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Old 02-27-2004 | 07:27 PM
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Default how to mount bat. behind servo tray? 4*40

i have a four star .40 with an os.46ax in the nose. i need to mount my battery behind the servo tray to get the cg within the recomended measurement. i dont want to add any unnessesary weight. does anyone have a good way to go about this? it fits in there snug but i dont trust it from sliding back and dissconecting itself.
Old 02-27-2004 | 08:27 PM
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All three of the 4 star 40's that I have set up had .46FX's in them and all had the battery in the same location.

I placed them right behind the rearmost radio compartment bulkhead(the one at the trailing edge if the wing), wraped in foam rubber and snuggled in between the pushrod tubes and the fuse top ply(on top of the pushrods). The easiest way to do this is to remove the covering from the bottom of the fuse right behind the wing so you can work the pack in place with your fingers through the hole in the bottom of the plane. There is more than enough resistance to shifting fore/aft between the foam rubber and the surrounding structure. The battery packs were all 600 mah flat Futaba packs, not the square packs. I doubt you could get a square pack into that location without some cutting and hacking.
Old 02-27-2004 | 08:55 PM
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ive got a square bat pack. mayby i should get a flat pack?
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The flat pack fits in the spot I described like a glove, wrap it in 1/4" foam rubber and shove it in there and your problem is solved.

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