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Installation - Adapter

 


A piece of carbon fiber was cut to the size of the adapter.  Mounted it on the struts of the tailboom using double-sided tape to prevent movement and backed it up with tie-wraps.  Added Velcro on top to secure the adapter.

   

Examine the leads from the adapter and figure out where each will plug into the receiver.

   

Move the lead identifiers down.  This is necessary to have enough space in between plugs after plugging them into the receiver.

   

Plug the leads from the adapter into the receiver following the lead identifiers. 

 

Since this the Trex600 is a 3 servo swash the "X" lead is not used.

   

Layered some double-sided tape to create "height".  This is to prevent the receiver from over heating.

   

Here's a quick reference note.

 

The servo allocation is shown during the software configuration.

   

Plug in the servos, gyro, throttle and power lead into the adapter.

   

At this point every component was temporarily hooked up to test for correct swash movement.

 

Two batteries are required.  One 7.4 for the adapter's main power and one 4.8 for the BATT port on the adapter.

 

This step is going a bit ahead.  Select "NORMAL" swash on your transmitter.  For example "H1" on Futaba.

 

Also for Futaba radios it may be necessary to reverse the throttle.  All other channels just leave to normal. 

 

Install the software in order to select the swash setting for your heli.  Reverse the servos on the software

 

See Software installation page.

   

Once the servos are moving correctly then tie everything down.

   

Remember to protect the wires.

   

Mounted the Lipo battery on the side and installed a female Dean connector.

 

This is a 2s 2000mAh Lipo.  This is the main power source for the adapter.

 

At this point "lock" the DB15 latches.

   

Dean connectors.

   
   
 

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