Shortening Servo Leads
05-18-2009, 08:48 PM
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Shortening Servo Leads
Having just went through the nightmare of replacing a servo in a plane I aquired that had the servo lead and servo extention glued to each rib in a 74" ws wing, I was wondering why servo leads couldn't be shorten to say 2". I have a couple large planes on the board and just aquired 33% that I'll strip down to the bone and make sure every thing is OK before flying. I was thinking of shortening the servo lead to 2" and then makeing a custom extention the exact length needed. I'll also make someshortextentions from the receiver to the longestention running throughthe wing. This approach seem logical to me, but I've not heardof anyone doing it. Itcan't be a new idea, and if it has been tried, why isn't it used more often.
Before I start performing surgery on the wires, I would like to know if anyone else has triedthis and if it worked OK.
Don
Before I start performing surgery on the wires, I would like to know if anyone else has triedthis and if it worked OK.
Don
05-18-2009, 09:08 PM
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RE: Shortening Servo Leads
I don't shorten the servo lead, Icut it in the middle, splice in some 18awg wire to make the lead the exact length I want.
N0 extentions, no problems.
N0 extentions, no problems.
05-18-2009, 11:00 PM
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RE: Shortening Servo Leads
ORIGINAL: Campgems
Having just went through the nightmare of replacing a servo in a plane I aquired that had the servo lead and servo extention glued to each rib in a 74" ws wing, I was wondering why servo leads couldn't be shorten to say 2". I have a couple large planes on the board and just aquired 33% that I'll strip down to the bone and make sure every thing is OK before flying. I was thinking of shortening the servo lead to 2" and then makeing a custom extention the exact length needed. I'll also make someshortextentions from the receiver to the longestention running throughthe wing. This approach seem logical to me, but I've not heardof anyone doing it. Itcan't be a new idea, and if it has been tried, why isn't it used more often.
Before I start performing surgery on the wires, I would like to know if anyone else has triedthis and if it worked OK.
Don
Having just went through the nightmare of replacing a servo in a plane I aquired that had the servo lead and servo extention glued to each rib in a 74" ws wing, I was wondering why servo leads couldn't be shorten to say 2". I have a couple large planes on the board and just aquired 33% that I'll strip down to the bone and make sure every thing is OK before flying. I was thinking of shortening the servo lead to 2" and then makeing a custom extention the exact length needed. I'll also make someshortextentions from the receiver to the longestention running throughthe wing. This approach seem logical to me, but I've not heardof anyone doing it. Itcan't be a new idea, and if it has been tried, why isn't it used more often.
Before I start performing surgery on the wires, I would like to know if anyone else has triedthis and if it worked OK.
Don
05-19-2009, 06:41 AM
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RE: Shortening Servo Leads
ORIGINAL: Campgems
Having just went through the nightmare of replacing a servo in a plane I aquired that had the servo lead and servo extention glued to each rib in a 74" ws wing, I was wondering why servo leads couldn't be shorten to say 2". I have a couple large planes on the board and just aquired 33% that I'll strip down to the bone and make sure every thing is OK before flying. I was thinking of shortening the servo lead to 2" and then makeing a custom extention the exact length needed. I'll also make someshortextentions from the receiver to the longestention running throughthe wing. This approach seem logical to me, but I've not heardof anyone doing it. Itcan't be a new idea, and if it has been tried, why isn't it used more often.
Before I start performing surgery on the wires, I would like to know if anyone else has triedthis and if it worked OK.
Don
Having just went through the nightmare of replacing a servo in a plane I aquired that had the servo lead and servo extention glued to each rib in a 74" ws wing, I was wondering why servo leads couldn't be shorten to say 2". I have a couple large planes on the board and just aquired 33% that I'll strip down to the bone and make sure every thing is OK before flying. I was thinking of shortening the servo lead to 2" and then makeing a custom extention the exact length needed. I'll also make someshortextentions from the receiver to the longestention running throughthe wing. This approach seem logical to me, but I've not heardof anyone doing it. Itcan't be a new idea, and if it has been tried, why isn't it used more often.
Before I start performing surgery on the wires, I would like to know if anyone else has triedthis and if it worked OK.
Don
