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Old 11-18-2009 | 05:54 PM
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Default RE: Throttle Servo Setup

I didn't say I flew it, I flew IN it. What can you do when the airline you fly on uses "fly-by-wire"? [X(]

Mike, Don, perhaps my emphasis was to point out the "square" position of the servo arm to the servo. This is, of course, assuming that the servo is square in the tray and square to the fuselage. That's the way I try to mount them.

Now, please consider that I've been in this hobby for considerably less time than the true experts have been, and what I tried to explain was what I experienced and tried to practice. The important point that I really wanted to spell out is that the servo movement must not conflict with the movement of the throttle arm, they must be consistent and equal. The servo must not push the throttle linkage any further than it can move or else binding and severe battery depletion is an absolute. It will just plain happen.

So, when I set up my throttle, it's probably the most time I spend on any of the linkage setup's because when the throttle stop stops.. well, that's it. If the servo keeps moving, well, it will not, or it will flex the linkage, or it will twist the servo, it will bind and cause problems.

Every one of the suggestions provided in this link will most likely work (mine did.. does) in your application, but a little brain function is necessary to make it work for the application at hand given the equipment in use.

Servo's provide movement in some arc of the circle, and I guess not all are the same. The trick here is to make your servo work, regardless of who makes it, for your application. The best advice is to work with it and spend some time with it. It's not just a "throw it together and hope it works" situation because that is an invitation to disaster.

CGr.