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Mini FPV Tricopter / Vtail / Quadcopter
Frame Assembly Manual
Main Armattan Website:
http://www.armattanquads.com/
RCGroups Discussion Thread:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2079871
Purchasing Thread (website in the works):
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2180797
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Updated June 21
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Summary of Contents for Armattan Tricopter
- Page 1 Mini FPV Tricopter / Vtail / Quadcopter Frame Assembly Manual Main Armattan Website: http://www.armattanquads.com/ RCGroups Discussion Thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2079871 Purchasing Thread (website in the works): http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2180797 Updated June 21 , 2014...
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Page 2: Frame Specifications
Up to 6" props Mounting for Mobius Recommended parts: Cobra 2204 1960kV multirotor version 12A Armattan ESCs (18A 30 second burst) 6" props with 3S (1000mAh-2200mAh) OR 5" props with 4S (1000mAh- 1800mAh) TGY-212DMH servo (tricopter) or similar ... - Page 3 Parts included in “Frame” kit (subject to change, parts may not be exactly as pictured) 2 x 1mm CF Main Plate 12 x M3 4mm Metal Bolt 2 x 1mm CF Top Plate 24 x M3 Washer 4 x 3mm CF Arm 1 x 3.18mm Shaft with C-Clip 1 x 1mm G10 FPV Plate 2 x M2 Locknut...
- Page 4 Tricopter Build Step 1: Place gimbal bobbins in one main plate, lipo strap in the other.
- Page 5 Step 2: Mount M2 Nylon hardware to FPV camera plate. Insert shaft with C-Clip into tail mechanism. Screw on servo arm with M2 metal hardware, using either the short or long bolts depending on size. The screw that usually goes into the servo through the servo arm ISN’T used.
- Page 6 Step 3: Using 10 x 10mm bolts, 10 x M3 locknuts, 2 x 3mm spacers (washers optional, but recommended on sliding slots for arms) assemble arms to main plates. Spacers go at the front of the main plates. Check arm orientation to match motor pattern, flip over if motor wires come out sideways.
- Page 7 Step 4: Assemble the 6 x 35mm metal standoffs to one top plate with 6 x 4mm metal bolts. Also install the 4 x 12mm nylon standoffs with 4 x 5mm nylon bolt. Slide FPV plate into either slot, depending on where you’d like to mount it.
- Page 8 Step 5: Squish the bobbins through the top plate. Don’t be afraid to really squish them to get them in, they’re built to be squished.
- Page 9 Step 6: Install second top plate with 6 x 4mm bolts.
- Page 10 Tricopter Tricks and Tips Use double sided servo tape between the servo and the arm along with a ziptie to ensure it doesn’t move. When installing the servo (stick tape onto servo first), have the tail mechanism installed already. Flex it up a bit so that when you’re putting the servo spline into the servo arm, the tape isn’t touching the arm.
- Page 11 With the Naze Acro FC: Ignore the prop directions in the Naze manual. Having all three props spin the same direction will limit the throw and therefore the rotation speed in a yaw direction. Instead, have the front two props counter rotate in the same way a quad does.
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