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2. Measure 6" [152mm] from the front of the duct channel

top and stick the hook side of the hook and loop material to

the channel top.

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3. Install the "loop" side of the hook and loop material onto

the underside of your receiver, battery pack, and ESC.

Install the receiver at the front of the hook material followed

by the battery pack and ESC. Test fit the canopy top onto the

model. Adjust the electronic components as necessary until

the canopy securely "clicks" into place with the magnets. In

order to fit the battery connectors underneath the canopy,

wrap the connector leads around the pack as shown. We

used transparent tape to hold the leads in place.

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4. Connect the servo and ESC leads to the receiver.

Depending on the model servos being used, you may need a

short servo extension for one of the servo leads. If you need to

make a battery connector adapter to connect your LiPo battery

pack to the ESC, see the "Expert Tip" that follows.

MAKE A BATTERY CONNECTOR ADAPTER

A. The example shows you how to make an adapter to go

from a W.S. Deans Micro Plug to a female W.S. Deans

Ultra Plug.

B. Spread the ends of the micro plug apart so that they

align with the soldering tabs on the female ultra plug (the

device shown in the picture is the X-Acto

Double Clip, XACR4214). Join the two connectors

together with solder, being sure that excess solder will not

create a short between the solder tabs. Confirm that you

are joining the connectors together with the correct

polarities (red to red, black to black)! Use your battery

pack and ESC as a guide.

C. Cut a 3/8" [9.5 mm] long piece of 3/8" [9.5 mm]

diameter heat-shrink tubing. Use a heat gun or lighter to

shrink the tubing around the soldering tabs of your battery

connector adapter.

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