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Rev: 2013.11.05.v001b
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  • Page 1 c c c c Copter / 450 Copter / 450 Copter / 450 Copter / 450 Assembly Manual Assembly Manual Assembly Manual Assembly Manual Rev: 2013.11.05.v001b...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page WARNING INFORMATION ............................... 3 SHIPPING DAMAGE..................................3 OUR MISSION....................................3 SAFETY NOTES.................................... 4 KIT CONTENTS.................................... 5 ELECTRONICS NEEDED ................................6 TOOLS & ACCESSORIES NEEDED ............................7 ADDITIONAL ITEMS .................................. 8 BEFORE STARTING..................................

  • Page 3: Warning Information

    These instructions are suggestions only on how to assemble this model. There are other ways and methods to do so. Twisted Hobbys has no control over the final assembly, the materials and accessories used when assembling this kit, or the manner in which the assembled model, installed radio gear and electronic parts are used and maintained.

  • Page 4: Safety Notes

    SAFETY NOTES SAFETY NOTES SAFETY NOTES SAFETY NOTES Before assembling and flying this model, read carefully any instructions and warnings of other manufacturers for all the products you installed or used on your model, especially radio equipment and power source. Check thoroughly before every flight that the model's components are in good shape and functioning properly.

  • Page 5: Kit Contents

    kit contents kit contents kit contents kit contents Rev: 2013.11.05.v001b...

  • Page 6: Electronics Needed

    Electronics needed Electronics needed Electronics needed Electronics needed Rev: 2013.11.05.v001b...

  • Page 7: Tools & Accessories Needed

    Tools Tools Tools Tools & & & & A A A Accessories ccessories ccessories ccessories Needed Needed Needed Needed Rev: 2013.11.05.v001b...

  • Page 8: Additional Items

    This manual is for mechanical assembly and installation of electronic components only. Additional documents are available for setup and tuning of the Flight Control Board. If not using the Twisted Hobbys' Components, some of the details may still apply, but ultimately functionality will be the responsibility of the builder.

  • Page 9: The Build

    Items included with the motor in the Set all the included items aside except what ESC's, one servo, a receiver and flight Twisted Hobbys' power set. Note - Not all of is shown above control board are needed. these items will be needed...
  • Page 10 Servo size is important. Either use the 65 Receiver Detail - use the Receiver of choice, 20Amp Twisted Hobbys' ESC's are what is Series Twisted Hobbys' servo, or one that is the Twisted Hobbys' Crack Receiver is recommended for this Tri-Copter the EXACT same size.
  • Page 11 Peel off the protective coating from the Top Paper removed and ready for assembly Lay the bottom Deck onto your work and Bottom Deck pieces surface and situate the Booms on top as shown Lay the Top Deck on next. Loosely install the screws, start from the Laying out the ESC's as shown will allow The next couple steps are for planning...
  • Page 12 Mounting the ESC's, externally, approx as This build will show the ESC's mounted Remove the Bottom Deck and place the shown will not require any modifications to internally. This provides for a nice clean ESC's in their approx position. Lay ESCs in any of the ESC leads.
  • Page 13 Install the Spacers into the slots on the Top Set the Bottom Deck in place. No screws Trim the extension wires to match the Deck, this will hold the ESC's in their needed at this time. Take note of how all length of the other two ESC's approx positions.
  • Page 14 Remove the ESC harness and the Spacers. Locate your Flight Control Board and Break off how ever many FC Spacers you It is easier to do the next couple steps with mounting hardware. Note if you don't yet will need to space the board far enough the ESC harness out of the way have a FC board, or will be installing with away from the mounting surface so there is...
  • Page 15 Lock the nuts in place with some glue. From the Misc Frame bag, get the Canopy Install as shown. Note that the forward Welders works well for this Rails and remove the protective paper most and rearward most tabs will "snap" into their locations slots Check that the USB adapter will reach the Hole added with a motor tool for the USB...
  • Page 16 View of the USB Adapter installed thru the Now, flip the frame onto it's back as shown, Lay the ESC Harness back in place like it added hole both Canopy Rails should be installed at was earlier this point. Space the frame off the work surface with the motor boxes Find the Misc B ag Remove the Velcro Strap and the Long...
  • Page 17 Double check that the hole is in the right Stick down to the frame, between the slots Feed the strap thru as shown. Middle slots place and big enough to clear the screw as shown for sport flying..rear slots for flying with head camera payload, mounted to the nose Snap the Bottom Deck onto the tabs of the...
  • Page 18 Locate the Front Legs from the Misc Frame Legs point forward as shown Installing the Legs requires that the boom Bag and remove the protective paper pivots. Remove the outer most screws from the Top Deck as shown Remove the outer most screw from the Slide the Leg on to the Boom Feed the wires thru the provided slot Bottom Deck...
  • Page 19 Continue sliding the Leg towards the Frame Line up the slots in the Leg with the Pivot the Boom slightly forward so that the material thickness of the Top and Bottom Leg can engage the front set of slots Decks Pivot the Boom towards the rear now so Install the screw to lock the Boom and Leg Repeat for the other side...
  • Page 20 Locate the Tail Bag and Rear Leg Bag Remove all the items from the Rear Leg Bag Remove the protective paper. Notice the and only the Pivot Shaft from the Tail Bag orientation of the Side Plates and the as seen in the next two steps Spacer Slide the Pivot Shaft into the opening in the It does not have to slide freely, but should...
  • Page 21 Make sure and one on the top ear and one on the bottom Twisted Hobbys' servo and MUST be get the hole pattern right so that they line ear. This locks the whole assembly together...
  • Page 22 Prepare the Tail Motor for mounting. The Wrap the motor with tape to completely seal Cut the Shaft..leave about 3/16" to 1/4" Shaft must be shortened it off so that no shavings get inside during from the base of the motor the shaft cutting process Locate the items shown from the Tail Bag Check the fit of the Spacer to the Tail Pivot...
  • Page 23 Loosen the Rear Leg screws Slide the assembly all the way rearward Install the Spacer onto the Pivot Shaft Take the Front Pivot and install into one of Push thru the slot Push until the Front Pivot SNAPS into place the Motor Plate slots.
  • Page 24 Repeat with the Rear Pivot Find the bag of hardware that contains the Locate the wires as shown, pointing forward five screws that were included in the Tail at approx 45 degrees Bag. The four button head screws will be used to attach the motor to the Motor Plate Secure the motor to the Motor Plate.
  • Page 25 Slide the assembly onto the Pivot Shaft as Take the remaining screw from the bag, a ... install onto the back end of the Pivot shown. Make sure the Spacer was slid on M3x8, and the Keeper... Shaft as shown first as shown When the Tail Box assembly is completely Slide the Rear Leg assembly toward the...
  • Page 26 Locate the bag with the Quick Links and Items in the Bag... the metal keeper clips Install the Quick Link onto the arm of the Wire Rod are not used Front Pivot as shown Press the plastic retainer on as shown Drill the outer most hole of the servo arm With the servo in it's center position, and out to 1/16"...
  • Page 27 Install the Wire Rod and secure with the Locate the other two motors and the bag of Install the motors as shown, with the shaft small included screws. No thread locker screws from the Boom Bag installing thru the clearance hole in the yet, this will be done once the final position boom is determined...

