Hook Up the Controls
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1. Cut one of the wire pushrods to a length of 23"
[580mm] by cutting off the non-threaded end. Cut the other
pushrod to a length of 25" [630mm].
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2. Bend the end of one of the leftover pieces of pushrod wire.
This will be used later as a tool for looping the rubber bands
around the former that secures the battery and radio hatches.
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3. Thread one of the pushrods halfway into one of the
clevises–this should take about fifteen full turns. Cut the
mounting plate off one of the control horns. Slide a silicone
retainer over the clevis. Then, connect the clevis to the third
hole out from the bottom of the horn. Prepare the other
pushrod the same way.
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4. Slide the longer pushrod into the elevator guide tube in
the fuselage. Mark, then drill 3/32" [2.4mm] holes through
the elevator for the two elevator horn mounting screws.
Mount the elevator horn with two 2 x 10mm screws and the
plastic mounting plate.
Note: If the silicone retainer on the clevis rubs against the inside
of the fuselage sides, use a hobby knife to trim the inside of the
fuselage as necessary for free, smooth movement.
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5. Install the rudder pushrod and mount the control horn
the same way.
Refer to this photo for the following four steps.
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6. Position the servos on the rails and slide them forward
against the forward rail. Note the position of the splined
output shaft on the servos (the elevator servo is facing aft
and the rudder servo is facing forward). Space the rail
approximately 3/32" [3mm] aft of the servos, and then
securely glue the rail into position.
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7. Place the servo arms on the servos–if your servos
came with a selection of servo arms, use ones that will not
interfere with the other servo or the fuselage sides. For
Futaba
®
and TOWER servos, use the six-arm servo arms
and cut off the unused arms.
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8. Position the left servo all the way over to the left side
of the fuselage. Drill 1/16" [1.6mm] holes through the rails
for the servo mounting screws. Mount the servo with the
screws that came with it.
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9. Move the rudder servo all the way over to the elevator
servo. Drill 1/16" [1.6mm] holes through the rails and mount
the rudder servo with the screws that came with it.
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