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Summary of Contents for RedRobotRC Strider flex 250
- Page 3 Pololu 5Vstep-down regulator (Included but not soldered) MinimOSD (Included but not soldered) Center Plate PDB (x1) Bottom Plate (x1) Top Plate (x1) Arms (x4) HD Plate (x1) CCD Board Camera mount (x1) ...
- Page 4 Disclaimer!! - Please understand that quadcopters are potentially dangerous machine. Use the highest level of precaution when working with hot solder iron, Lipo battery and motors. Make sure to remove props from motor throughout the entire building process. MinimOSD –...
- Page 5 Below is a list of recommended gear to get you airborne. Flight Controller (x1) o CC3D o Naze32 10A minimum speed controllers (x4) o RedRotor 12A RapidESC o KISS ESC 12A/18A Mini multi-rotor (x4) o T-Motor 1806-2300kv o T-Motor 2204-2300kv o Cobra 2204 2300kv o Sunnysky x2204 2300kv...
- Page 6 Video Transmitter o 600mw Immersion RC (5.8Ghz) o Aomway 200mW (5.8Ghz) (Optional but recommended) SMA Pigtail lead (4” – 6”) Video Antenna o Immersion RC Skew planer Set (5.8Ghz) FPV Camera o HS1177 o PZ0420 o Surveilzone CC1526 ...
- Page 7 What is FLEX PDB? Simply put, the FLEX (flexibility) PDB is power distribution board designed to maximize FPV experience while minimizing mini quad build time and reducing the wire clutter mess! PDB built-in features Thick copper and wide power routing to handle the most demanding power setup ...
- Page 8 ESC Pads – ESC power input pads x4 LEDS – 2 front and 3 rear built in LEDs LED Switch – Manual On/Off switch for onboard LEDs RGB LED Strip – Rear RGB led connector. Pin definition: ground, +5 (500mA), Data in (connect to RGB signal pin) ...
- Page 9 1. POLOLU Regulator Installation (SKIP THIS STEP IF YOU DON’T INTEND TO USE RGB LEDS) Wrap 1-2 layers of Kapton or electrical tape around the Polulu 5V step-down regulator before soldering to the bottom of the PDB exactly as shown...
- Page 10 Lay Nylon M3 x 12mm (x4) flat and insert through bottom plate. Top with Nylon M3 x 3mm Spacer (x4)
- Page 11 3. Lay center PDB plate facing upward on top of bottom plate. Hand tighten Nylon 10mm M/F Standoff (x4) securely onto screws 4. Slide a nylon spacer in between plates and insert a 16mm Aluminum screw through hole. Hand tighten 35mm Nylon standoff to it.
- Page 12 5. Slide Arm in between plates taking note of bolt pattern so your motor wiring faces inward. Insert Aluminum M3 x 10mm through slot in plates/arm. Tighten M3 Nylon locking nut so that the arm can still move loosely. Repeat 4x until all arms are attached...
- Page 13 6. Flip the Strider over and move arm into position so the notch at the end is aligned with the 5” or 6” hole in the bottom of the center plate. Insert 4 Aluminum M3 x 8mm as shown from the bottom of the frame. Place captive nut into the slot and screw tightly until captive nut is fully seated.
- Page 15 1. Mount motors to arms, there are both 16mm x 19mm M3 slots and 12mm x 16mm M2 slots. You may have to flip the arm over if your motor wires are facing the wrong direction 2. Solder the MinimOSD on to the top of the PDB 3.
- Page 16 4. Install ESCs (3m heavy duty mounting tape, also there are zip tie slots on the edge of frame) 5. Solder ESCs to FLEX PDB Check resistance between the Positive (red) and Negative (black) wires to make sure they’re not shorted, resistance should be high.
- Page 17 * Frame Assembly Part II assumes all electronics and components have been installed to the frame at this point. Frame shown naked for clarity. 1. (Optional Step) If using a CCD board Camera: Insert CCD Board Camera assembly into slot on the center plate 2.
- Page 18 3. (optional) HD anti-vibration plate: Push Soft Bobbins into the top plate, then seat plate on bobbins. Run 1-2 small zip ties through the center slots or side slots in the HD plate passing through the top plate, CCD plate (if used), and back into the HD plate.
- Page 20 There are many open source firmware available for the MinimOSD. We can only provide general instruction/guideline to get you up and running quickly. Please keep in mind that we simply cannot provide any software/firmware support that wasn’t developed and released by us USB Programmer Instruction: 1.
- Page 21 Steps to load/config MinimOSD firmware: There are many ways to load and configure MinimOSD firmware. We will not cover them in detail because obviously it is way out of the scope of this manual. Below is some general instruction to get you up and running. 1.
- Page 22 Sample OSD screen shot running RUSH KV mod OSD Firmware When assembling leave enough motor/esc wire length so that you can still fold for travel and extend to 6 inch configuration. You can use twisty ties to affix wiring to frame to keep it out of the way of props. ...
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