Install aileron servos and pushrods – Great Planes Edge 540 1.60-43cc Performance Series ARF - GPMA1414 User Manual
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Install Aileron Servos and pushrods
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1. Installing the servos in the wing will require the use
of one 24" [610mm] servo extension for each aileron servo.
One Y-harness connector is required and is used to allow the
aileron servos to plug into one slot in your receiver. You may
have a computer radio that allows you to plug the servos
into separate slots and then mix them together through the
radio transmitter. If you choose to mix them together with the
radio rather than a Y-harness, refer to the manual with your
particular model radio system.
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2. Attach the 24" [610mm] servo extension to the
aileron servo and secure it with a piece of the included large
heat shrink tubing. Only 1-1/2" [38mm] of heat shrink tubing
is required for each connector.
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3. Cut the covering 1/8" [3mm] inside the opening in the
underside of the wing for the aileron servo. Use a trim iron to
seal the covering to the inner edges of the opening.
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4. Tie the string from inside the opening for the aileron
servo to the end of the servo extension. Remove the tape
holding the other end of the string to the wing root rib and
pull the servo wire and extension through the wing.
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5. Temporarily position the aileron servo into the servo
bay. Drill a 1/16" [1.6mm] hole through the four mounting
holes of the servo, drilling through the plywood mounting
plate in the wing. Install and remove a servo mounting screw
into each of the four holes. Apply a drop of thin CA into the
holes to harden the wood. After the glue has cured, install
the servo into the opening using the hardware that came
with your servo. Center the servo with your radio system and
install a servo arm as shown.
The next three images are used for steps 6 and 7.
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6. The aileron has a plywood plate for mounting the control
horn. You can see the outline of it underneath the covering by
looking at the aileron at a shallow angle. If you cannot see
it, the plate is approximately 1-5/8" [41mm] wide and will be