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Old 07-12-2005 | 01:14 PM
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Default RE: The Newbie Tip Thread

RCUniverse has helped me in several areas, especially via this (these) forum(s), and I do appreciate that! Minn especially helped me with the Solo Certificate, which, by the way, was really accepted and appreciated at our meeting last week. Thanks again, Minn.

Meanwhile, one thing I did that seems to work pretty good is to use a piece of COTTON string to secure the connections on the servo extensions. I make the first knot a single tripple overhand knot (first half of a square knot but one more loop around) followed by the second half of the square knot without the tripple. Then clip the bitter ends leaving about a quarter of an inch dangling. The tripple knot will tighten and hold everything tight then the other half will tighten everything nicely. When tightening the knot, make sure it is on the opposite end of where the two connectors slide into each other. Then carefully put a very small amount of thin CA on the bitter end of the cotton string. It will immediately wick down to the knot with a little puff of smoke and hold that bugger forever. And, if done right, carefully applying the CA, it will not wick down into the connector so afterwards, if you want to disconnect this, you simply clip the string and pull the connector apart.

DS.