ORIGINAL: Red B.
Sprink wrote:
Servos should ideally be mounted so that the horn is at right angles to the servo, and not in line. This would tend to mean the servo is paralel to the datum line of the plane. If it is in line, then the forces will cause the servo to pivot about the mounting screws, giving less deflection than intended, and changes to deflection depending on air speed.
My thoughts exactly! That is why I was surprised to see that the cutouts for the servos in the fuselage are made in such a way that the servo horns would be inline with the servos. I will probably try to figure out a way to mount them in the traditional way.
/Red B.
But guys
This all becomes academic if the control is closed loop as the only real deflection will be on the tension of the cables.
I understand that if you use a pushrod the servo will rock on the rubbers when mounted sideways. But I have ised the carbon pushrod for my elevators as per Troy and see no real slop or inacuracy in elevator movement...Maybee I am not good enough to see it?
I am just getting the hardware together now for my next epsilon and I am definately going to go the closed loop method this time for all tail surfaces. No fear of failure like a Glued pushrod with the vibration asociated with a four stroke!! Added bonus it will be lighter
Just my thoughts?