onewinglow

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I was just wondering about routing the servo wires through the center of the fusalage, Whats the easiest way to pull them through?
I'm running brand new digitals and really don't like the idea of cuttin the ends off and soldering them to extentions.
Thanks
Scott

jester1a

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I just dropped a weighted string through from front to back and pulled them through with the appropriate extension secured to the servo leads. I used CA'ed string to keep the connection from coming loose but soldering the proper length is probably a better soluton. I did add the small "ramp" at the aft end to the tunnel as suggested on RCU which made the job a snap.

JESTER

onewinglow

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I got them through, with a little swearing, and I did add the ramp, still wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.

funfly33

I put mine in when I was sheeting it

1. sheet one side

2. put servo wire in

3. sheet other side

tetherite

I wonder when some bright radio/servo outfit will start putting the harness connector in the base of the servos so you can put the right length wiring harness in the structure and plug the servos in after it's done. No extensions (Oh Oh - lost money), wing and tail servos plugged in and installed after everything else is done!
My $0.02!

Billy Hell

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Where did you read abou the ramp? My fuse and wing are done and covering is next.

jester1a

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Agreed wholeheartedly tetherite.
To make matters worse the extension plugs end up buried- in the case of the OMP Giant 540 right in the middle of the tunnel and the wing- and can't be checked periodically. Even though I tied them with string, it causes some concern here. Of course you could drag out the soldering iron and do it yourself, but that causes concern in itself.

JESTER

Billy,
It was in one of the build threads http://www.rcuniverse.com/showthread...p&pagenumber=1 message 4. The picture didn't show up as a thumbnail but the full size one worked when I tried it..

onewinglow

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Billy,
I read about the ramp in the 540gp construction artical in this forum. good idea, I just made mine a little to steep.
Just about done covering, Hope to have some pictures next weekend. AND FLY FLY AWAY.
Scott