crossing pull pull cables
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From: Peachtree City,
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I'm using nylon coated pull pull cables on the rudder. Is it okay to cross the cables in order to get a straighter line to the rudder? In other words the left side servo arm will be connected to the right side rudder control horn. I don't think they are touching but its hard to tell.
The plane is a 1/4 scale clipped wing cub.
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The plane is a 1/4 scale clipped wing cub.
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Anything metal vibrating together is never a good thing in the signal department. I've seen several cases of metal vibration glitching the Rx and causing a crash and they all worked fine on the ground off or at low throttle. Your wires are coated though and shouldn't cause any problem unless they wear through later on. It may or may not effect your Rx. It all depends on what kind of RF, if any, is generated from the metal vibration.
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Looking down the fuse I don't think they are touching, if they are its just barely. Good idea on the tubing.
I guess I'll have the same concerns on the tail brace wires. I'm thinking maybe spiderwire.
I guess I'll have the same concerns on the tail brace wires. I'm thinking maybe spiderwire.
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You can also tilt one end slightly and they won't rub against one another. Tilt it the wrong way and they rub very badly. Don't get the tilt mixed up. 
Roger

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You say the cables are nylon coated therefore you will have no problems. I have them crossed in a narrow plane myself and have encountered no problems. If your concerned the nylon is going to wear off, slip a little piece of heat shrink over one of the cables at the cross point for piece of mind, but I don't think you need to be concerned it will take a long time to wear through both coatings.
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About that tilt..........
If you lean the servo a bit, the lines won't touch. Raise one side of it and you'll see how it works.
Say the servo has two ends (front and back) where the mounting holes are and it has two sides (left and right). If the servo arms that have the lines connected to them project out the sides of the servo, then if you tilt the servo over on it's side just a little, the lines won't touch.
If you lean the servo a bit, the lines won't touch. Raise one side of it and you'll see how it works.
Say the servo has two ends (front and back) where the mounting holes are and it has two sides (left and right). If the servo arms that have the lines connected to them project out the sides of the servo, then if you tilt the servo over on it's side just a little, the lines won't touch.



