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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.

Cutting and drilling servo arms Attaching aluminum pushrod adaptors to servo arms

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.

Adjusting servos before installation Pressing servos into wing using a screwdriver

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.

Feeding servo wires and antenna through hole in pod Gently pulling servo wires into receiver cavity

10. Installing Pushrods and Control Horns


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