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Old 09-19-2014 | 08:11 AM
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I opened up the belly (just remove some screws) for a better look. Made some drawings of fuse belly area where the B.C. is.
Laid the B.C. with a small post thru it at the pivot point. Played with the full rang of motion so I could see what I was up against.


Conclusions
#1 I am an IDIOT
.................Those are the very steps I should have done when I first started to pencil out this bird .......DUHHHH


#2 I can resolve this issue. Just need to open up the lead out exit area a bit, but selectively. Open towards the center of the B.C. and up.
Also redo the lead outs. Use smaller brass tubing to swag the cables and make them long enough to exit the sides of the fuse, even when that line is fully in the fuse as the opposite line is pulled. And do a much smother wrap of the folded over lead out wire end. Then I can partially close up the holes, leaving just enough area to play nice.


Got to wait till next Wednesday to get the small tubing.


So will work on the lead out guide. I did a scrap balsa mock up, so I have some ideal of what is needed. The intent is to be fully adjustable.
Line spacing apart
Lines spacing fore and aft
And line position up and down.
I have ideal that I got to play with to get it work and achieve minimum wight and screws.


Ken