RE: OS .10 Trainer
<div>I have been working on the radio and tank installation.</div><div></div><div>The tank is a 1 ounce clunk. There is a square of ¼” rc foam between it and the fuse. It is secured with 2 Velcro straps. It is actually a very secure attachment to the plane. It is all plumbed up. Being on the inboard side of the engine It may richen out a bit in flight. We will see.</div><div></div><div>The rest of my build time and by far the biggest chunk of time was the radio installation. The throttle servo is right behind the engine and uses a short straight piece of small diameter piano wire straight to the throttle arm. The servo is not covered over, but I might do so if I can figure an easy way to do so. A plastic blister mght do the trick real nice if I can find on the correct size. I Might be able to mold one with a hot air gun. I have never tried to form plastic before.</div><div></div><div>The rest of the radio is going into a box on the bottom of the outside wing up against the fuse. I only have the battery and the rx (I toasted yesterday), The UBEC will also go in this box. There is a pad of ¼” rc foam for the radio parts to lay on and will likewise be on the hatch to secure the parts. The servo and battery plugs sit high than the box cover so I cut a relief hole for them. I will see l if I can put a plastic bluster over the hole.</div><div></div><div>I have not yet decided if I am going to install a power switch or just plug and unplug the battery cable into the UBEC.</div><div></div><div>I have to cover the radio box to match the plane and I think I will just paint the servo mounts.</div><div></div><div>Also on the radio box cover I need to reinforce the corner with some fiber glass. It is just balsa.</div><div></div><div>One other note. The connector on the battery has to be changed out. I need to put a servo cable and a standard 2s balance connector on it. The local hobby shop cares the 2s balance leads but are out of stock at this time. I will also have to invest in a charge sack seeing as this is a LIPO battery.</div><div></div><div>On a side note, some of the old covering I used is already starting to peel. So I am going to have to address that issue.</div><div></div>Ken