Apogee 10545 Instructions Manual

Brand: Apogee

Model: 10545

Type: Instructions Manual

Apogee 10545 is a 1.9-inch diameter model rocket kit designed for use with Aerotech 1.9-inch diameter rockets. It includes a coupler and payload tube compatible with select Aerotech kits, as well as a variety of parts for customization and assembly, such as a laser-cut plywood sheet, igniters, and a switch. With this kit, you can build a rocket capable of carrying and deploying a variety of payloads, making it a versatile option for hobbyists and enthusiasts alike.

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Ebay Parts List

P/N Description

15405 1.9” Ebay Laser Cut Sheet Thin 1

15406 1.9” Ebay Laser Cut Sheet Thick 1

30935 1.9” Ebay Instructions 1

09184 Simple Switch with 4” Wires 1

13066 Weld Nut for Rail Button 2

12980 6-32x3/8 Thumb Screw 2

12981 4-40x5/16 Nylon Fillister Slot Machine Screws 4

13075 Removable Plastic Rivet 3

30326 Kevlar Shock Cord 300# in Feet 6 ft

47122 Clear Plastic Bag 6x14 1

www.ApogeeRockets.com

Colorado Springs, CO

Made in the USA

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Booklet P/N 30935

1.9”

Fits Aerotech 1.9” diameter rockets.

Uses coupler and payload tube included

with select Aerotech Kits.

KIT #10545

Detailed Parts Sheet/Checklist

Tools Needed

Parts Included

Parts Not Included

“I” Part (2 metal thumb screws)

“F” Part (Tube Coupler)

*Included in Aerotech Kit*

“G” Part (3 black rivet sets)

“M” Part (Body Tube)

*Included in Aerotech Kit*

“H” Part (2 metal weld nuts)

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“A-D” Parts (1 thin plywood sheet)

P/N 15405

P/N 02090

P/N 13003

P/N 13075 P/N 13066

P/N 12980 P/N 12981

P/N 09201

P/N 03078

P/N 09210

or 09204

P/N 09104

P/N 09184

P/N 30326

P/N 10142

“E” Part (1 thick plywood sheet)

P/N 15406

Altus Metrum EasyMini PerfectFlite StratoLoggerCF

“N” Parts (compatible altimeter options)

“P” Parts (2 igniters)

*We recommend the Quest Q2G2

Igniters

“O” Part (Li-Po battery)

“K” Part (electronic switch)

“J” Parts (4 small plastic screws)

“L” Part (6ft of Kevlar shock cord)

Wood Glue

Thick Super Glue

Small Screwdriver Set

Sand Paper

Tape

4-40 Tap and Drill Set

*available for purchase from Apogee

Latex Glove

TYPE FFFF

Black Powder

*Available at a

gun store

Marker

7” of String

Hand Drill

* You also need a 5/32” Drill bit and a

1/4” Drill Bit

5/32” Holes

1/4” Hole

Align with edge of payload tube

Paper Wrap Marking Guide

Apogee 1.9” Ebay Assembly Instructions

Aligning

marks

Tube coupler

sticking out

Tape

Make sure the marking guide

is aligned with end of tube

Tube coupler

Step 2 Step 3

“C” Shape

“D” Shapes

“A2” Shape (larger disk)

“A1” Shape (smaller disk)

“B2” Shape (larger disk)

“B1” Shape (smaller disk)

“E” Shape

“E1” side

“E2” side

Step 4

Top Side of Sled

Sand

surfaces

rst

Side View

Wider side on top

Wood glue

goes here

Step 7

Side View

Step 8

 1. Mark your tube coupler in the middle with

a pen or pencil. Insert the coupler into the main

parachute bay tube up to the line and tape it to

hold it into place.

 2. Cut out the “Paper Wrap Marking Guide”

from the “Detailed Parts Sheet/Checklist” page

of this instruction manual. Wrap the guide

around the back end of the main parachute bay

tube and tape it into place.

 3. Carefully drill holes through both tubes

using the marked areas on the guide.

*Once you’re nished and you’ve removed the

guide, cleanly sand the cardboard fuzz away

from the holes. Apply a small amount of thin

super glue to the recently drilled holes. Allow

the glue to dry and then gently sand off any

excess glue. This will help clean up the edges

and strengthen the holes you made.

 4. Mark the wood parts with a pencil (ex-

cept the sled “E” for now) using the example

image to the right. *They are already etched

on the plywood sheet but marking the shapes

themselves with a pencil will serve as a helpful

reference during the assembly process.

