Alien Aircraft Funmaster 72 User manual

Funmaster72 Electric
ConversionKitAG-504Revision01
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403-AFlomichStreet
Holly Hill,FL.32117
386-676-0074
www.ailenaircraft.com

Kit#AG-504
Kit Contents:
Laser CutSheets
Qty.. ... .Name. . ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... . ... ..Description
1... ... .LC-504-E-01.. ... ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... . ... ..3mm X6”X24”LaserCutPOPLAR PLY
AdditionalItemsRequiredforElectricPower (NotIncludedinKit)
Qty... .Name... ... ... ... ... . ... ...Description
1.. ... .Motor.. ... ... ... ... . ... ...Himax HC4220-0700Brushless Motor( AlienAircraft P/N:AE-053)
1.. ... .SpeedControl.. ... ... . ... ...CastleCreation PhoenixEdge50 ElectronicSpeedControl ( AlienAircraft P/N:AE-041)
1.. ... .BatteryConnector. ... . ... ...MaleDeansUltra Styleconnector (AlienAircraft P/N:AE-027)
1.. ... .ArmingSwitch. ... ... . ... ...Arming Switchwith12awg&Dean'sUltraStyleConnectors( AlienAircraft P/N:AE-048)
1.. ... .Battery. ... ... ... ... . ... ...4Cell5000Mah Lipo Battery30C
1.. ... .HeatShrinkTube.. ... . ... ...3/16”HeatShrinkTube( AlienAircraft P/N:AE-029)
1.. ... .Propeller... ... ... ... . ... ...APC12 x8EPropeller( AlienAircraft P/N:AE-054)
2.. ... .Velcro.. ... ... ... ... . ... ...6"Velcro( AlienAircraftP/N: AG-012)
WARNING......EXTREMEDANGER:
Electricmotors,propellers andbatteriespowerfulenoughtofly thismodelare extremely dangerous.These motors, pro-
pellersandbatteriescan causeseriouspropertydamage, seriousbodily injury anddeath.Maximumsafety precautionsmust
be observedatalltimeswheninstalling,maintainingandoperatingthese items.Maximumsafetyprecautionsmustbe
observedatalltimeswhen assembling,maintainingandoperatingthismodel.You mustunderstandandfollowall ofthe
manufacturesoperatingandsafetyinstructionsforeverypiece ofequipmentandcomponentusedwiththismodel.
YOUMUSTUSEANARMINGSWITCHBETWEENTHEBATTERYAND SPEEDCONTROLLER.
Ifyouhave anydoubtaboutthepropersafety precautions,you mustcontactthe manufacturestoobtainthe operatingand
safetyinstructionsforeverypiece ofequipmentandcomponentusedwiththismodel.
Youmustreadand followtheimportant notesonpage6ofthismanual.
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BuildingInstructions:
Building theelectricpoweredversion oftheFunmaster72 isalmostidenticaltobuilding theglowpoweredversion.
Themaindifference betweenthemodelsisthefirewall/motormount.As such,you should followtheregular
instructionmanualtobuildthemodelwiththefollowingexceptions:
Useepoxy forassembling thefollowing parts.
10...DonotusepartsF-7Aand F-7B. Instead,GlueF-7B-EE
tothebackofF-7A-EE.Theovalshapedholeshouldbeori-
entedasshown..
Donotcompletesteps11and 12 intheregularinstruction
manual.
Instead,completethefollowing steps.
11...GluethetwopartsMM-01 togetherasshown.
12...GluepartsMM-02 and MM-03 togethertomakethemount
supportasshown. UsepartsMM-01 and F-7A-EEas aguideto
makesurethattheassemblyissquare.
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F-7B-EE
F-7A-EE

