Servo tray:
Note: The servo tray as supplied is a blank plywood plate. The
reason for this is that these days there are so many servos available
and each flyer has his/her favorites. It is impossible to make a
generic servo plate with holes that fit all. So we decided to supply a
high quality plywood blank that can be cut to fit any installation.
OK, let’s get on with the next bit.
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First sand the edges to a gentle curve to fit snugly inside the
fuselage in the position you like then cut the servo/switch
holes remembering to put the servos where the snakes can
easily reach them without sharp bends.
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.Now fit the servos and adjust the height of the tray to best
connect the servos to the snakes.
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When you have it right and square, pencil a line where it fits
on both sides of the cockpit wall.
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Now sand a chamfer all along the sides, maybe 3mm deep.
This will help the epoxy to bond it to the fuselage sides.
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OK, now remove the servos and tack cyano the tray into the
fuselage.
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Check it again!
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If it’s OK then slow-set epoxy it in.
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After the epoxy has set, you might like to apply a coat of
varnish or paint to keep moisture out.
Another bit done!
Installing the rudder/elevator pushrods or snakes to the
servos
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Set the rudder and the elevator to zero and tape them that way.
• Install the servos and use your RC unit to set them to zero.
