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Summary of Contents for Droidworx VM Series
- Page 1 e r i e S u i l d a n u a l D r o i d w o r x l e a l a n d...
- Page 2 o n t e n t S F l i g h t o p e r a t i o n a n d s a f e t y O p e r a t i o n a n d S a f e t y P r e - F l i g h t S a f e t y C h e c k D o ’...
- Page 3 l i g h t o p e r a t i o n a n d S a F e t y...
- Page 4 (tipping the craft left and right) and Droidworx or any multi-rotor craft. feel for a steady and smooth resistance to your movements, do the same for pitch (tipping the craft forward and backward) and...
- Page 5 Set the transmitter timer to about 80% of the known flight duration. ask them to stand well clear of you until you have landed. Connect the battery to your crafts FC inputs and wait for the Re-check your perimeter and raise the throttle slowly and check to engine controller beeps to stop.
- Page 6 DISCLAIMER: Droidworx NZ Limited disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Droidworx NZ Limited does not assume any lyability, whether direct or indirect, from the use of the VM-Series Craft.
- Page 7 ’ ’ S a n d o n t • Never fly in strong wind – the operational safe wind speed for these craft is about 10-15 KPH. • In the event of a crash or a hard landing, always check the craft for damage before taking off again. In this instance, you must also check that you do not have dirt or grit in the engines;...
- Page 8 S S e M B l y o v e r v i e w...
- Page 9 e q u i r e d o o l S 3mm Phillips Head Driver M4 7mm Hex Driver M3 2.5mm Hex Screw Driver M3 6mm Hex Driver M4 3mm Hex Screw Driver...
- Page 10 S S e M B l y n S t r u C t i o n S...
- Page 11 1: l anding SSeMBly...
- Page 12 anding SSeMBly Product Code Parts + Spares Product Code Parts + Spares Gear Rail Bracing Plate Gear Rail Bracket 1402-0010 1406-0130 1402-0020 Gear Rail Isolator Pad 1406-0145 Gear Rail Tube Landing Gear Plate Landing Gear Skid 1402-0030 1406-0200 LG Skid End Cap Socket Head Cap Screw M3x8mm 12 (1) 1402-0050...
- Page 13 Fit the four rubber grommets to the poly- Slide the battery plates onto the gear composite gear rail brackets as shown. rail tubes as show below. POV Mounting Side Plates Fit the four rubber grommets to the carbon-fibre battery plates then feed the Fit the four rubber grommets to the battery strap through the slots and loop.
- Page 14 Slide the POV mounting plates onto the Lastly slide the gear rail brackets onto the gear rail gear rail tubes in front of the battery plates. tubes ensuring the tabs face inwards and are at the top. Adjust the distance between them to fit the POV mount bottom plate (fig 1) Fit the M3 x 12mm screw through the landing gear plate and add 2 of the...
- Page 15 Attach the four M3 x 8mm screws Pass the M3 x 12mm screw through through the landing gear plates into the landing gear bracket you set the threaded ends of the gear rail up earlier and secure with the M3 tubes;...
- Page 16 Fit the rubber grommets to the end of the The final step is to affix the Droidworx landing gear main plates and slide the Landing Gear Sticker to the front landing gear skids through. Make sure landing gear plate and your setup that both skids are even with one another.
- Page 17 RETRO FIT XM LANDING GEAR TO YOUR AD/VM CRAFT Product Code Parts + Spares Universal Landing Gear Mounting Plate 1404-0094 Socket Head Cap Screw M3x40mm 2504-0010 M3X6mm Spacers 2505-0250 Nyloc Nut M3 SS 2506-0170 Socket Head Cap Screw M3x25mm 2506-0490 M3 Locking Washer 2504-0030...
- Page 18 ...followed by the Universal Landing Firstly remove 4 of the inner boom bolts and Gear Plate. replace with the M3x 40mm SS bolts as shown below. Note where the notch on the center plate is. Secure with the M3 Stainless Steel Flip your craft over.
- Page 19 Your clip fastens holes Fit your Gear Rail Mounting Bracket using the SS bolts from highlighted below. the previous Landing Gear. You will need long nose plyers to attach the SS nuts. Use M3x12mm Socket head Cap Screws and M3 Locking Washers on the raised section of the clip, and M3x8mm Socket The orientation of your clip should Head Cap Screws and Locking Washers on...
- Page 20 Build your Landing Gear and Gear Rail Assembly as shown Once snapped in place your Landing Gear in the corresponding sections. can be further secured by inserting the M3x25 SS Socket Head Cap Screw with Locking washer as shown here. Always clip on from left to right.
- Page 21 Your final setup should now look like this...
- Page 22 2 : C a r t e n t e r l a t e a n d o o M S S e M B l y i n S t r u C t i o n S...
- Page 23 v M - 4 Product Code Parts + Spares Product Code Parts + Spares Standoff Threaded M3x11 Nylon 1202-0010 Center Plate 2503-0070 Socket Head Cap Screw M3x30mm Decal set VM 1202-0040 2506-0050 Socket Head Cap Screw M3x35mm SS 1206-0010 Universal Adaptor Plate 2506-0060 Machine Screw M3x6mm Pan Philips 1206-0044...
- Page 24 Take a moment to familiarise yourself with the centre plate setup to get an understanding which holes relates to which parts. Take one of the plates and lay it out with the notch at the top and the sticker facing up. NOTE: It is important that you install the standoffs for your electronics BEFORE mounting the booms as you...
