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The rudder cables...I imagine there are no less than 1000 ideas and preferences to complete this. My solution uses a pretty long rudder horn (MK medium aluminum control horns), steel rudder cables (Todd Blose, BP Hobbies, makes an excellent kit with Kevlar cord), 2-56 ball bearing ends on the servo and Klett steel pinned clevis at the rudder end.

The Zeque already has the hole for the horn drilled. The MK horns do not come with what you need to make a rudder horn...a metric threaded rod capable of being long enough to go through the very wide rudders and the horns. I happen to have all of the parts from a Composite ARF Yak 2.6 (also very cool) which has threaded rod for pushrods (maybe 2.5mm?.)

The challenge is that the horns do not fit against the rudder so I use the Loctite 9462 glue (available at BVM Models very expensive or McMaster Carr mail order for less than $25 with reusable gun) to smear on the horn prior to installation, install it, then smear more glue on the other horn and screw them together tight. You are left with glue oozing out which can be wipped away with wax and grease remover leaving a perfect little "filet" on the rear portion of the horn. Very strong, looks custom and is simple.

I use the Proctor metal "cable swage" to crimp the cable, with 2-26 screw eyes for the clevis or ball end. Simple, smooth and precise.
The Zeque has plastic sleeves installed for the rudder cables. Total installation time less than one hour. The Futaba 9155 is lightning fast and is a stump puller, very important for crisp snaps and rudder authority.


Rusty Dose
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