Looking for light servo extensions: ABBRA

[vicenterc at comcast.net]

Chris,

We are going to try first fly tomorrow.  A friend in the club is going to bring Teflon cable tomorrow.  He said that is a lot lighter than the extensions we usually use.  He flies sail planes and IMAC gas engines and use  the Teflon wire in both with no problem.  Have someone out there use Teflon wiring?

We will report on the first fly as soon as we have chance.

Thanks,

Vince

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> You can buy lighter gauge extensions, but with digital servos and long 
> runs, that might not be what you want to do as you will get a greater 
> voltage drop with the lighter wire when your servos are demanding large 
> amounts of current. Personally, I would look somewhere else to save 
> weight. I just switched my DuBro light weight 3" wheels for the super 
> light ones (soft foam) and saved 1oz per wheel. Of course they won't 
> last as long, but it will help you will make weight. Also, you can run 
> a smaller battery pack for competition. Last yr at the NATS I switched 
> out my 1650nimh for a 650nimh and saved 2 oz. I charged for safety 
> between rounds, but since you usually have some time that's not a big 
> deal. I'm anxious to get a flight report as soon as it is in the air. 
> 
> Chris 
> 
> vicenterc at comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> > Hello all, 
> > 
> > I need suggestions to make servo extensions as light as possible. This 
> > is for the new ABBRA with gasoline engine and we have the servos in 
> > the back to better balance the plane. I think we can save some weight 
> > if we can get very light servo extensions. We are using 4 digital 
> > servos JR 3241 in the tail. One for each elevator and two pull-pull 
> > configuration for the rudder. The plane right now is about 6 oz over 
> > 11 pounds and we are looking for places to reduce the weight. 
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > 
> > Vince 
> 
> 
> 
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