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The covering material used on the Wattage Odyssey EP ARF is real iron-on, heat-shrink covering material. It is
possible with heat and humidity changes that the covering on your airplane may wrinkle or sag. This trait is inherent
in all types of heat-shrink material. To remove any wrinkles you will need to purchase, or borrow from a fellow
modeler, a heat iron. If you need to purchase one, the
Global Heat Sealing Iron # 360900
is recommended.
Follow this simple procedure to remove the wrinkles:
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Plug in and turn on the sealing iron to the medium-high temperature setting. Allow the iron to heat up for approximately
5 - 7 minutes.
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After the iron has reached temperature, lightly apply the iron to the wrinkled section of the covering. Move the iron
slowly over the wrinkled section until the covering tightens and the wrinkles disappear. You will notice that the color of the
covering will darken when it is heated. When the covering cools back down, it will return to its normal color.
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If the color layer smears from any of the seams the temperature of the iron is too hot. Turn the temperature dial down
and wait about 5 minutes for the iron to adjust to the lower temperature. You can remove any color streaks using a paper
towel soaked with a small quantity of acetone.
WARNING
We do not suggest storing your airplane in an extremely hot environment (like the back of your car in
direct sunlight) for any length of time. The extreme heat could cause the covering material to wrinkle and possibly
damage the fragile components of the radio system, electronic speed control or flight battery.
SECTION 5: A NOTE ABOUT COVERING
The Odyssey EP ARF's wing is built extremely light. This is one reason the airplane flies so well. Because the wing is built
so light, though, it is susceptible to warping when the covering is applied and shrunk tightly around its surface. The factory
checks every wing for warps before they put them in the box, so it's unusual to receive a wing that's warped, but it's still a
good idea to double-check yours. Follow the procedures below to check the wing for warps and to remove any warps that
might be present. We don't suggest flying the airplane if the wing is warped because this condition will introduce bad flight
characteristics in such a small airplane.
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Place one wing panel on a
flat
work table bottom-side down, making sure that the aileron torque rod hangs off the
edge of your work table so it doesn't interfere with the test. Without pushing down on the wing panel, check to see if there
is a gap between the work table and any of the four corners of the wing. If there is a gap under one or more corners, this
means the wing has a slight warp in it.
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To remove the warp, secure the opposite end of the wing panel to your work table using some soft weights, or better
yet, have someone else hold the end of the wing panel firmly.
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Using a heat gun or heat iron, heat the covering material on the top and bottom of the wing panel - a heat gun really
works best for this. When the covering starts to wrinkle, gently twist the wing panel in the opposite direction of the warp,
while holding the other end of the wing panel solid, and reshrink the covering tight to hold the wing panel in its new position.
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Recheck the wing panel for warps. When done properly the entire surface of the bottom of the wing panel should be
flat against your work table.
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Repeat the previous procedures to check the opposite wing panel.
SECTION 6: CHECKING THE WING FOR WARPS
