Hardware Installation

Assembly

M3 screws are recommended for mounting. In saline environments such as coastal and oceanic, the screw material must be stainless steel.

Vibration Isolation

There might be situations where external isolation of vibrations might be needed.

XDL24 can be mounted in different ways in order to reject the airframe vibration. The simplest way could be achieved by just using double-sided tape on the bottom side. Other ways may use some external structure which could be rigidly attached to the airframe and softly attached to XDL24 (e.g. foam, silent blocks, aerogel, etc).

The user should take into account that wiring should be loose enough so vibrations may not be transmitted to XDL24.

In cases where mechanical isolation is not viable, it is possible to use soft engine mounts. It is also recommended when there are other sensible payloads like video cameras or for high vibration engines.