Install The Receiver - GREAT PLANES matt chapman eagle 580 Instruction Manual

mark this position on the tray for reference. Now would
also be a good time to confi rm that the motor will rotate the
correct direction by temporarily powering up the motor using
the ESC and your radio system (do not install a propeller
yet!). If the motor rotates the wrong direction (it should rotate
counterclockwise when viewing it from the front), disconnect
any two of the three motor leads and swap their position.
To prevent the battery hook and loop strap ends from ever
falling down out of the slots in the tray, cut small pieces
of left over self-adhesive hook and loop material and
attach them in the locations shown. When you unstrap
the batteries from the tray, use the small pieces to hold
the strap ends up and out of the way while you remove
the batteries.
Although the strap could also be glued in place along
the underside of the tray, doing so will prevent you from
drawing the strap tightly around the packs. Allowing the
strap to fi t freely in the slots in the battery tray is the
preferred method.
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11. Cut the covering from the cool air exit on the underside
of the fuselage in the location shown.

Install the Receiver

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1. Make a strap from the included hook and loop material to
fi t your receiver. Connect the servos to the receiver, being sure
that the leads will not interfere with the tail surface pushrods.
Depending on the ESC being used (if applicable), you may
need a servo extension to reach the receiver. Cut a piece
of foam rubber (not included) to fi t your receiver and strap
the receiver in front of the tail servos as shown. A receiver
antenna tube is provided for FM and PCM receivers. Trim the
covering from the antenna tube exit slot if necessary.
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2. If you installed a brushless motor, make another strap to
secure your receiver battery next to the receiver. For balancing
purposes, the receiver battery can also be installed in the front
of the plane above the ESC location.
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3. Openings are provided on both sides of the fuselage
for mounting an on/off switch. The hole spacing is made for
a Futaba mini switch harness. If you are using a different
switch, you may need to modify the opening, or mount it in a
different location. An optional charge jack receptacle can be
mounted below the switch.
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4. Neatly bundle and secure the excess lengths of
servo leads out of the way. If you have a radio with mixing
capabilities, the aileron servos can be connected directly to
two different channels on the receiver when you install the
wing panels. If not, a Y-harness will need to be connected to
the aileron channel on the receiver.
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