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*Please review [http://www.resources.flexinnovations.com/files/9712370-_Ventique_Addendum.pdf '''Ventique Addendum'''] with Building tips.
 
*Please review [http://www.resources.flexinnovations.com/files/9712370-_Ventique_Addendum.pdf '''Ventique Addendum'''] with Building tips.
  
*There have been a couple of reports of the '''set screws coming loose''' in the Potenza 60 470kv Motor. During the build, please remove the shaft set screws one at a time from the bell housing (flange) and the retaining collar, apply 242 loctite, and tighten them securely.
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*There have been a couple of reports of the '''set screws coming loose''' in the Potenza 60 470kv Motor. During the build, please remove the shaft set screws one at a time from the bell housing (flange) and the shaft retaining collar, apply 242 loctite, and tighten them securely. Motor instructions can be [http://www.resources.flexinnovations.com/files/Potenza_60_Instructions_ENG.pdf '''seen here''']
  
 
*Ventique '''Aura Installation Instructions'''[[File:Ventique Aura 600h.png|thumb|upright=0.5|right|Reinforce the Tray]]
 
*Ventique '''Aura Installation Instructions'''[[File:Ventique Aura 600h.png|thumb|upright=0.5|right|Reinforce the Tray]]

Revision as of 16:08, 9 August 2016


  • There have been a couple of reports of the set screws coming loose in the Potenza 60 470kv Motor. During the build, please remove the shaft set screws one at a time from the bell housing (flange) and the shaft retaining collar, apply 242 loctite, and tighten them securely. Motor instructions can be seen here
  • Ventique Aura Installation Instructions
    Reinforce the Tray
    • Mount the Aura oriented as shown on the Platform behind the wing tube with two-sided tape and secure with a hook-and-loop strap.
    • Fabricate a plywood or balsa diagonal brace from the platform to the former near the floor to stiffen the mounting platform, otherwise, you will have vibration feedback into the gyro sensors.
    • The Aura Config File for the Ventique can be easily built in the New Aura Config File "Wizard" by selecting the "Aura Config Type: Ventique", and then choosing the other details of your setup in the Wizard.