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class=840105202-12092004>Steve,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=840105202-12092004> Good observation. I'd be interested in an
explanation for this too. I agree with your thoughts on how the servos might
react to this type of mounting. In the "traditional" mounting arrangement it
seems the servos are more stable with the output arm at 90 degrees to the case.
With the arrangement shown for the Epsilon, it seems like they would want to
rock more easily. We might be missing something so maybe someone will shed some
light on this. Remember the old Kraft linear servos? They were inherently better
all around, especially for split elevator setups. Why doesn't someone make
something like that again?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>John Pavlick<BR><A href="http://www.idseng.com/"
target=_blank>http://www.idseng.com</A><BR> </FONT>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Steve
Bennett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 11, 2004 7:59 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Servo mounting help
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm beginning construction on a pair of CA Models
"Epsilon" kits for next season. I'm very pleased with the quality of these
kits but one thing has me puzzled. Rather than utilizing the traditional
<EM>lengthwise</EM> servo mounting, the design calls for mounting them
<EM>sideways</EM> for both tail surfaces & ailerons. Has anyone had any
experience with this type of mounting? Here's a look at what I'm talking
about:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://images.andale.com/f2/123/121/7853580/1094165031902_epsilon_copy.jpg">http://images.andale.com/f2/123/121/7853580/1094165031902_epsilon_copy.jpg</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seems to me that this type of mounting could
result in movement of the servo when force is applied. I've spent a boatload
of money on digital servos & top quality hardware for these planes &
the last thing I want is servo movement which defeats any precision setup. At
this point I've decided to modify the design for traditional mounting unless
you "pros" can shed some light on the sideway method.
Thanks.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>