Lecma RC Galathee Instruction Manual
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Congratulations!
You have just acquired the model submarine "Galathée", it is a crewed exploration submersible. We hope that this model will give ou as
much pleasure to build than to sail.
Design features:
Length: 540 mm
Width: 118 mm Height: 157 mm
Weight: 4 kg
Materials: PVC and PS
Autonom : Approximatel 2 hours
Operating mode of the Galathée submarine:
The Galathée submarine is a static diving model. To dive a gear pump fill a ballast tank inside the dr hull. The air in the ballast tank is
compressed b the water.
ools necessary:
Side Cutter
Mini Drill (Dremel or similar)
Set of files of various sections (round, punts and square)
Sanding paper grain 240, 400, 600
Soldering iron (min 25 watt)
Set of Screwdriver
Set of grips
Products necessary:
CA glue
Silicone sealant
Mastic pol ester
Paint ( ellow or other)
Recommendation concerning the radio order:
4 Channel R/C s stems
3 servos (standard size, ball bearings is preferable)
1 electronic speed controller 10 Amps (minimum)
his model is not appropriate to the children of less than 14 years!
Before beginning the assembl of our model, checks all parts, read the instruction carefull beforehand.
Remove each parts from the plastic sheets onl when ou use it for the assembl of the model (the best wa is to mark the corresponding part
number on it).
Caution: For reasons of safety the battery of the submarine need to be charged only when the dry hull is open.
Paint
You can choose the colour of the model.
The most important issue is to prepare the hull properl for painting (use mastic pol ester to mask the enclosures).
The surface of the hull must be sanded.
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1 Assembly
Start with a dr assembl .
Use CA glue with a ver fluid qualit like Loctitte 406.
Make sure that all parts are assembled correctl before gluing.
Check that D2 positions well in D1
Glue parts D2 on D1
Put the shaft to the height of 85mm (outside part)
Glue the shaft on part D2
Sand the A4 part
Drill a small hole on A4 with a small drill
8
5
mm
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Drill a hole of 6.5mm
Location of the center pin of D1
Location of the center pin of A4.
Put A4 in D1 and glue it b infiltration.
Cut the parts C14, C15, C16, C17, C18
The couplers for the rudders.
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Use Scotch tape to fix the parts of the after h droplanes for the depth
control, C14 and C15
Locate the position of the after h droplanes.
Use a square to align C14 parts, glue it on the part A4 and on the shaft.
Drill two holes diameter 6mm on the marks (stamps for linkages) of
the A4 part
Proceed in the same wa with the C16 parts
After gluing ou can remove the scotch tape.
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Drill the tail cone A5 with the diameter 6.5mm, sand the opening for
the parts C14 and C16. Drill with the diameter of 3mm the two exits of
the linkages.
Adjust and glue the tail cone. Make attention to the alignment of the
holes for the linkages.
Align and glue the rudder C17 on the T2 turbine. You can use the
drawing on page 27.
Adjust and maintain in place with a press the parts C17 to C14.
Glue the part C18 on C14.
Glue the part E6 (stick) in the housing of the diving planes C15.
Put the shaft sealing (Simmering) in the boring of 11mm of D1. The
more flat face is inside the model hull. Do not glue the shaft sealing
ring.
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Strongl insert the shaft sealing ring.
Insert and glue the aluminium tube (water in/outlet tube) for the water
pump.
Cut the two discs E1
Together parts, quadrilobe rings, screw and E1 Disc
Check that borings are perfectl clean, insert the two quadrilobe rings.
(there is no direction for the quadrilobe rings)
Fasten the E1 parts with screws 2.9*9.5mm
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Insert an M4 steel washer on the shaft.
Put temporaril the propeller on the shaft.
Adjust with a paper sheet the large gear on the shaft. Fasten the gear.
Cut all the parts of the internal structure.
Together C1 parts to C13, necessar to the assembl of the structure.
Sand the points of fasteners.
Brake the angles with a square file
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Or with a cutter.
Put the two side parts C2 and C3 on the part C1 (see the picture).
Put the first C4 parts.
Put the two C5 parts.
Put the C6 frame and the C7 part. (Attention! see the picture for the
direction of C6 frame )
Insert on both side the two M5 nuts
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Put threaded rods with the nuts and steel washer
Tighten the nuts. Do not tighten nuts excessivel !
Check that all the parts are well in contact and that the unit is well of
square.
Glue (CA glue) b infiltration all the parts of the structure
Put the parts C9 and C10, do not glue it now!
Insert the back of the hull on the frame, check and adjust all the parts.
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Use CA glue on parts C2, D1, C1, C9 and C10 to tighten the whole.
Solder the spark suppression filter on the speed 500 (suppressor
capacitors).
Mount the speed 500 with screws BTR M3 and steel washer, the gears
needs to works free.
Sand each parts of the ballast where ou put the glue.
Cut a piece of plastic strip (use the strip of 10x2mm on the kit) to the
dimension of the ballast, drill a hole with diameter 5mm.
Glue it in the low ballast. Attention! The low ballast have no border.
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