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Old 08-14-2017, 07:36 PM
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[QUOTE=roger.alli;12360138]Thanks Raff and Ad. I understand now. Set it up so that in the max brake or park position, the servo arm is in line with the push rod, which effectively unloads the servo.

I love the BVM pneumatic wheel brakes, but their sooth stop valve is just junk. The one in my Hun worked great for a dozen flights, and then one day at a rally it started loosing air, intermittently, with the predictable runway over shoot and busted nose gear rails.

The E brake looks to be such a simple and elegant solution with no on board tanks and no compressor required..

I might do some testing as I have one of the large cylinders to hand.[/Q
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I tried this unit several years ago and wasn't successfull, probably my install. If I used it again I would probably put the brake servo on separate battery.