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Old 06-03-2003 | 01:11 AM
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i am just about done building my new Midwest cap 232. I'm putting a 3w 48bi twin engine on it, but i am having a hard time deciding what kind of servos to use.

anyone has any suggestions?
Old 06-03-2003 | 05:11 PM
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BIG STRONG ONES!
Old 06-03-2003 | 06:50 PM
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hey man nice writing.
Old 06-03-2003 | 07:22 PM
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Sorry about that, Not meant to be smart ass or anything.

I have a SIG Extra 300 XS and I used 1-77 oz.in. servo on each aileron (hitec) One of same on each aileron half with a miracle "Y" connector to balance them out and One 77 oz.in. Hitec on the rudder with a pull pull system. Throttle was a standard 48 oz.in. futaba servo. I should have used two on the rudder but was trying to save some money. It worked ok but could have been a little more authoratative.

I have since had a minor mishap with the plane and am going to do some remodeling on it. Got to put the firewall back in, and going to a smaller engine. G-38 is too much engine for this airframe. Too much weight and too much thrust.

One VERY important factor to remember is to check your firewall and make sure it is sufficiently strong to handle the engine your going to use. I learned the hard way.

Now I get to remodel and make it right.
Check out some of the guys that fly the giant scale airplanes and larger to see how they hook up their servos and what they use.

What size is the airplane? What engine is it rated for?
Old 06-03-2003 | 08:56 PM
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thanks for taking the time to reply. i built the plane extremely strong. used light weight slow cure epoxy mixed with flux that makes a hard bond. engine is rated at 5 hp. 40 lbs of thrust. plane is the 80" wingspan by Midwest, not quiet considered 1/4 scale but bit smaller. engine and plane without the servos and battery weighs about 16 lbs. i heard so many good and bad things about servos. I'm not too sure what brand to use now. i heard DAD servos would do the job, but i also heard that they gone out of business, so service is out of question. i guess i need to attend some of these meets that they hold around here and see what other people are using.
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go to www.giantscaleplanes.com
They have tons of info on servos and stuff
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Cap232 has a very large control surfaces therefore I would definitely recommend metal gear servos for your plane. I have JR2721 in mine but JR4721 would also work. These servo's are expensive but you can get them here on RCU for about $50 a piece. Nobody makes a better servo than JR
Old 06-05-2003 | 12:34 AM
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i appreciate all info.
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NOW THE SERVO FIGHT STARTS!!!

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