- Page 25 Slide the inner and outer boom brackets onto the Slot the M3x30mm bolts into the relevant holes for boom corresponding bolts. mounting shown by the yellow triangles. Then flip the plate over (bottom picture). Mount your booms onto the brackets as shown here.
- Page 26 Place the remaining boom bracket inners and Fit M3 SS nuts to the screws - do not outers onto the booms. tighten them, just make them secure whilst you work your way around. Position the second centre plate over the boom cluster aligning the hole pattern as shown below.
- Page 27 electronics standoffs You can now tighten all of the nuts slotting the supplied nylon M3 x apart from the SS ones (front and 6mm countersunk screws through rear). the desired holes from the underside. Then screw the standoffs onto them.
- Page 28 place your universal flight controller adapter plate onto the standoff and secure with the M3x6mm nylon screws as shown below. Note: the small notch on the adaptor plate should face to the front.
- Page 29 Your setup should now look like this..
- Page 30 v M 6 Product Code Parts + Spares Product Code Parts + Spares Standoff Threaded M3x11 Nylon 1202-0020 Center Plate 2503-0070 Socket Head Cap Screw M3x30mm Decal set VM 1202-0040 2506-0050 Socket Head Cap Screw M3x35mm SS 1206-0010 Universal Adaptor Plate 2506-0060 Machine Screw M3x6mm Pan Philips 1206-0044...
- Page 31 The notch indicates the front of the craft. Take a moment to familiarise yourself with the centre plate setup to get an understanding which holes relates to which parts. Take one of the plates and lay it out with the notch at the top and the sticker facing up.
- Page 32 To build the VM6 core is exactly the same as the VM4, except there are no spacers required.
- Page 33 v M 8 Product Code Parts + Spares Product Code Parts + Spares Standoff Threaded M3x11 Nylon Center Plate 1202-0030 2503-0070 Socket Head Cap Screw M3x30mm Decal set VM 1202-0040 2506-0050 Socket Head Cap Screw M3x35mm SS Universal Adaptor Plate 1206-0010 2506-0060 Machine Screw M3x6mm Pan Philips...
- Page 34 The notch indicates the front of the craft. Take a moment to familiarise yourself with the centre plate setup to get an understanding which holes relate to which parts. Take one of the plates and lay it out with the notch at the top and the sticker facing up.
- Page 35 To build the VM8 core is exactly the same as the VM4, except there are no spacers required.
- Page 36 Your setup should look like this before attaching the top center plate (follow instructions from VM4 Core Assembly chapter). NB: Placement of SS screws.
- Page 37 4 : e a r t n g i n e o u n t S S e M B l y...
- Page 38 3 : e a r t n g i n e o u n t S S e M B l y Product Code Parts + Spares Product Code Parts + Spares Engine Mount Bracket M3 (13mm) Socket Head Cap Screw M3x30mm 1206-0080 2506-0050 Engine Mount Bracket M3 (20mm)
- Page 39 Fit the two M3 x 30mm alloy screws, Locking Washers and Flat Washers through Engine Mount Bracket Apply the heat shrink. Affix the engine to the engine mount disk by slotting the desired machine screws through the chamfered side of the Place the Boom onto the Engine Mount Bracket making disk and into the firewall mount holes of the engine.
- Page 40 O-rings to fit the Boom Nacelle. Please Note: we are showing the hi visibility boom nacelles in these pictures. To buy your hi visibility boom nacelles go to www.droidworx.co.nz...
- Page 41 Your finished setup should now look Place a second Engine Mount Bracket on top, feed your wires through the boom and place the Engine Mount Disk with the like this... engine on top. Fasten with M3 SS Nyloc Nuts.
- Page 42 4 : C a r t r a S h a g e S S e M B l y Parts + Spares Product Code Product Code Parts + Spares Machine Screw M3x6mm Pan Philips Crash Cage Outer Mounting Ring 1102-0032 2506-0140 Nyloc Nut M3 SS...
- Page 43 Assemble the 5 spokes by using 2 Repeat step 1 for all 5 spokes of the arches, one M3x20mm socket head Crash Cage. cap screw, 1 washer, 1 nyloc nut and 1 spacer per setup as shown in the picture below. Using a M3x20mmm socket head cap screw, washer and a nyloc nut, join the 2 Hubs together, leaving them...
- Page 44 Assemble the outer mounting ring Take the assembled Crash Cage Arch using the M3x8mm alloy socket head and place onto the corresponding cap screws, M3 Nyloc Nuts, alloy mounting ring brackets making sure mounting bracket and the dome the arches go inside the bracket, using grommets as shown in the pictures the M3x20mm bolt and the M3 alloy below.
- Page 45 To attach / remove your Crash cage to / from your VM Craft place fingers on each side of the mounting post and press firmly. Firmly press the assembled outer mounting ring onto the dome mounting posts of the center plate of your craft. Your VM Craft should now look like this.
- Page 46 5 : d a r t o M e o v e r S S e M B l y Product Code Parts + Spares Dome 1106-0010 Top Mounting Post 1506-0060 Machine Screw M3x6mm Pan Phillips 2506-0140 Dome Grommet 2506-0260...
- Page 47 Attach the four dome mounting posts Fit 4 of the rubber grommets to the to the center plate of your craft as dome as shown. shown in the picture below.
- Page 48 Firmly press the dome onto the top of To attach / remove your Crash cage the craft aligning the grommets with to / from your VM Craft place fingers the corresponing dome mounting on each side of the mounting post and posts.
- Page 49 Your setup should now look like this.
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