Servo mounting help needed.

[John Ferrell]

I did that on a Goldberg Extra 300 so I could get the servos out to the middle of the aileron span. It was a bad idea, the whole servo rocks in the grommets. If you can, do it lengthways, even if a bit more servo has to protrude to do it. 

John Ferrell    
http://DixieNC.US

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Bennett 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 7:58 PM
  Subject: Servo mounting help needed.


  I'm beginning construction on a pair of CA Models "Epsilon" kits for next season. I'm very pleased with the quality of these kits but one thing has me puzzled. Rather than utilizing the traditional lengthwise servo mounting, the design calls for mounting them sideways for both tail surfaces & ailerons. Has anyone had any experience with this type of mounting?  Here's a look at what I'm talking about:

  http://images.andale.com/f2/123/121/7853580/1094165031902_epsilon_copy.jpg

  It seems to me that this type of mounting could result in movement of the servo when force is applied. I've spent a boatload of money on digital servos & top quality hardware for these planes & the last thing I want is servo movement which defeats any precision setup. At this point I've decided to modify the design for traditional mounting unless you "pros" can shed some light on the sideway method. Thanks.
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