MK elevator misalignment (part 2)

[Tony Stillman]

I didn't like it on my Excellence either, and I went back to putting servos
in the stab halves per the instructions on the Smaragd on the PL website.

Tony Stillman
Radio South, Inc.
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, Fl 32505
www.radiosouthrc.com
800-962-7802
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Carpenter" <bcarpenter at greenvilleisp.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: MK elevator misalignment (part 2)


> 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
>
> ----------
> >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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