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CG & Angle Meter 1.4
Users Guide.
Plaça Pere Llauger, nau 18 08360, Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
E-mail: sales@xicoy.com. +34 93 794 27 74
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www.xicoy.com
Xicoy WEEE register number: ES004749 & DE 36558999
© Copyright 2015, Xicoy Electronica SL. All Rights Reserved
Manual contents & design: Gaspar Espiell. V1.4
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- Page 1 Plaça Pere Llauger, nau 18 08360, Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain E-mail: sales@xicoy.com. +34 93 794 27 74 web: www.xicoy.com Xicoy WEEE register number: ES004749 & DE 36558999 © Copyright 2015, Xicoy Electronica SL. All Rights Reserved Manual contents & design: Gaspar Espiell. V1.4...
- Page 2 Features The Xicoy CGMeter allows both weight and balance of aero models up to 40kg (88lb) weight (standard model) or up to 100Kg (220lb) on the HD model. By replacing the weight sensor by angle sensors, the system can be used to adjust the travel of control surfaces and to measure the different relevant angles in an aero plane.
- Page 3 Electric connections Connect the 3 sensors to the display unit using the leads supplied (Picture 2). Leads can be extended using standard servo leads if necessary. Respect the proper orientation of the connector as per the labels on the underside of the sensors and on the lateral on the display.
- Page 4 aging. Commercial weight scales do an “auto zero” calibration at power up to compensate for these variations, but we have chosen to do it manually, so that the system can be powered-up loaded, not needing to unload the airplane from the sensor each time the system is powered Check that all sensors react to weight placement, indicating that connection is correct.
- Page 5 Click on the field you want to edit. A virtual keyboard will be shown, alphabetic if the field to be edited is the model name, numeric for the numeric fields. Use the “Del” key to delete the characters of the old text displayed on the blue ribbon, enter the new text.
- Page 6 Note: There is a known bug on version 1.0 when measuring the CG on Bicycle (Tail Dragging) planes. Tricycle works correctly. Contact Xicoy for last version of upgrade files. Measuring angles In order to measure angles, your unit should be updated to software version 1.3 or higher, and the angle sensors purchased separately.
- Page 7 On Ailerons and Elevators, UP and DOWN travel should be entered, always in positive numbers, if travel is symmetrical, enter same number in both boxes. Rudder and Flaps need only one value to be entered. Once values are entered it is possible to change between Degrees and mm, the system will automatically display the calculated Degrees value for data entered in mm and vice versa.
- Page 8 5) Reference Sensor Relative Vertical: Same as above, but the reference sensor working tilted 90º on its longitudinal axis. Useful when the reference line is at the side of the fuselage. Advanced Options Besides the normal operation of the system, the button “Tools”, placed on the upper left side of main screen, provides access to the advanced functions (Picture 18): SET GRAMS/POUNDS button: Change the readings from Grams to Pounds and back.
- Page 9 errors in the measured weight and in the CG position. If all sensors are calibrated using same reference, even if the reference weight is of a non- exact value, the error will only be in the weight measure, but CG position will be correct. Picture 20 Disposal Electrical equipment marked with the cancelled waste bin symbol must not be discarded in the...
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