[SPAM] Re: Re: Pull-Pull servos

[Jim Ivey]

 Matt
Thanks for the input. At the present amount I am flying I am rebuilding servos once a year and purchasing a new set once a year,to install just before the Nats. This includes the throttle servo as it takes a beating also.Some fly more than this and rebuild more than this.

Jim Ivey
> 
> From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com
> Date: 2004/11/30 Tue PM 08:28:10 EST
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Pull-Pull servos
> 
>  
> Hi Jim, the horn on the rudder should be as long as you can bare that  will 
> result in minimal slack cable syndrome. I normally use a 3" long 6-32  bolt, 
> and bend it slightly to place the horns on the hinge line. On the kits  I've 
> built, I typically discard the stock rudder and build a lighter version. I  shoot 
> for a finished weight around 45 grams or less for this size rudder. I  keep 
> the cables snug but not too tight. NOT like a guitar string. I have  yet to 
> change gears on a rudder servo or have parts come loose. And rudder  centering is 
> fine.
>  
> Matt
>  
> In a message dated 11/30/2004 6:44:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
> jivey61 at bellsouth.net writes:
> 
> Guys
> Another discussion about pull-pull systems. I use pull-pull on  the rudder 
> and compared to the elevator servo the rudder servo gets worn and  loose at the 
> top bearing much quicker than the elevator servo.The cables are  not too tight 
> and are setup correctly so far as ackerman is concerned.The  rudder being 
> much bigger than the elevators may cause some of this problem.  More momentum...
> I have used the JR top post brace before, but it can't be  used with the 
> 8411's without some mods.
> Any input or  solutions?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Jim Ivey
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