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Old 05-26-2019, 03:15 PM
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VincentJ
 
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Happy Memorial Day!

Here's an update on what's going on... I have most of the electronics in place in the fuselage and operational. It's satisfying to see the rudder, elevator and throttle move as planned. I want to finish the fuselage before I cover the wing!




Tonight's tip: There are many ways to prevent wires from accidentally separating, some more elegant than others. This is the method that I prefer to use. Slip a short length (one inch) of heat shrink tubing over one of the wires and plug the wires together...




Center the heat shrink directly over the connection point.




Apply heat to the heat shrink. I like to use my hot air gun , the same that I use to shrink covering. This is what it should look like when done. If you ever have to separate the wires just take a knife and slice the heat shrink tubing.

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