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 ====== Cityflitzer DIY Manual ======
-In This Manual we will walk you through the whole building process of the Cityflitzer drone.
-Keep in mind that this is not a toy, fly responsibly and take the needed safety precautions.
+In this manual, we will guide you through the complete build process of the Cityflitzer drone.
-Never have props installed and always use a smokestopper when working at the bench.
+Safety Notice
+This is not a toy. Fly responsibly and always follow proper safety procedures.
+When working on the bench:
+Never install propellers
+Always use a smoke stopper
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+===== Step 1 – Battery Pads & Top Plate Preparation =====
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-Mount the TPU Battery pads with M2 Washers and M2x10mm screws. Make shure the thread inserts on the top plate are facing down.
+• Mount the TPU battery pads using M2 washers and M2x8mm screws
+• Ensure the threaded inserts on the top plate are facing downwards
+===== Step 2 – Arm Installation =====
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-Flip the top plate over and mount the arms as shown above.
+• Flip the top plate over
+• Install the arms in the orientation shown above
+===== Step 3 – Middle Plate & TPU Mounts =====
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-Screw on the Middle plate and install the TPU RX Antenna mount and the TPU VTX Antenna mount.
+• Install the middle plate
+• Mount the TPU RX antenna mount using M2x8mm screws
+• Mount the TPU VTX antenna mount using M2x8mm screws
+• Push M2x20mm standoffs into the designated horizontal mounting holes
+===== Step 4 – Motor Installation & Wire Routing =====
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-Screw the motors on with loctite and tape the motorwires firmly to the arms.
+• Install the motors using thread locker
+• Secure the motor wires firmly to the arms using tape
+===== Step 5 – Capacitor Preparation =====
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-Prepare the capacitor by cutting the legs to about 2mm and solder wires to the arms. Then apply liquid rubber to the exposed solderjoints.
+• Cut the capacitor legs down to approximately 2mm
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+• Solder wires to the capacitor legs
-First apply conformal coating to the bottom of the fc and let it dry.
-Then mount the FC to the frame with M2x12mm Screws. Then solder all the motor wires and the main powerwires aswell as the capcitator to the top side of the fc. Make shure to have some slack in the motorwires so they are not under tension. Also make shure the capacitor wires are the right length and the capacitor fits into the TPU Bottom cover with a bit of wire slack.
-Tip: Conductice coating is visible under UV Light.
+• Apply liquid rubber to all exposed solder joints
+===== Step 6 – Flight Controller Coating & Soldering =====
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+• Pre-assemble the side plates and TPU bottom cover
+• Use M2x20mm standoffs and M2x4mm screws
+• Use this assembly to measure correct wire lengths, do not fully mount yet
+• Apply conformal coating to the bottom side of the FC
+• Allow the coating to fully dry
+• Mount the FC to the frame using M2x12mm screws
+• Solder the motor wires to the FC
+• Solder the main power wires to the FC
+• Solder the capacitor to the FC
+Important:
+• Leave enough slack in the motor wires
+• Ensure capacitor wires are the correct length
+• The capacitor must fit into the TPU bottom cover with slight wire slack
+Tip:
+Conformal coating is clearly visible under UV light.
+===== Step 8 – Receiver (RX) Preparation =====
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-Prepare the receiver (RX) By soldering the wires to it with about 4cm of wire length.
+• Solder RX wires with approximately 4cm wire length
-Then install the RX Antenna with a slight bend in it so the bind button stays accessible and heatshrink the whole thing.
+• Bend the antenna slightly so the bind button remains accessible
+• Heat-shrink the entire receiver assembly
+===== Step 9 – VTX Installation =====
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-Mount the DJI O4/O3 Air unit (VTX) on the TPU VTX mount with M2x4mm Screws.
+• Mount the DJI O4/O3 Air Unit to the TPU VTX mount using M2x4mm screws
-Then screw it on top of the FC.
+• Install the VTX on top of the FC
+===== Step 10 – VTX Antenna Routing =====
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+• Open the VTX housing carefully
+• Disconnect the UFL connectors
+• Route the antennas through the TPU VTX antenna mount
+• Reconnect the antennas
+• Close the VTX housing
+===== Step 11 – VTX & RX Connections =====
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+• Connect the VTX to the FC
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+• Connect the receiver to the FC
+• Install the RX antenna into the TPU RX antenna mount
+===== Step 12 – Pod & Electronics Installation =====
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+• Install the pod onto the frame using M2x4mm screws
+• Install the capacitor into its TPU mount
+• Install the receiver into its TPU mount
+===== Step 13 – Camera Installation =====
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+• Install the VTX camera using M2x4mm screws
+• Close the Bottom TPU cover with a M2x8mm screw through the latch in the front.
+===== Step 14 – TPU Battery Mount =====
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+• Install the matching TPU battery mount onto the top plate
+• Use M2 washers and M2x10mm screws
+===== Step 15 – XT30 Connector Preparation =====
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+• Solder the XT30 PCB board to the male XT30 connector
+===== Step 16 – XT30 Wiring & Final Assembly =====
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+• Insert the XT30 connector into the TPU battery mount
+• Cut the power wires to length
+• Ensure wires are not under tension
+• Strip and pre-tin the wire ends
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+• Solder the wires to the XT30 connector
+• Secure the mount using M2x8mm screws
+• Apply liquid rubber to all exposed solder joints
+===== Final Step – Ready for Setup =====
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+Congratulations!
+Your Cityflitzer build is almost complete.
+All that’s left:
+• Betaflight configuration
+• Minor ESC settings
+• Install propellers
+And you are ready to rip!