on setting up/installing electronics. Since I'm only working from plans I need to know location, best mounting surface, choice of gear, etc.
Thanks

that's a pretty wide net you're casting.. some detail on what you're trying to accomplish would help...
size / type of model (airplane? sailplane? Helicopter? park flyer? giant scale?), etc... I'd suggest narrowing down what info you need then look right here at RCU.

I'm not aware of any books on that subject, mostly because it's just a practical matter of putting things wherever they fit. Receivers get a layer of foam to protect them from vibration and get stuffed in wherever you have a spot, servos get mounted near the wing mount hole so you can get them in and out easily and be able to do preflight inspections on the linkages, and batteries go wherever they need to to make the CG right. As for choice of components, stick with the 4 mainstream companies for radio gear and buy your battery packs from www.hangtimes.com if you're using NiCd's or Nimh.

Plans usually show the servo location. The receivers are so light anymore they hardly matter. Place it to minimize the need for jumpers (added weight and resistance). The battery is placed last to get the C.G. on specs without the need for additional weight.

Thanks guys, you 've given me some insight in getting this Meister Zero wired up. These plans don't have any info on servo, battery, and/or receiver placement. I was looking at this volume and thinking it might help further.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/185...SIN=1854862162

Hi!
Sounds as if you haven't built/flown a R/C model before...

That is correct...
Not really into flying one (I don't think) just wanted to up my model building experiance. Hot rods are too expensive nowadays, and an injury keeps me off of bikes. And a real Zero? Well...

Because I build from plans I have gotten into the habit of having my planes assembled in the bones, {without covering} then setting the plane on the CG machine and just taping the servos and gear on the outside of the plane until I get it close to the CG. Then I hard mount the gear close to those areas inside the plane. That gets me close enough so just moving the battery pack will get the CG set. Gear selection depends on too many things to give a blanket statement. Size, weight and type of flying dictate a lot.