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  • Page 1 sparrowquad.com ©2015 QuadQuestions LLC All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending.
  • Page 2 sparrowquad.com Print on 8.5”x11” paper for proper scale. ©2015 QuadQuestions LLC All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending.
  • Page 3 We have also designed and continue to design many gadgets for the frame such as Sparrow Claws (nylon landing gear), angled camera mounts, Sparrow Armor (titanium screw sets) and more.
  • Page 4 In addition to the hardware scale part quantities, you should also have included with your kit: 1 Sparrow main plate (A) 1 Sparrow Power distribution Board (B) 1 Velcro strap (C) 2x Multicolor LED strips (D) 1x XT-60 Battery Connector (D)

  • Page 5: Tools Required

    sparrowquad.com Tools Required Soldering Iron 6 in one screwdriver Solder Heat Shrink Additional Parts recommended to complete build BASIC COMPONENTS 4X motors such as Cobra 2000KV for 6” configurations, or 2300KV for 5” configurations 4X Escs Such as DYS BLheli Sn20s or Kiss 18a ESCs (or Lumenier 20A with BEC included) 1X flight controller, Such as a Naze32,Openpilot CC3D, SP3Racing, or other 1X BEC for powering your Flight Controller (can be taken care of with OSDOGE See below) Propellers CW/CCW -We recommend high quality propellers such as HQ Prop or ATG.
  • Page 6 sparrowquad.com Step 1- Solder your power wires. It is at this time that we recommend that you solder the LED wires, and XT-60 Connector to your PDB. It is good practice to dry fit the XT-60 connector to the frame and measure the wire lengths needed for this.

  • Page 7: Step 2- Solder Your Escs

    Step 2- Solder your ESCs Solder ESCs to the Power distribution board. The Sparrow PDB is arranged in such a way that your ESCs will be installed with two facing upright and two facing down. This has been done to space out the positive and negative leads as much as possible to avoid shorting, Again it is important to get the orientation correct.
  • Page 8 sparrowquad.com Step 4 - Prepare Main Plate. To prepare the main plate (A) install the (D) spacers and Flight Controller mounting hardware (not shown or included) as pictured in the diagram below. There are mounting holes in the main plate to position a 36x36mm Flight Controller such as the Naze32 as close to the center of gravity as possible.
  • Page 9 sparrowquad.com Step 5- Attach PDB plate to main plate. Having set up the PDB and prepared the main plate, the next step is to attach the two together. Carbon fiber is a conductive material, please take care to ensure that the ESCs and connections to them do not make an electrical contact with the main board.
  • Page 10 sparrowquad.com Step 6- Prepare front and rear top plates The next step is to install all hardware into the front (E) and rear(F) top plates. At this time you should also install your flight controller (the flight controller should have already been prepared in accordance with the manufacturers’...
  • Page 11 sparrowquad.com Step 7- Install the FPV Dampener Assembly ©2015 QuadQuestions LLC All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending.
  • Page 12 sparrowquad.com Step 8- Install the arms The next step is to install the arms (K) on to the front plate (E). Install the arms onto the top plates of the quad, and then install the completed upper front and rear assemblies onto the bottom plate as shown in the diagram below: The arms only go on one way, please pay attention to the detail of their orientation.
  • Page 13 sparrowquad.com Step 9- Install the top assemblies onto the main plate. Fit the front and rear top plate assemblies onto the main plate. It is at this time that you will also install the landing gear and arm-bolt locknuts as shown in the diagram below: ©2015 QuadQuestions LLC All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 14 sparrowquad.com Step 10- Fasten the front and rear top plates Complete the attachment of the front and rear top plates to the main frame. 
 ©2015 QuadQuestions LLC All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending.
  • Page 15 Step 11- Assemble the camera assembly. The FPV camera is not included. The Sparrow Racing Quadcopter can use both 36mm board mount cameras and cased cameras such as the Runcam Sky. The diagram below shows the mounting procedure for a 36mm board camera. The 2.5x16mm screws and the 3x8mm standoffs for board mounted cameras are optional and not included in the kit.
  • Page 16 sparrowquad.com Step 12- Attach the FPV camera assembly to the vibration dampener plate. ©2015 QuadQuestions LLC All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending.
  • Page 17 sparrowquad.com Step 13- Attach the FPV Camera assembly to the main frame. ©2015 QuadQuestions LLC All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending.
  • Page 18 sparrowquad.com Step 14- Install the Front Bumper Plate The next step is to complete the electronics installation such as wiring up the flight controller, hooking up the FPV gear, installing the radio receiver, routing the antennas and Installing the motors. (This is also the ideal point to check motor rotation is in the correct direction and calibrate the ESCs –...
  • Page 19 sparrowquad.com Step 15- Install the battery plate The final step is to install the battery plate (G) this should be done once all of the electrical items have been installed and tested (the configuration of some combination of electrical components requires extensive physical access, please refer to the documentation of the components being used).
  • Page 20 Please have fun and be safe with your new Sparrow Racing Quad. As always, if you have any questions, please reach out to us at www.sparrowquad.com. A special thanks to Cheredanine for helping to edit this manual. Written By Anthony Jacobs-Cad images and assembly procedure by Dick Lam...