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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#008080 size=2> Gene.,.. I
would suspect possible slop in the gear train as possible culprit if these
aren't new servos or been in for rebuild. Do you have any slop in your linkage
or are the ailerons heavy? You inferred you were in the servos doing some
work.. Did you check the case for wear at the shafts points? The cases do get
wore and won't hold the shaft in tight alignment causing you to strip gears on
demanding loads such as a snap. Yes flutter and heavy surface load can also
contribute but so far I don't have enough information to jump to that
conclusion.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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del
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NSRCA - 473</FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
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<A title=gene.maurice@comcast.net href="mailto:gene.maurice@comcast.net">Gene
Maurice</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Another servo problem to
ponder</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please help. I have stripped
aileron servo gears FOUR times. At first I thought it was infant mortality
followed by the dumb ass missed a piece of crud in the servo case. I don’t
think that’s what happened<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Here’s the setup. The plane is an
Aries, JR 8231 servos. Plane and servos are less than four months old: about
60-70 flights. Right aileron has broken 3 times and the left has broken once
(one each today). The breakage has always been slightly right of center on the
output gear. There is no static binding. The hinge lines are sealed. I
can’t be positive but I believe the gears are breaking during a down line
snap. BTW, I snap to the right. I don’t believe its flutter because the
breakage is NOT at center. I don’t believe its excessive travel because the
breakage is not at the extremes of travel.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Can the initial load of a snap
place enough load on an 88 oz. servo to break a gear? I have used this exact
same servo setup in two other planes. I did break a gear one in one of those
planes. Again, I just chalked it up to wear.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Confused and at a loss in
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Plano</st1:place></st1:City>.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Gene
Maurice</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">gene.maurice@comcast.net<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Plano</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, <st1:State
w:st="on">TX</st1:State></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">NSRCA 877<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">AMA 3408<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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