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  • ELEV-8 v3 Quadcopter Assembly Guide

ELEV-8 v3 Quadcopter Assembly Guide

Section 4: Make the Isolation Assembly

In this section, you will make the Isolation Assembly, following the 4 steps below.

This section will take approximately 15 to 60 miniutes, depending on your skill level and equipment.

Tools Needed in this Section

  • Paper Towels or other disposable work surface/wipes
  • #1 Philips Head Screwdriver
  • Flat-Nose Pliers
  • Parallax Combination Wrench
  • Scissors

Parts Needed in this Section

  • 8 – Machine Screw, #4-40 x 3/8”, #1 in drawing below
  • 1 – ELEV-8 v3 Flight Controller Cover (#721-80300), #2 in drawing below
  • 4 – Nylon Machine Screw, #4-40 x 5/8″, #3 in drawing below
  • 1 – ELEV-8 Flight Controller  (#80204), #4 in drawing below
  • 4 – Nylon Spacer, #4 x 3/16″, #5 in drawing below
  • 1 – ELEV-8 Power Distribution Board (#80361), #6 in drawing below
  • 4 – Standoffs, #4-40 x 7/8″, #7 in drawing below
  • 4 – Nylon Spacer, #4 x 1/8″, #8 in drawing below
  • 1 – Isolation Plate (#721-80301), #9 in drawing below
  • 4 – Nylon Hex Nut, #4-40, #10 in drawing below
  • 1 – 3-Wire Servo Extension Cable, 4″ (#800-00040), not pictured
  • 1 – Foam, Open-Cell Block (#900-00106), not pictured
  • 1 – Loctite® Threadlocker Blue 242® (#700-00106), not pictured

A PDF of the above drawing is available for download here.


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