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Old 09-19-2008 | 02:39 PM
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Default RE: Fliton Element 170 ARF build

Pull pull is next. So I use wire called Sevenstrand. Very strong, and heavy duty. This is all I had at home or I would have used a little lighter wire. In the pic it show's the connectors to be A2's, but I actually use A3's with this wire.
So how to do it?
Well, I first start with opening the hole up from the existing cut out. I like to take a small round file and elongate the hole until the file will actually be straight from the servo arm, to the control horn. This way there is no binding.
Then I took a piece of carbon rod (from a deps that I had sitting here) and attached one end of the wire to it with tape. Starting at the tail of the fuse, push it through the hole and work it towards the servo. Fairly easy. Then I tape one end to the servo tray with plenty of length left.
Next I hook up the rudder side of the pull pull. The Sevenstrand is a coated wire, so I take a lighter, or a plumbers torch and lightly melt the wire off. (It will catch on fire like a marshmallow, so be careful what's underneath it as it will drip little balls of fire downwards.) I melt off about 4 inches of the plastic.
Then I put two of the A3 connectors on, and put a bend in the wire about 2 inches or so from the end. Then I push the wire through the plastic horn end that I pre installed. Pushing the wire through the ends of the A3 connectors again. Then I use the A3 crimper (Yes they have their own crimper) and crimp both connectors as you'll see in the final pic. Some people like to do a loop at the end and go through the hole again. I've found I don't need to with this wire and connector system.
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