Servo tray -- how to set up/
 

Purchased new Futabs 6XAS system. One of the components is a "servo tray" -- lots of molded plastic pieces all connected together. But no guidance on how to use it. Can anyone provide info or point to a source of info (I haven't been able to find anything on the net)

Thanks in advance ....................

RE: Servo tray -- how to set up/
 

the little plastic pieces in the middle get cut free.

The servos are put on the tray using the rubber grommets, but not using the little brass eyelets.

The little plastic pieces get screwed onto the tray and act as clamps to hold the servos in place. the sort of triangular ones on the servos that are parallel to each other... the longer straight ones on the servo that is sideways to the other 2 You use the sort of wood-screw appearing screws that have been cut off and "notched" (these are self-tapping sheet-metal screws. They work very well in plastics.)

The servo tray is then mounted in the aircraft on hardwood rails using grommets with the little brass eyelets in place.

There is a place for the switch on the tray... its generally not used.

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The only thing Fred left out is that usually, the two parralel servos are for Rudder and Elevator, while the one that is rotated 90 degrees is for throttle.

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Thanks loads for the prompt response .........................

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Just because the tray comes with the radio, doesn't mean you actualy have to use it. Most model designs usualy include hardwood rails for mounting the servos that make that tray thing unnecissary. I never use them. [:-]

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Gee, I haven't used one of those trays in well over 15 years....

Jerry

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I've never used the plastic tray either, but I've looked at them any number of times. ;)

I guess it's all what you're use to.
Dennis-

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I still occasionally mouont one of them in an aircraft.

The more common use of a ply tray is not far removed from the plastic servo trays... No appreciable weight savings either way. (maybe 1/4 oz... how you apply glue putting the ply one in can make that much difference.)

The origin of the tray is... In some early RC systems the cheap servos were $50 each. At that time... average income was 1/4 what it is now. Being able to quickly and easilly remove the servos from one aircraft (4 screws for the tray... and 3 for the servo arms) and then plop them into another model was almost as common as using a computer TX with multi-model memory is now.

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I don't bother with them either. It never fails that the next plane I need the servos for won't fit them in that configuration.