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9. Installing Servos
36. Locate the heavy-duty long, double ended control
arm included with your servos. Cut off one end and trim the other end so that
only one hole is left. Drill out this hole to 1/16 inch (1.6mm). Insert
aluminum pushrod adaptor, and check to see if it pivots freely. Use pliers to
snap black nylon retainer onto pin of aluminum adaptor.

37. Place
servos on bottom of wing in the orientation shown on plans. Turn on transmitter
and plug servos and battery into receiver. Activate elevon mixing and center
servos. Attach servo arms with attached aluminum adaptors to servos as shown on
plan. Make sure the servos are operating in the correct directions; you may
have to switch the leads and/or use servo reversing to get servos to operate
correctly. Adjust the subtrims and/or the throw volumes to keep the servo arms
from colliding when full right aileron input is given, as this is when the
servo arms are closest together.
38. Push servos into wing and make sure
that servo wires exit at front end of the the servo cavity. If the fit is very
tight, you may need to use a stick or flat-headed screwdriver to push the
servos into the wing's cutout. A tight fit is desireable, as it will eliminate
the need to glue the servos in place. Not using any glue makes servo removal
easier in case you strip a servo down the road.

39. Feed the servo
wires, one at a time, through the hole in the pod that connects the servo
cavity to the receiver/battery compartment. Use a small screwdriver to push the
connectors through the hole and then carefully pull them all the way out using
pliers. Feed the antenna through this hole as well. This end will be
re-connected to the receiver.

10. Installing Pushrods and Control
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