MK elevator misalignment (part 2)

[wgalligan]

I am staying with it in this airplane but in futher airships I think pull/pull will be my choice.

Wayne


> 
> I haven't been following this particular discussion very closely, but do I
> understand that you didn't like the MK bellcrank and went back to pull pull
> on the Aries elevator???????
> 
> Bill
> 
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> >From: wgalligan <wgalligan at cnbcom.net>
> >To: discussion at nsrca.org <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >Subject: Re: RE: MK elevator misalignment (part 2)
> >Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2003, 3:36 PM
> >
> 
> > BACK to Kevlar pull/pull for me.  Much easier to adjustment in the
> > pull/pull also.
> >
> > Wayno
> >
> >> I think I may have the solution to this dilemma - Pull / Pull.
> >>
> >> Gene Maurice
> >> gene.maurice at attbi.com
> >> Plano, TX
> >> AMA 3408
> >> NSRCA 877
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> >> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Keith Black
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 3:21 PM
> >> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >> Subject: Re: MK elevator misalignment (part 2)
> >>
> >>
> >> Just checked mine that I bought two or three months ago and found the same
> >> thing. I also noticed that the holes where the arms are inserted are not
> >> centered. This is probably what's causing the problem.
> >>
> >> Keith
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "wgalligan" <wgalligan at cnbcom.net>
> >> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 8:47 AM
> >> Subject: Re: MK elevator misalignment (part 2)
> >>
> >>
> >> > I checked mine last night and I found the same thing.  Looseness and the
> >> tabs where not aligned.  I was wondering why I was having a bit of a problem
> >> with the differential when I was setting up.  I also noticed a slight snap
> >> in the setup and thought it was in my connectors being loose but it was the
> >> looseness of the assembled bellcrank. Know I know why.  When you tighted the
> >> assembly the tabs can twist due to the slop. I too did the c/a trick and it
> >> is tight and square now.
> >> > BTW this was the black MK Bellcrank and I purchased it last June '02 from
> >> Central Hobbies.  Definitely a Japanese product as you could barely
> >> understand the broken English.
> >> >
> >> > Wayne
> >> >
> >> >    > I had the same problem with my MK belcrank that I had bought last
> >> year. It also had a slop in the movement.The fix I applied is similar just
> >> ca bonding a carbon strip on the flats and reshaping.
> >> > > BTW, I am expecting samples of a similar but different brand bb elev
> >> belcrank (a local brand look-alike model). I will let you know about their
> >> quality and possible availability of these ones when I receive the samples.
> >> > > Nedim
> >> > >
> >> > >   ----- Original Message -----
> >> > >   From: NSRCA Canada-West
> >> > >   To: discussion at nsrca
> >> > >   Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:53 AM
> >> > >   Subject: MK elevator misalignment (part 2)
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >   Hi folk's
> >> > >
> >> > >   Further to my comments on the MK elevator alignment issue, I have had
> >> a couple e-mails from other builder flyers that 1) have no alignment problem
> >> and 2) do have an alignment problem. It appears as though it may be a bad
> >> batch so heads up.
> >> > >
> >> > >   I have posted a page showing the problem and a possible solution. Hope
> >> this helps. http://members.shaw.ca/drev/mk.htm
> >> > >
> >> > >   Thanks to Iiro Nikkila for bring this to my (our) attention & offering
> >> a solution.
> >> > >
> >> > >   Dave
> >> > >
> >> >
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