GRAUPNER GmbH & Co. KG D-73230 KIRCHHEIM/TECK GERMANY
No liability for printing errors. We reserve the right to introduce modifications.
#00596367 12
/2009
5
this makes it possible to fit larger servos if
preferred. To install the recommended servo
you will need to fit the retaining screws at the
edge of the opening.
IMPORTANT:
take care
not to damage the servo lead by trapping it
under one of the screws. Connect the
extension lead to the rudder servo, and tape
the connection to prevent it working loose.
•
Set the rudders to the ‘straight ahead’ position,
mark the point where the rudder pushrod
crosses the linkage hole in the servo output
arm, and form a Z-bend (double right-angle -
see photo) in the pushrod at that point.
Unscrew the servo output arm, fit it onto the
prepared pushrod end, then re-fit the output
arm on the rudder servo.
IMPORTANT:
please
work as accurately as possible here, as the
transmitter trim can only correct minor
inaccuracies.
•
The batteries are secured in the model using
Velcro (hook-and-loop) tape.
NOTE:
the Velcro
tape provides an easy method of adjusting the
battery position, in order to achieve the correct
fore-and-aft trim. A typical arrangement would
be a block of four batteries positioned
immediately forward of the motors.
•
The model requires about 2 kg of ballast in the
hull. We particularly recommend flat steel or
lead strip for this. Trim the model carefully,
then glue the ballast in place permanently.
TIP:
an alternative is to use Velcro tape for the
ballast; this makes it possible to remove the
metal weights prior to transporting the model.
TIP:
once you have established the correct
trim, mark the position of the ballast using a
waterproof felt-tip pen so that you can be sure
of re-installing it in the correct position.
•
Attach the receiver to the underside of the
deck, and the speed controllers to the right and
left hull sides, again using Velcro tape.
•
The receiver aerial should be deployed as
close as possible to the superstructure
coaming, and fixed in place with strips of
adhesive tape. The aerial must be fitted above
the waterline, as it will pick up little or no signal
if it is below the surface.
•
Install all the guns and cranes on the model in
the positions shown in the photos.
NOTE:
the
cranes need to be swivelled out of the way or
withdrawn from the deck completely in order to
remove and re-fit the superstructure Connect
the two lengths of wire which represent the
radio aerials as shown in the photograph.
•
TIP:
the easiest method of removing the two
superstructure assemblies is to remove the
main guns and grasp the superstructure by the
gun mountings.
