RE: Futaba or Hitec
John,
you know I could actually use one connector per servo into the RX. I have a 6008HS 8C RX and there are 8 servos. However, if I do that, I simply increase number of connectors and hence possibilities of failures so I wont do that.
This last flying season, I did the former with my Reactor 46. And almost every week one of the ailerons seemed to keep moving after the other had stopped. That was tracked down to a connector problem every time. Finally I gave up and soldered the entension wire direct to the servo wire. So far this has solved the problem.
So, what I will be doing is, taking a y-extension and soldering its ends direct to the servo wires without intermediate connectors. That way I will eliminate the bad connector issue. Thus I will be driving two servos off one channel. Wont I need a servo reverser for this? My mentor was saying it wont be required.
Also, the manual recommends using 1.5" aluminium servo horns for rudder and 1" for aileron. However, seeing that I will be using standard servos, they come with "1.5in nylon cross-shaped horns" and "1.25in nylon 6-spoked horns" by default. Will I need these aluminium horns then?
Ameyam