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Old 09-04-2005 | 05:06 PM
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Default RE: dual elevator servo

Hi!
I just got back in to the hobby after being gone for 15 years.
I assembled a U-Can-Do 60 and bought a new Futaba 9C.
Before I bought the radio I started to use one of my old ones that wouldn't support seperate elevator servos on seperate channels. I was going to use a reversing y harness.
When I gave up on the old radio and bought the 9C I went the seperate channel route. I can now have "ailevators" when I'm ready to try that![X(]
One thing I did notice on the UCD.
There is a slight difference in the geometry of the two elevator linkages.
This caused a slight difference in total travel on each side...one elevator had a slight bit more up and down.
I thought I would simply eleminate it with the end point adjustment.
When I did I got a difference in response time.
One elevator would lag behind the other.
I decided to reset the end points and fix the difference in elevator deflection by mechanical means and used one slightly longer servo arm.
I am using S3151 servos on elevator. Don't know if the fact that they are digital caused the lag in response time when I was messing with the end points.
Hope this helps.
If anyone can tell me if I did something wrong I would appreciate it.
Thanks!
JLK