Receiver Mounting in Fuselage..?
11-16-2020, 08:39 PM
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Receiver Mounting in Fuselage..?
After a fifteen year break from RC flying I'm in the process of jumping back in. Bought a new Spektrum radio to replace my old 72mhz system and
I'm a little confused when it comes to mounting the receiver. Back then you wrapped your receiver in foam and held it in place as needed, but I'm
reading now that the new generation of receivers don't require this and can be mounted directly inside the fuselage with servo/double sided tape..?
If so what brand/type of tape are guys using..? The receiver in an AR6600T... Thanks in advance..!
I'm a little confused when it comes to mounting the receiver. Back then you wrapped your receiver in foam and held it in place as needed, but I'm
reading now that the new generation of receivers don't require this and can be mounted directly inside the fuselage with servo/double sided tape..?
If so what brand/type of tape are guys using..? The receiver in an AR6600T... Thanks in advance..!
11-17-2020, 11:02 AM
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Seems like the majority of planes in service today are foamies so sticking the receiver to the fuse is no big deal. Plus most of the receivers are not SOCs, system-on-a-chip, so their are very few individual parts to worry about. Still, I like to use a thicker double sided tape for a receiver and Velcro for a flight controller just for a little more protection.
11-18-2020, 12:32 PM
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As he said....but, if running a fuel engine, some padding will still help soften the pounding solder joints (especially for antenna) still get. In electric planes, the vibrations are orders of magnitude less.
11-18-2020, 05:16 PM
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Exactly as they said. I found velcro sufficient for initial installation, and padding, and I'll usually wrap a zip tie around the velcroed Rx on any internal combustion powered plane. Very easy to do.
The larger style PowerSafe Rx's have their own tabs molded on, that simply use grommets and screws, very similar to the way a servo mounts.. so yes, much has changed in a short time.
The larger style PowerSafe Rx's have their own tabs molded on, that simply use grommets and screws, very similar to the way a servo mounts.. so yes, much has changed in a short time.
