Payload Mounting
The IF800 Tomcat comes pre-configured with a dovetail payload mounting interface beneath the vehicle for mounting a wide variety of payloads.
Attaching Payload with Dovetail Connector
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1 | With no payload installed, locate the red dovetail clamp and rotate it towards the front of the aircraft, releasing the clamp mechanism. |
2 | Slide the dovetail of the payload into the dovetail mount side until it clicks into place. |
3 | Rotate the red dovetail clamp towards the rear of the IF800 Tomcat, locking the payload into place. |
Fine adjustments to the dovetail clamp's tension can be made with a 2.5mm hex driver turning the central screw.
Removing the Dovetail Connector
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1 | Using a 2.5mm hex driver, remove the four screws indicated holding the damping plate to the damping plate braces. |
2 | Supporting the hanging damping plate / dovetail assembly, carefully use a 1.5mm hex driver to loosen the two retained screws, partially holding the connectors to the panel, as shown. |
3 | Using a small flathead screwdriver, loosen the four screws shown, one revolution at a time, alternating between screws until the connectors are free from the panel. |
It is important not to loosen any individual screw fully, as the screw being loosened can bend the opposite tightened screw.
4 | Using a 2.5mm hex driver, remove the four remaining screws holding the damping plate brackets to the IF800 Tomcat. Remove the brackets. |
Installing Damping Plate & Dovetail Assembly
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1 | Using a 2.5mm hex driver and four M3 x 8mm screws, install the two damping plate brackets to the IF800 as shown. |
Note: Blue Loctite is recommended for these four screws.
2 | Place the two dovetail connectors on the UPI panel, and using a small flathead screwdriver tighten the four screws shown, one revolution at a time, alternating between screws until the connectors are free from the panel. |
Note: It is important not to tighten any individual screw fully, as the screw being tightened can bend the opposite loose screw.
3 | Supporting the hanging damping plate / dovetail assembly carefully, use a 1.5mm hex driver to tighten the two connector retained screws, securing the connectors to the panel, as shown. |
4 | Using a 2.5mm hex driver and four M3 x 8mm screws, install the damping plate to the damping plate braces, as shown. |
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