FRAME Bag Contend: 2x 50mm Crossmember 17x M2,5x8 Socked Head Bolt 1x ESC Mount Electronics Mount 2x Canopy Breakoff 1x Electronics Mount 2x Canopy Mount 1x Frame Stiffer 2 Check position for hole 50mm Crossmember NO SCREWS (will be fixed in STEP 6-2) Canopy Mount(2) M2,5x8(4)
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STEP 3-4 MAIN FRAME Bag Contend: 1x Swash Guide 1x 33T Tail Gear Pinion 1x 16T S3M Pulley 1x Lower Tail Gear Mount M3x6 1x M3x6 Socket Head Bolt 1x M3x8 Socket Head Bolt 1x 3x8x1 Washer 3x8x1 Washer 3x M2,5x8 Socket Head Bolt 16T S3M M2,5x8 Pulley...
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STEP 3-5 MAIN FRAME Bag Contend: 1x Main Shaft 1x Main Shaft Collar 1x M2,5x10 Socket Head Bolt 2x M3x8 Socket Head Bolt Main Shaft Hole closer to end of the shaft goes down Main Shaft Collar M2,5x10 M3x8 M3x8 After affixing the 2 M3x8 Socket Head Bolts, pull up on the main Shaft and tighten the M2,5x12 Socket Head Bolt.
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STEP 3-6 MAIN FRAME Bag Contend: 4x M2,5x8 Socket Head Bolt 4x 2,6x7x1 Washer M2,5x8 2,6x7x1 Washer 2,6x7x1 Washer M2,5x8 DO NOT use thread lock on the Landing Gear's M2.5x8 bolts. This allows the landing gear to slip out of the frame in the event of a crash.
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STEP 4-1 Rotor Head Apply grease to the Thrust Bearings and Dampeners! Bag Contend: Center Hub 1x Center Hub 1x Spindle 2x Blade Holder 2x Pitcharm 2x 90º Dampener Spindle 2x Collar 2x Thrust Bearing 2x Thrust Washer 2x Swashlock Arm 4x M2,5x8 Socket Head Bolt 2x M3x10 Socket Head Bolt 1x M2x8 Socket Head Bolt...
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STEP 4-3 Installation Bag Contend: 1x M3x16 Socked Head Bolt There are 3 different adjustments for 1x Delrin Guide center hub height. Use the Standard 1x M2,5x17 Socked Head Bolt position in the middle hole of the 1x M2,5 Lock Nut center hub.
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STEP 5-1 Tail Section Bag Contend: 1x Tailcase 14mm Pin 1x 16T S3M Pulley 16T S3M Pulley 1x 14mm Pin 1x Tail Shaft 1x M3x4 Set Screw 1x Tail Control Arm Support 1x Tail Control Arm 2x M2,5x6 Socket Head Bolt 1x M2x5 Socket Head Bolt 1x M3x25 Socket Head Bolt 2x 3x5x2 Washer...
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STEP 5-2 Tail Section Use grease on the Thrust Bearing! Bag Contend: 2x Tail Blade Holder Tail Hub 1x Tail Center Hub 1x Copper Sleeve M2x8 1x Slide Ring 1x Pitch Fork 3x Joint Ball 2x M2x8 Socket Head Bolt 1x M2x5 Socket Head Bolt Joint Ball 2x Thrust Bearings...
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STEP 5-4 Tail Section Bag Contend: 1x Tail Fin Set 1x S3M 1119 Belt 1x Tailboom 2x M3x6 Socket Head Bolt 2x M3x8 Socket Head Bolt M3x6 M3x8 S3M Belt Tail Boom...
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STEP 5-5 Tail Section Heating up the Delrin Tail Rod Guide Bag Contend: will make it easily to install it on the 1x Tail Rod Boom 1x Tail Rod Guide 2x Large Link Tail Assembly 2x M3x12 Socked Head Bolt Tail Rod Guide Large Link Tail Rod...
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STEP 6-1 Electronics Installation Bag Contend: 12x M2,5x10 Socket Head Bolt One Hole Servo mounting Option Position servo output shaft towards the top of frame Position servo output shaft towards the top of frame M2,5x10(4) M2,5x10(8)
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STEP 6-2 Electronics Installation Bag Contend: 1x Standard Servo Mount 1x Mid Servo Mount 7x M2,5x10 Socket Head Bolt 4x M2,5 Lock Nut M2,5x10 M2,5x10 Standard Servo M2,5 Lock Nut Mount for Standard Servo Mid Servo Mount Check mounting position of the tail servo. The servo output shaft must be positioned towards the tail.