12A...Usesidecutting pliers totrimoff oneedgeon all fourof
theM3blind nutsthatcomewiththeHiMaxmotoras shown.
Note.Usethe3mm Blind nutsthatcomewithyourHiMax
motor. ThenutssuppliedintheFunMasterKit are6-32 thread
and aretobeusedwithagasmotor.
12B...PresstheM3blind nuts intothemountholesinthe back
ofMM-01.SecuretheminplacewiththinC/AGlue.If any of
theblind nutsextend pasttheedgeoftheopening whentheglue
isdry, Fileflushorgrind flushwithaDremeltool&sanding
drum.
12C...SecurelygluetheMM-02 /MM-03 assemblytothefront
ofF-7A-EE. Nottheorientation oftheovalholeinF-7A-EE.
12D...SecurelygluetheMM-01 assemblytothefrontofthe
MM-02 /MM-03 assembly.Nottheorientation ofthenotchin
MM-01 assembly.
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12E...Testfitthemotorintothemotormountassembly. Now
removethemotor.
NowcontinuewiththeregularFunMasterinstructions,withthefollowing changes.
Step23...Thenewelectricmotormountassemblyisusedinplace ofthekit firewall.
Step28...Thefueltank trayisnowthebatterytray.Afterassembly, gluevelcroon top ofF-16.
Step145...You do notneedthethrottleservo.
Steps150 through 154 arenotused.
Instead,
A...Mountthemotoron themotormount.
B...MounttheArming Switch.
C...Mounttheelectronicspeedcontrol.Itcanbeplacednexttothefueltank,underthefueltank oron thefrontof
thefirewall underthemotordepending on howyourmodelbalances.
Warning!!!
Donotmountthepropelleruntil you havecompletelyfinishedthemodeland thoroughlytestedtheradiosystemand
electricpowersystem.
Nowfinishthemodelusing theregularFunMasterinstructions.
...WITHTHE PROPELLERREMOVED...Turnthetransmitteron.Place thethrottlestickinthelowposition.Plug
thebatteryintothespeedcontroller.Checkthemotorforproperoperation and direction ofrotation. Followthe
instructionswiththespeedcontrollertomakeany adjustments.
D...Checktheservosforproperoperation and direction.Adjustthecontrolthrowstothevaluesshownon theplan.
Nowdisconnectthebatteryand thenturnoffthetransmitter.
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266...Install thepropellerPlacethebatteryinthenoseofthemodeland install thehatch.
E...Checkthebalanceofthemodel.Itshouldbalanceattheposition shownon theplan.Movethebatteryforward
orafttoachievetheproperbalance. Usethevelcrostrapstosecurethebatteryinthemodelinthisposition. Mark
thelocation ofthebatteryon thefuselageside.Thiswill allowyou toquicklyreinstall thebatteryatthelocation that
givestheproperbalance.Note:Ifmoving thebatterywill notachievetheproperbalance,you will havetoadd
weighttothenoseortail.Glueany weightsecurelytothemodel.
F...Yourmodelisnowready tofly.Fullychargethetransmitterand airbornebatterybeforeattempting toflythe
model.Alwaysrangecheckand do athorough pre-flightofthemodelbeforeeveryflight.Alwaysfollowestab-
lishedsafetyguidelineswhileoperating themotor,radioand flying yourmodel.
NOTESABOUTTHEARMINGSWITCH:
*YOUMUSTUSETHEARMINGSWITCH. THIS ISAN IMPORTANTSAFETYITEM.
*THEPLUGSHOULDONLYBE INSERTEDINTHEARMINGSWITCHIMMEDIATELYPRIORTOFLIGHT.
*ALWAYS REMOVETHEPLUGFROMTHEARMINGSWITCHIMMEDIATELYAFTEREVERY FLIGHT.
*THEPLUGSHOULDNEVERBE INSERTEDINTHEARMINGSWITCHWHILECHANGINGORINSTALLINGTHEBAT-
TERYIN THEMODEL.
*BE ABSOLUTELYSURETHATTHEREARENOOBJECTS,CLOTHING, BODYPARTS, ETC.ANYWHERENEAR THE
PROPELLERANDTHATTHEMODELISSECURELYRESTRAINEDBEFOREINSTALLINGTHEPLUGINTHEARMING
SWITCH.
LIPOBATTERYSAFETYALERT
LithiumBatteryFires
Lithiumbatteries arebecoming verypopular for powering the controland power systemsinour models.Thisistruebecauseof their veryhighenergyden-
sity(amp-hrs/wt. ratio)comparedtoNiCd’sor otherbatteries.Withhighenergy comesincreased riskintheir use.TheprincipalriskisFIRE whichcan
result fromimproper charging,crashdamage, orshortingthe batteries. All vendors ofthesebatterieswarntheircustomersofthisdanger andrecommend
extremecaution intheir use.Inspiteofthis,many fireshaveoccurredasaresult oftheuseofLithiumPolymer batteriesresultinginloss ofmodels,auto-
mobiles, andotherproperty. Homesand garages andworkshopshavealsoburned. Alithiumbatteryfireisveryhot (several thousanddegrees) andisan
excellent initiator for ancillary(resulting) fires.Fireoccursdue tocontact betweenLithiumand oxygeninthe air.Itdoesnotneed anyothersource ofigni-
tion,or fueltostart,and burnsalmost explosively.Thesebatteriesmustbeusedinamannerthat precludesancillaryfire.Thefollowingisrecommended:
1. Store, andcharge,inafireproofcontainer; neverinyour model.
2. Charge inaprotected area devoidofcombustibles.Alwaysstandwatchoverthechargingprocess.Neverleave the charging processunattended
3. Intheevent ofdamagefromcrashes, etc,carefullyremovetoasafeplace for atleastahalf hour toobserve. Physicallydamaged cellscoulderupt into
flameandaftersufficient timetoensuresafety,shouldbediscardedinaccordancewiththe instructionswhich camewiththebatteries.Never attempt to
charge acellwithphysicaldamage, regardlessof howslight.
4.Alwaysuse chargersdesignedforthespecificpurpose,preferablyhavingafixed setting for your particular pack.Manyfiresoccur inusing
selectable/adjustablechargersimproperlyset. Never attempttochargeLithiumcellswithacharger which isnotspecificallydesigned for charging Lithium
cells. Never usechargersdesignedforNickelCadmiumbatteries.
5. Onlyusechargingsystemsthat monitor andcontrol the chargestateofeachcell inthepack. Unbalancedcellscanleadtodisasterif it permitsovercharge
of asinglecellinthe pack.Ifthe batteriesshowany sign ofswelling,discontinuecharging andremovethemtoasafeplaceoutside astheycoulderuptinto
flames.
6. Mostimportant: NEVER PLUG INABATTERYAND LEAVEITTOCHARGE UNATTENDEDOVERNIGHT.Seriousfireshaveresultedfromthis
practice.
7. Donotattempt tomake your ownbatterypacksfromindividualcells.
ThesebatteriesCANNOTbehandledandcharged casuallysuchas hasbeenthepracticeforyearswithother typesof batteries.Theconsequenceof this
practicecan beveryseriousresultinginmajor propertydamage and/or personalharm.
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