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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I have not pulled the servos
apart to check the gears. The reason I think they are ok is that when the
plane went in the engine was dead, the speed was fairly low, the the smaller
branches of the tree further reduced the speed and finally the plane hit a fork
that cleanly stripped the wings away. The servos, ailerons, linkage all
looked good. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Help:
Servo pins pulled out of connector body</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The soldering trick works fine, as long as you
don't get a cold joint. I try to avoid it only because the area near
where the solder stops wicking into the wire tends to be a point of stress
concentration for the wire strands, but as long as you extend the heat shrink
about 1/4" past the point where the wire gets 'bendy' again, it supports it
and prevents the work hardening of the wire from becoming a problem. I
might be a bit nervous about those servos though - how do the gears
look? I've had incidents where just a tiny sliver of a gear tooth was
chipped away and lead to further problems.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Help:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Sounds like I can either get
the kit and crimper from Maxx or cut the connector ends off defunct servos /
extentions and solder them to the existing servo wires - using heat shrink
to keep any flexing away from the solder joints. Any preference
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Better off to replace the entire connector
and pins. Most likely the plastic housing was damaged from the pin
pulling out. Also, the wire had to get strained where it is clasped
by the crimp pins. Maxx Products sells connector kits, but you need
a crimper tool. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 13, 2006 10:13
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Help:
Servo pins pulled out of connector body</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I strained my Meridian
through a tree, wrecked the plane but the equipment appears OK with the
exception of both aileron servos. When the wings came off the
servo connector body stayed in the fuse and the servos wires and pins
went with the wings. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> My question is : can I
simply re-insert the servo pins in another connector body (taken from
defuct servos or extentions) ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul</FONT></DIV>
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