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STEP 6-3 Electronics Installation 20mm Bag Contend: M2 Nut 4x Joint Ball 4x M2X8 Socket Head Bolt 4x M2 Nut 10x Long Links CCPM 3x 3x 20mm Linkage Rods 2x 25mm Linkage Rods Joint Ball 13mm M2x8 (Ball distance on servo arm depends on Tail 1x flybarless system requirements) Prepare Servo Arms as shown above...
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STEP 6-4 Electronics Installation Head Linkage 1 CCPM2 CCPM3 Head Linkage 2 CCPM1 90º All Linkage Rods should be at an angle of 90º as shown in the left diagram. 90º 90º...
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STEP 6-5 Electronics Installation Bag Contend: 2x Frame Stiffener 1x Counter Bearing Block 1x 14T Pinion 1x 16T Pinion 2x M3x10 Socket Head Bolt 2x 3x8x1 Washer 4x M2,5x10 Socket Head Bolt Brushless Motor 2x M3x3 Set Screw 2x Cable Grommets 14T or 16T Pinion M3x3 Set Screw M3x3 Set Screw...
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STEP 6-6 Electronics Installation Example of installation from Mikado V-Bar and Futaba S.Bus Receiver Make your sure your adjustments and settings are in accordance with your flybrless system! S.Bus Receiver 3 Axis Flybarless System Installation may vary depending on Electronics used.
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STEP 6-7 Main Blade Installation Bag Contend: 2x M3x20 Blade Bolts 2x M3 Lock Nut 1x Set 430 Cf main Blades (if included) Tighten blade bolts evenly and so that both blades can be moved horizontally with a moderate amount of resistance. M3x20 M3 Lock Nut 430mm Blades...
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STEP 6-8 LiPo Battery Installation Bag Contend: 2x Battery Tray 4x Short Battery Straps Install the LiPo Battery as shown on the Battery Tray. You can use Heatshrink or Battery Straps to affix the Pack on the Tray. Click Push the Battery Tray from the front into the Battery slide until the Lips from the Tray are completely in the fixing slots.
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STEP 6-9 Canopy Installation Bag Contend: 2x Canopy Grommets Fixing Point Fixing Point...
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STEP 7-1 FINAL SERVO AND RADIO SETUP Rudder and Throttle Servo Adjustments 1.Checking the servo rotation. With the radio transmitter and receiver switched on, move the rudder and throttle sticks, and check that each servo moves in the correct direction. If either servo moves in the wrong direction, it will be necessary to reset that servo using the appropriate reversing function on your transmitter.
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STEP 7-2 FINAL SERVO AND RADIO SETUP Now that the radio system is fully installed the following items require precise adjustment to achieve the best results. 1. Dual Rates If dual rates are available for the aileron, elevator and rudder channels, then please ensure that they are all set to the same position for high and low ie.
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STEP 7-3 FINAL SERVO AND RADIO SETUP 7.Collective Pitch Setup. A Pitch Gauge will be required for this operation MIDDLE HIGH NORMAL +5.5º -4º +12º IDLE UP -12º 0º +12º +12º -12º 0º AUTOROTATION The total pitch range of the X-Tron 500 FBL is approximately 30 degrees depending the Travel settings you have done. With a maximum and minimum pitch of +15 and -15 degrees.
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STEP 7-4 FINAL SERVO AND RADIO SETUP 9. Throttle Curve It is very important to match the throttle curves to those of the main blades. The rotor head should not exceed 2.900 RPM under any circumstances. NOTE: Throttle curves values can vary greatly due to Brushless Motor and ESC combinations and so it will be necessary to fine tune these settings by test flying to achieve the best results.
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STEP 7-5 FINAL SERVO AND RADIO SETUP Caution: Be sure to maintain a safe distance of at least 5 meters from the helicopter when observing the track of the main rotor disc. Blade tracking ensures that both of the main blades are set to the same pitch angle, and if done correctly will make your helicopter smooth in operation. Out of Track Adjustment is necessary Caution: Be sure to maintain a safe distance of at least 5 meters from the helicopter when observing the tracking...
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PLEASE READ BEFORE FLIGHT The X-Tron 500 FBL is the perfect choice for intermediate and expert level R/C Helicopter pilots, however, Radio controlled models such as this can crash and cause serious damage to people and property if not properly assembled and flown with great care.
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