 5. Remove the sled Shape “E”, the 2 disks

“B1 & B2” and Shape “C” from their plywood

sheets. Leave the other pieces in for now. Re-

move the small excess pieces inside the slots &

holes with a pencil or screwdriver.

 6. Gently sand both sides of the sled and

test t one of the “B” disks on each end. The

disk should slide on and off easily on both ends

when completed. Now mark the ends of the

sled with a pencil as “E1 & E2”. Use the image

example in Step 4.

 7. Sand the sides of Shape “C” and then

place it into the slot on the sled. Make sure

the wider end sticks up from the side of the

sled that shows the Apogee logo imprint. Once

securely in place, dab a small amount of wood

glue on the joining pieces along the non-

Apogee side and let dry.

 8. Insert Metal Weld Nuts “H” into Shape

“C” with male ends facing outwards towards

Apogee logo imprint. Apply thick super glue to

the weld nuts to secure them into place. *Be

careful not to get super glue in the threads.

Also, you can center the weld nuts by placing

the A1 piece on the end while gluing the them

into place.

Rocket Tube Preparation/Sled

Assembly

Page 3

The end of this tube

Step 1

Press both disks

onto the edge of the

sled and remove

after they are

together

Step 10

Apply the wood

glue here before

pressing the disk

together

Step 9

Step 11

Marker line

Step 12

 9. Place the smaller of the disks, “B1” on

the “E2” end of the sled and slide it up until it

stops. Now apply a small amount of wood glue

to the outside surface of the “B1” disk. Then

take your larger disk “B2” and quickly slide it

up against “B1” (Use the image on the right for

reference). Immediately wipe off any glue that

oozes out of the pieces on the outside of the

disks. Now apply a llet of wood glue to where

the sled meets the disks and let dry.

 10. For the opposite side of the sled: Re-

move the disk shapes “A1 & A2” from the

wood kit and remove the excess pieces inside

them with a screwdriver or pencil. Place the

smaller disk “A1” on the “E1” side of the sled

rst. Then place the larger disk “A2” on after it.

Dab a small amount of wood glue between the

2 disk and then press them together. DO NOT

GLUE THESE DISKS TO THE SLED. Once

they begin to dry make sure to pull the disks

off the end of the sled and set aside for now.

*Wipe off any excess glue that oozes out along

the outside edges.

 11. Temporarily insert the assembled sled

into the Tube Coupler Part “F” (Included in

the Aerotech Kit) and rotate the coupler to

align your switch hole with the sled. Then, mark

the side/edge of the sled through the hole.

 12. Remove the sled from the coupler. Align

the switch button with the mark you made in

the prior step and thick super glue it to the sled

using thick super glue.

*Be very careful not to glue the switch

button itself or the inside of the switch. This

may permanently damage the switch and

prevent it from working properly.

*You may need shorten the wire lengths by

cutting and re-stripping the ends.

 13. Take your Altimeter “N” and align it with

the corresponding holes on the Sled “E”. The

PerfectFlite StratoLogger CF altimeter will align

with the holes spaced farther apart and the

Altus Metrum EasyMini altimeter with the holes

that are closer together.

Sled Assembly Continued...

Page 4

PerfectFlite StratoLoggerCF

Altus Metrum EasyMini

Step 13

 14. Once your corresponding holes are

determined, carefully remove the laser cut holes

on the sled with a small screwdriver or pencil.

Feel free to rub a small amount of wood glue

into the remaining holes that won’t be used to

seal them.

 15. Use your 4-40 tap and drill kit to hand

thread the open holes for your altimeter place-

ment.

 16. Flip the sled over and tape the Li-Po

battery to the bottom of the sled. *When setting

the tape in place, try to avoid the holes that you

need for the altimeter placement.

 17. Remove 4 of the wooden washers Part

“D” from the plywood sheet. The remainder can

be saved and used later if needed. They are

provided as extras. *Refer to the “Step 4 Image”

on Page 3 for help locating these.

 18. Flip the sled back over to the top side,

and carefully place the 4 small wooden wash-

ers over the corresponding holes. Then slowly

place the altimeter on top of your wooden

washers.

 19. Use your screwdriver to insert the small

plastic screws Part “J” into the corner holes on

the top of the altimeter and into the threaded

holes in the sled assembly. You may need to

carefully adjust the washer placement as they

can slide around while you insert the screws.

NOTE: The screws will not extend from the

bottom side of the sled

 20. Attach the switch wiring to the altimeter

(per your altimeter instructions).

 21. Connect the battery to the altimeter (refer

to altimeter instructions for details).

Sled Assembly Continued...

