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Old 04-03-2008, 01:12 PM   #16
Mithrandir
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Default Re: Great Planes NEW 38% Extra

HOOORAY!!! My servos came in!!!
I was intending to use the FUTABA S9156 servos for this, but they are unfortunately back ordered. (About the best darn GS Hi-Tork Servo around IMHO!!)
So, I decided to try the servos John Glezellis used... Hobbico CS-170 Digital Ultra Torq 2BB Titanium Gear Servo.

You will need 2 for each aileron, 3 for the rudder, and one for each elevator... and a Throttle servo. (10 servos, 9 hi-torq)


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The timing is perfect on the servos as next we install the servos in the wings.

So, you will need a couple extensions. A 12 inch and a 36 inch. Connect'em up to the aileron servos and secure the connection with the supplied heat shrink. The extensions I used were some 3rd party product, and the female socket was too big to easily fit thru the wire conduits in the wing!

Well.. if you ever assembled your own connectors, you know that the female part can be removed leaving exposed pins. (See pictures below)
That is what I did... and then I used the heat shrink in the normal manner. As long as this connection is held straight, there will be no problems
(The third image shows the relative size difference)

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