Cyclone X8 Octocopter
Instruction Manual v1.1 (10 Jun 2014)
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Contents
1. Safety Notes...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
2. Check List..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
3. Equipment Required For Assembly.......................................................................................................................................................................................................6
4 Assembly Steps – Motor and ESC..........................................................................................................................................................................................................7
5.0 Assembly Steps – Arm Set...................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
5.1 Assembly Steps – Body and Retract System.....................................................................................................................................................................................10
5.2 Assembly Steps – Final Assembly.....................................................................................................................................................................................................11
6. Quick Collapsible Illustration..............................................................................................................................................................................................................16
7. Gimbal Mounting Illustration..............................................................................................................................................................................................................17
8. Setting with WK-M (For Reference Only)..........................................................................................................................................................................................18
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1. Safety Notes
Do fly only in safe areas and always away from other people! Do not operate RC aircraft within the vicinity of homes or crowds of people. RC
machine are prone to accidents, failures, and crashes due to a variety of reasons including pilot error, radio interference, and lack of maintenance.
Pilot are responsible for their actions and damage or injury occurring during the operation of RC aircraft machine.
When flying the Aircraft, the fast rotating props may cause serious injuries with any accident occurred. Therefore please keep in mind that safety at
first during the flight.
Make sure you have installed your own Octocopter Controller and the Props in the correct direction according to the factory's manual of the
Controller.
*** Always apply a little amount of THREAD LOCK when fixing a metal part as for safety flying.
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2. Check List
Please Check the Follow parts.
APC Propeller 14x4.7SFP (CW)
4 pcs
APC Propeller 14x4.7SFP (CCW)
4 pcs
Power/ESC Board Power Cable
2 pairs
Motor 4110-20 KV400 (Included in combo
only)
8 pcs
AWG Wire Red and Black (48cm )
4 pairs
Retract System Y-Connector
1 pcs
Battery Strap 30cm
2pcs
Alware 40A OPTO ESC (Included in
combo only)
8 pcs
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Main Frame Body
1pcs
Retract System Left Side
1 pcs
Retract System Right Side
1 pcs
Carbon Battery Tray
1 pcs
Landing Skid Φ16*450mm + PVC Cover
2 sets
H-frame Boom Φ12*450mm
2 pcs
Carbon Arm Boom Φ22*380mm
4 pcs
12mm Boom Mount Set
8 sets
Hexagon Screw Driver
1.5mm and 2.0mm
8pcs Socket Button Head Cap Screw
M3x8mm, M3 Self-lock Nuts
Spare Screw Pack Spare Frame Parts
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3. Equipment Required For Assembly
Transmitter (7CH or above)
1 pcs
Receiver (7Ch or above)
1 pcs
“X” Mode OctoCopter Controller (e.g. DJI WK-M/ A2 )
1 pcs
Connectors For Batteries and Power Board
– 2 pairs
6S LiPo Battery 9000-20000mAh 22.2V (20C Min.) 6S Lipo Charger
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4 Assembly Steps – Motor and ESC
1.) Prepare your motors. 2.) For the new motors, Thread Lock
must be applied to the two M3 Set
Screws which is pre-installed.
3.) Install the Porp Mount to the motor
using 3pcs M3x8mm Hex Cap Screw.
4.) Solder two pair Power/ESC Board
Power Cable to your Battery Connectors.
5.) Solder the other Ends to the
Power/ ESC Board which is pre-
installed inside the Main Frame
Body.
6.) Parallel two ESCs.
7.) Solder Black and Red AWG wires
to 2pcs of ESCs in Parallel. Same for
other 3 pairs of ESCs.
8.) Solder 4 pairs AWG wires to the
POWER/ ESC Board inside the
Main Frame Body of Cyclone X8.
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5.0 Assembly Steps – Arm Set
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5.1 Assembly Steps – Body and Retract System
Landing Skid Φ16 + PVC Cover
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5.2 Assembly Steps – Final Assembly
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Fixing the Arm Boom
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6. Quick Collapsible Illustration
Release two Thumbscrew and fold the four arms.
Tighten the Thumbscrews before flying.
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7. Gimbal Mounting Illustration
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8. Setting with WK-M (For Reference Only)
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# Report any mistakes, please email to: info@alwarerc.com
Related Videos could be found on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTSlmaTg7PI
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