Step 14

Step 15

Page 5

Side View

Altimeter

Wooden Washers

Top View

Step 18

Switch Connection

Screw Placement

Steps 19-20

Tape Battery

E2 Side

Bottom of Sled

Step 16

 22. Trim the exposed wires on the igniters to

1/8th inch. This will prevent any shorts from the

exposed wires touching each other. Then attach

the Drogue and Main igniters to the terminal

block on the altimeter.

*Refer to your specic altimeter instructions

for further details and MAKE SURE YOUR

ALTIMETER IS CONFIGURED TO YOUR

PREFERENCES AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE

IT WILL BE HARDER TO ACCESS AFTER

YOU COMPLETE THE EJECTION CANISTER

SETUP.

 23. Now feed the Main igniter through the

hole in the disk on the “E2” side of the sled.

Then bend the Drogue/Apogee igniter around

the left side of the “C” shape and towards the

“E1” side of the sled.

 24. Slide the coupler tube over the sled

assembly. (Use the diagram on the right for ref-

erence). The tube will slide over the “B1” part

of the disk and butt up against “B2”.

 25. Take your completed disk piece from

Step 10 “A1& A2” and place it over the open

end of the sled. Make sure the smaller side of

the disk piece goes on rst and insert the igniter

through the smaller hole.

 26. Screw both Metal Thumb Screws Part

“I” into the open holes on the “E1” part of the

sled. Tighten the screws to secure the t.

You may need to rotate the tube around while

tightening it in order to align the switch with the

open hole on the tube.

Igniter Assembly

Page 6

Terminal block

Drogue/Apogee Igniter

goes around the “C” shape towards “E1” Side

(bottom of the rocket)

Hole for “Main” Igniter

C Shape

Main Igniter goes towards the “E2” Side of the sled

and through the small hole on the end.

Steps 22-23

B2 Shape

B1 Shape

Step 24

Main

Igniter Side

Apogee/Drogue

Igniter Side

Step 25

Make sure the switch is visible from the tube hole

Step 26

Page 7

*VERY IMPORTANT* MAKE SURE THE SWITCH IS IN THE

“EXTENDED/OFF POSITION” BECAUSE YOU WILL NOW BE

CONNECTING BLACK POWDER TO THE IGNITERS.

 27. Take your latex glove and measure it at

about 1.25” from the end of the nger tips, then

cut 2 of the ngertips off.

 28. Measure and cut a piece of string at

about 7” long. Cut it again in half. This will give

you two 3.5” pieces of string, one for each side.

 29. Fill the inside of each cut nger tip from

the glove with 0.5 grams of black powder. *Your

rocket may need more or less black powder.

Consult your ejection charge calculator.

 30. Set the Ebay down on a at surface

and then place the Apogee/Drogue igniter

through the open end of the nger tip. Attempt

to squeeze most the air out of the bottom of the

ngertip.

 31. Wrap the string around the cut nger tip

of the glove. Then tie a knot just above the

top of the black powder line being sure to

leave no air pockets above the powder.

 32. For the Main igniter setup, repeat steps

30 & 31 above.

 33. Tie the shock cord from the main body

tube of the rocket to the “E1/Apogee” side of the

sled. Use a knot that you can untie easily after

launch.

 34. Tie your Kevlar cord to the “E2” end of

the Ebay sled. Now place the Ebay into your

upper parachute rocket tube (with the “E2” side

facing upwards towards the nose cone). Make

sure to align the switch hole and rivet holes.

The Kevlar cord passes through the tube and

ties to the nose cone.

 35. Place the bottom end of your rivet into

the hole through your rocket and press it in.

Then place the top end of the rivet all the way

into the bottom piece. This will lock the Ebay

into place. Repeat this process for the remain-

ing two rivets. *To remove the rivet simply grab

the top piece and pull.

 36. Take the main parachute bay tube and

slide your completed Ebay into the end.

 37. Congratulations, the Ebay assembly

is complete and ready to be placed into your

rocket!

Make Ejection Canisters

Step 29

1.25”

glove ngertips

string

cut in half at 3.5”

Steps 27-28

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step rest

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on at

surface

Igniter

For this

step rest

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on at

surface

Step 30

Igniter

String

For this

step rest

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on at

surface

For this

step rest

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on at

surface

Step 31

Step 33 Step 34

Switch Hole

Inside the tube

Step 35

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719-535-9335. We’re available M-F: 9:00am-5:00pm MST.

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Apogee 10545 Instructions Manual

Apogee 10545 Instructions Manual

Apogee 10545 Instructions Manual

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