  • Page 28: Esc Calibration

    Setup a new Airplane Program on your Prepare the Rx for Binding... Install the In this build we have made a pigtail to Radio, zero all trims and subtrims Bind plug, and plug one of the ESC's into install between the ESC power inputs and the throttle channel the Battery.
  • Page 29 Start by making sure that each motor is One at a time, hook the ESC's up to the Once all the ESC's have been individually plugged into an ESC. Make sure you have throttle channel of the Rx and calibrate per calibrated, test and center the Rudder access to the signal wires from each ESC the MFG's instructions.

  • Page 30: Fc / Esc Wiring

    ..FC / ESC WIRING Online image of a similar board with all the exact same pin designations. Keep this diagram and the one in the previous step handy FTDI pins are where you hook up the USB Adapter. UART pins are used for a Bluetooth adapter which allows for changing flight control parameters via a Droid Smart Phone.
  • Page 31 Layout the cables and have a picture of the Start by plugging in the full cable into the Next, take the single lead side of one cable pin outs of the board handy. throttle channel of the Rx as shown, make and plug in to the "S"...
  • Page 32 View of all the wires and cable connections Locate the two small pieces of Velcro from Attach the Velcro to the Tri-Copter frame the MISC Bag and Rx so that the Rx is located approx as shown, leave a small amount of slack in the wires will help prevent vibrations from transmitting to the board Another view of the cables and their...
  • Page 33 Another view from the front for reference Close up of the Rx wires and mounting Close up of the wire bundles and FC board connections Underside view of the connectors for battery Close up of the bullets at the end of the Pig tail as shown earlier that will be used to hook up ESC harness...

  • Page 34: Your Build Notes

    If you are familiar with the process of setting up the electronics for flight, do all this before fastening the props. If you are new to this board or the process in general, see the links below, there are also lots of resources online and YouTube if searching Airframe is now COMPLETE.

  • Page 35: Center Of Gravity

    Center of Gravity Center of Gravity Center of Gravity Center of Gravity Center of Gravity regardless of Underside shown above with payload or weight should be at the 1600mAh/3s battery positioned for center of the board as shown above, sport flying, ie no payload. If some slight adjustment may be attaching cameras or FPV gear, a necessary once flight tested.

  • Page 36: Pre-Flight & Testing

    Avoid storing in range or significant reduction with the motor running, extremely cold, dusty or dirty spaces. resolve and re-test before flying. Be safe and enjoy, thank you again for purchasing a Twisted Hobbys’ Product! Rev: 2013.11.05.v001b...

  • Page 37: Optional Missions

    OPTIONAL MISSIONS OPTIONAL MISSIONS OPTIONAL MISSIONS OPTIONAL MISSIONS Besides general sport flying and multirotor style stunts, such as flips and rolls, this craft is also capable of carrying a variety of payloads. Shown above are two different kinds of video cameras. The design and spacing of the front booms is such, that even with a wide angle lens, there will be no part of the props or airframe in the camera's field of view.

  • Page 38: Programming Resources

    Programming re Programming resources Programming re Programming re sources sources sources for: CRIUS MultiWii SE v2.50 Flight Control Board - Arduino - http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software Windows: http://arduino.googlecode.com/files/arduino-1.0-windows.zip Mac: http://arduino.googlecode.com/files/arduino-1.0-macosx.zip Linux 32bit: http://arduino.googlecode.com/files/arduino-1.0-linux.tgz Linux 64bit: http://arduino.googlecode.com/files/arduino-1.0-linux64.tgz - Mac FTDI Driver - http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm - MultiWii Configuration GUI - use MultiWii release 2.1 http://code.google.com/p/multiwii/downloads/list - Arduino Sketch -...

  • Page 39: Updates And Mods

    UPDATES AND MODS UPDATES AND MODS UPDATES AND MODS UPDATES AND MODS 2013.11.28 2013.11.28 Added Frame Doublers to the "Misc Frame" Frame Doublers attached to both the Upper bag. This update provides much more and Lower Decks. Also notice the clearance strength and support to the front booms.
  • Page 40 …Enjoy! Rev: 2013.11.05.v001b...

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